Long before Ben Stiller became a key figure in the screen-comedy boom of the 1990s, a top-notch director, an Emmy-winning TV producer, and the man who convinced Tom Cruise to yell “Take a step back and literally fuck your own face” while wearing a fat-suit, he was Jerry and Anne’s …
Read More »'Everybody's Live' Reimagines Phish as 'Seinfeld' in Bizarre Sketch
Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney reimagined Phish as Seinfeld — or “Seinfeld, but it’s Phish,” as the host said — on the latest episode of Netflix’s late-night show. With Phish in Los Angeles for their three-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-snubbed jam band …
Read More »'Seinfeld' Is Now Available on Blu-Ray for the First Time Ever
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Seinfeld is not only one of the greatest TV shows of all time (#6, if you ask us), but it’s also one of the most quotable — the …
Read More »Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Political Correctness: 'As It Equates to Tolerance,' It's 'Fantastic'
Julia Louis-Dreyfus discussed political correctness, the roles she’s drawn to, including starring in upcoming film Tuesday (out June 14) where she stars as a mother whose teenage daughter has a terminal illness, and more in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times. The actress has portrayed a variety of …
Read More »'I'll Admit I Blew It': Michael Richards Talks Kramer, Vietnam, and That Racist Outburst
When Michael Richards’ most well-known character, Kramer, erupted through the door of onscreen neighbor Jerry Seinfeld 35 years ago, he also burst into the homes of audiences everywhere, finding fast acclaim for his madcap antics and refreshing lack of filter. At the time he and his castmates were waging what …
Read More »'Seinfeld' Star Michael Richards Reveals Past Battle With Prostate Cancer
Seinfeld actor Michael Richards reveals in a new interview that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer six years ago and that he underwent surgery to remove it before it inevitably turned deadly. Speaking to People ahead of the publication of his memoir Entrances and Exits, Richards said he was diagnosed …
Read More »Far-Right Influencers Celebrate Jerry Seinfeld Once Again Claiming 'PC Crap' Killed Comedy
The beloved sitcom Seinfeld was famously never canceled, because co-creator Jerry Seinfeld and his fellow cast members decided they should walk away after nine seasons, leaving viewers wanting more. But for about a decade, Seinfeld has continuously complained that “political correctness” is stifling comedy of the kind that made him …
Read More »'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Was Larry David's Tribute to a Great American Hero: 'Larry David'
“I’m 76 years old, and I have never learned a lesson in my entire life.” In the series finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David tells this to a child in an Atlanta hotel lobby who throws a ball at him. The mother wants the child to learn the lesson …
Read More »'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Final Season Is a Very Mixed Bag
It’s a running gag in the 12th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm that people keep mentioning that Larry David didn’t work on the last two seasons of Seinfeld, but then returned for the finale. Every time, Larry greets the observation with stony silence, because he knows the audience hated that …
Read More »Peter Crombie, Actor Who Played 'Crazy' Joe Davola on 'Seinfeld,' Dead at 71
Peter Crombie, the actor who played “Crazy” Joe Davola on Seinfeld, has died at the age of 71. TMZ first reported and The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Crombie died January 10 following a brief illness, his ex-wife Nadine Kijner wrote on social media. “It is with shock and extreme sadness …
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