Jerry Seinfeld at Vulture Festival 2015
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- The legendary comedian speaks to our own Jesse David Fox about "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee," "Seinfeld," "Bee Movie," and what it means to be funny.
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We've watched and re-watched the Seinfeld series aprox once every one or two years. It is like coming home 🏡 ❤
I was born in 1949 and my high school boyfriend has a 1957 Hard Top Convertible Ford. The trunk would pop up ( backwards) and the hard top would glide down into the trunk. It was Turquoise and white. Back then I had no idea how cool that really was.
Originally, I didn't really like the series final of Seinfeld, but re-watched it recently, so many years later, and was laughing at most it. I think bringing in so many different characters from over the nine seasons was one of the best ideas they could have come up with.
Agreed. Essentially there was little story arcs, so nothing to really tie up loose ends and finalize. I liked it.
I liked it for the simple fact that most hated it, which is what made it 'art' more than commerce. 'Friends' was them handing out exactly what they knew the audience wanted, Seinfeld was Larry David knowing how to end it-regardless of the audience.
I didn't find it very funny at all, but at the end a lot of the shows were hit or miss I found. Its VERY rare in Hollywood that an actual artistic decision will override commercial ones, and that certainly was a case, at least as far as you can find sitcoms 'artistic'. Its more of a 'craft' but that was at least an artistic decision. They COULD have had Jerry marry Elaine, Kramer win the lottery, George, well, i don't know, the toilet thing working out I guess.
I still don’t care for the finale, and I think it’s because they go to jail.
I get the whole silliness of the Good Samaritan law, and the brining back all those characters, but to me it fell flat them going to jail. I think it was too serious for a sitcom like Seinfeld, and even with the added prison standup, it just fell flat. I think like they got probation or something, and then they are at coffee shop and then Jerry’s apartment and talking about how everyone hates them now or how George can’t get a job, or Jerry doing well because he uses the whole thing in his stand up now “this edgy comedy stuff is really working George”!
And it just ends with some kind of silliness. The jail thing just didn’t cut it for me.
Just because Jerry could hear the question... he never imagined WE CAN'T HEAR THE QUESTION!!!
Jerry is a god. His dissection OF comedy and joke writing in interviews (as good in other interviews) is razor sharp. Who else can sit and casually explain the actual craft of his art? That's why he's able to be so casual in interviews - it's all moments.
Just like fighting to get Seinfeld on tv, after global fame and two decades later, he still fought for CCGC to be an actual series, with people doubting him. If you truly believe in something, don't be discouraged, and maybe it'll just be the best thing ever. God I hate doubters.
+Aozotra this is life...
many many people just like to put one down... destroying plans/destroying motivation/etc...
+Aozotra For the people running showbiz, that's mainly what their job entails all day long: saying no.
+Aozotra back in the day when he was just another comedian he did have to struggle with the seinfeld show but now after all these years and all the success he had it's a totally different scenario. I can't imagine any other random guy (even if he is a comedian) trying this and receiving such a good response. taking the shot yea, that's the first step bu that doesn't mean anybody can do it. get any other guy and have him be just like jerry, have the same punch lines, behave the same with his guests on the show etc and let's see if that works out the same way cuz i bet it won't
Jerryyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!
If they were an hour long, we would still watch!!!
Thats the part he doesn't get. He thinks its the content people watch for, its just the idea of the show and the fact even with the internet most stuff out there is utter crap. He's famous enough now that likely him driving and talking back to the radio is likely more entertaining than the edited version.
Worth noting that the UK online show Carpool which is basically the same as Comedians In Car predates it by some time
jerry, nobody heard the question except you.
I agree.
Guys, Jerry is not reading this...hate to tell you.
Judging by the water, there must be some serious T-Rex action going down in the lobby.
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hahahaha , Jerry ? is that you ? :P :)
That's all I can see now haha
Great upload. Thanks!
27:38 if I had to describe in just a few words or give an example to aliens what classic Jerry Seinfeld humor was about, I think this point would be pretty close to the epitome :-) (of course, excellent!)
"The Zen philosopher Basho once wrote: A flute with no holes......... is not a flute. And a donut with no hole.......... is a Danish. He was a funny guy." That bit when Jerry was talking about donut holes reminded me of that line from Chevy Chase in Caddyshack.
Nobody reading this has to believe me but just after the mention of George Carlin (and what sort of car would you pick for him) the very first thought was VW bug and then in my mind it switched gears (no pun intended) to a VW bus! THAT ended up being my guess. ... Then about a minute later ... So cool!!
