Before he remade the situation comedy in his own image, Jerry Seinfeld was, arguably, the funniest man in the stand-up comedy universe. But in the 11 years since "Seinfeld" ended its history-making run, his act had never quite hit the heights it achieved in his pre-TV-star days. Too often, it seemed as if he was merely resting on his laurels.  But Saturday night at Casears Atlantic City, the 55-year-old comic recalled his glory days with a hilarious set of observational routines.

Drawing on a good deal of new material, Seinfeld regularly knocked the ball over the fence by doing what he does better than any other comedian: making light of the absurdities and annoyances of everyday life.Whether the (mundane) topic was the relative importance of chairs and beds, motion-operated public restroom fixtures, the unnatural power cookies have over humans or the innate ridiculousness of modern telecommunications technology, Seinfeld was usually right on target.

Typical of Saturday's early show was his riff on the concept of the "deathbed:"

"Where is (the deathbed) section in the furniture store?" he asked in his oh-so-familiar, slightly sarcastic tone. Continuing the train of thought, he noted, "There's no death clock radio...either you get up or you don't."

He also eviscerated several banes of modern existence, including the overhyping of the weather forecast by local TV stations. He suggested the concept of the five-day forecast is silly because, he reasoned, "If there really was a five-day forecast, wouldn't we (get) a report every five days.?"

The final act of Seinfeld's hour-long turn found him in Alan King territory as he moved on to the subjects of marriage and parenthood (he's the father of three kids under 8). Among his gems here was sn observation on marriage, which he described as "two people trying to stay together without saying 'I hate you!.'"

In all, it was a welcome return to form.

Oh yeah, one final thought: 

Hey Jer!

Considering the paycheck you received most likely had five zeroes, it would have been only right that, in your opening bit, you got the name of the casino right: Caesars Palace is in Las Vegas. Last night, you were at Casears Atlantic City.