Seinfeld: Party of 2500

Jerry Seinfeld 01.17.2014 - Orpheum Theatre

The Orpheum Theatre was filled to capacity Friday evening for the second of Jerry Seinfeld's three shows in Minneapolis. Looking around the audience, I saw a lot of AARP types, junkies of the old Seinfeld sitcom. Like me, they probably knew every Seinfeld episode and have seen most of them several dozen times.
I laughed for nearly two hours and woke several times during the night with lines from Seinfeld's fast-paced routine in my head. This NY Times item provides some interesting insight into how Jerry still tries out his jokes in NYC comedy clubs, obsessed about perfecting language, timing, gestures.

I loved this routine full of Jerry's quirky view of the world. Seinfeld has jokes on everything: cell phones, social media, other technology, death, pop tarts, and more.  My favorite segment was the bit on relationships and I enjoyed peering into the little window revealing tidbits about Seinfeld's personal life life, including his marriage, being a husband and father.

Warm-up comic Mario Joyner was a happy surprise as well. Highlights: a rant on his New Year's resolution to eliminate regional accents overestimating one's do-it-yourself abilities, "upscale" homeless in Santa Monica, California. This comic managed to address delicate issues with fairly inoffensive killer humor.