Kromm June 19, 2014 Share June 19, 2014 I'd love to see the basis for Elaine on Seinfeld. Carol Leifer and Elayne Boosler. Admittedly neither are huge names, but Jerry knows them both for SO long there are bound to be great stories. This would also help alleviate the criticism Seinfeld has taken for his lack of diversity in who he's talked to on this show--although I suppose he's already taken that on board somewhat since his upcoming episodes include George Wallace, Aziz Ansari, and puzzling (to me at least) Sarah Jessica Parker. Who else. Hmm. After years being on my shit list (because he got on my nerves) I'd say Robin Williams impressed me enough on his now canceled The Crazy Ones that I might want to see him on this. Yes, he will annoyingly dominate the conversation, but I imagine Jerry can handle it. I'd also like to see a few current working comics lower down the totem pole, like Hannibal Buress or Nikki Glaser. People still doing a lot of club dates, or just starting to climb the hill to bigger venues. This would kind of be the swing side of talking to people like Boosler and Leifer--it would be the same talking about the roots of the comedy scene, but with the people currently climbing from there, not the people who occupied the same place with Jerry decades ago. We need to see both. The biggest problem appears to be that Jerry (who can pretty much do or not do whatever he wants) doesn't really want to do more than a handful of these each season. 2 Link to comment
Traveller519 June 22, 2014 Share June 22, 2014 Always enjoy seeing you on these comedy forums, Kromm. This was exactly the reason I wanted this thread to start going. I posted about the female diversity issue in the Season 4 thread. I agree with you on a lot of points. I would like to see him have JLD on as well, since he's had David, Richards, and "Costanza" on already. It seems that on the comedy totem poles there's Comedians in Cars getting Coffee/Headliner @midnight/podcast phenom Last Comic Standing/Club Circuit Patton Oswalt, who is a big supporter of good comedy straddles those top two levels, he's a performer the caliber of the top level, but enjoys encouraging the up and comers by doing Podcasts, and showing up on @Midnight every once in a while. I feel like Seinfeld could help elevate some careers by getting some of the top performers in that mid tier level on the show. I'd love to see Amy Schumer, Key and Peele, Anthony Jeselnick, Maria Bamford, or Daniel Tosh do the show, since their comedy is so different. Who's the youngest person he's had on so far? Seth Meyers? Link to comment
Kromm June 22, 2014 Share June 22, 2014 (edited) Always enjoy seeing you on these comedy forums, Kromm. This was exactly the reason I wanted this thread to start going. I posted about the female diversity issue in the Season 4 thread. I agree with you on a lot of points. I would like to see him have JLD on as well, since he's had David, Richards, and "Costanza" on already. I agree in the sense that it would make the set, but its actually why I felt having "real Elayne" (who's a melding of Boosler and Leifer, mostly Leifer from what I've always heard) might be best given how few of these Seinfeld makes. The episode with Richards seemed more of a loyalty payback, maybe to support him after his P.R. disasters. "Constanza" was just a comedy stunt they did to tie into the Superbowl but expanded a bit. So of that group, the "real" one without other motives was David... in other words his real life crony. Given that Jerry doesn't seem to acknowledge "Real Kramer" (who's kind of a low-rent nut who scoops up the notoriety to run a Seinfeld Tour service in New York), that leaves Real Elayne. Patton Oswalt, who is a big supporter of good comedy straddles those top two levels, he's a performer the caliber of the top level, but enjoys encouraging the up and comers by doing Podcasts, and showing up on @Midnight every once in a while. I'm confused. Is this still in reference to a wish list? Because he's already done Patton. http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/patton-oswalt-how-would-you-kill-superman I'd love to see Amy Schumer, Key and Peele, Anthony Jeselnick, Maria Bamford, or Daniel Tosh do the show, since their comedy is so different. I agree with many of those. If "different comedy" is a notion, I'd go for Kristen Schaal. Edited June 22, 2014 by Kromm Link to comment
Traveller519 June 22, 2014 Share June 22, 2014 I'm confused. Is this still in reference to a wish list? Because he's already done Patton. Sorry for the confusion. Patton isn't on my wish list, seeing as he has done an episode. I was referring to the comedy totem pole. How most of the folks that appear on this show wouldn't show up on something like @midnight, but the ones who are on @midnight have a little bit further to get to the level of most of Seinfeld's guests to date. I was pointing out how in having done both shows, Oswalt is a big time comedian who gets that headliner acceptance from his peers but is happy to go on lesser known comedians podcasts or a show like @midnight to support the up-and-comers. Link to comment
