Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012)

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   Someone recently asked me what I thought of Seinfeld as they caught me watching Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and I wasn't sure how to answer. The sitcom was iconic (how many phrases from that show have made it into the vernacular?). The stand-up is much too traditional for me. The person... I guess CICGC is where you get a sense of that. Anyone who knows me will know I don't respond to car fetishism, so I don't connect with him on that score. I was watching the show to hear comedians talk about process (which didn't always happen, but often enough), not cars. What I appreciate about Seinfeld in the show is his apparent honesty which seems to make him more grounded than other celebrities - he's not phased about showing up in public, there's no false humility in his smug persona - but at the same time, he's a rich prick (however much he leans into it) and that can be problematic. The notion that everything should be taken as a joke, and that comedy makes you a jerk on some level, isn't lost on me. I've been working on the field (as an improviser) for so long, I know exactly what that is. Replace the word "comedian" on the show with "improviser" and it's exactly the same thing. My wit's gotten me in trouble often enough, and I may be a "Seinfeld" in my field (heck, I also have an interview show where I only talk to others of "my kind", just not in cars, coffee optional). Doesn't mean I agree with everything he (or a guest) says, but there's usually enough humor to get me through, and if there isn't (not everyone is as funny in life as on stage), I know we're out of there by the 20-minute mark. 2 years 10 months ago

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