Jerry Seinfeld

NC commencement protests over Israel-Hamas war include small walkout during Jerry Seinfeld appearance at Duke University

7:46am May 13, 2024

Some campus demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war extended into weekend graduation celebrations, although they were muted in comparison to recent rallies. Dozens of the 7,000 graduates at Duke University in North Carolina left their seats to protest pro-Israel speaker and comedian Jerry Seinfeld.

In an episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee called "Larry Eats A Pancake," Jerry Seinfeld has coffee with Larry David.

Jerry Seinfeld and the fraught history of comedians and 'political correctness'

6:21am May 04, 2024

by Leah Donnella

Jerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to?

Jerry Seinfeld pictured in his Netflix special, 23 Hours to Kill. He says he's "adjusted pretty comfortably" to life at home.

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Jerry Seinfeld On Staying Home: 'At My Dinner Table, You're Supposed To Be Funny'

12:08pm May 02, 2020

The comedian says he's doing well under quarantine. He talked with NPR about comedy during a pandemic and his new Netflix standup special, 23 Hours to Kill. "Humor is an essential survival quantity."

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The series finale of the television comedy Seinfeld aired 20 years ago Monday. The '90s TV juggernaut followed the antics of 30-something New Yorkers Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer.

Something From Nothing: 20 Years On, The Enduring Yada Yada Of 'Seinfeld'

3:47pm May 14, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

The series finale of Seinfeld aired 20 years ago on May 14, 1998. Since then, a new generation of fans continues to follow the antics of Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer on cable and online.

In his new special, Jerry Seinfeld revisits the shop window where he first decided try stand-up and the comedy club where he became a regular in the summer of 1976.

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Jerry Seinfeld's New Netflix Special Puts His Comic Life Into Perspective

12:53pm September 20, 2017

by David Bianculli

After more than 40 years in the business, Seinfeld revisits the clubs where he got his start. Critic David Bianculli says Jerry Before Seinfeld will make you laugh — a lot.

President Obama and Jerry Seinfeld drove a classic 1963 Corvette Stingray around the White House grounds for the comedian's online show.

Seinfeld And Obama, Driving A Stingray And Getting Coffee

1:43pm December 31, 2015

by Bill Chappell

President Obama appears on Jerry Seinfeld's online show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Sample question: "How many world leaders do you think are just completely out of their mind?"