Kromm June 22, 2014 Share June 22, 2014 Sorry for the confusion. Patton isn't on my wish list, seeing as he has done an episode. I was referring to the comedy totem pole. How most of the folks that appear on this show wouldn't show up on something like @midnight, but the ones who are on @midnight have a little bit further to get to the level of most of Seinfeld's guests to date. I was pointing out how in having done both shows, Oswalt is a big time comedian who gets that headliner acceptance from his peers but is happy to go on lesser known comedians podcasts or a show like @midnight to support the up-and-comers. Oh, cool. That explains it. I guess that was implied by the "straddling" comment, but I didn't make the connection. I thought you meant he was ideal for a future CICGC because he straddled, not that he was a good example of Seinfeld already casting/choosing appropriately. Link to comment
buymywings July 4, 2014 Share July 4, 2014 (edited) I think it would be hilarious to see Jerry Seinfeld and George Lopez cruising East LA in a low rider! Edited July 4, 2014 by buymywings Link to comment
Kromm July 4, 2014 Share July 4, 2014 I think it would be hilarious to see Jerry Seinfeld and George Lopez cruising East LA in a low rider! That might be the only way that George Lopez is capable of being funny. 2 Link to comment
Kel Varnsen July 7, 2014 Share July 7, 2014 It would cool to see some more older comics show up. The Carl Reiner/Mel Brooks episode and the Rickles episodes were awesome. But are there that many old school comedians that are left (as they mentioned in the previous episode lots of those other guys (carson, Pryor, Carlin, Dangerfield) are dead)? Only well known ones I could think of would be Bill Cosby or Joan Rivers . She could be interesting, that documentary about her life was fascinating. 1 Link to comment
Traveller519 August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 After watching the Sklar Brothers together, I think it would be hilarious to see Jerry deal with them prattering on together. Though I think they may have been critical of Seinfeld in the past...that is pure speculation and could easily have been someone else. Link to comment
annzeepark914 August 8, 2014 Share August 8, 2014 Though I think they may have been critical of Seinfeld in the past...that is pure speculation and could easily have been someone else. What? (pardon me while I stand in for Jerry's ma) "How could anyone not like Jerry?" Link to comment
HelenBaby August 12, 2014 Share August 12, 2014 I love Jerry most of the time, but I really disliked how flippant he was about the debacle when Conan left the Tonight Show. Link to comment
Kromm August 13, 2014 Share August 13, 2014 Damnit. I had Robin Williams on my list (see my post from June 18) and I guess that ain't happening now. 1 Link to comment
Kel Varnsen August 13, 2014 Share August 13, 2014 I was thinking about it and I would kind of like to see Will Ferrel, although it would be with one gigantic if. I would only want to see him if it was Jerry actually having a sincere conversation with Jerry. No Will doing bits, no funny voices, no showing up in a speedo or that sort of thing. Link to comment
Kromm September 3, 2014 Share September 3, 2014 How about Bob Newhart? He's getting ancient, so they'd better hurry up! Link to comment
NausetGirl September 3, 2014 Share September 3, 2014 Gene Wilder. Bill Cosby. Ray Romano. Tracy Morgan - as soon as he feels up to it. Also I wonder if Jerry has tried to get together with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and just hasn't been able to because of her schedule? Link to comment
HelenBaby September 3, 2014 Share September 3, 2014 Gene Wilder. Bill Cosby. Ray Romano. Tracy Morgan - as soon as he feels up to it. Also I wonder if Jerry has tried to get together with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and just hasn't been able to because of her schedule? I'm sure Julia is based on the west coast and I only recall a couple he did in L.A. and one in Vegas. I don't know if that makes a difference, but in those three he depended on the interviewee to take him to a coffee shop or restaurant, whereas in the tri-state area he always has a plan. He seems a little more comfortable in his realm. Link to comment
Kromm September 4, 2014 Share September 4, 2014 I guess that Joan Rivers/Robin Williams double bill episode is out now? Link to comment
Kel Varnsen September 15, 2014 Share September 15, 2014 I guess that Joan Rivers/Robin Williams double bill episode is out now? There was a post today on Facebook about how the show was going to get Joan Rivers to be the get on the premiere of the new season. She had confirmed, but then they got a message saying that she was going to have to have a medical procedure done and she was going to have to postpone. Link to comment
