Masters of Comedy - Part 1 : A show about nothing

In this series, I'm going to make an honest effort to mention all the comic geniuses that have influenced me in my lifetime, made my belly ache and gave me ample material for conversation during endless hours of pubs and binges. In the first of this series, I'm going to toast my all-time favorite - who else? - Seinfeld , the master of sarcasm and chaos.

I think Seinfeld has touched a chord with the young and the shallow crowd like us, especially those who hail from big cities. He masterfully reflects our fast-paced lives, short-lived friendships and romances and the 'live for today' attitudes, and spins them into a self-effacing and utterly disrespectful brand of comedy nobody has attempted before. Seinfeld and Larry David have probably made the best sitcom ever to be on TV.

Here are a few of my favorite punchlines from this classic series over the years...

- When George comes back running to show off his hands after his new job as a hand model, Seinfeld examines them, agrees on how smooth and perfect they are and comes up with a nonchalant "Well, that's what comes from a lifetime of trying to avoid honest work".

- "Not that there's anything wrong with it". In the episode when a journalist wrongly assumes Seinfeld to be gay, everyone's trying to appear broad-minded.

- When a new girl friend finds out that Seinfeld has been trying to find out if her 'assets' are real, she leaves him but not before a classic "They are REAL and they are SPECTACULAR!"

- Seinfeld making an honest effort to succintly sum up Elaine's new love interest - "He's a male bimbo - he's a mimbo!"

- After George's new girl parades topless in front of Seinfeld , Kramer and Elaine, Seinfeld blurts out "Butros! Butros! Gali"

- Seinfeld, in response to George's warning that he may have put too much time on his dryer - "you can't over-dry, just like you can't over-wet"

- Seinfeld again (don't remember the exact words) - "This detergent even removes blood stains?!! when you have blood on your clothes, you have more serious problems than laundry"

I can go on and on. This serial is a riot and an absoluter masterpiece from a duo of comic geniuses and a brilliant cast that includes Kramer with his physical humor, cheap George and man's woman Elaine...