What I love about Jerry and Larry David is that they give people themselves and don’t try to pretend or hide who they are. Like Larry leaving the show because he was burnt out and wanted to try something else even when the show is wildly successful.
Larry Davis a decent writer. He had pretty good writers and good character s playing his firneds true. He ought to cut that idiotic stand up out though its so stupid uts annoying
When the interviewer ( Name?) says, " But you've been able to disguise it as family entertainment", and Jerry bursts out in laughter, what a feather in your cap! To be able to tell people, " Yeah? Well I made Jerry Seinfeld laugh one time."
'I never thought that I could do what I'm doing now. I'm very proud of the fact that I believed in myself... and that I turned out to have something, because I didn't really know. The fact that I bet on myself & didn't lose, is a pretty deep reward.' - Jerry Seinfeld
Right... You definitely have to move a certain way with People in these interviews.. They WILL TRY YOU and Try to get you to say something THEY wanna hear.. But Not everyone moves in Stupidity.... People are crafty & snake-ish.
Seinfeld, the comedian. Thanks for sharing it, again! The finale here is priceless, motivational..."I never thought I could what I am doing now... I believed in myself, and I turned out to have something 'cause I didn't really know.... The fact that I bet on myself and didn't lose, it's a pretty deep reward." 😀
I was born in 93 and I love this show. Didn't understand it until 2008. He is one of the goats of comedy. Being able to blend controversial topics in a daytime 90s show is amazing.
Yes great actors, but also genius writers, some of my favorite lines starting with Kramer... "Jerry don't worry about it, these big corporations write everything off" Jerry... "They write what off? Kramer... "Whatever they want" Jerry... "You don't even know what a write off is" And to me, the most genius line Kramer comes back with... "Well they do, and they're the ones writing if off"
The writers created everything ? Jerry and Larry wrote 50 of the episodes . Every single other episode written by the other writers had to go through Jerry & Larry for the first 7 seasons and in seasons 8-9 after Larry left it was up to Jerry . Nothing passed through Larry or Jerry without them rewrites or tightening up scenes from those 2 .
Exactly what Mercury said. I read a book by one of the writers - he actually was a comic, played the really boring guy who Elaine dated bc he couldn't remember her name, ended up on Raymond I think? Anyway, he said Larry told the writers to come to them with ideas about stuff that happened to them in real life and pitch them as storylines. They (I get the impression mostly this was Larry) would then workshop the ideas and create their A/B/C storylines from all these ideas. Then one writer would be assigned to doing the outline for the ep, but pretty sure Larry & Jerry actually then wrote all the dialogue. That's until as stated S8/9 where it was much more traditional sitcom writers room, which is no surprise while they contain some gems are responsible for 100% of show's few clunkers.
@@tombonneau Cheers man .Spot on here .The fella you are referring to is Fred Stoller who was Elaine's forgetful boyfriend in "The secret code " ep . Fred wrote "The Soup " ep - the one where Bania gave Jerry an Armani suit . Jerry takes him out for dinner and Bania has soup . The other ep he wrote the Kramer and the chimpanzee incident subplot in "The face painter " ep . Yeah the dynamic of the show changed after Larry left at the end of season 7 became more absurd but in a good way . Seinfeld was Larry & Jerry's show with Jerry taking sole responsibility for seasons 8-9 .
The DVDs and box sets of the show throughout the years are jam-packed with interviews with the writers. They are prominently featured. They definitely got their due credit.
Mr. Seinfeld has really something to say. It´s inspiring to listen to him. Thanks for the great entertainment, that was like a good friend in many hours of solitude.
14:39 - "The fact that I bet on myself and didn't lose is a pretty deep reward." That, right there, is more New York City Jewish than Katz's on Houston St. Not "bet on myself and won", but "bet on myself and DIDN'T LOSE!" :D
And when Paul McCartney was being honored at the White House during the Obama administration - and Jerry was asked to do a few minutes as an intro... he kidded McCartney about the lyric "She was just 17... You know what I mean" - saying what did you mean, Paul...? Btw... Paul was just 19 when he wrote that song.
he wasn't married, he didn't already have kids, like he says, he was kind of immature. And he has pretty good genetics and looks 10 years younger than his age. And to cap it off, they're still married and seem to have a solid marriage. So people need to get over it, stop being jealous.
