Jerry Seinfeld “delights” Windsor audience

By Allanah Wills

Jerry Seinfeld showed Windsor he still knows how to bring the laughs.

The popular comedian performed to a packed house of around 6,000 at the WFCU Centre on  Jan. 12.

His set was opened by fellow comedian and close friend  Mario Joyner, who customized parts of his act for the Windsor audience.

“They must be from Russell Woods,” Joyner joked as he singled out a couple who walked in late. “They’re used to making people wait on them.”

When Seinfeld took the stage, he was as animated and lively as ever.

Using a range of expressions, voices and hand motions, he delivered his signature brand of observational comedy, as he joked about life’s mundane frustrations.

During the 90-minute set, Seinfeld covered a wide variety of topics, including death, cell phones, family life and even Gatorade.

“Gatorade Series, that’s their new product. We need three different Gatorades now to survive. One to prepare, one to perform, one to recover. I just went from the fridge to the couch, how many electrolytes did I really lose there?” Seinfeld asked the laughing crowd.

While on the subject, Seinfeld mocked peoples’ consumption of energy drinks.

“Five Hour Energy, that’s a weird amount of time, five hours. How do you suddenly find yourself in deficit of five hours of energy? If you need five hours of energy, go to bed!”

The 60-year-old took a moment to tell the crowd a little about himself, his three kids and how he got married at a late age.

“I didn’t get married till I was 45. I had some issues. I was enjoying them.”

Seinfeld finished his set by thanking the crowd and bringing Joyner back on stage with him. They received a standing ovation, proving that he’s still got it after all these years.

Two days after the show, Seinfeld’s wife Jessica uploaded a photo of marble rye bread to her Instagram account, sending a shout out to Windsor.

“Every once in a while, Jerry comes home from being on the road with something really good,” her caption read. “This time, it was the most gorgeous and delicious marble rye bread from Blak’s Bakery in Windsor, Ontario.”

It seems Seinfeld appreciates Windsor, as much as Windsor appreciated him.