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Jerry Seinfeld: ‘Friends’ Was NBC Trying to Duplicate ‘Seinfeld’ “With Good-Looking People”
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Jerry Seinfeld: ‘Friends’ Was NBC Trying to Duplicate ‘Seinfeld’ “With Good-Looking People”

The Hollywood Reporter·Ryan Gajewski·25 days ago
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Logo text Jerry Seinfeld is offering his thoughts on Friends — not that there’s anything wrong with that. The comedian performed Tuesday at the Netflix Is a Joke festival at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. In a set-up to a bit about his love for infomercials, Seinfeld asked the crowd to shout out guesses for his all-time favorite television show. Among the shows that the crowd mentioned as possibilities was Seinfeld , the popular NBC sitcom that he led for nine seasons. Larry David co-created the show with Seinfeld before later creating and starring on Curb Your Enthusiasm for HBO. “ Seinfeld ? I am Seinfeld . Why would I watch Seinfeld ?” the comedian quipped. “Would you go up to your bathroom mirror and go, ‘This is fantastic. I love this show. I’m in every episode.'” He then acknowledged that Breaking Bad and Curb Your Enthusiasm were good guesses before responding to an attendee who mentioned Friends . “Here’s my theory on Friends ,” Seinfeld said. “My show came on — ’89, ’90.…

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