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Seinfeld is on the road.

An article in the DCist, (“They Call Him The Comedian”) is interesting– a comedy fan posting his impressions about a recent Seinfeld gig in D.C.

Most of Seinfled’s material was not new from last year’s show, just honed, which is fine. The Post correctly remarked that “the jokes merit and even thrive on repetition.” In one instance, while delivering a very old joke about senior citizen communities in Florida, Seinfeld added some unusually intimate details about his mother and her life growing up. This did not come off as him being distracted, just spoke to the casual nature of the performance.

Hey, whaddya know– a reasonable critique of a comedian in a major MSM outlet (the Post) and a reasonable and knowledgeable critique in an alternatie pub (the DCist)… maybe the media is turning around its attitude toward standup.