Jason Alexander regales Larry with Seinfeld stories

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  • Costanza checks in! Jason Alexander regales Larry with Seinfeld stories -- why he didn't think the show would work, why it did, and what makes George magical -- and his decision to follow in Jerry's stand-up footsteps. Plus, the truth about that toupee.
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Komentáře • 465

  • @Party22Putte
    @Party22Putte Před 5 lety +715

    Look at those hands, he could be a model

  • @Woadyn
    @Woadyn Před 6 lety +354

    I think Jason Alexander is a wonderful story teller. He really has a way to draw you in and articulate his thoughts

    • @dylanf3108
      @dylanf3108 Před 5 lety +8

      Jake Yea he is so detailed in his stories it feels like you are immersed in his world.

    • @Drchainsaw77
      @Drchainsaw77 Před 4 lety +7

      @Jake OF the four, even including David, Alexander is easily the best story teller.

    • @pranavp468
      @pranavp468 Před 3 lety +11

      When you can hold people's attention like he does, it's basically a superpower. He seems extremely knowledgeable and articulates so well

    • @RobMacKendrick
      @RobMacKendrick Před 3 lety +10

      He's so the opposite of George - confident, friendly, relaxed, self-mocking. You realise what a good actor he is, that he was so convincing as someone entirely different from himself.

  • @nebulous6660
    @nebulous6660 Před 5 lety +82

    George was my favorite character. They were all great in their own way but Jason Alexander had such nuanced humor, he was brilliant. Especially in the last few seasons.

    • @HughMorristheJoker
      @HughMorristheJoker Před 2 lety +1

      Watching it again I really like Kramer, George, and Elaine. Jerry plays the Andy Griffith straight man.

    • @JM-dv1zq
      @JM-dv1zq Před rokem

      You are Nebulous is your observations !! And also spot on !! We love the way you are so nondescript !!

  • @WOODBINEMAN99
    @WOODBINEMAN99 Před 3 lety +142

    George was the single greatest character in TV comedy history

  • @nancilane5069
    @nancilane5069 Před 2 lety +12

    I met him once years ago at an Emmy awards show (in Pasadena). He's the funniest, nicest, and most awesome actor I've ever met!

  • @jamesh2650
    @jamesh2650 Před rokem +12

    Larry King was a very good interviewer. His questions followed the conversation to wherever it may evolve and he rarely interrupted or forced his views. A very interesting gentleman in his own right. R.I.P Larry, thanks for the memories.

    • @gustafsone
      @gustafsone Před 2 měsíci

      He very briefly mentioned it here, but Larry actually enjoyed doing comedy himself and was actually pretty damn funny! One of my favorite late night talk shows to watch was the one Craig Ferguson hosted, and he had a robot sidekick that was voiced off-camera by Josh Robert Thompson. Every now and then Josh would be taking time off from doing the show, and Craig got the idea to bring on different celebrities to voice Geoff during these times to have a bit of fun. Well, one time he had Larry King come on the show just to do the voice of the robot, and he absolutely killed it. I had no idea Larry could do comedy, or was even a funny person, until I saw that episode and I still go back to revisit it every once and a while via CZcams.

  • @elishmuel1976
    @elishmuel1976 Před rokem +13

    I can't believe Jerry and Larry didn't give a tiny cut of their percentages to the rest of the cast. There would be no Seinfeld without Jason Alexander and the rest.

  • @sharkiegurl
    @sharkiegurl Před 2 lety +10

    “I’ve always wanted to pretend to be an architect” -George Constanza
    😂🤣😂

  • @06rtm
    @06rtm Před 7 lety +282

    He really does look like George from Seinfeld

  • @NEpatriots88
    @NEpatriots88 Před 5 lety +100

    What a class act. Eating some pretzels and drinking some beers as I stream this. But these pretzels...are making me thirsty!

    • @progmetalkd
      @progmetalkd Před 3 lety +1

      Genius!
      czcams.com/video/creEBsbEYZc/video.html

    • @RonnieGreher
      @RonnieGreher Před 3 lety +1

      A class act indeed, at least in this interview. Michael Richards doesn’t seem to present well in any interview that I’ve seen, including on Seinfeld behind the scenes.

