Editing Jerry Seinfeld (section)

==Influences==
Seinfeld has stated, "On the [[Mount Rushmore]] of stand-up comedy, there are four faces, in my opinion: [[Richard Pryor]], [[George Carlin]], [[Bill Cosby]], and [[Don Rickles]]."<ref>{{cite news |first=Hillary|last=Busis |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/seinfeld-stewart-fey-more-salute-183512586.html |title=Seinfeld, Stewart, Fey and more salute insult master Don Rickles: The night's best jokes |website=[[Yahoo.com]] |date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230231754/https://www.yahoo.com/news/seinfeld-stewart-fey-more-salute-183512586.html |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Seinfeld has also cited as his influences [[Jean Shepherd]],<ref>{{YouTube|itWxXyCfW5s}}</ref> ''[[Mad Magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thepopbreak.com/2017/09/20/jerry-before-seinfeld-master-comes-to-netflix/ |title=Before the master comes to Netflix |publisher=thepopbreak.com |date=2017 |access-date=2020-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230231754/https://thepopbreak.com/2017/09/20/jerry-before-seinfeld-master-comes-to-netflix/ |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jonathan Winters]], [[Jerry Lewis]], [[Robert Klein]], and [[Abbott and Costello]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Here's Jerry |series=[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]] |network=[[Netflix]] |date=July 6, 2018 |season=1 |number=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304661,00.html|title=TV Review: Abbott & Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=November 25, 1994|last=Tucker |first=Ken|authorlink=Ken Tucker|access-date=November 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425134119/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304661,00.html|archive-date=April 25, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He stated, "[[Monty Python]] was a gigantic influence on me. They were just about silly, funny things that meant nothing, and that's the stuff I love. There's a wonderful childlike freedom in those kinds of things."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reinstein |first=Mara |title='I Wasn't Very Good!' Jerry Seinfeld Reflects on His Early Routines, Favorite Seinfeld Episode and the Future of Comedy |url=https://parade.com/1096425/maramovies/jerry-seinfeld-is-this-anything/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |date=October 2, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828104816/https://parade.com/1096425/maramovies/jerry-seinfeld-is-this-anything/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[Netflix]] comedy special, ''[[Jerry Before Seinfeld]]'', he displayed his personal comedy albums collection from when he was a teenager.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 19, 2017 |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-greatest-hits-collection-jerry-before-seinfeld-give-1818524057 |title=The greatest hits collection Jerry Before Seinfeld gives the people what they want |website=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230230424/https://tv.avclub.com/the-greatest-hits-collection-jerry-before-seinfeld-give-1818524057 |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> These albums included:

*[[Lenny Bruce]] – [[Lenny Bruce|''Thank You Masked Man'']] (1972)
*[[George Carlin]] – ''[[Class Clown]]'' (1972)
*[[Steve Martin]] – ''[[Let's Get Small]]'' (1977)
*[[Bob Newhart]] – ''[[The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart]]'' (1960)
*[[Mike Nichols]] and [[Elaine May]] – ''[[Improvisations to Music]]'' (1958)
*[[Mel Brooks]] and [[Carl Reiner]] – [[2000 Year Old Man|''2000 and One Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks'']] (1961)

In an interview with ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', Seinfeld stated his five favorite films are [[The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)|''The Heartbreak Kid'']] (1972), ''[[The Graduate]]'' (1967), [[The In-Laws (1979 film)|''The In-Laws'']] (1979), [[A Night at the Opera (film)|''A Night at the Opera'']] (1935), and [[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|''Glengarry Glen Ross'']] (1992).<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/article/2013/06/20/jerry-seinfeld-favorite-funny-movies-video/|title= Jerry Seinfeld names his favorite funny movies|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date= April 6, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190602052147/https://ew.com/article/2013/06/20/jerry-seinfeld-favorite-funny-movies-video/|archive-date= June 2, 2019|url-status= live}}</ref>

Those influenced by Seinfeld include [[John Mulaney]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a28900498/john-mulaney-interview-2019/ |title=John Mulaney on What's Next After 'Kid Gorgeous' |work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |date=September 12, 2019 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130210324/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a28900498/john-mulaney-interview-2019/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ellen DeGeneres]],<ref>{{cite web |first=Alison|last=Herman|url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/12/18/18146992/ellen-degeneres-netflix-special |title=Ellen DeGeneres, Minus the Dancing, Arrives on Netflix |website=The Ringer |date=December 18, 2018 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523151050/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/12/18/18146992/ellen-degeneres-netflix-special |archive-date=May 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jim Gaffigan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UqMBgClNA0 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/4UqMBgClNA0| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Comedians in Cars, Political Correctness, Current Tour – Jim Gaffigan Answers Your Questions | date=August 19, 2019|via=YouTube |access-date=February 12, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Judd Apatow]],<ref>{{cite news |last= Weiner |first=Jonah|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/magazine/jerry-seinfeld-intends-to-die-standing-up.html |title=Jerry Seinfeld Intends to Die Standing Up |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 23, 2012 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106111818/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/magazine/jerry-seinfeld-intends-to-die-standing-up.html |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Issa Rae]],<ref>{{cite web |first=Trace William |last=Cowen|date=October 28, 2016|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/10/issa-rae-youtube-stardom-seinfeld-influence-larry-wilmore-the-breakfast-club |title=Issa Rae Talks YouTube Stardom, 'Seinfeld' Influence, & Larry Wilmore on 'Breakfast Club' |magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230230421/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/10/issa-rae-youtube-stardom-seinfeld-influence-larry-wilmore-the-breakfast-club |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Nate Bargatze]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2019/10/14/netflix-special-transforms-comedian-nate-bargatzes-career/|title= Netflix special transforms comedian Nate Bargatze's career|website= [[The Orlando Sentinel]]|date= October 14, 2019|accessdate= June 19, 2024}}</ref> and
[[Mark Normand]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottking/2021/03/17/what-comedian-mark-normand-learned-opening-for-jerry-seinfeld/|title= How Comedian Mark Normand Thrived During The Pandemic|website= [[Forbes Magazine]]|accessdate= June 19, 2024}}</ref>
On ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'', [[Steve Martin]] described Seinfeld as one of his "retro heroes" saying "[He's] a guy who came up behind me and is better than I am. I think he's fantastic, I love to listen to him, he almost puts me at peace. I love to listen to him talk".<ref>{{YouTube|id=w9qJ-nLYBCE|title=Steve Martin Is A Polymath: Click To Find Out What That Means!}} published September 29, 2017 [[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]</ref>