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Julia Louis-Dreyfus has branded “push back” on political correctness a “red flag”. The ‘Seinfeld’ actress, 63, who played Elaine Benes on the sitcom from 1990 to 1998, hit out at PC critics after her former co-star on the show Jerry Seinfeld, 70, said in a new interview it was “something of a worry for people that can’t think” – and added in a separate chat he misses the days of “dominant masculinity”. Julia told the newspaper in an article published on Monday (10.06.24): “If you look back on comedy and drama both, let’s say 30 years ago, through the lens of today, you might find bits and piec...
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Jerry Seinfeld has admitted he misses "dominant masculinity" and feels nostalgic for an "agreed-upon hierarchy". The 70-year-old comedian has reflected on the American culture in the 1960s, after exploring the era in his new Netflix film 'Unfrosted' - which tells the fictionalised origin story of the Pop-Tart - and while he understands "the toxic thing", he still longs for the presentation of a certain type of man in the media. He told the 'Honestly With Bari Weiss' podcast: “Another thing, as a man… I always wanted to be a real man. “When I was in that era, it was JFK, Muhammad Ali, Sean Conn...
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Jason Alexander nearly quit ‘Seinfeld’ as his character wasn’t getting enough exposure. The 64-year-old actor played George Costanza on the sitcom from 1989 to 1998 – picking up seven consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards nominations and four Golden Globe Awards for his work – and his co-star Michael Richards, who played kooky neighbour Kramer on the show, has now told how he almost walked away from the job during series three of the series. Michael tells in his new autobiography, ‘Entrances and Exits’, Jason got frustrated in 1991 while filming the episode ‘The Pen’ – which sees Jerry Seinfeld’s ...
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‘Seinfeld’ actor Michael Richards says his infamous racist tirade was sparked by a heckler telling him he wasn’t funny. The 74-year-old, who made a fortune and was skyrocketed to global fame playing Kramer on the hit comedy sitcom, saw his career and reputation left it tatters after he was filmed unleashing a tirade of racial slurs during a stand-up show in 2006 at the Laughter Factory in Los Angeles. He has now told in his upcoming memoir ‘Entrances and Exits’ about the incident that he was hurting from the failure of his post-‘Seinfeld’ sitcom ‘The Michael Richards Show’ – which lasted only ...
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Howard Stern insists Jerry Seinfeld mocking him for lacking “comedy chops” isn’t a “big deal”. The shock jock, 70, was targeted by the ‘Seinfeld’ comic, 70, during a recent appearance on his friends’ Dana Carvey and David Spade’s ‘Fly on the Wall’ podcast – and has said he was immediately filled with regret for taking a swipe at his old friend ‘Howie’. Nearly a week after Jerry’s dig was reported, Howard has now said: “Jerry is a personal friend of ours. Especially his wife, Jessica, is really good friends with (my wife) Beth.” Page Six said Howard did say he initially thought Jerry’s mockery ...
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Amy Schumer flashed her boob at the late Jimmy Buffett’s widow during a dinner to honour the crooner. The ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ comic, 42, is said to have exposed herself as a prank to break the ice at the sombre event, set up to pay tribute to the life of the beloved ‘Margaritaville’ singer, who was killed by skin cancer in September aged 76. Sascha Seinfeld – a staff writer on the TV show ‘Life and Beth’ that starred Amy and the daughter of Jerry Seinfeld – told the anecdote at the Variety Power of Women event in New York City, saying: “Last summer at a memorial dinner for the late, great Jim...
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Jerry Seinfeld's children don't think he is funny. The 70-year-old actor - who has Sascha, 23, Julian, 21, and 18-year-old Shepherd with his wife Jessica - has amassed great success in comedy with his classic sitcom 'Seinfeld' but admitted he "doesn't want" his kids to think he is good and they are "used" to his jokes by now. He told E! News: "You don't want your kids to think you're that great. A lot of times if I try to be funny around them, they'll go, 'Is that one of your bits dad? Is that some new bit for you?' They're pretty used to it." The stand-up star is even unsure whether any of hi...
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Jerry Seinfeld wishes he could've been a "surf bum". The award-winning comedian has enjoyed a huge successful career in the TV industry, but Jerry has revealed that he would've loved to have lived a surfer's lifestyle, too. The actor - who turned 70 on Monday (29.04.24) - told PEOPLE: "The thing I would like to do more than anything is get up on a surfboard and ride a wave. That would be the dream of my life." The veteran comedy star has achieved fame and success through his career in the TV business. But Jerry has now suggested that he would've been equally as happy as a surfer - even though ...
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Jerry Seinfeld isn't worried about being politically correct with his comedy. The 69-year-old star believes that trying to avoid offending everyone with their material in comedy can often lead to "stupid mistakes" on stage and thinks that aspiring performers should simply look in the newspaper when trying to come up with things to say. He told Page Six: "Political correctness is something of a worry for people that can’t think. The stupid mistakes I see people making sometimes - offensive, unnecessary insensitivities. "It's like...pick up a paper, find out what is going on and then just naviga...
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Hugh Grant's homemade iPhone audition clip left the 'Unfrosted' writers "stunned". The 'Notting Hill' star features in Jerry Seinfeld's comedy 'Unfrosted' as Thurl Ravenscroft – the actor who played Tony the Tiger for several decades – and his home-filmed try-out couldn't have gone down any better. Recalling his audition, Seinfeld's co-writer Spike Feresten told IndieWire: “He had a glass of wine in his hand, and he was on the couch. “We were just stunned on how homemade his audition was — and how good it was. Here’s Hugh Grant at 8 o’clock at night before he goes to bed, crushing the lines. C...
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