    • @jordanabeaulieu2530
      @jordanabeaulieu2530 Před 3 lety +1

      I liked him in *Shallow Hal* with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black

    • @janeelliott1548
      @janeelliott1548 Před 3 lety

      @@jordanabeaulieu2530 Me too. Great film, great cast all around. He had that cute little puppy tail!

    • @MandleRoss
      @MandleRoss Před 3 lety

      A muffin can be quite filling.

  • @heartartist
    @heartartist Před 3 lety +16

    RIP Larry King...George indeed was a legendary character since everyone can relate to some aspect of this character...Jason Alexander should have gotten multiple Emmys for his potroyal.

  • @Animusapertus
    @Animusapertus Před 6 lety +74

    Seinfeld caught my soul and i've never been able to get sick of that show even for a second. I still quote and watch that show if i catch it on. Amazing after seeing every episode probably hundreds of times, i can still watch it.

    • @Herodollus
      @Herodollus Před 6 lety +4

      Me too! I can still find certain lines and such extremely funny for the first time. I like binge through it and have new ideas on what's going on between the characters and their friendship. Seinfeld does have sentimentality in it and sometimes when they show actual friendship it feels stronger than in other sitcoms where friendships are the focus point. Seinfeld was art
      I too use lines from the show when i talk to friends without noticing it

    • @HughMorristheJoker
      @HughMorristheJoker Před 2 lety +4

      I'm rewatching it all on Netflix. It's like cultural study.

    • @greenearth4611
      @greenearth4611 Před rokem +1

      Yup! I know exactly what you mean 👌🏻

    • @salmaveli
      @salmaveli Před rokem +1

      Me too, I watch it all the time. I still laugh and I foresee that I will continue watching it.

  • @sabeelra
    @sabeelra Před 4 lety +47

    Such a humble guy! Very Articulate and engaging!

    • @ams554
      @ams554 Před 3 lety +2

      I don't find him humble at all...

    • @MatsThyWit
      @MatsThyWit Před 3 lety +3

      @@ams554 I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking that. Jason Amexander strikes me as incredibly full of himself. He strikes me as the kind of pompous performer that Martin Mull used to parody.

  • @karlkelton
    @karlkelton Před 3 lety +19

    Terrific Interview. Jason's is very articulate & comes across as a quick thinker.

  • @Danimal300zx
    @Danimal300zx Před 10 lety +214

    Jason's actually very articulate and intelligent.

  • @f5370
    @f5370 Před 4 lety +44

    George and the other characters deserve residuals from syndication. Be fair

    • @user-uq6sz6po3d
      @user-uq6sz6po3d Před měsícem +2

      I understand the sentiment, but they weren't contractually obligated to give them points so it just wasn't going to happen. However, it's known that Jason, Michael and Julia refused to participate in the DVDs without getting well paid. And they were so there's ways to compensate them.

  • @mthivier
    @mthivier Před 6 lety +26

    Wow, what a charming, lovely guy. Hard amazing is it that he was able to transform himself into George every week for nine years!

  • @juscogens5541
    @juscogens5541 Před 2 lety +7

    Love Jason!..I saw him in an Off Broadway production of "Personals". Then had the pleasure to meet him at a restaurant in NYC, what a gracious human being. So glad he pushed for a percentage of Seinfeld since he knew that producers in the future would typecast him...which seems they did. It is too bad that the three could not get some kind of a deal.

  • @NoUploadJustComment
    @NoUploadJustComment Před 6 lety +75

    Great interview. Despite playing one of the greatest and most popular television characters of all time he seems extremely well adjusted and chill.

    • @breadfan262
      @breadfan262 Před 2 lety

      Really? That’s your takeaway? You don’t see his arrogance?

    • @WhiskerWhippers
      @WhiskerWhippers Před 2 lety +1

      Well he’s rich af. Helps being chill knowing everything’s paid for forever

    • @Brinta3
      @Brinta3 Před 2 lety +2

      He doesn’t shy away from acknowledging that Seinfeld and George were a huge succes, perhaps that is perceived as arrogance by some.

