Editing Jerry Seinfeld (section)

== Career ==
===1976–1987: Rise to prominence ===
Seinfeld developed an interest in [[stand-up comedy]] after brief stints in college productions. He appeared on [[Open mic|open-mic]] nights at Budd Friedman's Improv Club while attending [[Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://israeliculture.about.com/culture/israeliculture/library/weekly/aa042098.htm |title= Seinfeld's Kibbutz Days |publisher= Israeli Culture |access-date=May 10, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010223215641/http://israeliculture.about.com/culture/israeliculture/library/weekly/aa042098.htm |archive-date= February 23, 2001}}</ref> After graduation in 1976, he tried out at an open-mic night at New York City's [[Catch a Rising Star (comedy clubs)|Catch a Rising Star]], which led to an appearance in a [[Rodney Dangerfield]] [[HBO]] special.<ref name="bio">{{Cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/64376/Jerry-Seinfeld/biography |title= Jerry Seinfeld |access-date= July 18, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110523211249/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/64376/Jerry-Seinfeld/biography |archive-date= May 23, 2011 |department= Movies & TV Dept. |work= [[The New York Times]] |date=2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1980, he had a small recurring role on the sitcom [[Benson (TV series)|''Benson'']], playing Frankie, a mail-delivery boy who had comedy routines that no one wanted to hear. Seinfeld was abruptly fired from the show due to creative differences.<ref name="bio" /> Seinfeld said that he was not told he had been fired until he arrived for a read-through session and found that there was no script for him.<ref>Interview in "How It Began", a special feature in the Seinfeld Season 1 & 2 DVD</ref> In January 1981, he performed stand-up on ''An Evening at the Improv''.<ref name= improv>{{cite episode |series= An Evening at the Improv |title= An Evening at the Improv |series-number= 1 |number= 3 |date= January 16, 1981 }}</ref> In May, Seinfeld made an appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'', impressing [[Johnny Carson|Carson]] and the audience, leading to frequent appearances on that show and others, including ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]''.<ref name="bio" /> On September 5, 1987, his first one-hour special ''[[Stand-Up Confidential]]'' aired live on [[HBO]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/467392/jerry-seinfeld-stand-up-confidential#overview |title=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105020159/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/467392/jerry-seinfeld-stand-up-confidential#overview |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1988–1998: ''Seinfeld'' and stardom ===
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[[File:Jerry Seinfeld 1992.jpg|thumb|150px|Seinfeld at the [[44th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1992]]
Seinfeld created ''The Seinfeld Chronicles'' with [[Larry David]] in 1988 for [[NBC]]. It was renamed ''[[Seinfeld]]'' to avoid confusion with the short-lived teen sitcom ''The Marshall Chronicles''. By its third season, ''Seinfeld'' had become the most watched sitcom on American television. The final episode aired in 1998, and the show has been a popular [[Television syndication|syndicated]] re-run ever since. NBC offered Seinfeld $110 million—a record $5 million an episode for a 22-episode tenth season—but he declined.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gostin |first1=Nicki |title="QA: Former NBC honcho offered Jerry Seinfeld over $100 million for one more 'Seinfeld' season" |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/qa-former-nbc-honcho-offered-jerry-seinfeld-over-100-million-for-one-more-seinfeld-season |access-date=29 April 2024 |agency=Fox News |date=May 29, 2012 |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424041800/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/05/29/qa-former-nbc-honcho-offered-jerry-seinfeld-over-100-million-for-one-more/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Along with Seinfeld, the show starred ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' alumna [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] and established actors [[Michael Richards]] and [[Jason Alexander]]. Alexander played George, a caricature of [[Larry David]]. Seinfeld is the only actor to appear in every episode.<ref>Jason Alexander did not appear in "[[The Pen]]"; Julia Louis-Dreyfus did not appear in [[The Seinfeld Chronicles|the pilot]], "[[The Trip, Part 1]]," or "[[The Trip, Part 2]]"; and Michael Richards did not appear in "[[The Chinese Restaurant]]" or "The Pen."</ref>

=== 1998–2010: Established career ===