LADreamr September 15, 2014 Share September 15, 2014 (edited) Jesus. That would have been a really interesting episode. I wanted Robin, too. But otherwise, I would love to see Lewis Black, Kathleen Madigan, Stephen Colbert, Eddie Izzard, Elayne Boosler, Billy Crystal, Carol Leifer, Paula Poundstone, DL Hughley, Craig Ferguson, Rob Reiner... I'm kind of a comedy geek; I could probably go on for pages. But these ones come to mind because they are very funny, but also very smart and thoughtful, so I think they could produce an interesting conversation, and not just seem like they are doing their act for the whole show. Edited September 15, 2014 by LADreamr Link to comment
Kromm September 16, 2014 Share September 16, 2014 Jesus. That would have been a really interesting episode. I wanted Robin, too. But otherwise, I would love to see Lewis Black, Kathleen Madigan, Stephen Colbert, Eddie Izzard, Elayne Boosler, Billy Crystal, Carol Leifer, Paula Poundstone, DL Hughley, Craig Ferguson, Rob Reiner... I'm kind of a comedy geek; I could probably go on for pages. But these ones come to mind because they are very funny, but also very smart and thoughtful, so I think they could produce an interesting conversation, and not just seem like they are doing their act for the whole show. If you haven't seen David Steinberg's Inside Comedy, you should seek that out. They've been able to bang out around 30 episodes of that, and it's longer format than Seinfeld's little thing as well (2 comedians per episode). Hmm. I thought we had an Inside Comedy forum here, but alas there is none. Link to comment
LADreamr September 17, 2014 Share September 17, 2014 Thanks, Kromm! I had forgotten about this series, but you mentioning it made me excited to check it out. It's only on Showtime, unfortunately, and Time Warner is already gouging me for HBO. It looks like there are clips, though. Hopefully there will be other ways to watch it soon, that I'm already paying for (Netflix, Hulu). Thanks for the reminder! Link to comment
sebastian December 23, 2015 Share December 23, 2015 Ray romano and david duchovny .just get these two on the show,then maybe your show will be alittle interesting. p.s. jim carry was a good choice, Link to comment
Milburn Stone December 23, 2015 Share December 23, 2015 http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/21/politics/obama-seinfeld-comedians-in-cars/ Link to comment
VIOLETDL February 14, 2018 Share February 14, 2018 On 6/18/2014 at 9:52 PM, Kromm said: I'd love to see the basis for Elaine on Seinfeld. Carol Leifer and Elayne Boosler. Admittedly neither are huge names, but Jerry knows them both for SO long there are bound to be great stories. This would also help alleviate the criticism Seinfeld has taken for his lack of diversity in who he's talked to on this show--although I suppose he's already taken that on board somewhat since his upcoming episodes include George Wallace, Aziz Ansari, and puzzling (to me at least) Sarah Jessica Parker. Who else. Hmm. After years being on my shit list (because he got on my nerves) I'd say Robin Williams impressed me enough on his now canceled The Crazy Ones that I might want to see him on this. Yes, he will annoyingly dominate the conversation, but I imagine Jerry can handle it. I'd also like to see a few current working comics lower down the totem pole, like Hannibal Buress or Nikki Glaser. People still doing a lot of club dates, or just starting to climb the hill to bigger venues. This would kind of be the swing side of talking to people like Boosler and Leifer--it would be the same talking about the roots of the comedy scene, but with the people currently climbing from there, not the people who occupied the same place with Jerry decades ago. We need to see both. The biggest problem appears to be that Jerry (who can pretty much do or not do whatever he wants) doesn't really want to do more than a handful of these each season. Robin Williams would not likely dominate the conversation due to the part where he is Dead. I want Fluffy on this show. Link to comment
bangsrdown June 17, 2018 Share June 17, 2018 Godfrey, he's a brilliant comedian and conversationalist. Plus, he could use the exposure. Link to comment
Soobs July 7, 2018 Share July 7, 2018 Tig Notaro, Maria Bamford, Carol Burnett, Paula Poundstone, Leslie Jones, Maya Rudolph, Lena Waithe, Mindy Kaling - More women! I think there are only two out of twelve, on this new season 1 Link to comment
atlantaloves August 5, 2018 Share August 5, 2018 I adore Paula Poundstone, every now and then she shows up on a late night show, acting kind of insane, but who cares? God what kind of car would Jerry get for poor Paula? 2 Link to comment
Crs97 August 5, 2018 Share August 5, 2018 If we are talking ultimate wish fulfillment, I wish John Pinette could have been involved with this. Still one of the funniest comedians I have ever heard, and he seemed like a nice guy as well. RIP, John. My boys have discovered your work, and they love you as much as we do! 1 Link to comment
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