    • @jjmarcos
      @jjmarcos Před rokem +1

      @@breadfan262 watch an interview with Jerry, THATS arrogance. Jason is nowhere near that

  • @quentin3330
    @quentin3330 Před 6 lety +145

    George is gettin' upset!

  • @ptptpt123
    @ptptpt123 Před 2 lety +8

    I just love him. What a remarkable personality, could listen to him for hours.

  • @paulpolpiboon9535
    @paulpolpiboon9535 Před 6 lety +23

    That was a pretty good conversation, I didn't realize how good at speaking he is, I know he did a STAR TREK and is a practitioner of JKD, but I didn't know he won a Tony long before Seinfeld.
    btw @19:30 he addresses "gun control" very well, almost supporting both sides rationally.

  • @markherring3513
    @markherring3513 Před rokem +3

    "If Relationship George walks through that door, Independent George would cease to exist!!"

  • @jonathanwortman1451
    @jonathanwortman1451 Před 3 lety +13

    Jason is a great interview, love hearing his thoughts.

  • @homersimpson5964
    @homersimpson5964 Před 2 lety +9

    The rest of the Seinfeld cast should have been granted their request of royalties.

  • @ruk2023--
    @ruk2023-- Před 2 lety +7

    Great storyteller and very smart. Listening to him talk makes me appreciate how good an actor he is to be a convincing George.

  • @fnq-8890
    @fnq-8890 Před 4 lety +12

    So that’s why Jerry hasn’t had Jason on ‘Comedians in Cars’ because Jason revealed that LD was the reason ‘Seinfeld’ was a hit. I think he may have something.

    • @AlkisenSuper
      @AlkisenSuper Před 3 lety +1

      He did have him on. It was a special episode called The Over-Cheer which was written and performed like an episode of Seinfeld. Wayne Knight made a cameo in it as well.

    • @davidleigh443
      @davidleigh443 Před 2 lety

      Did Jerry ever do a full episode of CICGC with Wayne Knight. I saw a commentary JS did with a "Newman" episode and Wayne Knight had lost some weight. Jerry seemed very happy for Wayne Knight.

  • @sidharthchand8072
    @sidharthchand8072 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I loved his risk management seminar 😊

  • @msthang5366
    @msthang5366 Před 6 lety +14

    I LOVE THIS MAN!!!

  • @nickbarcheck1019
    @nickbarcheck1019 Před 3 lety +6

    What a smart guy. Could listen to Jason and Larry for hours.

  • @bigbowlowrong4694
    @bigbowlowrong4694 Před 6 lety +123

    This would be great if Larry King was edited out and replaced with Larry David

  • @dinab8073
    @dinab8073 Před 4 lety +10

    The best character on TV in my opinion

  • @ChubbyTeletubby
    @ChubbyTeletubby Před 4 lety +4

    What a great commentary!
    Thanks for posting!

  • @natev1956
    @natev1956 Před 2 lety +6

    Jason on George, "an overinflated ego and a complete sense of worthlessness." 🤣🤣🤣

  • @johnmeye
    @johnmeye Před 2 lety +2

    I❤️Jason

  • @jazzisforpainting4928
    @jazzisforpainting4928 Před 5 lety +3

    *This* is why I love you tube: having my morning coffee/listening to Jason Alexander rap...

  • @CalumetColorado
    @CalumetColorado Před 2 lety +4

    Jason Alexander talks like George in the episode where he gave up on sex and gained a higher IQ .... :D

  • @stealthcat100
    @stealthcat100 Před 4 lety +6

    Tippy toe tippy toe , lemon tree !

  • @craigrussell3062
    @craigrussell3062 Před 3 lety +6

    From the way he insists that his wig be referred to as a "piece", you can tell there's a little bit of Jason Alexander's own pompousness written into Costanza as well

  • @ThoughtformsOfTheSubconsciousM

    Fantastic interview!

  • @habbogigi
    @habbogigi Před 8 lety +127

    Anybody else thinks he's a got a remarkable voice?

    • @Sapsche
      @Sapsche Před 6 lety +8

      Yes, I'd say his voiceover is one of the reasons why I got hooked on the Duckman cartoon.

