The Seinfeld ROUNDTABLE - FULL LENGTH 

Me toooo

I’m with ya

This happened just months after Michael Richards' Laugh Factory incident, and when this aired it would've been on people's minds.

Me too. Anyone else feel uncomfortable with Michael slapping Julia's face, grabbing her shoulders, saying her was going to hit her with a 4x4 and hitting Jerry in the back? I think Michael Richards is an amazing talent, and maybe my upbringing is influencing my perception, but I feel that they gave him too much grace for the way he touched the other actors. His redemption in Curb is amazing though.

Why are you?

curb your enthusiasm

Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The Office!

@@zaidamarin8551 are you serious??

Seinfeld was great, I feel like Curb Your Enthusiasm is Seinfeld on Steroids.

You're half right.

Amen!

He was technically playing Larry David as as George was jason impersonating Larry

He was so modest when he said why he thought he never got one. But make no mistake about it, Jason Alexander was a genius at playing George Costanza!

These pretzels, are making me thirsty! Every time he does that line makes me laugh so much 😂😂😂

The sea was angry that day my friends. Like an old man returning soup at a deli. Brilliant. 😂😂😂

Fully agree!! That episode was brilliant & Jason carried it

If only it wasn't a Titleist

..and the fact he was able to memorize that entire speech with such short notice and to be performed like that. Jerry said the shots of him in awe we not him acting in reaction to Geo's story, but instead reacting him in real life to Jason nailing that speech first try in front of a live audience.

I think Jason explained it. And fine with it

} PP}

Jerry was getting paid pretty well for letting them "do their thing"... 😂😂😂

Just like Ricky Gervais in The Office. Or Extras. Go watch that episode with Kate Winslett. Christ was that funny. I frggin couldnt watch the rest of the show it was so hilarious. Talking about her oompa loompas.

Yeah cause he has no talent and isn’t funny. The show would have been nothing had he been the one in control of everything

get a life

@@jadezee6316ironic

I find her constant laughing and wasting people's time, highly annoying!! It's like she's trying to get attention!

@@janishart5128 have some fun in your life

She's so cute

i never cancelled him

I agree! I enjoyed his character Kramer so much on the Seinfeld show. He got a really bummed deal in this disgusting cancel culture we now live with. I would love to see him make a comeback in the future years.

Let's just ignore his views and general outlook on life, because yknow..he makes you laugh.

​@@jjsavioror we can move on 20 yrs later. We let ppl out of prison for murder sooner. Those weren't his "views on life" he wad getting heckled and snapped and tried to hurt someone cause he was hurt.

@@paulg6274 Exactly! I think most rational people have moved on and continue to enjoy his work very much.

Michael Richard is a great man

I like kramer more than micheal

@@thebasementonlinegaming5394 I like ace ventura more than jim carey

What`s weird is that although the show made them rich for life and the biggest comic actors in modern times, it also killed off their careers. None of the shows like "Christine" got much attention. Michael and Julia was already accomplished comedians when they joined Seinfeld. But after Seinfeld, no one was able to separate them from "Seinfeld". The same happened to everyone on Cheers except for Kelsey Grammer who continued being Frasier. If they had done the same with George, Kramer and Elaine it would probably have been successful.

@@thebasementonlinegaming5394 Stupid comment. We all have done stupid things in our lives. It`s just Aholes like you who never forgive. Maybe you have a celebrity complex like most of you blue haired, rainbow warriors. Even your name says you are a SJW nerd in a basement gaming. LOL.

Lol!!!!

😂

Parenting done right 👌🏼😂

maybe she will grow up to be...a marine biologist;-)

I don't even know you. And I'm proud.

U.H.F., all I have to say about his talent..... he's so frkn funny

Me too

When I need a laugh, am in a funk, having a bad day, just watched something pretty heavy, or just because I absolutely love the show, I always turn to Seinfeld!!

You are right. Its the best show ever.

Omg I do the same ,it drives my wife crazy because she has to stop watching her shows and let me fall asleep watching Seinfeld :)

Me too. Have no idea how many times I've seen this show now, but I don't care. It's the best! :)

The punishment far out weighed the crime.... because as Jerry once said...."People...they are the worst!" Truer words have never been spoken! 😜

I give a lot of leniency to anyone who reacts to provocation. Michael was provoked.

