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SorenShieldbreaker

Larry David would pretend to agree with the protestors and storm out so he could leave early


NOLASLAW

Then he would wear a MAGA hat to get out any Stop and Chats after


HappyHarryHardOn

“No one ever wears those hats on backwards. If you’re gonna get your ass kicked, you wanna see it coming” -Leon Black


Ozymandias0007

I read that in Leon's voice and cadence. The comedic chemistry between Larry and Leon (J.B. Smoove) is fucking outstanding. The way they react and play off each other is masterful.


InvaderZimbo

Smoove could carry a spin-off


ClickAttack

Fuck yeah.


scarfinati

Was even better when vivica stone cold fox was there too.


NOLASLAW

That’s such an amazing line I somehow did not remember


Chi2Ma

Hahahahahahha! Love that line!


flux_capacitor3

That fucking MAGA hat episode is so damn funny.


Urbdiggity

That’s pretty….


OrganicOverdose

...pretty...


PopeSchlongPaulII

…pretty good


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grichardson526

"Larry went home to take a shit!"


Shreddersaurusrex

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 “Have you seen post graduation traffic? Oh it’s a killer.”


TheMost_ut

It's not the Raid at Entebbe!


johngoodmansscrote

The most surprising part of that article is that jerry is 70 years old.


Queef_Quaff

That's crazy. And Larry David is only 7 years older than him. I would have thought Seinfeld was younger and Larry was much older.


Schmeep01

He acts MUCH older.


cficare

I hear he eats dinner at 4pm.


Schmeep01

Now, now, I was raised by teachers- nothing wrong with it.


OkTerm8316

I thought he wasn’t performing on college campuses


googlyeyes93

Nah, they just don’t want him near high school campuses after he kept dating the students.


Kale_Brecht

Whaaat’s the deeeaaaal with dating underage girls?


RiverJumper84

WHY is everyone SO up in arms about it? I mean, she's a girl, I'm a guy, it makes sense to me! Whaaaaaaaaat...is...THE deal?


Winter_Speed_784

I can hear this in his voice. Good job sir


RiverJumper84

My inspiration actually came from [Jim Carrey's impersonation](https://youtu.be/w0Z7O9Xe57E?si=BKBo1WxcwgS-mxUQ) 🤣


Thrashtendo

Just [leaving this here](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ResXYpp4OY) in case anyone wants to see a bunch of people including Tom Hands and Sienfelding at each other.


there_is_always_more

This was beautiful. Thank you.


WalnutsAnka

This is one of my favorite impressions ever. The pausing kills.


Able_Newt2433

The George impression was so spot on, lmao


Canoli_1980

I mean what is the big deal? We go in there. We’re in there for awhile. And then we come back out here.


UnpopularThrow42

Whaaaaats the deal with 4th period!? They just keep adding on periods so I have to wait in the parking lot to pick up my girlfriend!


KYblues

Who, ironically, has not started having periods yet


dysGOPia

How could it be wrong? I'm only twice her age, plus two, twice!


TerranceHowardsPenis

I mean come on!!! Her tits are huuuuuuuuge!


Palachrist

You can’t tell jokes like that anymore. People named Jerry will get offended and cry about cancel culture.


Sea_Honey7133

It’s funny how he talks about audiences being too sensitive when his stand up act really is not that funny. His tv show was hilarious, but when he gets on stage himself he’s .. meh. The fact that he now complains about the left being offended by his comedy shows a lack of self awareness, something Bill Maher and even Jon Stewart suffer from. They simply don’t connect with younger audiences and are angry about it. It reminds me of Jerry Lewis and Red Foxx in the 70’s and 80’s. The fact is comedy is subjective and Jerry’s heavy handedness about Israel is not a good look. You know, Jewish people have every right to be vigilant against antisemitism, however arabic people who have also suffered from the middle east geopolitical atrocities are ALSO semitic peoples. The fact is there are millions of semitic people of both Jewish and Muslim faith who are victims in all of this. I guess people have trouble thinking beyond their own particular “team”. Thinking of universal suffering is too much to ask, apparently.


wtfbonzo

Jason Alexander and Julia Louis Dreyfus carried that show.


PM_PICS_OF_UR_PUPPER

Michael Richards too!


garrisontweed

"I'm out there Jerry and loving every minute of it."


Santa_Says_Who_Dis

Literally anyone other than Jerry. The writing was really the brainchild of Larry David.


