jerry signfeld has a new stand-up routine available on netflix. it was shot in front of a live audience before social distancing. signfeld discussed the state of comedy during the pandemic with tracy smith. >> sorry, jerry. of course -- >> that's okay, tracy. >> reporter: there you are, you just popped up. awesome. >> hi. >> reporter: hi. >> tracy, your house looks very nice. >> why, thank you. >> reporter: okay, after years of watching jerry signfeld on tv, it was kind of strange t have h watching me. >> and i know that those two lamps, everything was done very. it's so weird being able to see into people's houses this way, isn't it? >> i know. it's -- most of them are quite sad. you realize, oh, they're not special people. they're just people. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> reporter: and to him, people are still the most fertile ground for funny. >> human beings like to be close together because it makes it easier for us to judge and criticize. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in his new netflix special, 23 hours to kill, jerry signfeld is back doing wh