He had to suffer with all those millions of dollars, at home, alone, no friends, no one to love him.😢

@@Bikewithlove fair point. And... Considering that he was trying to be edgy....while being I'm sure pissed. It's rude as hell to heckle someone. Especially when he's already an established actor and comedian. One could say...he took some risks and failed....badly...lol. not sure I would have brought up hanging lol... But I have a serious problem accepting that someone in Hollywood, liberal California.... wealthy actors... harboring some deep seeded racist beliefs. Hell, throwing up in late 70s and 80s ..it was Hollywood that taught me to be color blind. That MLK was right. That we are all the same and to love one another. Remember that back then....before they changed and decided to teach us that the white man is the devil and responsible for every single bad thing that's ever happened. That minorities have no agency offers their own lives and..if they are a minority and disagree with them and the left...then in fact...that minority person is a racist and white supremacist! Well....Hollywood, legacy media, one political party and movement, every federal agency, acidemia, education and the wealthy elites. Or, I just called that entire group...the Elite Ruling Class now. Or...the American aristocracy.

@ranlive1 what are you talking about? What does money have to do with that?

"Having said that.."

George was better than Kramer.

@@asmukler like comparing apples and oranges..

No doubt he should have won. He was a real gentleman regarding Michael.

@bullanguero82 If you mean it's your first exposure, I honestly envy you. If you haven't seen it, I suggest you start Curb Your Enthusiasm

It's like my background music when I'm working in my art studio, always a Seinfeld going. It just keeps me happy.

Every day?!? Of your life?!?

Same.

Yup....me too...............Giddy up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Same

he acted without acting

@@Kigoz4Life You can actually say that about most of the cast members.

This is the truth: There could be Seinfeld without Kramer There could be Seinfeld without Elaine But there could be no Seinfeld without George. Curb proves this.

The 'George' character was actually based on Larry David, himself.

is she drunk here?

@@skyscrapersx5877 I don't see it. SHe just looks happy. And gorgeous.

@@93Jubileeyes, Julia IS beautiful.

I hate hate her laugh ☹️

She ruined more scenes than anyone else with her constant laughing 😅

And it was kind of an early pilot for podcasts.

I dont recall that one, first half or last half of the show?

And he was so emersed in eating because in his mind the talk show was a grind and he needed a break 😅

@@kandykaye9981I often think of the Kramer show when I watch a podcast. Hosting a talk show in his apartment was a totally absurd idea at the time, and now it’s commonplace.

​@@tylersimplot13Last part probably

Yes it Looks like just pure Jubilation! LOL.

She was a genuine fan of the show as well as a star.

Yeah, she has the sexiest toes

Agreed! Dunno how they ever got an episode in the can with her around....lol. loved the bloopers when shakes all over trying to reset...and then seconds later....busts up laughing. Michael doesn't even do anything!!! That's just people laughing and loving each other! An example of the best...of human beings....IMHO!

I don’t know, but maybe we could’ve had another season if she hadn’t wasted so many takes.😂

A master is usually the last person to know they are one.

He is a comic genius but he was way too self-serious

He got humbled by his stand-up faux pas

Well was this before or after his N word shout attack ? That episode of real life cosmo Kramer was sadly in character lol was this really after that? Makes sense if he's quiet, he's lucky they would even let him up on stage

@@JimmyJamJack Not sure what you're talking about he is the greatest of all time

I always felt like they missed an easy home run on the series finale by not making it a redux of Wizard of Oz for a 90-min show. Kramer is the prototype Scarecrow, as is George for the Cowardly Lion. Elaine is a brunette with long curly hair like Dorothy and the irony of her hating dogs would have jokes galore with Dorothy & Toto. Newman as the Wizard, a lot of prior characters could fill the roles of Glenda and the Wicked Witch. With so many other characters made famous that appeared in the actual finale filling in the dozens of roles Wizard of Oz would create. I always wished I could have been older than 20 when the show ended so that I could have flown to NYC and begged Larry David for 5 minutes bc I have had that in my head since halfway thru the show’s original airing run, as WoOz was my favorite film growing up.

Jerry is my favorite tho because of all the times he broke character n laughed lol

@@timcarter817 I see Jerry as the wisecracking Tinman

@@timcarter817that sounds terrible.