I wish someone in the crew (or the interviewer) told Jerry the mic is also for the viewers like us
Juggling Taxi 🚖 I saw Jerry Seinfeld 15 years ago in Providence R.I. Great show.
My hero, Jerry, you rule.Funny rules. Please, keep coming back!
Repeat the question into the mic, or add subtitles. Is that so hard! (using a Kramer scream).
"We don't need a microphone for this."
..........
The character Jerry in the TV show Seinfeld never cared about anyone but himself.
This was a good demonstration of that attitude.
"I'll be able to hear the questions. That'll be enough."
Yep ! I was the same all my life. That proved to be maybe the best thing I did. I like to be egocentric, that is the reason I'm taking time to write this comment.
Hello NY Magazine. Have you heard of audio post production? Normalize each Q in the Q&A pls?
When the audience member asked Jerry who would you like to be interviewed by, dead or alive, I was hoping he’d say a dead Jimmy Fallon.
Greatest comedian ever! And CICGC is his best work to date. Lightening does strike twice...at least for Jerry.
What, didn't you see The Marriage Ref? THree times!
Freudian slip at 26:06!!!!! "...Jess talking to my wife.." :D
Definitely needed the mic during the Q&A
Good interview.
The interviewer had a "pants tent" like in curb your enthusiasm
That was such a great and unforgettable opening for a great comedy show. Totally LD material. Makes you think ''oh boy this gonna be awesome.'' We are lucky that there is a huge possibility for nineth season.
That is an odd thing to notice. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I grew up with Tom and Jerry and while they're still funny, the Roadrunner cartoons beat them all to hell for sheer ridiculous nonsense, chiefly because of the inspired presence of Wile E. Coyote, the most sublime cartoon character of all time. Hilarious. The good news is, you can see them all on TH-cam! Yay!!
Jerry is my favorite comedian I think. I wanted to do stand up myself but I hate practicing on the mirror. When I was twelve it was different.
Its a shame that nobody asked him about how he has used Transcendental Meditation for many years to remain a very grounded person.
Ahh, I love that he mentioned early Tom & Jerry. Top 5 of the greatest cartoons to date.
When talking about Hipsters, I'm surprised Jerry didn't say, "for instance your intentionally lazy tie you're wearing."
Orchestration in tv and leaves the genuine authentic factor out - why so many prefer TH-cam
Jerry--*you* can hear the questions without the mic, but the video can't! Next time.
J Co Seinfeld said he was so used to this kind of Q&A's, so it was strange that he didnt know he has to implement the questions in his answers.
This is not for him to pay attention to. The host should have echoed the questions. But then, he's not a very good host altogether.
The publisher could have lifted the Q in post production, too
In response to like half of the comments: Jerry knows exactly what he's doing. He is aware that we probably can't hear the question. I think it may have something to do with the fact that he's a stand up.
Jerry, we needed the mic. so the recorded audience could hear the questions, dear. And, you could still do the claymation episode today. Why not? Do you still have the script? Just get the cast to do the v.os. They'd love it and we'd love it.
How long does it take for the smart water to take effect and they both realized they aren't drinking coffee?
the question about the show episode thing what is that?
@New York Magazine you'd think a big organisation like this and Jesse David Fox would realise we can't hear the audience questions, and we need to right. If not an extra mic then maybe the host could repeat the question on camera
the man is on top of his game.
I never much paid attention to the Seinfeld show but he is a really funny guy.
His interviews are much funnier than his act or show I find. Which ironically likely means a show LITERALLY following him around would likely have been funnier.
What was the question where Jerry answered "I'll give it a chance, but it's got to be horrible"?
I think he's talking about the 9/11 Seinfeld script some comedy writer penned. If you haven't read it, check it out. It's absolutely hilarious.
Adam Daly I will now.
The question was if Jerry had seen the UCB theatre parody of a Seinfeld episode.
does anyone know of they ever stick around to give autographs at the end ???
Good hello Seinfeld.
I am watching your Vulture on You tube about the guy asking about you. And i had this idea asking also any question because am one love your Performances on comedy and other shows as well. Also did like your speaks off to Letterman good show
Jerry is such a genuinely nice person
Yup, I'm so glad they didn't use a mic. All we need is answers....
The host needs to rethink his wardrobe. But Stiller is always charming.