After he ended his sitcom, Seinfeld moved back to [[New York City]] and returned to stand-up comedy instead of staying in [[Los Angeles]] and furthering his acting career. In 1998, he went on tour and recorded a comedy special, titled ''[[I'm Telling You for the Last Time]]''. The process of developing and performing new material at clubs around the world was chronicled in a 2002 documentary, ''[[Comedian (film)|Comedian]]'', which also featured fellow comic [[Orny Adams]] and was directed by Christian Charles. Seinfeld has written several books, mostly archives of past routines. In the late 1990s, [[Apple Computer]] came up with the advertising slogan "[[Think different]]" and produced a 60-second commercial to promote the slogan. This commercial showed people who were able to "think differently," such as [[Albert Einstein]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], and many others. It was later cut short to 30 seconds and altered such that Seinfeld was included at the end, although he had not been in the original cut. This shorter version of the commercial aired only once, during the [[The Finale (Seinfeld)|series finale]] of ''Seinfeld''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theapplecollection.com/Collection/AppleMovies/mov/jerrysteinfield.mov |title=Seinfeld's commercial |access-date=August 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716221221/http://www.theapplecollection.com/Collection/AppleMovies/mov/jerrysteinfield.mov |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Jerry Seinfeld (1997).jpg|thumb|Seinfeld at the [[49th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1997|alt=|left|235x235px]] 
In 2004, Seinfeld appeared in two commercial [[webisode]]s promoting [[American Express]], titled ''[[The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/30/business/media-business-advertising-seinfeld-superman-join-forces-again-spots-for.html |title=Seinfeld and Superman join forces again in spots for American Express, this time on the Web. |last=Elliott |first=Stuart |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 30, 2004 |access-date=March 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528053253/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/30/business/media-business-advertising-seinfeld-superman-join-forces-again-spots-for.html |archive-date=May 28, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In these, Seinfeld appeared with a cartoon rendering of [[Superman]], to whom reference was made in numerous episodes of ''Seinfeld'' as Seinfeld's hero, voiced by [[Patrick Warburton]] (character [[David Puddy]] on ''Seinfeld''). The webisodes were directed by [[Barry Levinson]] and aired briefly on television. Seinfeld and "Superman" were also interviewed by [[Matt Lauer]] in a specially recorded interview for the [[Today (NBC program)|''Today'']] show. On November 18, 2004, Seinfeld appeared at the [[National Museum of American History]] to donate the "puffy shirt" he wore in the ''Seinfeld'' episode [[The Puffy Shirt|of the same name]]. He also gave a speech when presenting the "puffy shirt," saying humorously that "This is the most embarrassing moment of my life."{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} On May 13, 2006, Seinfeld had a cameo appearance on ''Saturday Night Live'' as host Julia Louis-Dreyfus' assassin. Louis-Dreyfus in her opening monologue mentioned the "Seinfeld curse." While talking about how ridiculous the "curse" was, a [[Stage lighting instrument|stage light]] suddenly fell next to her. The camera moved to a [[Catwalk (theater)|catwalk]] above the stage where Seinfeld was standing, holding a large pair of bolt cutters. He angrily muttered, "Damn it!" upset that it did not hit her. Louis-Dreyfus continued to say that she is indeed not cursed.

On February 25, 2007, Seinfeld appeared at the [[79th Academy Awards]] as the presenter for "Best Documentary." Before announcing the nominations, he did a monologue about the unspoken agreement between movie theater owners and movie patrons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2007/02/jerry-seinfeld-auditioning-for-80th-oscars-1493/ |last=Finke |first=Nikki |title=Seinfeld Auditioning To Host 80th Oscars? |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 26, 2007 |access-date=March 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328015427/http://deadline.com/2007/02/jerry-seinfeld-auditioning-for-80th-oscars-1493/ |archive-date=March 28, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 4, 2007, Seinfeld made a guest appearance as himself in the ''[[30 Rock]]'' episode "[[SeinfeldVision]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=22046 |title=Seinfeld to Guest Star on 30 Rock |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=July 16, 2007 |access-date=August 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120220502/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=22046 |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 24, 2008, at the [[80th Academy Awards]], Seinfeld appeared as the [[Voice acting|voice]] of his ''[[Bee Movie]]'' animated character Barry, presenting [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Best Animated Short Film]]. Before announcing the nominees, he showed a montage of film clips featuring bees, saying that they were some of his early work (as Barry).

