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searchaux" style="display:none">Form of humor based on the commonplace aspects of everyday life</div><p><b>Observational comedy</b> is a form of <a href="/wiki/Humor" class="mw-redirect" title="Humor">humor</a> based on the commonplace aspects of <a href="/wiki/Everyday_life" title="Everyday life">everyday life</a>. It is one of the main types of humor in <a href="/wiki/Stand-up_comedy" title="Stand-up comedy">stand-up comedy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an observational comedy act, the comedian makes an observation about something which is common enough to be familiar to their audience, but not commonly discussed.<sup id="cite_ref-Double2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Double2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such observations are typically presented with the phrase "Have you ever noticed...?"<sup id="cite_ref-Double_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Double-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or "Did you ever notice...?"<sup id="cite_ref-Herring_Caulfield_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herring_Caulfield-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which has become a comedy <a href="/wiki/Clich%C3%A9" title="Cliché">cliché</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Double_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Double-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Analysis">Analysis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Observational_comedy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Analysis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>British comedians <a href="/wiki/Richard_Herring" title="Richard Herring">Richard Herring</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jo_Caulfield" title="Jo Caulfield">Jo Caulfield</a> wrote in an article that observational comedy relies upon the fact that the observation is "universally familiar" but that it "won't necessarily have been consciously noted by your audience", arguing that the statements can be neither too obvious nor too obscure.<sup id="cite_ref-Herring_Caulfield_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herring_Caulfield-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Izzard" title="Eddie Izzard">Eddie Izzard</a> noted that a comedian's observations need to be relatable in order to be successful.<sup id="cite_ref-Double_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Double-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Coupland" title="Douglas Coupland">Douglas Coupland</a> claims that "it takes a good observational comedian to tell you what, exactly, is the 'deal<span style="padding-right:.15em;">'</span>" with the phenomenon they are observing, and he describes ideal topics for observational comedy as "those banalities and fragments of minutiae lurking just below the threshold of perception".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Observational comedy has been compared to <a href="/wiki/Sociology" title="Sociology">sociology</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Observational_comedy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although observational comedy became popular in the United States in the 1950s,<sup id="cite_ref-Double_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Double-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> one author suggests that even much older jokes commented on human nature in comparable ways.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Shelley_Berman" title="Shelley Berman">Shelley Berman</a> was one of the pioneers in the field.<sup id="cite_ref-Double_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Double-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other influential observational comics include <a href="/wiki/David_Brenner" title="David Brenner">David Brenner</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/George_Carlin" title="George Carlin">George Carlin</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld" title="Jerry Seinfeld">Jerry Seinfeld</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Herring_Caulfield_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herring_Caulfield-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 1989 <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> article wrote that Seinfeld is "clearly the standard of excellence in observational comedy",<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/Judd_Apatow" title="Judd Apatow">Judd Apatow</a> called Seinfeld "the greatest observational comedian who ever lived".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The British observational comedy tradition began with the Irish comedian <a href="/wiki/Dave_Allen_(comedian)" title="Dave Allen (comedian)">Dave Allen</a>'s performances in the early 1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Wood" title="Victoria Wood">Victoria Wood</a>, who came to prominence in the late-1970s and 1980s, used observational comedy to satirise aspects of Britain's social classes.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More recently, <a href="/wiki/James_Acaster" title="James Acaster">James Acaster</a> has developed a form of "uber-trivial" observational comedy, which has been described as a spoof of the traditional observational form.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Observational_comedy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Routledge. p. 53. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781136555633" title="Special:BookSources/9781136555633"><bdi>9781136555633</bdi></a>. <q>One of the most popular styles of contemporary stand-up is that of "observational humor."