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Old 08-01-2011, 12:45 AM
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a key component to comedy is identification
I think Larry David is way funny in part because I can see myself become just as frustrated as Larry constantly is by circumstance. Seinfeld was like watching my buddies on TV. The building in Manhattan I lived in looked just like Jerry's. In fact the dinner featured so prominently was only a few blocks away and I ate there all the time. Friends by contrast my oldest daughter thought was hysterical and I never so much as broke a smile watching it.
One of my favorite singers, Suzanne Vega, wrote Tom's Diner while in Tom's Restaurant. I still use the a cappella version to test speakers. Have you eaten there? If so, what type of food do they serve?
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