    • @jeffcampbell668
      @jeffcampbell668 Před 6 lety +4

      he's been in some stage productions where he sings. he's very good.

    • @fedesh883
      @fedesh883 Před 4 lety +2

      Yes, he could do books on tape

    • @StuUngar
      @StuUngar Před 2 lety +1

      @@fedesh883 Like a mentor?

    • @sagarsaxena6318
      @sagarsaxena6318 Před 2 lety

      he sings pretty well.

  • @giomjava
    @giomjava Před 2 lety +3

    RIP Larry! Best interviwer of all time! ❤️

    • @davidleigh443
      @davidleigh443 Před 2 lety

      Larry used to say when a guest has written a book he will not read that book before he interviews the author because if he knows the answer, he might not ask the question his audience wants him to ask.

  • @jaygatsby3039
    @jaygatsby3039 Před 2 lety +6

    His acting is like acting but without acting

    • @arvindhmani06
      @arvindhmani06 Před rokem

      I hear he published a great not-so-much-as-a-book-but-a-pamphlet

  • @optimisticwhovian1726
    @optimisticwhovian1726 Před 5 lety +28

    It kind of annoys me to think that the rest of the actors don't get some residuals from the endless repeat screenings considering they were really the ones who made the show famous. It was fine for Jerry and Larry they made their money but Jason and Julia had to keep on working and got typecast cos of the show so the least they deserved was a decent percentage of the rescreening profit cos Jerry alone would not have made that show the success it was.

    • @TCM215
      @TCM215 Před 4 lety +2

      I think they all got 40 million each for the last two seasons though to make up for it. Larry and Jerry make at least that from the show each year still

  • @mrsmith9031
    @mrsmith9031 Před 4 lety +6

    Great character, and such, and great character in Seinfeld, hero of comedy,

  • @readigo
    @readigo Před 8 lety +35

    the book he mentions, The Martian , later turned into a great movie
    cool )))

    • @peateargriffin7593
      @peateargriffin7593 Před 4 lety +2

      Saw it. Didn't care for it.

    • @theideamanhascome3806
      @theideamanhascome3806 Před 3 lety +3

      @@peateargriffin7593 what did you think of the martian movie?? see THAT was me asking. before nobody asked, pal.

  • @tobylanglois3698
    @tobylanglois3698 Před 6 lety +4

    Love both Larry David and Jason Alexander.

  • @craigdreyer2073
    @craigdreyer2073 Před rokem +1

    great interview , loved it , lovely man Jason alexander

  • @justinschrank4806
    @justinschrank4806 Před 11 měsíci +1

    George is my favorite character of all time and Jason is so intelligent. It would be great to meet him

  • @shmookins
    @shmookins Před 5 lety +4

    One of the greatest of all time.

  • @dearmakeupdiary
    @dearmakeupdiary Před 2 měsíci

    George and Kramer my favorite characters from the show 🫶🏽🫶🏽

  • @billscannell93
    @billscannell93 Před 3 lety +4

    What a sharp, intelligent little dude. I think he is probably the most skilled comic actor of Seinfeld, though of course they are all great.

  • @meg2231
    @meg2231 Před 3 lety +5

    I'm looking forward to his new book, "Stand-up without standing up"

  • @duskfall_777
    @duskfall_777 Před 6 lety +3

    What a great interview.

  • @killswitchrulez00
    @killswitchrulez00 Před 4 lety +6

    “I invented it’s not you it’s me”

  • @cloudtx
    @cloudtx Před 3 lety +3

    What a funny guy! And the ScarJo pick just makes him classier and a man of culture! Haha

  • @StephenPaulTroup
    @StephenPaulTroup Před 6 lety +2

    Great interview!

  • @GoSolar
    @GoSolar Před 3 lety +5

    Did Larry actually ask “what network”?

  • @robertjacobs8745
    @robertjacobs8745 Před rokem +1

    I watched 13 episodes being filmed. So much fun!

  • @hj52059
    @hj52059 Před 5 lety +7

    TO ME HE WAS ALL THE FUN IN SEINFIELD!

