Jerry Seinfeld says Howard Stern was comically ‘overwhelmed’

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Jerry Seinfeld pulled no punches in sharing his opinions on comedy radio and podcasts in a new interview with Dana Carvey and David Spade on their Fly on the wall podcast. “Howard Stern invented that, didn’t he?” Seinfeld talked about the format. “But we are better than him now. Howard is interesting. Howard is a great interviewer, but when it comes to comedy, I mean, can we talk straight?

Spade replied “Of course”, while Carvey replied “No!” » as both laughed nervously. “Well, he had Robin, and Robin is a big part of his funnyness,” Carvey said of Stern’s co-host Robin Quivers.

Seinfeld said he preferred Fly on the wall has The Howard Stern Show. “Yeah, they’re all great but let’s face it, he’s been overwhelmed by some very, what about yourselves, I mean absolutely, this show, comedy podcasts? It’s the best show on the air,” he said. “Because you play well together, it’s fluid, you don’t jump on each other, which is boring to listen to.”

THE Unfrosted The star is intrigued by the boom in comedy podcasts. “Who knew there was a market? He asked. “Who knew people wanted to know us?” Who deserves the credit for understanding this?

Seinfeld later decried podcasts hosted by comedians that focus on delving into personal issues instead of prioritizing humor. “Jesus Christ, make us laugh, how interesting do you think you are?” he said. “You’re not that interesting, okay?” You are not. When you’re funny, you’re worth it. This is my line, you know me, you know me, no but you know I draw this line. If you’re not that funny, we’re not really interested in you.

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Last week, Seinfeld said Weekly Entertainment about the difficulties of making your first film with a seemingly unlimited budget from Netflix. “What’s harder is when you make a movie for Netflix and they give you a healthy budget, which they did; there is nothing you cannot do. Technology allows you to do absolutely anything you can think of, and that can kind of block your brain, because if you can do something, there’s no way to choose what we do.

Seinfeld also spoke to EW about why he chose to direct the film himself. “It’s just easier when you’re in the writers’ room, like on a TV show, and then you go down to the set with the script,” he said. “Having a director interpret what the writers were trying to do is such a waste of time and it goes wrong. The writer knows what he wants. The reason screenwriters don’t direct is because they generally aren’t capable of communicating with other humans. They can just write. But fortunately, I’ve developed these skills over many years of trying, and I can talk to other people and say, “No, the idea of ​​this joke is that you say it this way ”, and that’s what directing is all about.

Later Wednesday evening, a representative for Mr. Seinfeld contacted Weekly Entertainment with a statement from the comedian apologizing for the comments and offering further clarification.

The statement reads: “I feel really bad for what I said about my friend Howard Stern in a conversation with David Spade and Dana Carvey, talking about the glut of comedy podcasts. I meant that he must have felt surrounded but I said “overwhelmed” which sounded terrible and insulting and of course none of these little shows pose a threat to his giant show. was bad and I’m sorry, Howie, I still love you.

Listen to the full Fly on the wall interview with Jerry Seinfeld above.

This story has been updated to include a statement from Jerry Seinfeld