Jerry Seinfeld on Coming Out as Funny to His Parents | The New Yorker Festival
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- The comedian Jerry Seinfeld sits down with David Remnick to discuss his creative process, working with Larry David, and revealing his talents to his parents.
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I love how at the end he says Please Don't. Jerry is just the epitome of intelligence and class.
@bonzology I think he said Please Dont about the Trump question because hes smart, hes seen the division that the media has caused combatting him for three years and given how divided the country is hes smart enough to know that a lot of idiots will flip if he says "Sure I'll go knock on Trumps window." Which I believe he would in a second. He knew Trump before the Dems and media got started in on him.
@@bellmeisterful absolutely agree with you. It wasn't a slight on Trump at all. The interviewer was already flipping his words. I'm glad Jerry set him straight.
Naw he just wouldn't deal with him. You're reading too much into it. ...
Like typical trump supporters.
Trump brought us closer to peace in the middle, The Abraham Accord. Yet, Obama gets the Noble peace prize for what? Simply being black.
I love Jerry he has mastered the art of speaking to the degree humans can.
Dominates conversation.
No matter the skill level of the interviewer, Jerry floats on clouds 😄
Jerry has always had great insight on life. Funny and true.
He described my parents exactly! I really loved them for that.
One of the best interviews of Jerry I have seen.
^Cannot get enough of Jerry Seinfeld.
Jerry Seinfeld is the funniest guy ever. Love him!
So many comedians now are saying "everyone is too sensitive, you can't make jokes anymore" but the real comedians understand that good comedy plays off of society's beliefs, and that those change over time. Comedy has to be fluid, you can't expect to tell the same jokes as you were 30 years ago. Real comedians know how to navigate that, and Seinfeld seems to get it.
Jerry Seinfeld is the finest comedian: Great story teller, very funny, well groomed, rich vocabulary, well read confident and handsome.
I say Jerry's top strength, is knowing exactly which line should follow after "A bubble boy??"
I will listen to anything Jerry says ever ever ever ever ever and forever to the end of ever
I’m so glad Jerry never gave up the act.
That was great!
Well, I mean, Seinfeld is great. You can't get anything less than great with him in it.
That is quite the complement. Mind you I wholeheartedly agree with you. I still enjoy basically anything involving Seinfeld
allluckyseven bee movie
He was just kidding
"Please don't" Thank you for avoiding the easy "claghter" Jerry, a comedian for all Americans
Mikez whats “claghter”?
@@siccboy377 it’s like when a comedian tells a joke to get applause rather than an actual laugh that’s “claghter” not that it’s a legitimate term I don’t think, what I mean is if you say a trump joke to a liberal crowd, even if the joke itself isn’t that funny you’ll probably still get applause for whatever you’re saying in the joke
outstanding show what fun
Amazing interview
Seinfeld's back on Netflix! Am enjoying it ever more than the first time around watching it on tv and the second time around watching it on the dvd's I got for my birthday. Seinfeld forever! (I must be clever ;))
The purest stand up comedian of all time .
Canada loves jerry Seinfeld
Others have commented asking if the full interview is available somewhere - I’ll add to that list. If anyone knows, please share. I’ve searched but found nothing 😀
Class
This gives me hope.
is the full interview available anywhere?
@@nyspawn9332 nice
@@nyspawn9332 what? Your brain
TheZombCastHD thanks
"...knocking on the window, like a schmeggeggie...LOL"
I love you, Jerry. You're my favorite celebrity whose every word on yt I hang on and who has no idea I exist.
Well said.
The best to ever do it.
Great stuff
I saw Seinfeld in Winston-Salem in 1986 or so. I knew it was a big deal when they said 'we have to move to a bigger room'.
i feel like im exactly like this man
Where can we see the full interview?
Wow hearing that Jerry’s parents were both orphans .!!! Trying to raise my brothers son my brither passed away . That Truky hit me immensely In raising him.
Jerry is brilliant. The only issue i have with him is that he usually doesn’t like to be controversial and push the boundaries like late George Carlin. He more likes to play benign jokes. There are a few exception though. Like his speech after receiving the HBO comedians award when he went on to argue that awards are stupid! That speech was just epic and one of the best.
"what takes a great crowd?" jerry: "intelligence" So if they don't laugh, then they're stupid...good out larry
clumsiii being a “great crowd” doesn’t mean they laugh at everything.
Friend's ended up wayyyyy bigger than Seinfeld WORLDWIDE.
Genius
Staring at Obama's apples in the Oval Office, "Are those washed?"
I think the office did a great job at capturing the whole country.