@@eciekoc oh really…I suggest you google “Seinfeld Rolling Stone Wizard of Oz”, then go back under your rock, troll.

absolutely

By watching this video, I realized that the only one of the four actually playing a character is Michael Richards. Everyone else is just being themselves with a script. It looks like the script is very much written around who they were in real life except for Michael, who was a completely different person than the real life Kramer. So as they say early on in this video, they all gave Michael space to get into character before his scenes, because as actors themselves knew that he had to change his persona the most. They also say that Kramer was the character that changed the most through the seasons. If they had done the same with all four, the show would probably not be such a success as it was. They kind of made it easy for themselves by keeping the three characters very close to reality.

@@eltoro969 jason alexander is nothing like george in real life. george is a neurotic liar scared of commitment and bitter about the world. jason is a successful actor in tv and theater. he is happily married, has several kids, and is by all appearances much more confident and friendly than his character. julia is also happily married, has children, is a successful actor, and much more outgoing and less bitter than elaine. the only one who is close to his character is jerry. they said michael’s character changed so much because he used to play dumb, then switched to playing smart, and everyone else was dumb. it wasn’t because they said michael portrayed his character differently than his own personality.

The greatest sitcom character of all time. George Costanza. And it was due to the genius of Jason Alexander. A character that has gone down as legendary in the history of television.

Frank (George`s dad) Elaine Kramer George Newman Jerry --- They all are so good it`s maybe pointless ranking them but for some reason, Elaine is the character I believe in the most and always have. She was on target from get go. The other characters needed more development through season 1-2 to become what we all love them for. Elaine was that person from the start.

Mine too. In the early years he was the most complete, complex and well-acted. He became a little too much of a cartoon by the end, but still hilarious.

I liked Kramer's physical comedy and how he always had the craziest ideas. However loved George and the way he was so petty and lazy, and the acting of it.

He's my favorite recurring caracter ! Love him so much...

no seinfeld fan doesn't know what you mean, I think it's evident in us watching this :)

@@TC-be7kx I'm sorry, I'm trying to parse your sentence. Are you saying you are a Seinfeld fan and not familiar with the phrase "Serenity now!"?

@@ogrestamp No, I am saying most Seinfeld fans know this.

That and the Kasha.

I saw him at the Beacon Theatre a couple of months ago doing standup and I realize how many years he's been a friend in my head. It is what I turn on tv when i've had a trauma or a really bad day.

Wow straight through😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you act like it's 15 hours long or something

​@@veggigoddessi don't watch Tiktok, but this video must be the length of at least 150 tiktok clips..so that's quite a feat for the young generation.

After he'd had dental work, right?

These days youngins are so caring and compassionate towards everyone theyd call this discrimination, no one can say anything like this anymore, not as an individual anyway but as a group they are ruthless little people caring and compassion turns to rage.

And Steinbrenner.

Don't forget about the prisoner that wanted to cut Jerry

This and sopranos, Sopranos being the mafia Seinfeld half the time

There are so many things not brought up given the time, I would have watched for another 3 hours. The dancing was brought up in the dvd extras interviews, with cast and writers, well worth a watch.

Stelllaaaaaaaaa!

There is a season of Curb Your Enthusiasm centered around a Seinfeld reunion show.

I’m 52 and so happy that we were able to enjoy it. Not sad at all. The show was really a representation of Jewish Americans so for me I have had family members, friends, parents friends ALL like these characters and I completely related to everything. For us to see our lives on this show as it really is was astonishing. Many non-Jews would have no idea. When I explain these things they are in disbelief. Jews will give negative compliments and positive insults. Masters of guilt trips and being neurotic. We are wired differently. Seinfeld is us. At least the American version of many of us. I write some comedy, it’s in my nature. I always am “performing” in my day to day life. You gotta laugh!

Yes. He almost never missed a line and was usually upset when the other folks did

She was unprofessional and out of control killing comedic timing. And having to do takes over and over again. The other guys were doing all they could to stay in character, Richards being the hardest one, and she killed the momentum. She brought nothing to the show except laugh in every episode. Worst character by far. Family guy did a great spoof on how unfunny she was.

It would get annoying by the third or fourth take, especially if it happens every day and you have a lot of scenes to finish. Also, film was expensive in the nineties.

Eugene Levy was talking on Smartless about the effort he went to not to laugh when the camera was rolling. The first run of a comedic scene sometimes captures a spontaneity and authenticity that never comes again. Levy didn't want to ruin irreplaceable moments. It's okay once in a while, sure, but it's bad practice as a rule.

​@@echoechoecho7142I thought she was very funny on the show. And she is hilarious in the bloopers.

​​@@echoechoecho7142That's just bull. Her character was essential to the show and she nailed it. It's impossible to picture the show without all the main characters. There were no weak spots.

