16 LONGISLANDPRESS.COM • AUGUST 2018
JERRY SEINFELD:
By RUTH BASHINSKY
On a balmy June night at the Classic
Car Club in Manhattan, hot-rod
lovers congregated to talk engines,
horsepower, carburetors and more.
Amid the fleet of supercars — a
2015 Lamborghini Huracan, 1963
Corvette Stingray, and a ’66 Mustang
convertible — stands comic icon Jerry
Seinfeld.
Dressed in a dark suit and dress
shoes and looking effervescently
cool, Seinfeld was clearly in his
element. He was at the car club to
celebrate the new season of his popular
web series, Comedians in Cars
Getting Coffee, since Netflix picked
up the show from Crackle in January.
The tenth season premiered on July 6.
As the creator, executive producer,
and host, Seinfeld takes the viewer on
a ride, literally, as he picks up a new
guest comedian in a vintage car he
selects. During the trip, there are
lots of funny stories, lots of laughs
and lots of caffeine. Guests on the new
season are the late Jerry Lewis, Kate
McKinnon, Ellen DeGeneres, Hasan
Minhaj, Dana Carvey, Neil Brennan,
Tracy Morgan, Brian Regan, Alec
Baldwin, Zach Galifianakis, John
Mulaney, and Dave Chappelle.
As the crowd buzzed about, checking
out some of the sleek automobiles
and enjoying the sunset views of the
Hudson River, Seinfeld was talking
with the media. The Press was there
too, ready to chat with the man who
made talking about nothing so much
fun.
At a youthful 64, Seinfeld is still
delivering the laughs and getting it
right, traveling to different stages
across the country for his Jerry
Seinfeld Comedy Tour. During our
interview, Seinfeld shared some of
his fondest memories growing on
Long Island’s South Shore and even
revealed his nickname that many still
call him today. There were moments
when I wasn’t sure if he was kidding
or not. And I wanted to be the one
to say to Seinfeld himself: Are you
kidding me?
How does it feel now that your
show is on Netflix? Being picked up
by Netflix I guess is like being put on
the Yankees. You are on the team that
is going to win. It is very exciting for
me. At this point in my career, it is
very hard in show business to get a
second hit. A lot of people are lucky
enough to get one hit; to get two hits is
really hard. It feels pretty good.
As a car enthusiast, what would
you say is your ultimate set of
wheels? I love a minimalist car. I love
a car that is almost like a motorcycle
with four wheels. The 1958 Porsche
356 Speedster I think is the greatest
model you can drive. It is very little.
I love the openness and sleekness of
it. It is not that fast, but it is just an
incredible feeling of freedom.
With the name of the show being
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, I
need to ask how you like your coffee.
Black? Light and sweet? I actually
started drinking coffee a couple of
years before I did the show. It is so fun
to have coffee with people I figured I
gotta do a show about this. Now, I love
coffee. I drink coffee all day everyday.
I like any type of coffee: latte, espresso,
cappuccino, cream and sugar.
Was the character of George,
Elaine or Kramer based on any
friends or anyone you knew growing
up on Long Island? No. Me and
Larry David had a wonderful staff of
FEATURE
Jerry Seinfeld, the legendary comic from Massapequa, continues to do his stand-up act while producing his Netflix show, Comedians in
Cars Getting Coffee.
Seinfeld wrote and starred in Bee
Movie.