What a great interview!

It’s interesting to see Seinfeld say that Larry David is the brain behind the Seinfeld show. I’ve never seen him say it anywhere else before.

@bucksdiaryfan

2 ай бұрын

Watch ANY episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" -- its essentially early Seinfeld on steroids ("what if you caught someone without a limp parking in handicap?" "what if you were responsible for your aunt's obituary and there was an unfortunate misspelling of aunt?")

@allendracabal0819

14 күн бұрын

I felt the same way.

The moment at 7:08 really does seem a likely origin of the whole “show about nothing” thing. It’s pretty fascinating

@allendracabal0819

14 күн бұрын

I had the same reaction. It would be interesting if the credit for that moniker goes to Bob Costas, of all people.

The sock in the dryer joke is the one I retain above all his other standup stuff. Weird that he says that about not repeating jokes, though. People have listened to comedy albums for generations, over and over. I’m sure he did as a kid. We all did (I’m about his age). Carlin, Brooks & Reiner, Cosby… we’d tell them to each other and crack up.

I’m surprised that Seinfeld seemed not in touch with his singular presence when he referenced that a joke told was basically over once told. There is also the joy in recalling funny stuff alone or together. Great interview.

@jedijones

6 ай бұрын

A lot of comedians don't actually understand comedy. As Seinfeld says here, they come up with jokes spontaneously. But they don't necessarily understand why the joke works on an audience.

oh man, i remember this show! I think late night NBC around 11pm ish early 90s

@ClevelandLiveMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Now you need not stay up later

@allendracabal0819

14 күн бұрын

11pm?? No, no, no. It started AFTER the Tonight Show and Late Night were both over. 1:30am.

5:10 I'd never heard that joke before hahaha

Suit and tie with sneakers. Classic.

@johnrwalker53

Ай бұрын

FFF

Did Bob Costas come up with the phrase about “nothing?” I didn’t think it happened until season 3?

@patricias5122

8 ай бұрын

at 7:04

@allendracabal0819

14 күн бұрын

Season 4, and, yes, Costas saying it here predates them saying it on the actual show.

1:34 Anyone who's watched Curb understands the truth of that statement.

Bob: Do ppl try to go out of their way to be funny in front of you? •proceeds to try to be funny in front of Jerry•

My god. I was three when this happened. The world is so not real.

JERRY SEINFELD 29 DE ABRIL DE 1954 68 AÑOS. (69)

He was on "Later" THREE TIMES before the show was anywhere near a hit? (Costas references "last year with a half dozen shows" that means this interview is taking place after the second season, when the show was still struggling mightily)

@allendracabal0819

14 күн бұрын

They needed to fill the guest chair every weeknight.

Before Jerry thought his presence was a gift.

@TheKitchenerLeslie

2 жыл бұрын

Do you even know what he gets paid for his presence? He can make millions each day... if he chooses. Put yourself in HIS shoes next time you're at work. When you go to take a dump, remember this: "If I were Jerry Seinfeld, this shit would have cost me 6 figures!"

@plane_guy6051

Жыл бұрын

But his presence IS a GIFT.

@MezzMcGillicuddy1

6 ай бұрын

Jerry Seinfeld’s presence is one of the best gifts ever! lol

@johnrwalker53

Ай бұрын

Larry David is the same teach. Watching them ad libbing in a diner on comedians getting coffee wasn't funny at all. It's when i realized that as a comedian everything you say isn't necessarily funny.

@TeachAManToAngle

Ай бұрын

@@johnrwalker53 agreed, because when you have that level of success you tend to think your shit don’t stink.

Robert Quinlan Costas, conocido como Bob Costas (22 de marzo de 1952 en Nueva York, Nueva York (estado)) es un periodista deportivo que trabaja en NBC Sports desde comienzos de los años 80. A lo largo de su carrera informativa, ha presentado nueve ediciones de los juegos olímpicos. 71 AÑOS.

So Bob is the one who first observed that Seinfeld was about nothing.

I remember watching one of his live performances after Seinfeld and the only funny joke was How do they know the exact date of when milk expires? Wasn't anything else close to that.

@allendracabal0819

14 күн бұрын

I've seen him do solid routines after the show ended, such as when Paul McCartney was honored at the White House.

I remember Bob Costas show, didn't last long

@gerardovivanco5631

Жыл бұрын

Which is a shame, considering what the filthy, trash passes for entertainment, hosted by, and starring filthy mouthed skanky people.

@allendracabal0819

14 күн бұрын

Is six years your idea of not long? You have tough standards.

Jerry Sandler haha

@jedijones

6 ай бұрын

Adam Sandler had only first appeared on SNL less than 2 weeks before this Costas episode aired. But he was barely in the episode. Most likely Jerry did not have Adam Sandler in mind when he made this remark.

. Interesting to see Jerry this early in his Seinfeld (show) run, before the show REALLY exploded into the phenomenon it eventually became. He still seems pretty grounded here, and not that he became a big megalomaniac, but you definitely DO feel that his ego now is DEFINITELY not the same as it was prior to the accolades (and CRAZY money!) he's since received since his show has gone off the air..... .

@plane_guy6051

Жыл бұрын

Millions of dollars and fame can do that to most humans

@Amp497

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he has become the Jerry Lewis of our time in terms of ego.

@letsif

Жыл бұрын

@@Amp497 However, I saw him interviewed once, when he said that he knows he's vain.

@johnrwalker53

Ай бұрын

Jerry's ego exploded after Seinfeld's success.

This is before the huge fame of the show, really odd seeing this what if huh? fame merely seconds away at this point.

@ClevelandLiveMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Agree...Jerry had little optimism it was going to succeed

@plane_guy6051

Жыл бұрын

Actually this was the second year and the show was doing very well by then

Jerry was so nice and personable before success got into his head.

@93Jubilee

10 ай бұрын

Yes, he let it go to his head in a HUGE way! POor guy.

He was going to LIE, Until CAUGHT .. LARRY DAVID 💯

Jerry Seinfeld will be remembered for being about nothing. Nothing.

@gerardovivanco5631

Жыл бұрын

As well as yourself, apparently..........

@invisibot6

Жыл бұрын

Make a show that runs for a decade and capture the attention of the world.

I could never figure out how this person ever made it with his unfunny observations.

@NFL1976

3 жыл бұрын

And that's why he has a billion dollars, and we got nuthin'.

@snoozeking7497

3 жыл бұрын

He met Larry David, who helped him along just a little bit.

@eddielasowsky7777

2 жыл бұрын

Satan works in mysterious ways

@kamuelalee

2 жыл бұрын

He's a genius, we're not.

@snoozeking7497

2 жыл бұрын

@@kamuelalee Larry David is the genius.

is there anyone less funny than seinfeld? maybe costas trying to be funny

@homeloanexpert

9 ай бұрын

Jerry Seinfeld is number one amongst comedians, even the comedians say so. You may not agree but he had the biggest show on tv when they quit and there isn’t a theater that he couldn’t fill.

@jedijones

6 ай бұрын

Adam Sandler.

@allendracabal0819

14 күн бұрын

I'd be willing to bet that you are.

Costas made a valid point. Jerry blew him off. I don't think it's because Costas was wrong or because Jerry didn't get it. 🦺

@allendracabal0819

14 күн бұрын

If you would like for anybody to understand you, you will have to provide more context. It was a long interview.

@user-yn7yo1co3k

13 күн бұрын

@allendracabal0819 very good 👉