@@monkeyb1820 "they're still married"? who? Jerry and the college chick broke up the same year this interview was filmed. he married his current wife, whose 18 years younger than him rather than 21 years younger than him, a year or two later (after the woman completed her divorce from her new husband who she had just returned from their honeymoon with when she began dating jerry, of course)
@@ereek5 sorry, I did mean to track down my comment. He did indeed break up with shoshana, got involved with Jessica (there was some drama there), but he and Jessica seem to have a strong marriage and mostly stay out of the limelight.
Not sure yet if I liked the Seinfeld show. I've seen each episode at least 10 times and still love watching it. I guess I like it. "No soup for you!" "He pulled it out?" "Are you still master of your domain?"
@@davidwright873 It may seem that way because Larry never appeared on camera in that show. He got his own show afterwards ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"), and the residuals from "Seinfield" are also keeping him well-fed. I wouldnt worry about him and his legacy.
I used to work all evening shifts and missed seeing this or didn't have time to watch. Retired now and watching all of these shows. I see ow why it was and is so popular.
I didn’t start watching till 2018 or maybe even later 🙈. I am so lucky my friends told me to watch, it’s definitely one of the , well probably THE funniest shows I have ever seen, I also obviously love Curb. I can honestly say I watch at least one episode of Seinfeld every single day… and I am now years in and still find it hilarious and very clever. Long may I continue to laugh at this masterpiece 🤷♂️Jerry,George Elaine and Kramer oh and Newman, and all the other great Characters. Thank you 🙏
My 85 year old gramma liked seinfeld back in the day cause she said they were a perfect example of young people nowadays. She said to just make sure people got tv, big macs and a phone and theres no threat of revolution
Larry David bitching about the camera angle in his first appearance in the segment is just perfect 👌🏽🤣🤣🤣
What I love about Jerry and Larry David is that they give people themselves and don’t try to pretend or hide who they are. Like Larry leaving the show because he was burnt out and wanted to try something else even when the show is wildly successful.
"people that read tabloids deserve to be lied to" 🤣
Damn..... Interesting point.
Twain-esque
I am Nigerian and I have watched seasons of Seinfeld more than I count and it keeps getting better and better. Great Sitcom
Seinfeld is still funny & a relatable show for anyone who lives in cities especially.
Or if you're Jewish then it's even more relatable.
@@BeranM OR IF YOU'RE ANYONE FROM ANYWHERE WITH EVEN HALF WAY SMART. IDIOTS NO NEED TO REPLY
ANYONE WITH HALF A BRAIN WITH EVEN HALF A SENSE OF HUMOR CAN APPRECIATE THIS BRILLIANT HUMOR
It portrays human nature down to the tee
I didn t know i was in a city
"People that read tabloids deserve to be lied to."
What a brilliant line and he came up with that on the fly!
God...I was in highschool when Seinfeld was still at its peak.
Crazy how quickly life flies by.
You both peaked at the same time congrats 👏 😅
@@mr.monitor. that's what she said.
you ain't seen nothing yet!! lol
I was in highschool when it ended
So was his girlfriend..lol
"It's not 60 swinging
minutes" 😂😂
And yet you were a ladies man then dude!!!
"Who leaves a country packed with ponies to come to a non-pony country." Best line ever!
I had a pony!
I watched this episode yesterday, it never gets old😅🤣
That's what's so great about Seinfeld still so quotable
@@gracepeterson7483 Best comeback ever. Best delivery too.
Brilliant
The more one watches Seinfeld the better it gets.
As Kramer said - levels Jerry 😂
it ages like fine wine...
Always fresh, always funny, even watching for the tenth time.
@@kathyduby8150 I’m either watching repeats or watching the DVD’s.
It's only the pilot that was a bit underpar
It’s such a great relaxer at the end of the night. Funny, good pace, relatable humor
Thanks for these archived interviews (It’s gold, Jerry. Gold!)
"It's funny to be delicate with something that's explosive"
Genius ⭐️
Happens when you are very good with language
The best sitcom there has ever been or ever will be
The only sitcom
Larry Davis a decent writer. He had pretty good writers and good character s playing his firneds true. He ought to cut that idiotic stand up out though its so stupid uts annoying
@@katbrown1449 larry david does standup..?
