Legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld recently issued an apology to radio “shock-jock” Howard Stern after he suggested that he wasn’t funny. Seinfeld made the comment to fellow comics David Spade and Dana Carvey when the trio was discussing the endless number of comedy podcasts on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast.
“I really feel 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,” Seinfeld said, emphasizing his friendship with the radio legend.
The perceived slight pertains to his use of the term “outflanked,” which Seinfeld used to describe Stern’s show amid the countless other podcasts across the digital landscape. However, Seinfeld claims he misspoke, asking for Howard’s forgiveness.
He added, “I meant to say he must feel surrounded but I said ‘outflanked’ which sounded terrible and insulting. And of course, none of these little shows are any threat to his giant show. Anyway, it was bad and I’m sorry, Howie. I still love you. Please forgive me.”
Paying respect to the radio host, who has been in the business for decades, Seinfeld added that Stern was a pioneer of what would eventually turn into the podcasting format. “But we’re better than him now,” he quipped.
“Howard is interesting. Howard is a great interviewer, but comedy chops, I mean, can we speak candidly?” he asked Carvey and Spade. Spade answered, “Sure,” while Carvey responded, “No.” Carvey suggested that Stern’s show had a slight comedic element from his co-host Robin Quivers.
“Yeah, they’re all great but let’s face it, he’s been outflanked,” Seinfeld said, suggesting there are much funnier podcasts out on the streaming market. “This is the best one on the air,” Seinfeld added, praising the “Fly on the Wall” hosts. “Because you guys play nice together, it’s smooth, you’re not jumping on each other, which is annoying to listen to.”
The American Tribune reported on other recent comments from Jerry Seinfeld pertaining to the world of comedy. The comedian sounded off on the “extreme left and P.C. crap” that has brought about the “end” of comedy.
Seinfeld said, “It used to be, you would go home at the end of the day, most people would go, “Oh, ‘Cheers’ is on. Oh, ‘M*A*S*H’ is on. Oh, ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ is on. ‘All in the Family’ is on.” You just expected, there’ll be some funny stuff we can watch on TV tonight.”
However, he noted that in the recent liberal-driven culture of political correctness the once-great plethora of entertaining comedy no longer exists as people are too concerned about being offensive. “Well, guess what — where is it? This is the result of the extreme left and P.C. crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people,” he said.
The comic explained that people have been driven to standup comedy shows which are not bound by the same restraints. “Now they’re going to see stand up comics because we are not policed by anyone. The audience polices us. We know when we’re off track. We know instantly and we adjust to it instantly,” Seinfeld continued.
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