Jon Favreau's television debut as Eric the Clown, he would go on to appear in "Friends" as Pete, the boyfriend of Monica, played by Courteney Cox, who portrayed Meryl, Jerry's pretend wife, in "The Wife."
The voice that announces Jerry's name before he goes on stage is that of show co-creator Larry David.
The jokes in Jerry's (Jerry Seinfeld) stand-up routine were also in episode 2.10, The Baby Shower (1991).
Swedish director Ruben Östlund has cited this episode as an influence in making the movie Force Majeure (2014), which has a similar plot.