On June 2, 2008, amidst his spring 2008 tour, Seinfeld performed in his hometown of New York City for a one-night-only show at the [[Hammerstein Ballroom]] to benefit ''Stand Up for a Cure'', a charity aiding [[lung cancer]] research at [[Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center]]. In August 2008, the [[Associated Press]] reported that Jerry Seinfeld would be the pitchman for [[Windows Vista]], as part of a $300-million advertising campaign by Microsoft. The ads, which were intended to create interest for Windows in support of the subsequent "I'm a PC" advertisements, began airing in mid-September 2008. They were cut from television after three installments; Microsoft opted to continue with the "I'm a PC" advertisements<ref>{{cite news|last=Coyle|first=Jake|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug21/0,4670,MicrosoftSeinfeld,00.html|title=Seinfeld to be pitchman for Microsoft|date=August 21, 2008|work=Fox News|access-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526112152/http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug21/0,4670,MicrosoftSeinfeld,00.html|archive-date=May 26, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and run the Seinfeld ads on the Microsoft website as a series of longer advertisements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/windows/watchtheads/video/newfamily/ |title=Microsoft Showcase: Watch videos from Microsoft's online video collection |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=August 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823054859/http://www.microsoft.com/windows/watchtheads/video/newfamily/ |archive-date=August 23, 2009 }}</ref> In March 2009, it was announced that Seinfeld and the entire cast of ''Seinfeld'' would be appearing for a reunion in Larry David's HBO series ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''. The fictional reunion took place in the [[Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7|seventh season's]] [[Seinfeld (Curb Your Enthusiasm)|finale]] and starred most of the original cast, including [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], [[Jason Alexander]], [[Michael Richards]], in a multiple-episode arc.<ref>{{cite news |author=Ed Pilkington in New York |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/05/seinfeld-curb-your-enthusiasm |title=Seinfeld cast 'reunites' on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm &#124; Media |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200657/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/05/seinfeld-curb-your-enthusiasm |archive-date=January 31, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Seinfeld appeared on an episode of the [[Starz (TV channel)|Starz]] original series [[Head Case (TV series)|''Head Case'']]. As was the case in many of his previous guest appearances on sitcoms, he played himself.

In [[Australia]], Seinfeld appeared on a series of advertisements for the [[Greater Building Society]], a [[building society]] based in [[New South Wales]] and southeastern [[Queensland]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry Seinfeld joins the Greater |work=Greater Building Society |date=July 9, 2008 |url=http://www.greater.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810061600/https://www.greater.com.au/ |archive-date=August 10, 2015 }}</ref> His appearance in these ads was highly publicized and considered a coup for the society, being the third time Seinfeld had appeared in a television commercial.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jerry Seinfeld films advertisement for Newcastle's Greater Building Society |work=Daily Telegraph |date=July 10, 2009 |url=http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0,28323,25759196-5013952,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711062241/http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0%2C28323%2C25759196-5013952%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2009 }}</ref> The advertisements were filmed in Cedarhurst, [[Long Island]], with the street designed to emulate Beaumont Street in [[Hamilton, New South Wales|Hamilton]], where the Greater's head offices are located.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Greater website has exclusive behind the scenes footage from the commercials starring Jerry Seinfeld |work=Greater Building Society |date=July 13, 2009 |url=http://www.greater.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810061600/https://www.greater.com.au/ |archive-date=August 10, 2015 }}</ref> Seinfeld also wrote the scripts for the 15 advertisements that were filmed. The ads largely aired in the Northern New South Wales television market, where the society has most of its branches. Seinfeld was the first guest on [[Jay Leno]]'s talk show ''[[The Jay Leno Show]]'', which premiered on September 14, 2009. Seinfeld was featured on ''Saturday Night Live''{{'}}s [[Weekend Update]] sketch to do the "Really!?!" segment with [[Seth Meyers]]. He executive produced and regularly appeared as a panelist in [[The Marriage Ref (U.S. TV series)|''The Marriage Ref'']]. On August 30, 2010, Seinfeld made a surprise guest appearance on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'', ending the feud the two had in the early 1990s.