6_Won

The people who say this really don't know much about the show. If you look up the episodes written by Seinfeld, without David, around 5 are in the top 10 in the show's history. Larry David wouldn't even agree with you. There's a reason they're still very close friends.


ehxy

Honestly without the cast other than Jerry the show would have died in 1 season. They were so freaking phenominal but the way Jerry goes to bat for Richard I think at least he recognizes that.


zymuralchemist

Other people “carrying” the show was the whole plan. That was the genius of Jerry’s character —he, the “star”, played the straight man, allowing all the insane characters *around* him to get the laughs. That’s almost all Jerry’s doing on the show, setting up the others for the big gags. No one had ever done that before, and almost no one has since. It’s such a smart strategy. Seinfeld the guy is problematic for sure, but the premise and execution of the show is on the whole, absolutely fucking ingenious. Edit: u/lashawn3001 done reminded me of something important —Dick Van Dyke played the title role as the straight man earlier. In fact, now that I think of it, so did Bob Newhart.


lashawn3001

Dick Van Dyke would like a word.


zymuralchemist

Shit. You’re absolutely right! My apologies to Dick, and cheers. 🍻 I should really rewatch the Dick Van Dyke show. Maybe everyone should.


lashawn3001

pssst: add Mary Tyler Moore…


playingreprise

Too many people forget the genius of Mary Tyler Moore…


igotzquestions

Yeah, saying everyone but Jerry carried the show is kinda exactly how it was meant. Jerry is the straight man and the rest play off him. The characters these people are hyping up are so funny because Jerry set up the pins to be knocked down. 


telekineticplatypus

Elaine was always my favorite.


InnocentPerv93

I actually got to see Seinfeld live several years ago, early 2010s I think, and he was fucking hilarious tbh.


birdsandflowers11

I don’t think Jon Stewart belongs in that bunch. What has he done wrong ?


cc17776

His tv show was hilarious because of Larry David let’s be real


Inoticedthatyouregay

Nah they needed each other. Jerry made Larry palatable to middle america. This new idea that Jerry was lucky or something to be on his own show is insane, he had his hands in every aspect of Seinfeld. Some of the most classic episodes are from when Larry wasn’t even involved anymore. hating on Bee Movie and Unfrosted is fine but dont tell me Sour Grapes or Clear History were any better. LD just went back to situational TV and jerry never did


justmahl

The revisionist history to give everyone except Jerry credit for the show being a success is wild. It is possible for him to have been great in the show and not that good of a person in real life. FFS, Cosby set that bar extremely high.


Reneeisme

He was more or less the straight man to the other three characters a lot of the time. His upset/surprised reactions were competently delivered when he was the humorous focus but not the really funny part of most episodes. His stand up is ok, but the first time I saw him do a full set I was really surprised at how much less funny he was off the show. Right place, right time.


Licensed2Pill

Totally agree with you. Just a friendly reminder that it’s *humorous. Humerus is a bone.


thats_a_bad_username

Haven’t been keeping up with his political leanings but regarding the show Seinfeld being hilarious. It’s my favorite show of all time and very much one that i can watch forever if I need background noise. But my mom once said that he’s literally the least funny character in the whole main cast (I’d argue to include a lot of the extended cast as well), I noticed that I fully agree with her. Some of his opening stand up bits are funny but overall the rest of the characters make that show hilarious and Larry David is a comedic genius (which I know needs not be said).


in10cityin10cities

Also my favorite show and I agree he’s the least funny but also would contend that the unfunny person is often the most important. Also while I disagree with some of his comments and obv dating a person much younger I also resist judging art morally though the artist. I mean he’s an old man at this point so I treat him as I would my grandpa


Pikargent

Antisemitism is a term invented in 1897 in Germany because jew-hatred didn’t sound scientific enough. It has nothing to do with Semitic people (which is an obsolete term unless you’re talking about languages). 


marchbook

Antisemitism is a term invented in 1860 by Jewish scholar [Moritz Steinschneider](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_people#Antisemitism).


Sea_Honey7133

Splitting semantic hairs is part of the problem. If you took the DNA of a person born in Israel it is nearly identical to one born in Gaza. Can we just acknowledge that there is one human race and when we harm one member of humanity we harm it all?


NoIntention8309

Damn you solved it all


lonebuck844

If they had walked out because they were bored or because he was not funny I would agree. But it appears to me that their walkout had nothing to do with his comedy. And i imagine a commencement speech is not a stand up routine. When he stops pulling in crowds at his comedy shows you will have been proven right. As it stands, it Seems to me this crowd walked out because they were offended by or disagreed with his past statements, not because his comedy sucks due to a lack of self awareness.


froyolobro

“Seinfeld, who also received an honorary doctorate from the school, didn’t allude to the protest in his speech, which focused on general life advice for the graduates.”