The best part of the Obama episode was the actor who was lucky enough to get the part of telling Jerry that he wasn't going to leave the property no matter who was with him in the car.
“Will we see you outside knocking on the window of... Trump? Jerry- “please don’t.” Classic.
Several sources report that Seinfeld said (and the statement was in quotes), "I don't play colleges, but I hear a lot of people tell me don't go near colleges. So,what's going on Jerry?
'Most of normal life does not interest me at all' - NICE!
Seinfeld is a legend in his own mind.
And the rest of the world too. Numbers don't lie.
@@foodroom3553 is your wife as unimportant and irrelevant as you are? We might have found a pattern here.
The Office happened to the US.. I think that kind of captured all of America
A quick Google informs me peak The Office national viewership was #41. Seinfeld was #1. Friends and Big Bang are the only sitcoms since Seinfeld that were #1, although ratings were significantly lower for Friends than Seinfeld (which is probably just a sign of the start of general cable TV decline), and significantly lower for Big Bang than Friends. The Office isn't close to any of these shows. Thankfully. Because it went on 5 seasons too long and all. That being said, Big Bang also has warn out its welcome if this year's numbers are an indication. Seinfeld wouldn't know what it's like to shrink, because he was classy, and went out while still growing and on top.
I have so many parallel views as Jerry. I'm sure a lot of people do which makes him such a touchstone. I should be tired of him, but I'm definitely not. "You ain't nobody!"
Juuuust haaaad to bring in the politics in there at the end.
Jerry is with us see, see.
NO SOUP FOR YOU!
Hello.... Newman
He’s a consummate professional, I saw him in Chicago in 2011, laughed in stitches the entire show.
If you looked up self absorbed you would have a picture of Jerry with 2 !!.
Ive never noticed this but he sounds or starting to sound like Christopher walkens.
Love Jerry Seinfeld! ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK LOVES HIM, TOO! ENGE'S SAID THIS IN A TV INTERVIEW!!!
*I wish i was taller*
Was Seinfeld the one on the left or the right? I love Seinfeld by the way and have seen every episode 10 times.
i knew he'd eventually come out.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. (Which you can't say anymore, because LGBTQPXYZWTF is now REQUIRED!)
i think i get that...lol.
Seinfeld was not the most recent prime time comedy to capture the whole country...during its peak, 2 1/2 Men was extremely popular nationally. Different than Seinfeld, but equally popular.
sad thing is that show sucked so bad... but I still watched it
The 1st time I watched Seinfeld, I did find it eccentric and not funny. But a few years later I watched it again it was totally funny. Now I've watched maybe 10 times, still funny.
intelligence :)
Audiences are too fragmented now for a show to capture the "whole" country. Too many platforms.
Aren’t you overlooking the comedy act in the White House? Almost everyone seems to be watching.
Is it possible for another 'funny' show to find mass appeal? He says its possible, but what about The Big Bang Theory? I mean you can't deny the mass appeal and success of that show whether you like it or not.
Jim Gaffigan played for the Pope. Now really, what other comedian will ever get to do that.
Gaffigan is the best going around these days. Seinfeld respects him too.. both are very well prepared performers who write a lot to get the show right.
I've binge watched Jerry's interviews....he's not a fan of fancy men's socks. Nice of him not to say anything.
Jerry Seinfeld is great but he looks like he is going to throw darts at his interviewer. Maybe he hates being interviewed too.
Love Jerry and Seinfeld, keep politics out of it...
Ok
2:40 You still don't know.
lmao @ all the people bitching about Jerry Seinfeld because they're jealous he actually did something with his life other than comment on CZcams
Not that there's anything wrong with that
Jerry did not fall into the Trump-bashing trap laid for him at the end
Glad to hear it. I turned it off at that point. Every idiot interviewer alive is required to demand the guest bash Trump. This is why I watch no interviews of actors or comedians - this was a very rare exception. And actors are just mind-numbingly narcissistic and stupid.
@@pegster6 he's too wealthy to worry about Trump or his tiki torcher anti-Semitic followers. He will be fine so why bother?
I think you'll all enjoy this article: pagesix.com/2018/05/09/jerry-seinfeld-would-rather-joke-about-raisins-than-trump/
Where would Jerry be if he never looked like Roland Orzabal?
Seinfeld : " How long did that performance take to write...?? That's like asking God how long it takes to make an oak tree..!!! " so no ego maniacs here then....!?
I like how they act like no other show has managed Seinfeld's influence as if the Office doesn't exist.
Jimmy Carr said it best. They laughed when I told them I am going to be a comedian when I grow up. Well they're not laughing now. Bee movie stank.
Can Obama come out and play.
Nothing less funny than a comedian talking about how funny they are.
