Jerry Seinfeld
Howard Stern Says He Accepted Jerry Seinfeld’s Apology Over Podcast Comments: “I Don’t Care”
Howard Stern said this week he quickly accepted Jerry Seinfeld’s apology for saying Stern has been “outflanked” by other comedians. “I read it, and I went to my wife, ‘Oh, that’s weird,’ because Jerry is a personal friend of ours,” Stern said on Monday’s The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM. Last week, Seinfeld made headlines […]
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Jerry Seinfeld’s Commencement Speech Draws Cheers and Some Protest at Duke University
Several dozen students walked out of Duke University’s commencement ahead of Jerry Seinfeld’s speech Sunday. Though Seinfeld’s speech continued uninterrupted during the ceremony — with many in the audience cheering him on — groups of students could be seen leaving as university president Vincent Price introduced the comedian, with some reports asserting Price’s words were […]
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Jerry Seinfeld Wanted Chris Rock to Parody Will Smith Oscars Slap in ‘Unfrosted’
Jerry Seinfeld wanted Chris Rock to parody Will Smith slapping him at the 2022 Oscars for his Netflix movie Unfrosted. While appearing on Dana Carvey and David Spade’s podcast Fly on the Wall this week, Seinfeld said he initially wanted to cast Rock in the role as the host of the Bowl & Spoon Awards, […]
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Jerry Seinfeld Apologizes to Howard Stern for Podcast Comments: “Please Forgive Me”
Jerry Seinfeld has issued an apology to his “good friend” Howard Stern after telling fellow comics Dana Carvey and David Spade that the self-proclaimed “king of all media” has been “outflanked” by other comedy podcasts, and that the two hosts of the Fly on the Wall podcast are “better than him now.” Seinfeld, whose directorial […]
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UCLA Pro-Palestine Protests and Search for Attackers Continues Following Removal of Encampment
Tension at the University of California, Los Angeles, continued over the weekend and into Monday when professors protested outside an A-list gala at the school on Saturday night and another several dozen students were detained on Monday, while investigations into the mob that attacked the pro-Palestine encampment on campus last week continued. Despite the mass […]
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‘Unfrosted’ Writer Unpacks the Pop-Tart Movie’s Buzziest Moments — Including That TV Reunion
[This story includes spoilers for the Netflix movie Unfrosted.] The buzz around Unfrosted is heating up, with Jerry Seinfeld’s heavily fictionalized Pop-Tart origin story now streaming on Netflix. Seinfeld, who stars in the comedy movie that marks his feature directorial debut, also co-wrote the project’s screenplay. Contributing to the script was Spike Feresten, who worked […]
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Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Unfrosted’ Divides Critics: “One of Decade’s Worst Movies”
Jerry Seinfeld is having an odd time lately. Fans and critics really enjoyed his appearance in HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm series finale — which creator Larry David used to both comment on, and improve upon, the much-maligned Seinfeld closer. But this week, the 70-year-old comedy legend was slammed on social media for a recent interview […]
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Jerry Seinfeld Says Jason Alexander Memorized ‘Seinfeld’ Golf Ball Speech in Half an Hour
The beloved golf ball reveal of Seinfeld‘s “Marine Biologist” episode almost never happened. Jerry Seinfeld revealed this week he and Larry David wrote the scene just hours before filming it, and actor Jason Alexander only had minutes to memorize the script. “I don’t know the schedule that week, but let’s say we’re shooting it on […]
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‘Unfrosted’ Review: Melissa McCarthy in Jerry Seinfeld’s Lightweight but Satisfying Pop-Tarts Origin Story
Directing a feature for the first time, the sitcom legend also stars in the Netflix movie as a cereal company executive involved in the race to create a toaster pastry.
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Jerry Seinfeld Kicks Off Netflix is a Joke Festival With Star-Studded Hollywood Bowl Show
Netflix is a Joke, the 12-day comedy festival taking over Los Angeles with some of the biggest names in the game, kicked off on Wednesday, with Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Nate Bargatze and Sebastian Maniscalco headlining a show at the Hollywood Bowl. In a show that Seinfeld called “one of the best nights I’ve had […]
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Jerry Seinfeld Almost Offered Daniel Day-Lewis a Role in His Pop-Tart Comedy ‘Unfrosted’
Jerry Seinfeld had lofty dreams for his film directorial debut. The comedian said on Tuesday he wanted to cast Daniel Day-Lewis as a sugar drug lord in his Netflix Pop-Tart comedy Unfrosted. “We have a sugar drug lord who controls all the world’s sugar, his name is El Sucre,” Seinfeld explained during an appearance on […]
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Jay Leno Tells Jerry Seinfeld That ‘Unfrosted’ Is “Exactly What America Needs Right Now”
Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tart comedy Unfrosted debuted in Los Angeles on Tuesday, where its star-studded cast was also joined by a special guest heaping praise on the film. Jay Leno — alongside wife Mavis — crashed The Hollywood Reporter‘s red carpet interview with Seinfeld, as he joked, “I’m so sick of these hard-hitting, controversial documentaries. Can’t […]
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