THR: 'Seinfeld' Finale at 20: Hidden Tales From the Vault of a Comedian's Bizarro World

[Dan T.]

Interesting dynamic that Jerry Seinfeld - stand-up comic and show creator - actually played straight man most of the time and let his co-stars get most of the laughs.

[thebluefood]

25 minutes ago, Dan T. said:

Interesting dynamic that Jerry Seinfeld - stand-up comic and show creator - actually played straight man most of the time and let his co-stars get most of the laughs.

Kinda like Mary Tyler Moore and Bob Newhart on their respective, eponymous programs (and to a certain extent, Queen Latifah on "Living Single" since she had already made a name for herself as a rapper).

[Sticksboi05]

2 hours ago, zoony said:

Rewatching a lot of the early episodes, i also think its worth noting that Seinfeld was one of the few shows that got better and better over time.  I actually think most of seasons 1-3 were meh.  It wasnt until the network had more confidence in Larry David that the episodes got better and better probably around season 4.  By the end, they were basically letting Larry and Jerry do whatever in the hell they wanted, and thats when it just became incredible.

 

Compare that to Cosby, Cheers, Mash, etc.... all got worse over time imo

 

Dont forget Kenny Rogers chicken, muffin tops, and the Merv Griffin show!

 

S1-2 = meh

S3 = solid

S4 onward = amazing and when the show went from ratings loser to pulling in 25-30 million a night.

 

The show within a show concept in S4 when they are pitching Seinfeld is AMAZING.

[Riggo#44]

6 hours ago, Dan T. said:

Interesting dynamic that Jerry Seinfeld - stand-up comic and show creator - actually played straight man most of the time and let his co-stars get most of the laughs.

It's rare when this happens, but the great ones do it well. Look at the Jeopardy sketch, Will Ferrell is the straight man, and it's one of the funniest bits in SNL History.

[Springfield]

I wish Netflix would get Seinfeld so I could watch it on repeat.

[Sticksboi05]

20 hours ago, Springfield said:

I wish Netflix would get Seinfeld so I could watch it on repeat.

 

You must not have TV anymore huh.

[Springfield]

8 minutes ago, Sticksboi05 said:

 

You must not have TV anymore huh.

 

Only for sports and movies for the most part. Plus, commercials bruh.