Success has been less kind after the fact than during.
1:57, his parents are both WHAT? I apologise for my limited knowledge of the english language.
'orphans', meaning their parents are dead
Thanks.
Seinfeld the show was great. Seinfeld the one guy not so much. I think he confuses the difference.
Bee movie
Trump has made a show which has captured the whole country. I never used to follow the news, now everyone follows it with the detailed attention they would pay to a popular hit show. It's too bad it's not funnier.
I don't.
Jerry just confirmed to me he does have a god complex.. he compared himself to god creating an oak tree.. which is ridiculous anyway as god doesn’t exist.. but watching comedians in cars you get this feeling Jerry does think he he’s some Ethereal entity.. Larry David doesn’t give off that vibe
I knew that Jason Alexander used God's name as a swear word constantly. I've never heard Jerry do it. Its sad.
I cringe when people do that
You think God's "name" is God?
Seinfeld is the most no-bs person.
x0234dsx hmmmm ... okay
He admitted there is a GOD
for him to admit it, there would have to be one, and he would have to know it. and which god would he be referring to?
Hes Jewish he believes in God he just doesn't think Jesus was Jesus
@@dazombie2012 not all Jews believe in GOD
@@williamgullett5911 well, wouldn't they be considered Atheists then...
@@dazombie2012 yes. They would be atheists. But...your question made me look into it.
Jewish atheism isn't uncommon. Many Jews are culturally and ethnically Jewish but are non believers. A Jew can be a non believer but still be considered a Jew. Even strictly conservative Orthodox Jews would accept an atheist born to a Jewish mother.
In 2011 a study found half of American Jews have doubts of GOD'S existence.
Albert Einstein used theistic language and identified strongly as a Jew while rejecting the notion of a personal GOD. Carl Sagan had similar feelings.Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx also.
The difference I think...is that while a Jewish atheist can be a Jew but there can't be a Christian atheist
I went to a Seinfeld comedy concert during the height of his show. There weren't any belly laughs. Mostly muffled chuckles. I was very disappointed. I've never been a fan since.
Mr Tibbs He’s more of an arrogant prick than he is funny.
Mr Tibbs I just despised the characters and though I know that was part of the sthick....who needs that negativity?
That was the essence of his style. Great writing but...
So, what do they call you?
That is because he has an extremely inflated ego. When he came to perform in Tel Aviv, he had demanded as a condition of his performance that a certain brand of mineral water be provided to him, even though that brand is not sold in Israel. We make our own mineral water here, and it is sufficient to slake our thirst.
Your son I think he's funny.
He's not my son he's your son,
He's not funny he's just misunderstood. I found some good humor bars under his bed.
How can he have a sense of humor when he's not old enough to have a uterus. I'm telling you the kid thinks he's funny. It's only funny when other people laugh. He's still laughing at his own jokes. Other people would laugh if he didn't tell the joke so poorly. Maybe if he had more than one joke. Two jokes doesn't make a routine. He's just in the habit of telling that one joke poorly. Are you saying my son is coming out as being funny?
It just strikes me as peculiar.
He's not funny yet, but he could be.
Maybe he'll wake up funny one day. Stranger things have happened. The day he makes me laugh that'll be funny.
Well written.
not that there's anything wrong with that
i tried to do a stand up, I cried i am so unfunny
David Remnick could have at least researched Jerry Seinfeld's work a little, I mean don't ask him about spending time with the President if your understanding is that Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is shot in a limousine.
Leo Hurley - it's been a while since I saw that episode, but didn't they do both? Maybe I'm misremembering...
origin myth
and they have still sen no evidence of it...
Not even bismuth has as many edges as Jerry Seinfeld....I guess there's just a point of wealth where you literally don't encounter anyone that disagrees with you.
Parents still alive ?
They probably were
Can’t he just go away already?!?
Coming out? Um
Fake news. That implies he's funny.
So he compared himself to God. That's GOD Jerry, GOD.
Lat igo
He's a prick. Crap comedian who got lucky and had great agents and lawyers and banker buddies.
The self-compliments are so gross.
greimalkin That’s jerry for ya, I love Gilbert Gottfried’s imitation of him. He absolutely destroys seinfeld countless times on the howard stern show from the 80s and 90s
earned. you mean earned.
+greimalkin learn to get jokes
Like the audience clapping at intelligent
Except when they're true, measurable and undeniable.
In the closet, huh. Way to use a serious social quandary as click-bait.
Funny thing is, though. Seinfeld isn't funny. (The TV show , yes! but his standup, No!)
He comes across so gross outside of Seinfeld. Funny under Larry David's guide innit