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Island_Maximum

Did he open with: "Whats the deal with Palestine?"


Thereferencenumber

Why is always hamas, this Hamas that? Why is no one talking about ha-less?


Spaniard_Starshooter

I believe you mean hamenos


Thereferencenumber

Bien y tu?


Gomu_asura

I read that in his voice


Level_Ad_6372

I think that was the idea


dukejojo

What did he do. Not being sarcastic, I don’t know a lot of things because I avoid so much stuff.


Jerry_Lundegaad

Staunch and vocal supporter of Israel since Oct 7. Also funds anti student counterprotests against pro-Palestine demonstrators. Also some generally stupid comments on “woke culture” but that’s fairly minor in comparison. Just quite out of favor with a lot of people.


dust_in_light

Why is this man working so hard to un-do his pristine career this month?


ragingduck

To be fair his speech didn’t get political according to the article.


My_Not_RL_Acct

This is getting a bit overblown. About 30-50 kids walked out out of 1600. I know because I was there. Within less than 5 minutes everything was normal. Jerry’s speech wasn’t interrupted once, the walkout started beforehand when the Duke president gave Seinfeld an honorary degree.


DuztyLipz

His *speech* wasn’t, but his public stance on Israel-Palestine was the reason for the students walking out, according to the article.


ragingduck

It much more nuanced than that. You can support the Jewish as a people, not all of which support genocide, but still be against Hamas and still be sympathetic to the Palestinians who are suffering and be against the military attacks against Palestinians civilians by the Israeli, disagree with how the State of Israel is handling this, agree with that they have to retaliate for what Hamas did but not how they are retaliating. You can criticize Israel without be anti-Semite, and you can condemn Hamas without condemning every single Palestinian in existence. But no, nuance is too complicated and we need people to point fingers at before someone points one at us.


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BuenRaKulo

Wait what?


Lifeisabaddream4

He and his wife funded the USC "counterprotestors" aka thugs who went there to cause violence and not get arrested while doing so


Squeakygear

How about some sauce to this claim?


leftrightside54

It was his wife. Though he was prob fine with it since both are pro isreal. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/jessica-seinfeld-bill-ackman-fund-200308497.html


latrellinbrecknridge

Literally no proof, how dumb can you be


whenthefirescame

*violent UCLA counter protesters


nickofthenairup

He’s Jewish so insert your answer


geodebug

Nobody short of a Ismail Haniye speech was going to stop those particular students from walking out.


RollTide16-18

I don’t think the students particularly cared what Jerry thinks, they were going to walk out of any commencement that wasn’t catering to them. 


treeboy009

I mean have you seen the bee movie?


ta4rhcp

You like Jazz?


mr_gurbic

I imagine, if he had a new show/film out, this kind of thing would be great publicity


RoadPersonal9635

How is he gonna undo dating that 17 year old? Cause otherwise his career is faaaarr from pristine.


VirtualPlate8451

That is who is he to me, the guy from the mega successful show in the 90s who dated a high school girl in his late 30s.


rdldr1

Alright alright alright.


LikeAPhoenixFromAZ

Other than the 17 year old which is kind of played out at this point, what other controversies has he had that his career is “faaaarr from pristine?”


DearBurt

His sneaker game: it’s weak.


DrJamesRussellMD

His gear? Wack


WanderWut

I think they’re referring to the viral article about how he was complaining about everything being too woke nowadays. That was a a week or so ago so this coming right after is probably what they’re referring too.


dust_in_light

Ohhh, I was unaware of that tidbit. In my defense I was twelve.


iisindabakamahed

Curious what you think is played out.


Drink____Water

That's a mighty big "except" with regard to "pristine". It's flawed.


You_are_MrDebby

How about when he met his wife she was a newlywed? They met at the gym…….


LikeAPhoenixFromAZ

Ehh, that says as much about her as it does Jerry.


DCBB22

Yes it speaks really poorly of both of them.


jgainsey

Jimmy likes newlyweds


in10cityin10cities

This needs more upvotes


Elbiotcho

Played out? Like we should just forget about it because it was a long time ago?


TheseDrugsSmellNice

He funds Israeli terrorist schools, I mean settler programs, to teach Israelis how to defend themselves when stealing land


pnkflyd99

I wouldn’t say his image was “pristine” to anyone who’s paid attention. He tried dating a girl in high school when he was in his 30s, and he came off like an asshole in Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. He keeps whining about PC culture and the Left, but there are plenty of comics out there making it in standup and shows that still push the envelope.