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Seinfeld toured the U.S. in 2011 and made his first stand-up appearance in the [[United Kingdom]] in 11 years. In July 2011, he was a surprise guest on ''[[The Daily Show]]'', helping [[Jon Stewart]] to suppress his urge to tell "cheap" "Michele Bachmann's husband acts gay" jokes.<ref>{{cite episode|series=The Daily Show|airdate=July 13, 2010|url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-13-2011/comedy-repression-therapy|title=Matthew Richardson|access-date=July 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017081638/http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-13-2011/comedy-repression-therapy|archive-date=October 17, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Seinfeld also launched a personal archives website at JerrySeinfeld.com and appeared in the [[HBO]] special [[Talking Funny (Television special)|''Talking Funny'']] with fellow comedians [[Chris Rock]], [[Louis C.K.]], and [[Ricky Gervais]] in the same year.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

=== 2011–present: Talk show and expansion ===
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[[File:Jerry Seinfeld knocks on the Oval Office window.jpg|thumb|Seinfeld tapping on the Oval Office windows of the [[White House]] with President [[Barack Obama]] in 2015]]
In 2012, Seinfeld started a web series titled ''[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]]'', in which he would pick up a fellow comedian in a different car every episode and take them out for coffee and conversation. The show originally aired on the [[Crackle (streaming service)|Crackle]] streaming service and then was bought by [[Netflix]]. The initial series consisted of ten episodes lasting from 7 to 25 minutes each. The show has continued to get high-profile guests such as [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Mel Brooks]], [[Bill Burr]], [[Dave Chappelle]], [[Louis C.K.]], [[Larry David]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], [[Tina Fey]], [[David Letterman]], [[Jerry Lewis]], [[Steve Martin]], [[John Mulaney]], [[Eddie Murphy]], [[Carl Reiner]], [[Don Rickles]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Howard Stern]], and [[Jon Stewart]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Daniella Bondar |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/ranking-every-episode-of-comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee.html |title=Every Episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Ranked|publisher=Vulture.com |date=July 19, 2019 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215171940/https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/ranking-every-episode-of-comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee.html |archive-date=February 15, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The show has also hosted ''Seinfeld'' alums [[Larry David]], [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], [[Jason Alexander]], and [[Michael Richards]]. Season seven featured its most high-profile guest, then-President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hellogiggles.com/celebrity/jerry-seinfeld-barack-obama-driving/|title=Jerry Seinfeld says driving in a car with Barack Obama was the "greatest moment" of his life|website=HelloGiggles|date=October 8, 2017 |access-date=January 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231033641/https://hellogiggles.com/celebrity/jerry-seinfeld-barack-obama-driving/|archive-date=December 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In a farewell tribute video for the Obamas before the President left office, Seinfeld stated, "That knocking on the [[Oval Office]] window. That probably was the peak of my entire existence."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kerry-washington-leonardo-dicaprio-tom-hanks-more-pay-tribute-obama-farewell-video-961907 |title=Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks and More Pay Tribute to Obama in Farewell Video |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter|Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 8, 2017 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231033642/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kerry-washington-leonardo-dicaprio-tom-hanks-more-pay-tribute-obama-farewell-video-961907 |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, Seinfeld told [[David Letterman]] he invited [[Woody Allen]] to be on the show but hadn't heard back.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2014/digital/vpage/jerry-seinfeld-tells-david-letterman-about-his-comedy-anti-show-made-possible-by-the-internet-1201216891/|title= Jerry Seinfeld Tells David Letterman About His Comedy 'Anti-Show' Made Possible by the Internet|website= Variety|date= June 10, 2014|accessdate= June 16, 2024}}</ref> That same year he also revealed [[Joan Rivers]] was supposed to be a guest on the show before she died due to a botched medical procedure.