Woody Allen vs Jerry Seinfeld FITE!

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Battle of the neurotics!

― michael bourke, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Allen = actively neurotic (when in character)
Seinfeld = Passively Neurotic (when in character)

No contest in my book. Its Woody all the way (his mastery of physical humour as well as the variety oand depth of his films marks him out at the moment as being in a different league).

― Pete, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Even Woody Allen's stand-up records from 40+ years ago are funnier than Jerry Seinfeld. This isn't even fair. Mel Brooks vs. Woody Allen might make for a slightly closer match at least.

― Alex in SF, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Woody'd fight dirty - probably using implements that came to hand as weapons such as pens, forks and saxamaphones.

― Jonnie, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, they've done completely different things, it just isn't a good matchup.

― Josh, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Seinfeld is essentially comfortable in himself. Woody's jokes are born of pain at being human; it's like he can scarcely believe he's been trapped in this strange body. I prefer the latter, though Seinfeld's got some very good jokes i.e "why don't dogs have money? A: no pockets" well I laughed at least

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It would be the feeblest fite evah.

I kept reading how Seinfeld was so great, so I gave it a few tries, and it wouldn't make my top ten American sitcoms of the last decade by a long way. Woody Allen has very frequently been very funny and has made lots of great films.

― Martin Skidmore, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Allen's at his funniest when trying to deal with real life, as his various unscripted performances have shown over the years. Would he have made a better documentarian than D.A. Pennebaker would have a non-doc filmer?

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Seinfeld wins

― mark s, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Seinfeld wins."

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― Venga, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I've never seen a Woody Allen movie. I think if I did I'd only get frustrated.

― Lindsey B, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh no no no they are GRATE Lindsey.

― Josh, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

A better battle would be between Woody Allen and Seinfield's co- creator, Larry David. Obviously, Woody is up there with Groucho Marx in the comedy pantheon, but Larry David is breaking new neurotic comedy ground (if such a thing exists) on Jerry's show, as well as his own on HBO.

― Brent, Wednesday, 1 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

seven months pass...

Boris: What if there is no God?...What if we're just a bunch of absurd people who are running around with no rhyme or reason?

Sonia: But if there is no God, then life has no meaning. Why go on living? Why not just commit suicide?

Boris: Well, let's not get hysterical! I could be wrong. I'd hate to blow my brains out and then read in the papers they found something!

(from Love and Death)

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 25 December 2002 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

This whole page of quotes is fantastic. I love that film.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 25 December 2002 17:54 (twenty-two years ago)

"Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage."

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 26 December 2002 00:09 (twenty-two years ago)

allen is funny, seinfeld is not.

― Queen G (Queeng), Thursday, 26 December 2002 10:39 (twenty-two years ago)

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