<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Zen+and+the+Art+of+Stand-Up+Comedy&rft.pages=53&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=9781136555633&rft.aulast=Sankey&rft.aufirst=Jay&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Double2-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Double2_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDouble2014" class="citation book cs1">Double, Oliver (2014). 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London: Methuen Drama. p. 208. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1408174609" title="Special:BookSources/978-1408174609"><bdi>978-1408174609</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Observational+comedy&rft.btitle=Getting+the+Joke%3A+The+Inner+Workings+of+Stand-Up+Comedy&rft.place=London&rft.pages=208&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Methuen+Drama&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=978-1408174609&rft.aulast=Double&rft.aufirst=Oliver&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Double-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Double_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Double_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Double_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Double_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Double_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDouble2014" class="citation book cs1">Double, Oliver (2014). "Observational comedy". <i>Getting the Joke: The Inner Workings of Stand-Up Comedy</i> (2nd ed.). London: Methuen Drama. p. 208. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1408174609" title="Special:BookSources/978-1408174609"><bdi>978-1408174609</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Observational+comedy&rft.btitle=Getting+the+Joke%3A+The+Inner+Workings+of+Stand-Up+Comedy&rft.place=London&rft.pages=208&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Methuen+Drama&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=978-1408174609&rft.aulast=Double&rft.aufirst=Oliver&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Herring_Caulfield-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Herring_Caulfield_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Herring_Caulfield_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Herring_Caulfield_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHerringCaulfield2008" class="citation news cs1"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Herring" title="Richard Herring">Herring, Richard</a>; <a href="/wiki/Jo_Caulfield" title="Jo Caulfield">Caulfield, Jo</a> (21 September 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/sep/22/comedy4">"The comedian's toolbox"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=The+comedian%27s+toolbox&rft.date=2008-09-21&rft.aulast=Herring&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.au=Caulfield%2C+Jo&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fbooks%2F2008%2Fsep%2F22%2Fcomedy4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGrassian2003" class="citation book cs1">Grassian, Daniel (2003). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/hybridfictionsam00gras/page/182"><i>Hybrid Fictions: American Literature and Generation X</i></a></span>. London: McFarland. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/hybridfictionsam00gras/page/182">182</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0786416325" title="Special:BookSources/978-0786416325"><bdi>978-0786416325</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Hybrid+Fictions%3A+American+Literature+and+Generation+X&rft.place=London&rft.pages=182&rft.pub=McFarland&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-0786416325&rft.aulast=Grassian&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fhybridfictionsam00gras%2Fpage%2F182&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGalea2012" class="citation journal cs1">Galea, Patrick (30 January 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sociology.org/so-whats-the-deal-with-that-observational-comedy-and-sociology/">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"So what's the deal with that?" – Observational Comedy and Sociology"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Electronic_Journal_of_Sociology" title="Electronic Journal of Sociology">Electronic Journal of Sociology</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Electronic+Journal+of+Sociology&rft.atitle=%22So+what%27s+the+deal+with+that%3F%22+%E2%80%93+Observational+Comedy+and+Sociology&rft.date=2012-01-30&rft.aulast=Galea&rft.aufirst=Patrick&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sociology.org%2Fso-whats-the-deal-with-that-observational-comedy-and-sociology%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFByrne2012" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/John_Byrne_(columnist)" title="John Byrne (columnist)">Byrne, John</a> (2012). <i>Writing Comedy</i> (4th ed.). London: Methuen Drama. p. 10. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1408146453" title="Special:BookSources/978-1408146453"><bdi>978-1408146453</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Writing+Comedy&rft.place=London&rft.pages=10&rft.edition=4th&rft.pub=Methuen+Drama&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-1408146453&rft.aulast=Byrne&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFElber2014" class="citation news cs1">Elber, Lynn (16 March 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/comedian-david-brenner-tonight-favorite-dies">"Comedian David Brenner, 'Tonight' favorite, dies"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. <q>...whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standups, including Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser...