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Speaker 1: So jur the next twenty odd minutes on a show

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Speaker 1: we are joined by Jerry Seinfeld won the World's Best Comedians,

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Speaker 1: with Jerry. Jerry's one of the greatest stand up comedians.

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Speaker 1: You can see a topic Jerry does a topic, say

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Speaker 1: about marriage, which every comedian's probably done their take on marriage,

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Speaker 1: so many comics have been down and we'll do again,

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Speaker 1: In this stadium is playing in London, fifteen thousand people.

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Speaker 1: Every single professional stand up comedian in the UK was there.

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Speaker 1: We're all there, and then all the writers Jesse was

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Speaker 1: gonna bother doing anything about marriage anymore. Jerry's just even

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Speaker 1: the definitive word. And also the sitcom Seinfeld. Even if

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Speaker 1: if you see it on TV, it's on stan just

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Speaker 1: twenty minutes, half an half, you want an instant way

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Speaker 1: to cheer yourself up, it is one of the best

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Speaker 1: sort of natural antidepressants you can give yourself. Watch half

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Speaker 1: our episode, any of them of Seinfeld, one the best

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Speaker 1: sitcoms ever. So to me, I think he's a truly

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Speaker 1: gifted guy. And this book he's got out, which is

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Speaker 1: why it's chatting to us and why he's doing promotion

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Speaker 1: at the moment. The book's got out. The moment is

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Speaker 1: comedy and turn it into an art form. So anyway,

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Speaker 1: here's our two part interview to the next twenty minutes

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Speaker 1: with Jerry Seinfeld. It's the only interview he's doing on

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Speaker 1: Australian radio and I hope you enjoy it. Let me

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Speaker 1: know what you think now, ladies and gentlemen.

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Speaker 2: Ladies.

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Speaker 1: You know an Australian radio exclusive they called Jerry Seinfeld

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Speaker 1: the nicestuy in Hollywood. Christian O'Connell show proudly presents Jerry Jerry, Jerry.

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Speaker 2: Jerry, Yes, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry, Jerry's Seinfeld. Here's the always

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Speaker 2: entertaining Jerry Seinfeld.

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Speaker 1: Christian O'Connell, Jerry Seinfeld welcome to the show. Thank you

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Speaker 1: very much for freeing out some time so to.

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Speaker 2: Be on the air and my beloved Australia.

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Speaker 1: So listen, where about to you right now? Are you

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Speaker 1: a home Jerry?

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Speaker 2: I am at home? Yes?

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Speaker 1: And are you sick to death now of this kind

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Speaker 2: Jerry agree, I'm sick of it. Don't just stop, just

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Speaker 2: say we'll be back when things are normal. How sick

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Speaker 1: And also we're just sick of seeing inside everybody else's homes.

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Speaker 1: You've got to rearrange that bookcase so that you look intelligent.

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Speaker 1: You've got to like set dress your home of it.

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Speaker 2: I don't think if you're going to have those if

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Speaker 2: you have to prove you've read those books, believe to prove.

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Speaker 1: It should be a test that this's conducted mid interview.

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Speaker 2: It be some verification that those are your books and

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Speaker 1: And you're so smart, and is it hard with your teenagers.

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Speaker 1: Because it's hard with teenager. I've got teenage daughters and

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Speaker 1: How did you take to being a dad, Jerry? Did

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Speaker 2: You look at you know, so I'm still still happiest

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's more enjoyable this part. Why do you enjoy

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Speaker 2: And I hope to do lots more things and be

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Speaker 1: And are you happy now at sixty six? Do you

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Speaker 1: And when did it all start? Jerry? You must have

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Speaker 1: very much for chating to us. I love the book

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Speaker 1: and on behalf of so many people listeners. Thank you

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Speaker 1: so much for working so hard at your gift and

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Speaker 1: All right, take care, Jerry. Hopefully we can see you

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Speaker 1: in the next couple of years again doing stand up.

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Speaker 1: You're well, all right, Take care Jerry. Bye.

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Speaker 2: I have a good time.