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/jerry-seinfeld-had-planned-a-joan-rivers-appearance-on-comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-1201307041/|title= Jerry Seinfeld Had Planned a Joan Rivers Appearance on 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee'|website= Variety|date= September 16, 2014|accessdate= June 16, 2024}}</ref> Seinfeld signed a deal with [[Netflix]] in January 2017 that included placing ''Seinfeld'' and ''[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]]'' on their streaming service as well as two new Seinfeld stand-up specials and the development of scripted and non-scripted comedy programming.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/09/seinfeld-netflix-streaming-deal|title= Netflix Nabs Seinfeld Streaming Rights in $500 Million-Plus Deal|website= [[Vanity Fair (magazines)|Vanity Fair]]|date= September 16, 2019|access-date= April 22, 2020|archive-date= October 24, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201024181639/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/09/seinfeld-netflix-streaming-deal|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/jerry-seinfeld-netflix-comedians-cars/|title=Netflix Nabs 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,' 2 New Jerry Seinfeld Stand-Up Specials|website=[[The Wrap]]|first=Tony|last=Maglio|date=January 17, 2017|access-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117234802/http://www.thewrap.com/jerry-seinfeld-netflix-comedians-cars/|archive-date=January 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the deal, all episodes of ''[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]]'' were made available on the streaming service, in addition to a new 24-episode season.<ref name="netflix">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-move-netflix-crackle-jerry-seinfeld-deal-standup-specials-series-1201888377/|title=Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee' Moves To Netflix As Part Of Big Jerry Seinfeld Deal That Includes Specials & Series|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=January 17, 2017|access-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118013526/http://deadline.com/2017/01/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-move-netflix-crackle-jerry-seinfeld-deal-standup-specials-series-1201888377/|archive-date=January 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was nominated for five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and won three [[Webby Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2314952/awards/?ref_=tt_awd|title= Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee - Awards|website= [[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate= June 16, 2024}}</ref>

{{quote box |width=33% |align=left |author={{ndash}}Seinfeld, talking about his process of innovation.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Life's Work: An Interview with Jerry Seinfeld  |url=https://hbr.org/2017/01/lifes-work-jerry-seinfeld |date=Jan 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221015042042/https://hbr.org/2017/01/lifes-work-jerry-seinfeld |archive-date=15 October 2022 |journal=[[Harvard Business Review]] |last=McGinn |first=Daniel}}</ref>
|quote= It's very important to know what you don't like. A big part of innovation is saying, "You know what I'm really sick of?" For me, that was talk shows where music plays, somebody walks out to a desk, shakes hands with the host, and sits down. "How are you?" "You look great." I'm also sick of people who are really there to sell their show or product. "What am I really sick of?" is where innovation begins.
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In June 2013, Seinfeld appeared on rapper [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]]'s album [[The Gifted (album)|''The Gifted'']], on the song "Outro About Nothing."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-gifted/647928009 |title=iTunes – Music – The Gifted by Wale |publisher=[[iTunes]] |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210023535/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-gifted/id647928009 |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Seinfeld received coverage for his speech at the 2014 [[Clio Awards]] ceremony, where he received an honorary award, as media reporters said that he "mocked" and "ripped apart" the advertising industry; his statement that "I love advertising because I love lying" received particular attention.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ryan |last=Grenoble|title=Seinfeld's Advertising Award Acceptance Speech Mercilessly Mocks Ad Execs|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/03/seinfeld-clio-speech-advertising-award_n_5929388.html|access-date=October 12, 2014|work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012165211/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/03/seinfeld-clio-speech-advertising-award_n_5929388.html|archive-date=October 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Zachary M.