</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Comedian+David+Brenner%2C+%27Tonight%27+favorite%2C+dies&rft.date=2014-03-16&rft.aulast=Elber&rft.aufirst=Lynn&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbigstory.ap.org%2Farticle%2Fcomedian-david-brenner-tonight-favorite-dies&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPlatt2011" class="citation web cs1">Platt, Larry (15 June 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20150115054859/http://articles.philly.com/2011-06-15/entertainment/29660728_1_david-brenner-wash-larry-platt">"David Brenner will perform at the Sellersville Theater"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://articles.philly.com/2011-06-15/entertainment/29660728_1_david-brenner-wash-larry-platt">the original</a> on January 15, 2015. <q>Brenner gave birth to a generation of "observational" comics - funny men who examined small moments closely and poked fun at life's minutiae. To borrow the now-infamous "Seinfeld" phrase, Brenner's act was the first to be about nothing.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=David+Brenner+will+perform+at+the+Sellersville+Theater&rft.date=2011-06-15&rft.aulast=Platt&rft.aufirst=Larry&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.philly.com%2F2011-06-15%2Fentertainment%2F29660728_1_david-brenner-wash-larry-platt&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFZoglin2008" class="citation magazine cs1"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Zoglin" title="Richard Zoglin">Zoglin, Richard</a> (23 June 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1817192,00.html">"How George Carlin Changed Comedy"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">TIME</a></i>. <q>His influence can be seen everywhere from the political rants of Lewis Black to the observational comedy of Jerry Seinfeld.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=TIME&rft.atitle=How+George+Carlin+Changed+Comedy&rft.date=2008-06-23&rft.aulast=Zoglin&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Farts%2Farticle%2F0%2C8599%2C1817192%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nypost.com/2014/04/17/here-are-jerry-seinfelds-10-funniest-jokes/">"Here are Jerry Seinfeld's 10 funniest jokes"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Post" title="New York Post">New York Post</a></i>. 17 April 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=New+York+Post&rft.atitle=Here+are+Jerry+Seinfeld%27s+10+funniest+jokes&rft.date=2014-04-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2014%2F04%2F17%2Fhere-are-jerry-seinfelds-10-funniest-jokes%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFZinoman2012" class="citation news cs1">Zinoman, Jason (14 October 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/arts/jerry-seinfeld-is-still-at-home-doing-stand-up.html">"On Stage, a Comic's Still at Home"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=On+Stage%2C+a+Comic%27s+Still+at+Home&rft.date=2012-10-14&rft.aulast=Zinoman&rft.aufirst=Jason&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2012%2F10%2F15%2Farts%2Fjerry-seinfeld-is-still-at-home-doing-stand-up.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGould1989" class="citation news cs1">Gould, Steven (18 February 1989). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-02-18-ca-2444-story.html">"Seinfeld Fans Scratch Heads"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Seinfeld+Fans+Scratch+Heads&rft.date=1989-02-18&rft.aulast=Gould&rft.aufirst=Steven&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-1989-02-18-ca-2444-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWeiner2012" class="citation news cs1">Weiner, Jonah (20 December 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/magazine/jerry-seinfeld-intends-to-die-standing-up.html?pagewanted=all">"Jerry Seinfeld Intends to Die Standing Up"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. <q>Judd Apatow, who as a kid in the late '70s became obsessed with Seinfeld's stand-up, told me, "From the get-go he was the greatest observational comedian who ever lived—nobody was, or is, as funny as him."<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Jerry+Seinfeld+Intends+to+Die+Standing+Up&rft.date=2012-12-20&rft.aulast=Weiner&rft.aufirst=Jonah&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2012%2F12%2F23%2Fmagazine%2Fjerry-seinfeld-intends-to-die-standing-up.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dall&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDouble1997" class="citation book cs1">Double, Oliver (1997). "Dave Allen". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/standuponbeingco0000doub/page/140"><i>Stand-Up! on being a comedian</i></a>. London: Methuen Publishing. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/standuponbeingco0000doub/page/140">140</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0413703200" title="Special:BookSources/978-0413703200"><bdi>978-0413703200</bdi></a>. <q>This was quite an innovation, because up to this point there had been no tradition of observational comedy in British stand-up.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Dave+Allen&rft.btitle=Stand-Up%21+on+being+a+comedian&rft.place=London&rft.pages=140&rft.pub=Methuen+Publishing&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=978-0413703200&rft.aulast=Double&rft.aufirst=Oliver&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fstanduponbeingco0000doub%2Fpage%2F140&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AObservational+comedy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrandwood2002" class="citation book cs1">Brandwood, Neil (2002). <i>Victoria Wood – The Biography</i> (1st ed.). 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