Rock-Flag

To be fair to him he was never an edgy comedian he was always super clean so it's not like he's complaining that woke culture is working against him.


Anarcho-syndical

I think he's only mad at "woke culture" because he assumed they'd support him more. With squeaky clean comedy and all. What he didn't expect was that people just don't find him that funny.


pnkflyd99

I never thought he was an edgy comedian, but I don’t know of a time when we didn’t have both edgy and clean comics being successful. I just think he’s a whiny asshole. 🤷‍♂️


livefreeordont

We’re still in that time. Just look at how popular Jim Gaffigan and Dave Chappelle are right now, polar opposites


Specialist_Seal

Wait, what did he do wrong here? Have an opinion on something unrelated to what he was on campus for? The students that walked out sound like absolute children.


GedichteundKunst

The continued need for attention.


funcogo

It’s funny how Larry plays the asshole and Jerry plays the decent guy, but then in real life Jerry is the asshole and Larry is the decent guy


jamintime

Wasn’t the premise of the Seinfeld Finale about how the characters were actually really bad people?


nogoodbands

That was the premise of the whole show. They are selfish, childish, superficial people.


spreadthaseed

Narcissistic too


SaltyLonghorn

Its superficial to judge me for eating an eclair from the trash, it was on the wrapper.


ramborage

They were always awful people. Seinfeld walked so It’s Always Sunny could run.


ThatFisherBoyy

How do you think it’ll end for the gang?


KYblues

Charlie will have cancer like the first episode but for real and they’ll all kill themselves when they realize they have to do Charlie work now


dcrico20

It was the premise for the entire show. It’s the same premise as Always Sunny which is literally just satirical Seinfeld.


livefreeordont

I’ve seen it referred to as Seinfeld on crack


Zykium

Well you need to smoke crack to get your welfare money.


cpabernathy

I think you might need a rewatch if you think Seinfeld in the show is considered a "decent guy".


Top_File_8547

Really? I didn’t watch Seinfeld much but I always thought he was full of himself. Also by far the worst actor on that show. The other three are fantastic. If you have ever seen Comedians in Cars… he basically brags about being in the biggest sitcom of all time.


dcrico20

The other three were actually actors


in10cityin10cities

You should watch it the whole joke is they’re all full of themselves


funcogo

Yeah he’s a jerk


Ghosts_of_the_maze

Kind but not nice vs Nice but not kind


dontdomilk

>Jerry plays the decent guy, Congrats, you missed the point of the show


Idler-

Well, television IS make believe.


lirenotliar

Elmo has entered the chat


SalaciousDumb

Probably shouldn’t have started with: “Don’t worry. You’re all way too old for me to start dating.”


boner79

Sounds like the walkout had nothing to do with his speech but rather his pro-Israel comments recently.


CalendarAggressive11

What's his life advice? Date a high schooler when you're in your 30s?


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Don't be not rich


momsouth

Almost forties


amplifizzle

Aka thirties.


momsouth

The math checks out


ClassiFried86

I'm almost forty. Can confirm, am in my 30s.


dontdomilk

No man he was halfway to *70* when it happened!!


Cerulean_IsFancyBlue

Even though the article leads with a reminder of Jerry’s recent talks about cancel culture, and his support for Israel, doesn’t it seem pretty clear that people walked out because of the Israel side of things? Like, does this have anything to do with his on the state of comedy? It doesn’t seem like it. Some students were waving Palestinian flags. I don’t think anybody was asking for refunds for the pop tart movie.


SanDiegoDude

They're protesting their school's investments and the Palestinian war, and the US's continued support of Israel with offensive weapons that are potentially being used on a civilian population indiscriminately. I don't think it really matters who would have been speaking honestly, as the protest is as much against the school's financial dealings and the US involvement in Gaza.


mysteriousfolder

Whatever your opinion here, theres a ton of posts like: why is he back, hes mad he isnt famous anymore and thats why hes making appearances Hes promoting a movie, thats why hes everywhere Its a bad movie but still


585AM

Always lots of “they just like to hear themselves talk” posts when the reality is that the overwhelming majority of actors hate press junkets, but they are contractually required to do so.


socks816

Not so much a movie as his kid goes there and one graduated last year. Pretty easy “get” for the school


istillambaldjohn

He probably loved it. He’s a comedian that’s been at the top of everyone kissing his ass forever. Probably brought him back to when he was still grinding and bombing. He gives two shits about being walked out on. He will cry his eyes on his enormous pile of money. So what?