  • @MichelleCoxPhotography
    @MichelleCoxPhotography Před 6 lety +11

    I love Jason. Definitely one of my top 4 favorite characters on Seinfeld..... ;)

  • @mgl576
    @mgl576 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Great interview to George Constanza.

  • @Oryansbelt
    @Oryansbelt Před rokem +1

    What an articulate and genuine guy

  • @DKDexter999
    @DKDexter999 Před 5 lety +6

    Ah, Jason's reading "The Martian"; one of the greatest *comedies* of all time..

  • @vassa1972
    @vassa1972 Před 3 lety +1

    Great stuff loved Jason Alexander as George contanxa

  • @SpaghettiKillah
    @SpaghettiKillah Před 6 lety +86

    Jason is an extremely artistically intelligent actor. He's my favorite actor/ character from Seinfeld.
    I mean I can immagine Seinfeld without Jerry and still being funny with George and Kramer.
    But Seinfeld without George would be bust, empty.

    • @jfish032
      @jfish032 Před 6 lety +7

      Uhhhhh Ya, 'cept you forgot about JULIA LOUIS DREYFUS

    • @CrzyGazara
      @CrzyGazara Před 6 lety

      Yeah Baby

    • @scattygirl1
      @scattygirl1 Před 6 lety

      Ditto. But just substitute George with Elaine.

    • @winterlandboy
      @winterlandboy Před 6 lety +2

      Also a good writer. His “Acting ...Without Acting” is fascinating

    • @optimisticwhovian1726
      @optimisticwhovian1726 Před 5 lety +6

      Yeh its kind of shameful how Jerry and Larry took all the money and Jason was left begging for residuals along with the others and that the company wouldn't even let them have a decent piece of the pie for a show they made famous cos if it hadn't been for Jason especially Seinfeld would've just been buried as another early 90s American sitcom along with the other graveyard of cancelled comedies about stand up comedians and their lives of which there was no shortage. Jerry and Larry owe him a lot.

  • @BuddhatheBlackDog
    @BuddhatheBlackDog Před 6 lety +8

    my respect for him just went up

  • @masfortunatv
    @masfortunatv Před 3 lety +4

    For some odd reason i feel like this is costanza trying to convince Larry he is Jason Alexander lol 😂

  • @danieldummett3731
    @danieldummett3731 Před 8 lety +14

    jason is so cool

  • @ElmwoodParkHulk
    @ElmwoodParkHulk Před 5 lety +1

    What nice person ....God bless

  • @XtraCrispy
    @XtraCrispy Před 2 lety +1

    @4:20 That how he hype people up! Love it!

  • @wagnerpaivafernandes
    @wagnerpaivafernandes Před 4 lety +1

    Very good interview

  • @jennhoff03
    @jennhoff03 Před 5 lety +3

    3:18- best two seconds in the show. :)

  • @robfish333
    @robfish333 Před 10 měsíci +2

    “My character is exactly like Larry David. My kids don’t like watching the show because they don’t like to watch me acting like an asshole shmuck”

  • @vassa1972
    @vassa1972 Před 4 lety

    Great stuff

  • @canuck_gamer3359
    @canuck_gamer3359 Před 4 lety +9

    If I could ask Jason anything I wanted, I would want to know whether the cigarette actually was difficult for him in "The Invitations" episode. His face turns red and he really looks like he is struggling so I would want to know if that was something completely acted or if it didn't need much embellishment.

  • @Mskatz007
    @Mskatz007 Před 5 lety +30

    It's really upsetting to hear that Julia, Jason and Michael aren't making anything from Seinfeld anymore. I think Jerry and Larry should give them a cut of their earnings...it's been long enough.

    • @naraposthumus8478
      @naraposthumus8478 Před 4 lety +4

      Definitely. ❤ its probably contracted but should be redone. Then again theyve all been fairly successful thus far so i think they are happy.

    • @PeterParker-vq2cz
      @PeterParker-vq2cz Před 4 lety +4

      this aint socialism.....

    • @ladgrove
      @ladgrove Před 4 lety +6

      Julia is a billionaire. Michael and Jason are fine.

    • @monicaangelini3324
      @monicaangelini3324 Před 4 lety

      Why? They were all handsomely paied during and after.

