Is this Anything?, Jerry Seinfeld
Is this Anything?, Jerry Seinfeld
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Is this Anything?

Bestseller

Author: Jerry Seinfeld

Narrator: Jerry Seinfeld

Unabridged: 6 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2020


Synopsis

The first book in twenty-five years from “one of our great comic minds” (The Washington Post) features Seinfeld’s best work across five decades in comedy.

Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub “Catch a Rising Star” as a twenty-one-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved everything. “Whenever I came up with a funny bit, whether it happened on a stage, in a conversation, or working it out on my preferred canvas, the big yellow legal pad, I kept it in one of those old school accordion folders,” Seinfeld writes. “So I have everything I thought was worth saving from forty-five years of hacking away at this for all I was worth.”

For this book, Jerry Seinfeld has selected his favorite material, organized decade by decade. In this “trove of laugh-out-loud one-liners” (Associated Press), you will witness the evolution of one of the great comedians of our time and gain new insights into the thrilling but unforgiving art of writing stand-up comedy.

About Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Seinlanguage, Halloween, and Is This Anything?.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on March 20, 2024

When comedians write new bits, they ask each other, 'Is This Anything?' Jerry Seinfeld has a long career of writing 'anythings' and compiles some of his best humor in this book. The following are examples of his work. Monkey My next door neighbor just got a pet monkey. Now there's a lot of different a......more

Goodreads review by Regina on November 05, 2020

Is this anything? Well no, it's a book about nothing. But as Seinfeld has demonstrated for years, nothing can be pretty darn funny. And, ultimately, this collection of his favorite jokes gave me more than a few chuckles. The material is not new, so the older bits feel pretty stale. Getting weapons p......more

Goodreads review by Mark on July 19, 2021

Well this one was a bit disappointing.....yeah it was okay and very funny. Very, very funny, in fact in places. I even watched Jerry Seinfeld LIVE in Adelaide with my eldest daughter (Becky) and we both howled with laughter a few years ago. So am a bit of a fan. But maybe my expectations were way dif......more

Goodreads review by John on May 31, 2024

This book is not what I was expecting. It is not written in normal prose. Rather, it is a verbatim compilation of selected monologues from Jerry Seinfeld's standup routines over the decades, spanning his full career. The writing is a bit jarring at first, since this material is not meant to be read f......more

Goodreads review by Chris on November 27, 2020

Loved every monologue: the sets from the 1980s and 1990s, many of which would appear in the TV series, were like Proustian madeleines. Also, reading 20 or 25 pages of this after reading a chapter or two in a tense novel was the perfect way to settle in before sleep. This is a great holiday book.......more


Quotes

"Gold, Jerry! This audiobook is pure gold! In that one-of-a-kind unforgettable voice, Seinfeld explores 45 years of comedy bits, sorted by decade. Each section begins with a jazzy interlude and a brief introduction narrated by Fiona Hardingham. In what is hours of pure entertainment, Seinfeld's timing is, of course, perfect, and the familiar way that he narrates creates a unique level of intimacy. Listeners will feel like they're in the front row of a show as they imagine Seinfeld's quirky facial expressions and wild hand gestures. Whether they consume this treasure a little at a time or binge-listen, the entire audiobook is one Seinfeld fans won't want to miss."