Jerry Seinfeld Curbs Your Enthusiasm Finale Connection With Seinfeld

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Jerry Seinfeld was delighted to be joined by his friend Larry David Control your excitement'Finally,' the comedian said this week, 'more to come' Seinfeld The tie-in helped boost the end of his own show.

“I think combining the two finals [was the way to go],” Seinfeld said Vanity Fair. when Control your excitement Concluding earlier this month, the series finale mirrored many details SeinfeldIn the 1998 finale, both shows were on trial for violating a revised local law involving their main characters. SeinfeldDavid wrote the final episode of, and Seinfeld returned to star in its final installment control.

Seinfeld told David this week that he was OK with the idea. „That doesn't sound funny,” he said. „And I love hanging out with Larry. We always laugh all day long.

Additionally, Seinfeld said he felt the connection between their two shows strengthened the finale SeinfeldIt landed in controversy when it released 25 years ago and has divided audiences ever since.

„We were talking a lot that day about who has the best series finale,” Seinfeld said. „I personally support it Maniac men One. I thought The Sopranos It was good. Bob Newhart It was good. And ours is not thought to be great. But I think we're in the conversation now because we put the two TV series together 25 years apart. To do it, you need two people to play themselves. I played myself in my show and he played in his show. Then you have to separate for 25 years. I think we're in the conversation for one of the best right now, and we've been for one of the very best.

executive producer Jeff Shafer previously said The Hollywood Reporter Seinfeld was „very excited” while filming control Finale and reunites with David. “After shooting that jail scene [with Seinfeld and David], he was very surprised about it and said, “It's amazing. This is a comedy that has been in the making for 26 years.' I am happy that all of us are staying in showbiz for a long time.”

Shaffer shared this as well Maniac men’s final served as inspiration controlCreative team.

„When we were doing this we made sure it didn't end up in prison. It didn't end up with Larry and Jerry's career stuff. We wanted to end up with all of our cast,” Shaffer said, closing the show in a scene with the team. „I remember Jackie. [Schaffer, his wife] And I was in the final season CorporationWe were talking about the finale with Matthew Weiner Maniac men And he said one of his biggest regrets was shooting the final scene Maniac men Not all actors are together. John [Hamm] This and that were in California. So we really remembered that. On the final day, whatever it is, it's really important here that all of our cast come together to celebrate a wonderful achievement.

Earlier, Seinfeld said GQ He thought the finale was „the best, the cruelest, the most remarkable thing”, and added, „What you have is a joke set up 25 years ago and then paid off 25 years later! How do you describe something like that?”