|last=Seward|title=Jerry Seinfeld ripped apart the advertising industry on its biggest night|url=http://qz.com/276396/jerry-seinfeld-ripped-apart-the-advertising-industry-on-its-biggest-night/|access-date=October 12, 2014|work=[[Quartz (website)|Quartz]]|date=October 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011015030/http://qz.com/276396/jerry-seinfeld-ripped-apart-the-advertising-industry-on-its-biggest-night/|archive-date=October 11, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Seinfeld hosted the special ''Don Rickles: One Night Only'' at the [[Apollo Theatre]]. The event celebrated [[Don Rickles]] and his career, but also served as a roast among friends. Those who participated in the event included [[Jon Stewart]], [[David Letterman]], [[Tina Fey]], [[Amy Poehler]], [[Nathan Lane]], [[Regis Philbin]], [[Robert De Niro]], and [[Martin Scorsese]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2017/04/don-rickles-tribute-one-night-only-spike-comedy-central-tv-land-1202064696/|title= Don Rickles Tribute 'One Night Only' Re-Airs Sunday On Three Viacom Channels|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= April 7, 2017|access-date= April 22, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201642/http://deadline.com/2017/04/don-rickles-tribute-one-night-only-spike-comedy-central-tv-land-1202064696/|archive-date= September 8, 2017|url-status= live}}</ref> On February 15, 2015, Seinfeld made a guest appearance on the ''[[Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special]]'', where he hosted the "Questions from the Audience" segment, which included cameos from [[Michael Douglas]], [[John Goodman]], [[James Franco]], [[Larry David]], [[Ellen Cleghorne]], [[Dakota Johnson]], [[Tim Meadows]], [[Bob Odenkirk]], and [[Sarah Palin]] (who Seinfeld initially mistook for [[Tina Fey]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-jzbKRi7Qc |title=Audience Q&A - SNL |date=2015-02-16 |last=Saturday Night Live |access-date=2025-01-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref> On May 20, 2015, Seinfeld made a guest appearance on [[David Letterman]]'s final [[Late Show with David Letterman|''Late Show'']] episode. Seinfeld joined guests including [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Barbara Walters]], [[Steve Martin]], [[Jim Carrey]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], [[Peyton Manning]], [[Tina Fey]], and [[Bill Murray]] who all participated in The Top Ten List segment, "Things I've Always Wanted to Say to Dave."<ref>{{cite news |author=Brian Moylan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/may/21/david-letterman-final-episode-the-late-show |title=David Letterman's final episode: a stoic but touching send-off for the Late Show &#124; Media |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231035119/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/may/21/david-letterman-final-episode-the-late-show |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2017, Seinfeld went on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' and joined [[Dave Chappelle]] and [[Jimmy Fallon]] in honoring outgoing First Lady [[Michelle Obama]], and played a game of ''[[Catchphrase]]'', which Obama and Fallon won to Seinfeld's dismay.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/michelle-obama-dave-chappelle-jerry-seinfeld-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show-catchphrase-a7523721.html|title= Michelle Obama given star-studded send-off by Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld on Jimmy Fallon's show|website= [[The Independent]]|access-date= April 23, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200417212133/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/michelle-obama-dave-chappelle-jerry-seinfeld-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show-catchphrase-a7523721.html|archive-date= April 17, 2020|url-status= live}}</ref> On September 19, 2017, Netflix released the stand-up comedy special ''[[Jerry Before Seinfeld]]''. It follows Seinfeld as he returns for a stand-up routine at the [[New York City]] comedy club, [[Comic Strip Live]], which started his career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://time.com/4939327/jerry-before-seinfeld-netflix/|title=9 Things We Learned From Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix Special|first=Ashley|last=Hoffman|date=September 19, 2017|access-date=September 24, 2017|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035903/http://time.com/4939327/jerry-before-seinfeld-netflix/|archive-date=September 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It is intercut with documentary clips and his stand-up special. It was later released as an LP, CD and download album, and was nominated for a 2018 [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jerry-seinfeld|title= Jerry Seinfeld – Artist|website= grammy.com|access-date= April 23, 2020}}</ref> In 2020, it was announced that Netflix would be releasing Seinfeld's first original stand-up special in 22 years, ''[[23 Hours to Kill]]''. The special premiered on May 5.