Producer of Nothi
Sam Young
The show about nothing, that had absolutely
everything. From what may seem mundane
day to day activites to most people, was
turned into comedy gold by Jerry Seinfeld
and Larry David. The laugh riot festival that
is Seinfeld ran for 9 prodigious seasons.
‘Seinfeld’ was beamed into our living rooms
to see what we would all be talking about
at the water cooler the next day. ‘Seinfeld’
began in 1989 and went right through the
90’s before drawing to a close in 1998. The
Finale was viewed by over 76 million people
in the United States of America.
Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the John
Lennon and Paul McCartney of the comedy
world. Incredibly gifted artists and masters
of their domain. Both hail from the borough
of Brooklyn, New York. They have that
understanding and connection of what life
is like in their neck of the woods. Observing
and sharing the unique take of events with
stand up comedy.
During Larry’s days a stand up comic he
worked as a limousine driver and television
repairman to help with the expenses of living
in the Manhattan Plaza. It was from the
stand up routines that Larry David ventured
towards writing for television. He met Michael
Richards (Kramer) on the tv show ‘Fridays’.
He came across Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine)
during his days at ‘Saturday Night Live’.
Larry eventually left his post at ‘Saturday
Night Live’, quitting during the season.
Only to return a few days later as though
nothing of the sort even transpired. This
became the inspiration for a ‘Seinfeld’
episode where George Constanza
(Jason Aexander) would storm into his
boss’ office to quit his job only to return
and attempt to continue working.
Larry and Jerry created most plots for
episodes from personal experiences.
Very unique and at times bizarre
personal experiences. This allowed for
the show to have a quality that other sitcoms at the time and to this day can not
seem to emulate. They brought the best
out of each other.
Producing ‘Seinfeld’ was made easier
with the characters on ‘Seinfeld’ having
aconnection. A bond. Relationships
that seemed to put up with everything.
Watching the clothes spin round and
round the laundromat. Forcing a well
liked soup maker (callously referred to
as the soup nazi) out of the country.
Poking fun at a made up holiday for
family reasons. Festivus. A festivus for
the rest of us. Where we would see
an aluminum pole replace the more
traditional tree at Christmas time. There
was mocking, ridiculing, hair grabbing,
coffee drinking, lack of caring, and many
a scheme that would bring the New York
four closer and closer.