If you're a Jew
@@SH-zz2ef no way. not in the same league
watching Seinfeld is so timeless and the humor is classic
You’re wrong. Curb your enthusiasm is much better also written by Larry David and uncensored. Not to mention there was no script. It was all ad-lib.
Greatest show of all time, simple as that.
Second to prime simpsons, in my opinion
Seinfeld and South Park both take the #1 spot for me
Two and a half men
All in the Family
One of the greatest sitcoms. But not overall.
When the interviewer ( Name?) says, " But you've been able to disguise it as family entertainment", and Jerry bursts out in laughter, what a feather in your cap! To be able to tell people, " Yeah? Well I made Jerry Seinfeld laugh one time."
Steve Kroft, I think.
I love how Jerry has the demeanor of someone who is above it all without being off-putting about it
Seinfeld is a unique genius comedian. You can view any episode again & again & it’s always hilarious! Thank heaven for him!
Yes, but Larry David wrote the episodes primarily
@@brassattacks2411no Jerry did also. There is a reason curb isn't as funny.
Even in the late 90s he was telling jokes from the mid 80s that he’d still be telling in the mid 2000s!
That whole back-and-forth on marriage was absolutely priceless.
It's a prison- you're doing time!
Right.... So True. 😹
@@BillWarrellFLRealEstate Lol..! 😹
Seinfeld is like fine wine, gets better and better with time.
maybe like ice in the freezer? itll stay good forever
Agreed....now I'm in my 30's, I relate to it even more.
@@Novastar6me too born in 1988 and I wanted to be I those scenes every episode they were so funny!!! I’ll be seeing Jerry in concert January 2025!!!!!
'I never thought that I could do what I'm doing now. I'm very proud of the fact that I believed in myself...
and that I turned out to have something, because I didn't really know.
The fact that I bet on myself & didn't lose, is a pretty deep reward.' - Jerry Seinfeld
“Shrinkage” was one of my favorite episodes!
Still, I love how he dodges these invasive questions and has fun with the interview.
Right... You definitely have to move a certain way with People in these interviews.. They WILL TRY YOU and Try to get you to say something THEY wanna hear.. But Not everyone moves in Stupidity.... People are crafty & snake-ish.
Seinfeld, the comedian. Thanks for sharing it, again! The finale here is priceless, motivational..."I never thought I could what I am doing now... I believed in myself, and I turned out to have something 'cause I didn't really know.... The fact that I bet on myself and didn't lose, it's a pretty deep reward." 😀
I was born in 93 and I love this show. Didn't understand it until 2008. He is one of the goats of comedy. Being able to blend controversial topics in a daytime 90s show is amazing.
@Aaron Lashomb yes I am a youngin. When I started watching it was 5pm~. Not 9pm like it was originally showed.
Nah….
You don’t REALLY understand the grit of those skits, until about your mid-30s! 20s are too young. ..
@@jaymywills yes... I'm early 30's.....
I watched Seinfeld in the 90s and I think 2012-14 again and NOW I do it again and it is still funny!!!
I love how honest this interview was. There is no better show and there never will be a better show.
It intrigues me that Jerry comes off extremely confident yet is aware of his own faults and weaknesses lol, i think that’s healthy to be self aware.
he is smart enough to know that in his sitcom, others were more important than he, and that is super rare
Flawless interview/retrospective.
60 Minutes should post the full archives online
Yes great actors, but also genius writers, some of my favorite lines starting with Kramer... "Jerry don't worry about it, these big corporations write everything off" Jerry... "They write what off? Kramer... "Whatever they want" Jerry... "You don't even know what a write off is" And to me, the most genius line Kramer comes back with... "Well they do, and they're the ones writing if off"
“I wish I had the last 20 seconds of my life back.”
The writing is genus but I feel the cast and other characters they chose really is what made it so successful. ❤
True.....
What I like about Jerry Seinfeld even his stand up Comedy is clean! You don’t have to use foul language to be funny! Jerry is a prime example!
Excellent point.
True.....
What’s wrong with foul language? I find it fascinating some people prefer comedy without curse words. Genuine question. TIA!
