Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: May 5, 2020
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19

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  1. Antiquecardboar
    May 6, 2020
    10
    Good clean comedy. So rare nowadays. We need more of this stuff. I always have mad respect for any comedian who actually puts the work in to be funny without going for "cliched" shock value crassness. This is funny stand up. This is Jerry Seinfeld. He is a talented man.
  2. booond
    May 8, 2020
    5
    He's older, crankier, and not as funny. The first third was a "get off my lawn you kids" version of his original shtick. Then he went into his explanation of the sexes, which wasn't original thinking nor funny, some of it was actually cringe worthy especially if you were a woman. The last ten minutes was more AARP Seinfeld.

    If you've watched most of his "Comedians in Cars" you've    He's older, crankier, and not as funny. The first third was a "get off my lawn you kids" version of his original shtick. Then he went into his explanation of the sexes, which wasn't original thinking nor funny, some of it was actually cringe worthy especially if you were a woman. The last ten minutes was more AARP Seinfeld.

    If you've watched most of his "Comedians in Cars" you've marveled at his wit but, at the same time, realized that he's an ass. Instead of fifteen minute bits you get an hour here. Getting old is tough and that's what has happened to Jerry.    … Expand
  3. primetimerob
    May 6, 2020
    1
    If this was anyone but Jerry Seinfeld, it would be 4/10 tops. People are praising it for being clean, but I'd also call it dull. I can't imagine this would hold anyone's interest in an open mic.
  4. podaddy
    May 11, 2020
    2
    Seemed like am extremely bad attempt at a G rated George Carlin impersonation. This was mailed in, with too many bits that every comedian on the planet has done - pop tarts, cell phones, cup holders, etc? Quick, somebody ship this stale act off to Vegas where it belongs.
  5. brockcheese
    May 15, 2020
    8
    Ahh yes. Season 1 of this comedy special was very good. Jerry Seinfeld is an incredibly talented comedian. All of his little quips and notices about technology and how it affects us were well observed.
  6. OldSilentHill
    May 9, 2020
    7
    If Jerry Seinfeld wanted to let us feel like we were in a simple stand up night enjoying some intimate environment, he shouldnt have done this in a big theater. Its humor is too light for being in a big stage these days. Or he should have taken more risks in the jokes. Or have made the show a little longer. None of this happened. It's still funny in its own style.

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Decider
    Reviewed by: Sean L. McCarthy
    Jun 24, 2020
    70
    Watching Jerry Before Seinfeld may feel more comforting in this moment than watching 23 Hours To Kill. But whether you think he’s great or he sucks, well, you’re not far off from the truth, either way.
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  2. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Garrett Martin
    May 29, 2020
    50
    If you dug his brand of observational stand-up in the past, you might still like it today. If you consider yourself a true connoisseur of dad jokes, get ready for a feast. If you’ve always felt like Jerry Seinfeld was a parody of himself, and of an entire strand of stand-up that peaked during the Reagan years, then this might be a tough hour to get through.
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  3. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: David Sims
    May 7, 2020
    70
    23 Hours to Kill is his first completely original special since 1998, but it’s not exactly cutting-edge stuff—it has a whole block of jokes about Pop-Tarts and frozen orange juice. Many viewers will find solace in that sameness.
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