He must be the easiest interview there is . i've watched many of his interviews and the interviewers doesn't even have to fish the question and Jerry launches into a detailed and super entertaining story .
if i ever interviewed him , i would sit down look directly into his eyes , shrug my shoulders and say " So?"
Good thing because interviewer sucks.
What was the question near the end where Jerry said “it has to be horrible”?
HAPPY 64TH BIRTHDAY JERRY SEINFELD !!!!
28:20 is where we saw Jerry give a really good point that was completely lost on the host, next topic.
20:45 is Right on the money.
Richard Pryor would like a fireman's truck
I wan one of hous now also if i can ge Porchs af er
Are you calling him gay?
A Matthew Brady reference. That’s high brow humor for a guy who talks about airplane peanuts.
I thought jerry got so rich that he began to lose his personality after Seinfeld, but in this interview I see the old Jerry - maybe not as funny as in the TV show but every bit as 'real' as he was before his great success.
+Mark Lucas Well it's basically someone who's devoted their entire life to just a few things, so it takes talking about those things to bring him out of his apathetic attitude towards most things.
You know the tv show was scripted right?
@@mikearchibald744 ?
They should have added text to the audience questions.
I love CICGC but he didn't invent this, Robert Llewellen had a youtube show where he'd drive comedians to places and the show was the conversation, before this.
40:33 - go like it's your last go
41:00 There may be someone out there who hasnt seen me play
best part of this interview, how could you not like him after this
❤❤❤
We on uTube can not hear the questions.
What mooore can you say, the beatles of the stand up.
That's really an insult. The Beatles were a grossly overrated pathetic imitation of American rock and roll, like all European pop music. Maybe the Picasso of standup. Or the Tchaikovsky.
I wonder how Jerry's idea for a whole Seinfeld episode in clay-mation would have turned out (46:00).
Here's the stop-motion segment from Home Improvement Jerry refers to - hardly in the same league as Seinfeld.
th-cam.com/video/26CDb9RRGbQ/w-d-xo.html
You couldn't have put the audience questions on screen?
Interesting that Jessica was never on the phone in the JLD episode.
+Jim Harvey If I understood Jerry correctly, I think she (Jessica, his wife) was on the phone. But just not for the part when Jerry tells JLD to pretend like she's talking to his wife and has Julia "say to Jessica" that funny bit that Jerry thought up. Jerry realized the phone call bit wasn't funny after it had ended already and so that's why he thought of that bit and had JLD just pretend to still be on the phone with his wife.
Jerry's right sideburn longer than left.
Jesse David Fox was *so* nervous interviewing Seinfeld 😄
I understand, I'd be too. As would 99.9% of all people.
A question I would have asked him is if he watches Top Gear UK. His two passions are cars and comedy. Top Gear combines both, and in the years 2010s, it's the show that has made me laugh the most.
Surprising he never did a lap
Of course he doesn't .
Totally thought that was JJ abrams doing the interview, but alas, tis a man named Jesse.
+Snrub I like the way Snrub thinks!
You're a millionaire. Even out your damn side burns!
Oh, good grief. What it must be to be like you.. Ya' know: Perfect.
FilmMagician closer to a billionaire actually
@@d.s.v.6404 Not talking about perfection. You don't see him with one lens out of his glasses either. Uneven side burns bug me. It's all I could focus on.
@@jimrockfish1875 Hah true!
They're actually called side boards. So irritating when people call them side burns.
His sideburns are uneven.
i love him, brilliant
Hey Jerry...the MIC wasn't for YOU to hear the questions, it was for US to hear the questions.
yeah, for a guy who says that internet is its own network, and the story about the guy in the truck who wasn´t mic´d - he shoulve thought of that. Or the interviewer shouldve pointed out, hey were taping this! but he seemed a bit to timid to me. tHEY always get these akward interviewers on these things....
He didn't care... and if we were him, neither would we.
It was a way to work the room, btw. No stand-up wants to see anyone else standing at a mic stand opposite himself.
Sigh… everybody notice that Jerry repeats the question before answering, just like he would when he does crowed work?
Almost gives you the feeling that the man has performed stand up comedy a time or 2.
@@brianfarrell5605 Yeah except he only did that once, and not for the other dozen questions, dumbass.
Excep he doesn't repeat the questions. What did YOU watch?
50:44 The yellow Ferrari Daytona, had a cracked distributor cap, nothing too serious.
Wish he’d have on Dave Attel
People wont watch anything longer then 5 mins.. meanwhile I'm watching an hour long vid. I prefer something I can settle into while I do other things.