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/tv/jerry-seinfeld-new-comedy-special-netflix-trailer/|title= Jerry Seinfeld has 23 Hours to Kill with comedy in Netflix stand-up special trailer|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date= April 23, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200424034958/https://ew.com/tv/jerry-seinfeld-new-comedy-special-netflix-trailer/|archive-date= April 24, 2020|url-status= live}}</ref> In October 2020, Seinfeld joined [[Steve Martin]] in a discussion about comedy at ''[[The New Yorker Festival]]''. They discussed subjects ranging from the creative process, [[Netflix]], and [[The Oscars]], to their comedy backgrounds, and the future of comedy during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/steve-martin-jerry-seinfeld-talk-oscars-netflix-staying-funny-importance-of-irritation-at-the-new-yorker-festival-1234593384/|title=Steve Martin, Jerry Seinfeld Talk Oscars, Netflix, Staying Funny And The Importance Of Irritation At New Yorker Festival|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 8, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019043643/https://deadline.com/2020/10/steve-martin-jerry-seinfeld-talk-oscars-netflix-staying-funny-importance-of-irritation-at-the-new-yorker-festival-1234593384/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2024 he directed, co-wrote, and produced in the [[Netflix]] comedy film ''[[Unfrosted]]'', a satirical spoof about the creation of [[Pop-Tarts]]. Seinfeld also starred in the film alongside [[Melissa McCarthy]], [[Jim Gaffigan]], and [[Hugh Grant]]. The film earned mixed reviews with ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' writing the film received a "sharply divided reaction from critics".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jerry-seinfeld-unfrosted-reviews-netflix-1235889540/|title= Jerry Seinfeld's 'Unfrosted' Divides Critics|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= May 3, 2024|accessdate= May 10, 2024|archive-date= May 10, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240510111357/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jerry-seinfeld-unfrosted-reviews-netflix-1235889540/|url-status= live}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' labeled it a "Critic's Pick" with Anne Nicholson describing it as a "full-fledged, fully ridiculous feature comedy targeted to the audience’s sweet-and-salty dopamine receptors".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/movies/unfrosted-review.html|title= 'Unfrosted' Review: What's the Deal With Pop-Tarts?|work= The New York Times|date= May 3, 2024|accessdate= May 10, 2024|archive-date= May 10, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240510060023/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/movies/unfrosted-review.html|url-status= live|last1= Nicholson|first1= Amy}}</ref> David Ehrlich of ''[[IndieWire]]'' wrote that the "comedy never heats up" and "it's a movie about so many different things at once that it comes to feel like a movie about nothing".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/unfrosted-review-jerry-seinfeld-pop-tarts-netflix-1234999325/|title= 'Unfrosted' Review: Jerry Seinfeld's Painfully Stale Pop-Tarts Comedy Never Heats Up|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= May 3, 2024|accessdate= May 10, 2024|archive-date= May 3, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240503034515/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/unfrosted-review-jerry-seinfeld-pop-tarts-netflix-1234999325/|url-status= live}}</ref> Seinfeld appeared as a guest on ''[[John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA]]'' where he joked that it was "the weirdest [[talk show]] I've ever been on in my life".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-mulaneys-everybodys-in-la-is-bizarro-comedic-genius|title= John Mulaney's 'Everybody's in L.A.' Is Bizarro Comedic Genius|website= The Daily Beast|date= May 4, 2024|accessdate= May 10, 2024|archive-date= May 9, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240509235549/https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-mulaneys-everybodys-in-la-is-bizarro-comedic-genius|url-status= live|last1= Bradley|first1= Laura}}</ref> He also embarked on a new tour starting with his first show in Singapore in June 2024<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hadi|first1=Eddino Abdul|date=2024-11-11|location=[[Singapore]]|title=Comedian Jerry Seinfeld to perform first Singapore show in June 2024|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/comedian-jerry-seinfeld-to-perform-first-singapore-show-in-june-2024|department=Life|work=[[The Straits Times]]|language=en-us|access-date=2024-06-15}}</ref> followed by a number of stops in Australia and North America.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jerry Seinfeld relaunches comedy website with updated tour schedule and charity work. |url=http://jerryseinfeld.com/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Jerry Seinfeld |language=en}}</ref> Seinfeld returned to ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' in its final season reuniting with [[Larry David]] where they poked fun at the controversial ending of ''[[Seinfeld]]''. Ben Travers of ''[[IndieWire]]'' wrote, "If the ''Curb'' finale is meant to rewrite the ''Seinfeld'' ending in any way, it's during that first scene between Jerry and Larry. They're playing out the kind of scene they used to write for Jerry and George, and getting that silly, joyful spark between two TV legends{{snd}}even for a moment{{snd}}is pure bliss".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/curb-your-enthusiasm-finale-review-larry-david-retries-seinfeld-ending-spoilers-1234971975/|title= 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Finale Retries the 'Seinfeld' Ending, Just for Laughs|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= April 8, 2024|accessdate= June 25, 2024}}</ref>