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Seinfeld should do a dramatic acting role

Posted on 12/24/24 at 5:26 pm
Posted by Hiyoka
Tokyo
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 12/24/24 at 5:26 pm
Watching all good things and ray romano and Tim Leary do a great job…a lot of comedians have done roles with depth that few “serious” actors could and it got me thinking about what comedians haven’t tried dramatic roles. would be really interesting to see Seinfeld try something. I think he could do well,

Any other comedians that would be as or more interesting as Seinfeld?
Posted by ManBearTiger
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Posted on 12/24/24 at 5:49 pm to
Jerry Seinfeld is an unfunny loser who happens to be worth a billion dollars because Larry David is a genius. His standup seriously sucks and he comes across as a total arse in any unscripted interview/interaction.

And his passion project was Bee Movie
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
28468 posts
Posted on 12/24/24 at 5:51 pm to
Larry David is a much larger a-hole than Jerry Seinfeld.
Posted by ManBearTiger
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Posted on 12/24/24 at 5:53 pm to
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Larry David is a much larger a-hole than Jerry Seinfeld.

Absolutely, he's also a million times funnier
Posted by TripleBarrelBluff1
Sin City
Member since Aug 2024
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Posted on 12/24/24 at 5:53 pm to
I wouldn't say he's unfunny, but it does seem like his talent was far better suited for the late 80's/early 90's.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
39067 posts
Posted on 12/24/24 at 5:54 pm to
He's not really a good actor.

Maybe a rom-com where he can smirk like Jimmy Fallon.
Posted by BigAppleTiger
New York City
Member since Dec 2008
10948 posts
Posted on 12/24/24 at 5:54 pm to
Comedians often make the best dramatic actors when given the right role and the right director. Look at Jackie Gleason and what he did in the Hustler and Nothing in Common. Jim Carrey had a few heartbreaking turns in some serious projects.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
28468 posts
Posted on 12/24/24 at 6:04 pm to
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Absolutely, he's also a million times funnier

Incorrect. Being an a-hole just to be an a-hole does not mean you're funnier.
Posted by Shiftyplus1
Regret nothing that made you smile
Member since Oct 2005
14298 posts
Posted on 12/24/24 at 6:11 pm to
Difference is Seinfeld has never acted. He was always just being himself.
Posted by Jaydenbetter
Member since Nov 2024
352 posts
Posted on 12/24/24 at 6:15 pm to
He was never funny . He is trash as well as that show
Posted by ManBearTiger
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Posted on 12/24/24 at 6:19 pm to
Any episode of Curb is funnier than whatever your favorite episode of Seinfeld is
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
21735 posts
Posted on 12/24/24 at 6:55 pm to
LD GOAT
Posted by Pondyrosa
Member since Dec 2024
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Posted on 12/24/24 at 8:17 pm to
Strange take
Posted by Auburn80
Backwater, TN
Member since Nov 2017
9626 posts
Posted on 12/24/24 at 8:25 pm to
Seinfeld is not a great actor. That’s why he surrounded himself with talented actors on Seinfeld.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19487 posts
Posted on 12/25/24 at 8:00 am to
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Jerry Seinfeld is an unfunny loser who happens to be worth a billion dollars because Larry David is a genius. His standup seriously sucks and he comes across as a total arse in any unscripted interview/interaction.




Ah, a kindred spirit. I too really don't understand the whole "Jerry Seinfeld is the greatest" accolades he has received over the years.

I seriously tried to watch some of his stand-up and found it the most un-funny crap I've seen from what is suppose to be a comic. His whiny, nasally delivery make him hard to even listen to.

If it wasn't for the cast around him on his show, he would have flopped terribly.
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
10754 posts
Posted on 12/25/24 at 8:19 am to
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ManBearTiger


You sir, can go frick yourself.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
57081 posts
Posted on 12/25/24 at 9:27 am to
Jerry is a good comedic actor, not the most funny comedian.
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2020
11789 posts
Posted on 12/25/24 at 11:15 am to
Acting like he and the show aren't funny is right up there with "DDL is overrated" among the greatest hot takes on this board
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
29334 posts
Posted on 12/25/24 at 11:20 am to
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Comedians often make the best dramatic actors when given the right role and the right director


Probably because a lot of stand up comedy come from dark places. They're on stage every night acting happy, but saying real shite. Seinfeld's comedy never came from a dark place.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
57081 posts
Posted on 12/25/24 at 12:19 pm to
I dunno. Robin Williams played a great serious role in Dead Poets Society.

Jamie Foxx did a nice job with Ray and Collateral.

Not comedy but Gene Kelly played a good serious role in To Inherit the Wind.
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