Stand-Up Confidential
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 Video Box Cover | |
| Directed by | Bruce Gowers |
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| Produced by | |
| Starring | Jerry Seinfeld Joel Hodgson |
| Edited by |
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| Music by | Kevin Kiner |
Production company | Shapiro/West Productions |
| Distributed by | HBO / HBO Home Video |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Stand-Up Confidential is a 1987 stand-up comedy special and the first starring Jerry Seinfeld[2] It was then re-released on VHS in 1993 when the television show Seinfeld was gaining popularity.
Production
[edit]Some skit inserts were co-written by Joel Hodgson. The special aired on HBO on September 5, 1987[3] from The Improv at Los Angeles, California.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Carl Reiner - Host (uncredited)
- Jerry Seinfeld - Himself
- Joel Hodgson - Cast Member
- Bernadette Birkett - Cast Member
- Jimmy Brogan - Cast Member
- John Carney - Cast Member
- Jann Karam - Cast Member
- Carol Leifer - Cast Member
- Larry Miller - Cast Member
- Suzy Ekerling - Kid in Classroom
- Hugh O'Neill - Kid in Classroom
- Tarrish Potter - Kid in Classroom
- Bo Sharon - Kid in Classroom
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ O'Connor, John J. (8 September 1987). "TV REVIEWS; Stand-Up Comedy Specials on HBO". The New York Times.
- ^ SITCOM MEETS STAND-UP - The Washington Post
- ^ Turner Classic Movies
- ^ COMEDY REVIEW : COMIC ROLLS BEST FOR IMPROV - Los Angeles Times
- ^ The Paley Center for Media