Jerry Seinfeld Tries Out Cutting Edge Sock Joke In New Standup Teaser

By Becky Scott August 23, 2017

Jerry Seinfeld returns to the standup spotlight September 19th in a Netflix special that will see him return to his roots as a comedian.

The special, titled “Jerry Before Seinfeld,” was filmed at The Comic Strip in New York City, the venue Seinfeld credits with launching his career. Netflix released a series of short teasers to get all of you rabid fans ready for pre-Seinfeld era Jerry.

Check some out below.

Socks hate their lives, we know that.

A post shared by Netflix Comedy (@netflixcomedy) on Aug 21, 2017 at 7:28pm PDT

I’m only one finger away from a compliment.

A post shared by Netflix Comedy (@netflixcomedy) on Aug 21, 2017 at 7:15pm PDT

Becky Scott is the editor of The Schmooze. Follow her on Twitter, @arr_scott

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