Good questions, nice structure and pace of conversation. The only thing that was distracting: the host's poor articulation, excessive gesticulation and unstructured speech. Which is acceptable in a private conversation, but not on the stage. But, definitely a smart, deep young man. J. Seinfeld is always interesting and masterful
Yes, I'm sure the host is a nice guy in general, but his laugh and demeanor is distracting.
You can't hear the questions! So half of the video is kind of wasted - you don't know what he's talking about.
Jerry doing his Robin Gibb thing.
It would have been great to hear the audience questions. Next time, stick with the plan and use a microphone.
4:16 why the hell didn't he ask what was the other joke???!!
Contango Bothered me too. The interviewer was sadly so into his pre-written questions that he didnt do even one follow-up question. Guess he was to nervous to not follow his script.
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Seinfeld may i ask you a question. Its up to you whatever you may think but here i ask. ( You must have been loves and love those people. I wont blame you theyre kind all their life and nothing they do for life but spending doing all work out no people can do.
They should make that claymation episode now and add it to whatever season it originally would have aired in.
I thought about saying something but there were hardly any comments so I decided not to.
Gorge Carilin car and coffee... Should be a taxi
I would love to see Jerry and Larry do a Seinfeld movie. Something like this: They are all married, and they haven't seen each other for years, and they decide to "get together" and their families hate each other. You could make the movie about the people who are in their livesnow( wives, kids,etc) nd show them being absolutely miserable . I think that would be a great idea for a movie because the whole premise of the show was that they were all single and trying to meet people no failing miserably----- well----- maybe they all finally got married, and now we get to see who they chose, their kids etc. I think that would be a great movie.
I'd love to see that!!
Kramer would never get married. George would definitely be miserable. Elaine would be living in southern France. Jerry would be in Bermuda escaping tax
A movie would b great. I’d most likely watch it daily even after 20 yrs. Kramer would have to b single still falling ass backwards into money and having regular sex without dating.
Thing is anything is a good idea for a movie.....if its funny for ninety minutes. Being miserable isn't that funny or more people would hang around the homeless part of town laughing more.
honest to the core at the same time full of shit. He's a genius and so many don't get it. Not that he cares, cause he's honest. lol How amazingly amazing.
John Fichtner where's the shit part come in, I'm curious
So what's going on with his sideburns?
20:40. Jerry totally contradicted himself here. Did u catch it.
Seinfeld's humor is about stating the obvious which is not obvious to everyone. It is about applying an alternative perspective to the mundane and everyday occurrences of life. Like why are you using headphones. The humor about nothing is about that which is everyday life questioned from the perspective of the humorist using the tools of an anthropologist surveying a distinct culture. Insights which trigger one's discomfort about seeing oneself from the awkward perspectives we often avoid or simply have never realized about how we act or what motivates us. That's Seinfeld. But it really feels like his time is over. The reason being that his humor relies on a level of humility in which he shares these observations as if standing along side us being as bemused as we become. Instead, he is gradually exhibiting a certain superiority and arrogance as though he has figured it all out and no longer depends on others getting the joke. He "doesn't want your feedback" because he is certain of his own funniness. In "Comedian's in Cars..." he flaunts his success in the style of Jay Leno's Garage and purports that "Comedians" have some special monopoly on humor! Most of those shows are just obnoxious and rely on star power and materialism, not humor.
19:19. What's that say
yeah, wipe them all out, Jerry, hmmm, I like that line : D
Jerry, don't you think smaller cars are funnier than a larger car. What I mean, is that there is just something funnier about anything said when you are crowded inside a tight space. It provides the tension needed to give people the sense of comic relief.
Now thats producer level thinking. If its a BIG car then it has to be old, like Kramers Impala. Comedy is about extremes, so it has to be REAL small, or REAL big.
Haven’t watched TV in 8 yrs. Can’t
im about 2 c it
Thanks dick, it's not frustrating to see an audience Q&A at all where we only get to hear the answer and have to guess what the question was.
there is no coffee?
I also noticed that.
This is not his show dummys...it's just an interview.
Stupid of Seinfeld not to have people come up to the mic. He can hear the question, but we can't.
That Trey Parker at 46:05?
Jerry got an applause break for casting George Carlin in a VW bus for his imaginary CCC choice. Carlin voiced a VW bus for the "Cars" franchise. Predictive programming! Call Amy Shumer!
Where's the coffee?