Editing Jerry Seinfeld (section)

=== 2011–present: Talk show and expansion ===
{{Main|Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee}}
[[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.
}}
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>