Is Jerry Seinfeld kind of an arsehole?

[BeardFaceMan]

I remember seeing a video of Seinfeld walking down the street minding his own business when he gets stopped by one of those TMZ fucks, sticking a camera in his face and asking him stupid questions, as they are wont to do. Seinfeld took it in his stride and then took the video camera off the paparazzi fella and started filming him with it, giving a commentary on all the food stains on his clothes. It did make me warm to him.

[Bobloblawslawbomb]

Jerry made an appearance on Between Two Ferns just the other day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp25FOn37nA

This is fantastic. 'Oh hey Wayne, good to see you' floored me.

[Z]

The thing is, everyone is kind of an arsehole, even Mother Teresa (seriously, look it up).

No "kind of" there, she was a colossal cunt. I even know a few extremely catholic relatives who worked with charities where she visited and even back in the 90s they said they were astounded by how awful her attitudes were towards the people they were trying to help.




Seinfeld's a huge asshole but I don't think he's ever really sold himself as a nice guy, has he? If anything he seems to overplay it whenever I see him in anything.

[MortSahlFan]

https://sofrep.com/97785/not-funny-jerry-seinfeld-slammed-visit-israeli-run-anti-terror-camp/

Case closed

Woah. Murderous sleaze Gestapo group...

[Brundle-Fly]

Seinfeld's a huge asshole but I don't think he's ever really sold himself as a nice guy, has he? If anything he seems to overplay it whenever I see him in anything.

Nothing profound, but the fact we put these entertainers on pedestals and then judge them because they are not perfect specimens of humanity that configures with ones particular moral/political compass somewhat makes us all arseholes too?

I thought his 'gay French king' gag was a funny observation but he didn't really need the 'gay' epithet, not because it was dull stereotyping but surprisingly clunky considering his mathematic approach to joke structure.

[St_Eddie]

No "kind of" there, she was a colossal cunt. I even know a few extremely catholic relatives who worked with charities where she visited and even back in the 90s they said they were astounded by how awful her attitudes were towards the people they were trying to help.

Yeah, to be honest, I kinda underplayed it with the whole "kind of an arsehole" thing.  The woman was at best, a misguided, deranged fool and at worst, a full-on raging fucking psychopath.

[Twed]

[Dr Rock]

I thought his 'gay French king' gag was a funny observation but he didn't really need the 'gay' epithet, not because it was dull stereotyping but surprisingly clunky considering his mathematic approach to joke structure.

I think it could've worked fine without the 'French' too. We can all imagine the way a lazy King might gesticulate, and he's doing the motion already. 'King' on its own is arguably funnier, to me anyway.

[marquis_de_sad]

Arsehole or not, he'll always be a million times more deserving of any comedy fan's respect than so called 'nice guys' like Corden or Russell Howard.

Not a nice guy.

[Twed]

Arsehole or not, he'll always be a million times more deserving of any comedy fan's respect than so called 'nice guys' like Corden or Russell Howard.

Not a nice guy.

[Jockice]

Apparently Corden is one of the nicest people in showbusiness. At least according to the person who defriended me on Facebook for putting a gag on there about those car insurance adverts. As far as I know my former friend (I knew him in real life too) has never actually met Corden but it's strange to think that he has such an emotional hold over someone.

[Kelvin]

Not a nice guy.

What's Howard done? I'm not a fan, but I've never heard any stories about him.

[Poison To The Mind]

Yeah, I think it's particularly harsh on King, considering he's only asking the question rhetorically. It's obvious from the question that King did know Seinfeld ended the show himself.

King is definitely noted for his keen awareness and extensive preparation for interviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_p-Qj5YAu0

[Petey Pate]

Plus he moaned about political correctness and refused to play in colleges because of it.

This was discussed on a recent episode of Chapo Trap House. Apparently, the truth is that Seinfeld was trying out new material which none of the college students found funny, and somehow spun this into a 'today's kids are too sensitive' situation.

[Dannyhood91]

Ive never watched a Seinfeld comedy gig all the way through but I love the sitcom as one of the wittiest things ever broadcast. I think the man can be a bit disagreeable and yeah maybe a bit of a dick to be honest.

That being said I totally get why he's being a dick in this clip because I hate people I don't know hugging me.
https://youtu.be/iX3_L8z2uw4

[Steven]

I hate people I don't know hugging me.

Well then, I'm certainly not going to attend any of your CaB meets.

[QDRPHNC]

Boring answer - probably yes, a bit, but that's also part of his charm.

[petril]

he might be but I've loved his work incredibly. Pirated everything of his I could get my hands on, naturally. You've got to separate the art from the artist, haven't you?

[imitationleather]

he might be but I've loved his work incredibly. Pirated everything of his I could get my hands on, naturally. You've got to separate the art from the artist, haven't you?

Tell that to the Schweinstein thread.

[Steven]

You've got to separate the art from the artist, haven't you?

The Nazis certainly did.

[phes]

I think if you believe Seinfeld is an arsehole you're probably holding someone you barely know to stupidly high standards, and possibly the arsehole in this equation

[Enrico Palazzo]

He often says "unless you're a comedian you won't understand why that's funny" but apart from that he's fine.

[a duncandisorderly]

I think it could've worked fine without the 'French' too. We can all imagine the way a lazy King might gesticulate, and he's doing the motion already. 'King' on its own is arguably funnier, to me anyway.

maybe he could've said "larry king"...