    • @joshualarue1624
      @joshualarue1624 Před 4 lety +8

      @@monicaangelini3324 Jerry and Larry have made over 400million or more on reruns and syndication/streaming because they get a percentage of the back-end. The other 3 fought for a percentage and were categorically denied. Half a percent of that deal would make one very wealthy. Absolutely wrong that Jerry and Larry wouldn't cut them in. They are equally responsible for the success of the show.

  • @obviousstraightguy
    @obviousstraightguy Před 4 lety +1

    God damn it. I like this dude.

  • @latenightlogic
    @latenightlogic Před 9 měsíci

    Wonderful

  • @Opochtli
    @Opochtli Před 2 lety +1

    Love me some Jason Alexander

  • @AntonQvarfordt
    @AntonQvarfordt Před rokem +2

    "The fine balance between an overinflated ego, and a complete sense of worthlessness."
    Oh man... At least David manages to balance 'em.

  • @seiaghen
    @seiaghen Před rokem +1

    now that i think about it, if Jason made stand-up as the character of George it would be amazing

  • @jeanchampollion3329
    @jeanchampollion3329 Před 3 lety +2

    That's a nice coat, Jason. Is that cashmere?

  • @bannedheretic2971
    @bannedheretic2971 Před 3 lety +2

    He actually looks pretty handsome here! Great voice.

  • @Texasdex84
    @Texasdex84 Před 3 lety

    I understand that completely

  • @asteverino8569
    @asteverino8569 Před rokem +1

    Thanks Jason.
    Larry, you are a gargoyle with experience.
    Thanks

  • @madpop17
    @madpop17 Před 4 lety +10

    That martian book sounds interesting. Maybe they should make a movie soon.

    • @DrJ-hx7wv
      @DrJ-hx7wv Před 3 lety

      @Ulya Sjoboden he was kidding

  • @32mybelle
    @32mybelle Před 2 lety +2

    Jason Alexander is brilliant.

  • @petecamiolo4955
    @petecamiolo4955 Před 6 lety +1

    Anybody know when this aired originally?

  • @NYGGJELEBEITE
    @NYGGJELEBEITE Před 5 lety +6

    They really deserved some points in the syndication. Shame on Jerry and Larry.

    • @erichaynes7502
      @erichaynes7502 Před 4 lety +1

      Jerry and Larry worked year round as when they were done filming a season they'd spend the "off" 6 months writing the next season.

  • @REDACT3D
    @REDACT3D Před 5 lety +2

    I'd love to hang out with Jason for a day lol

    • @formerlybernard6460
      @formerlybernard6460 Před 4 lety

      Yes. As long as it wasnt at a poker table; hed take your shirt. Very good player.

  • @HealthyBodyForLife
    @HealthyBodyForLife Před 4 lety +2

    That moment where Jason references The Martian and then producers make the movie

  • @captaindeadpool2655
    @captaindeadpool2655 Před 2 lety

    George "Cantstandya" hahahaha.

  • @kerrymccarthy9713
    @kerrymccarthy9713 Před 4 lety +5

    This man understands the greatness of the walking dead

  • @jameskennedy552
    @jameskennedy552 Před 4 lety +3

    Did anyone else Notice how Larry said no when Jason said I think it was 9/11? Did he not think he was correct?

  • @user-nb7qn4jr9c
    @user-nb7qn4jr9c Před 4 měsíci

    Ive told my friends at my funeral the opening music is from mash,the end as everyone walks out is the seinfeld music.

  • @raprot7829
    @raprot7829 Před 6 lety +5

    I didn't read the channel name, and I thought the title meant Larry David. My bad.

  • @beardown2489
    @beardown2489 Před 5 lety +1

    So the dude called The Martian. Nice!

  • @winterlandboy
    @winterlandboy Před 4 lety +3

    One of THE funniest Seinfeld eps,was when George decided to get a toupee and Elaine took it off his head in Jerry’s apartment ,told him he looked ridiculous ,and threw it out of the window
    I was crying with laughter

  • @lonemapper
    @lonemapper Před 4 lety

    good for youuuuuuuuuuu JACK!