How can anyone not like him!
He's correct about Robin Williams, who (bless his memory) was "that kind of guy" - George Carlin also. But Jerry is very clever.
The writers throughout the series deserve WAY more credit. We never hear anything about them but they created everything
The writers created everything ? Jerry and Larry wrote 50 of the episodes . Every single other episode written by the other writers had to go through Jerry & Larry for the first 7 seasons and in seasons 8-9 after Larry left it was up to Jerry . Nothing passed through Larry or Jerry without them rewrites or tightening up scenes from those 2 .
Exactly what Mercury said. I read a book by one of the writers - he actually was a comic, played the really boring guy who Elaine dated bc he couldn't remember her name, ended up on Raymond I think? Anyway, he said Larry told the writers to come to them with ideas about stuff that happened to them in real life and pitch them as storylines. They (I get the impression mostly this was Larry) would then workshop the ideas and create their A/B/C storylines from all these ideas. Then one writer would be assigned to doing the outline for the ep, but pretty sure Larry & Jerry actually then wrote all the dialogue. That's until as stated S8/9 where it was much more traditional sitcom writers room, which is no surprise while they contain some gems are responsible for 100% of show's few clunkers.
@@tombonneau Cheers man .Spot on here .The fella you are referring to is Fred Stoller who was Elaine's forgetful boyfriend in "The secret code " ep .
Fred wrote "The Soup " ep - the one where Bania gave Jerry an Armani suit . Jerry takes him out for dinner and Bania has soup . The other ep he wrote the Kramer and the chimpanzee incident subplot in "The face painter " ep .
Yeah the dynamic of the show changed after Larry left at the end of season 7 became more absurd but in a good way .
Seinfeld was Larry & Jerry's show with Jerry taking sole responsibility for seasons 8-9 .
The DVDs and box sets of the show throughout the years are jam-packed with interviews with the writers. They are prominently featured. They definitely got their due credit.
bro that's writers in general. Directors get all the credit when its like cheating on someones test and passing it off on your own.
Its pure genius, i didn't watch it for a long time....but when you go back and watch it....its just a finny as ever
My favorite comedy of all time 🎉🎉🎉
Mr. Seinfeld has really something to say. It´s inspiring to listen to him. Thanks for the great entertainment, that was like a good friend in many hours of solitude.
13:57 is my favorite part of this interview
Great writing and great acting make this a classic
I still love the library one with the library police Mr. Booker. Comedy gold right there!!!
14:39 - "The fact that I bet on myself and didn't lose is a pretty deep reward." That, right there, is more New York City Jewish than Katz's on Houston St. Not "bet on myself and won", but "bet on myself and DIDN'T LOSE!" :D
Awesome to hear him share, thank you for posting!
An actual real tour love it
My very favorite TV show of all time.
Been falling asleep to Seinfeld for the last 15yrs. 🤷🏽♂️
“People that read tabloids deserve to be lied to.”
Love, love, love Jerry Seinfeld!
Best show ever made!
Thank you Seinfeld! 😊
Love this show, I started watching it when I was 16 and I think I have a bit of every character in my personality in a very unconscious way ❤❤❤
"These pretzels are making me thirsty!"
That stinks. THESE pretzels are making ME thirsty!
We still watch the re runs and absolutely Love Curb ❤️
Howard Stern's version of "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian starring Jerry Seinfeld and Shoshana is one of the greatest bits ever.
George by far is my favorite!!
Definitely
Jerry's standup act is hilarious & a must see.
Greatest Show Of Any Time
7:35 what a casual work environment
I've been in the business for 42yrs Its all about the writing and the casting
God bless, Jerry
Just saw Jerry at Caesar’s Palace last week - he’s still incredible!
The legend of legends.
These shows have been divinely inspired.
"I bet on myself...and it turned out...is a pretty deep reward". lovely.
Seinfeld is my favorite show of all time and I was born a month before this 60 minutes episode aired!
That laugh at 7:24 is a legit laugh, he got him! Seinfeld fake laughs a lot, but that was a real one.
9:53 too
@@omarsaletovicprins96329:53 yes, 7:24 no
"People that read tabloids deserve to be lied to..." 😂😂😂
Sweating under the scrutiny.