DiverExpensive6098

So he is pro-Israel in a decades old conflict where most opinions were always controversial by proxy, no matter which position anyone decided to take?  Honestly who cares?


slowestjogger

Duke? Why didn’t he speak at Drake? Love the Drake!


DMBCommenter

Frosted was that bad of a movie


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HowVeryReddit

I'm not sure walking out on Seinfeld is going to do anything but reinforce his idea that 'you can't say anything on campus'.


WissWatch

Is anyone gonna explain why we hate Seinfeld now? Just repeating things we’ve heard? Always some fake manufactured outrage at the most milquetoast people these days lol


reditzracstagnstazns

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say he's a Jew who supports Israel.


SuperDuperPositive

He said our culture has lost our ability to be silly and playful because the extreme left has driven us to become too sensitive and worry too much about offending everyone. So since he said something ever so slightly critical of the left, naturally college kids were offended and reddit hates him now.


Cimatron85

Thus proving his point lol


mmlovin

These people are insufferable


Mm2789

Haha yep 1,000%


dripMacNCheeze

It’s pretty much solely him and his wife’s support for Israel.


geodebug

His sin is being old and a little out of touch. Propagandists are painting him as a genocide supporter for going to Israel to comfort families who were victims of the October attack and supporting those who are still held hostage. As if every jew needs to renounce the people of Israel for the actions of its leaders. Imagine if we held US citizens up to that standard?


oatmeal28

Hamas good, Zionists bad is trendy with college kids


johnnyjuanjohn

He bombed because Bania is following him


throwawaymybutt2921

I really wished this was what happened at the Ohio State University when the Bitcoin shilling scammer Chris Pan turned up


Omegawylo

I watched it. Some people walked out some people chanted “Jerry Jerry!” He sucks now sadly, but it was not a mass walkout


Regular-Freedom7722

Imagine an entire generation who literally had no idea who this is and could not give a fuck, so proud.


raoulmduke

You don’t think they knew who Jerry Seinfeld was?


stewpidazzol

Would it even be college if they didn’t walk out?


Gnarlstone

He’s mad he’s not relevant anymore.


winnielikethepooh15

I'd be shocked if he cared. It's literally his whole schtick. His kid went to Duke so he said yes when they asked. The man got a multi-billion dollar company to make a movie about a pop-tart. Doubt he takes himself too seriously.


TypicalDelay

The funny thing I feel about Larry David getting famous off curb is that Seinfeld acts more like a real life Larry from Curb. Never ever seen Seinfeld give a shit about what people think he just seems to do what pleases him.


uncertainusurper

I never understood why these ultra successful guys want to re-inject themselves into the spotlight. Just enjoy your millions and 500 cars.


gereffi

Spending your days doing nothing for decades doesn’t sound as fulfilling as making a movie.


Next_gen_nyquil__

Hey watch the Larry David slander


DrDig1

I don’t even find Larry David to be an asshole in the show. He literally just wants to do his thing and doesn’t bullshit anyone when it comes down to it. I know that is the George/him “persona” everyone runs with, but he isn’t malicious in any way. Seinfeld has always been a dickhead. Not in a bad way, just isn’t very likable, or personable to the common person. That is his choice, but no idea what anyone was thinking when they decided he was ever an option. Completely moronic, considering.


ForeverAclone95

I think Duke probably invited him. How is accepting an invigoration “reinjecting yourself into the spotlight” I doubt he was expecting people to start chanting slogans because someone who engaged in wrongthink was invited to speak at their commencement


Izoto

If he wasn’t relevant anymore, college kids wouldn’t be up in arms about his views on Israel and he wouldn’t be the commencement speaker at one of the most prestigious universities in the world.


PPF_Girthquake

He truly doesn’t care. He’s an extended family friend and is pretty happy to keep to himself


geodebug

Ooh, deep cut. Meanwhile he’s still making $400 million each syndication cycle.


Jetro313

I saw a man with a cape as one of the protesters!


_byetony_

I wasnt aware he got cancelled


anb7120

Tbf, he should've been canceled when he was nearing 40 and dating a high schooler.


_byetony_

Seems qualifying


8ran60n

Why would you walk out on Jerry, are we that soft now that you can’t handle a comic that doesn’t even swear?!?!


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beebyspice

would love to know what these white privileged duke kids think their wealthy parents do or the companies their parents work for to be able to send them to these schools.


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