Yes, and it was very nice to see and hear how greatful Michael was for Jason's kind words.❤️

I don't need to declare this the best sitcom, ever, to enjoy it fully. I can try to do that with songs and they'll keep getting jostled around as I listen to others, slotting into sub-genres.

Gotta love what utterly different people they are from their characters. Jerry and Larry just play themselves, Julia's exaggerating, but maaan, Jason never plays a guy who isn't a huge jerk, and Michael never plays anything small and subdued.

Mine is the pez dispenser in the theatre where the actress recognises Elaine's laugh. Gets me crying every time I watch it!

Except he has a very different behavior, if not personality.

That`s also the case in Seinfeld. Everyone was basically themselves except for Michael Richards.

I have never been able to vibe with the sitcom “Friends” … during its run and now even in reruns I have never sat thru an entire episode … (I’ve tried, but 10 mins in and I’m already reaching for the remote.) “Seinfeld” on the other hand will ALWAYS be my favorite/GOAT sitcom ever, and even though over time I have memorized every episode of Seinfeld, I still tune in and enjoy these guys at every opportunity! 😄

She went from EX...to Friend..to hot ex...the whole are they gonna get together to Vixen..hah.... She's my favorite character on the show... He took It Out

impossible now

Anyone else than James Cordon would have been nice. Literally anyone else.

Yeah I like the fact that there’s no lame ass host here

I'm only counting 5..

Totally agree, he had some GOLD lines. I’m quite partial to K-uger too.

He was one of my favorite characters. Also David Puddy.

........was Peterman even shown on this show ??

Fawlty Twats .....classic.

Maybe one of FIVE greatest shows, no better. You have overlooked other legendary shows with naive 90s agenda.

I would rank Golden Girls, Cheers, South Park, The Office (English) and The Simpsons above Seinfeld. mostly because of the writers. (I know The Office is very much an improv.) Although the Seinfeld episodes are funny as hell, it`s the characters playing off each other that makes it funny, rather than the script (lines) itself. That`s also the secret to why millions are still watching the episodes on Netflix today. We relate to the characters and fell in love with them because of the realness. The stories are often cut short with stupid endings that made no sense, almost like some bad high school sketch where someone dies in the end to finish the damn sketch on a high note. And that`s also probably what made Seinfeld stand out from Cheers, Friends, Fresh Prince etc.. Many of the things that happened on Seinfeld could have happened in real life. I love Seinfeld and watches the episodes on a weekly basis but if you strip down the work they did in the writing (and Jerry`s horrible acting) it`s clear it`s all character driven and not so much the writing.

It was until It's Always Sunny.

To me it has always seemed like she has tried to remove herself from Elaine, maybe to get other acting jobs? Although Seinfeld made them rich and famous for life, it also ended their careers on that final episode. No one will ever be able to believe in them doing other roles. Specially when so many are still watching Seinfeld over 20 years on.. I wouldn`t be surprised it`s a bitter sweet feeling for Julia, Jason and Michael.

@@eltoro969 not so sure it ended Julia's career, considering she won 10 Emmys after Seinfeld...

@@eltoro969huh? She’s been more successful after Seinfeld lol

@@eltoro969 Julia had a HUGE career after _Seinfeld._ What are you talking about?

Right! Somehow, it never gets old!

The Junior Mint was the most hilarious!😊

Without a doubt one of the best characters on the show. That scene up Elaine talking about how well adjusted he is then cutting to him crying while lifting weights is easily my favorite.

This is very old. It’s from the dvd set

It was only one year should’ve been more tho with all those witnesses

They were s sentenced for one yr

I'd hire him in a second if I had a show.

I think he just is more serious, awkward and shy in real life and so different from Kramer we feel that something is always a little "off". If you watch the bloopers, when someone is breaking character, Michael never does. He is so invested in this character that he actually seems to get a little angry because he is the one actually ACTING while the others is more or less themselves with a script.

Was this filmed before Michael Richard’s had his breakdown on stage at the comedy club?

I get the sense he isn’t happy with or in himself - he’s a stereotypical crying clown

@@eltoro969not “almost” he’s clearly furious with them, and those are the clips that get shown - I’m sure much worse happened. I think he was incredibly hard to work with, even though a great talent. In general we put up with talented jerks too much…. I’m happy to be the receiver of his talent in the show, but I sympathise with those who had to work with him