This is GOLD Jerry, GOLD.
I love how when they step into the room with his writers there are about thirty different boxes of cereal
"I believed in myself" J.Seinfeld 💪💪
The best TV show ever!
He started dating Shoshanna when she was 17 and he was 38 😅
And when Paul McCartney was being honored at the White House during the Obama administration - and Jerry was asked to do a few minutes as an intro... he kidded McCartney about the lyric "She was just 17... You know what I mean" - saying what did you mean, Paul...? Btw... Paul was just 19 when he wrote that song.
he wasn't married, he didn't already have kids, like he says, he was kind of immature. And he has pretty good genetics and looks 10 years younger than his age. And to cap it off, they're still married and seem to have a solid marriage. So people need to get over it, stop being jealous.
@@monkeyb1820 "they're still married"? who? Jerry and the college chick broke up the same year this interview was filmed. he married his current wife, whose 18 years younger than him rather than 21 years younger than him, a year or two later (after the woman completed her divorce from her new husband who she had just returned from their honeymoon with when she began dating jerry, of course)
@@ereek5 sorry, I did mean to track down my comment. He did indeed break up with shoshana, got involved with Jessica (there was some drama there), but he and Jessica seem to have a strong marriage and mostly stay out of the limelight.
Great ending line.
Not sure yet if I liked the Seinfeld show. I've seen each episode at least 10 times and still love watching it. I guess I like it. "No soup for you!" "He pulled it out?" "Are you still master of your domain?"
"tippie toe! lemon tree!". "these pretzels.. are makin me thoisty!"
"he took. huh huh. it out"
what about "I was in the pool!" 🙂
@@wylierichardson-tu6zs "it shrunk?" "like a frightened turtle"
@@wylierichardson-tu6zs Elaine: "Why does it shrink?" George: "It just does." Great episode also.
I met Jerry when he came into the shop I was working in. We had a fun little exchange 😅
"I bet on myself and I didn't lose"....That is the goal of life right there.
Larry David was always the genius behind this operation
This fact somehow gets lost in the shuffle..
Came here to make sure everyone knew that Larry David was the special sauce. Jerry is annoying AF. Thank you!
It's Paul and George. Both are amazing. Together, Perfection
@@davidwright873 It may seem that way because Larry never appeared on camera in that show. He got his own show afterwards ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"), and the residuals from "Seinfield" are also keeping him well-fed. I wouldnt worry about him and his legacy.
@@wylierichardson-tu6zs He did too appear on camera in Seinfeld.
The ending is craaaazy
I used to work all evening shifts and missed seeing this or didn't have time to watch. Retired now and watching all of these shows. I see ow why it was and is so popular.
I love how they insinuated things and didn’t say the words. Lol and the way it got zany later.
they are like the Beatles of sitcoms/tv
That's what Michael Des Barres Said he was an actor on the smelly car episode
His last sentence pretty much sums it all up
I didn’t start watching till 2018 or maybe even later 🙈. I am so lucky my friends told me to watch, it’s definitely one of the , well probably THE funniest shows I have ever seen, I also obviously love Curb.
I can honestly say I watch at least one episode of Seinfeld every single day… and I am now years in and still find it hilarious and very clever. Long may I continue to laugh at this masterpiece 🤷♂️Jerry,George Elaine and Kramer oh and Newman, and all the other great Characters. Thank you 🙏
My 85 year old gramma liked seinfeld back in the day cause she said they were a perfect example of young people nowadays. She said to just make sure people got tv, big macs and a phone and theres no threat of revolution
9:39 🤣🤣🤣
I can’t believe I’m still watching this 😊
Legend.
Good for him and the rest of them. The older I get, the better it is. Well deserved fame.
I have been watching Seinfeld for 30 years now and will until my last breath . Giddy Up !!!
I love some of the Seinfeld shows even today.
oh look he's humble. what a guy
🤯❗▶️ Wait whoa !! Is that Joe Gatto from Impractical Jokers 8:07 ! I SWEAR thats him !!
I still watch his show and laugh. It was genius!
What a great interview. Wish they put more LD in the segment, but still very good
8:13 Writers of "How i Met your mother" definitely caught onto that 😂
Brilliant
Thirty some years later still watch nightly re runs still funny !