When “Curb Your Enthusiasm” ended on April 7, its creator and star Larry David used the finale as a way to link the show’s ending with that of “Seinfeld” from 25 years earlier.
In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Jerry Seinfeld commented positively on the move, saying, 'I think we’re in the conversation now for one of the better ones, when we used to be for one of the not-so-good ones,'
The comedian explained that when it comes to great series finales, one of his favorites is the closer for “Mad Men.” He added, “I thought ‘The Sopranos’ was great. ‘Bob Newhart’ was great. And ours was not thought of as great. But I think now we’re in the conversation because we connected the two TV series 25 years apart.”
“And to do that, you have to have two people playing themselves. I played myself in my show and he played himself in his show. And then you need 25 years separation. I think we’re in the conversation now for one of the better ones, when we used to be for one of the not-so-good ones,” Seinfeld said.
The two finales had a lot in common. a lot in common. They both starred Seinfeld, who ended up coming to David’s rescue after he pointed out that a juror was seen outside the court during the sequestering period, which caused the entire case to result in a mistrial. He and David also directly referenced the finale of “Seinfeld” the show — which showed the series’ four stars carted off to prison — and said that the ending of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” would have been better then, too.
After the finale aired, executive producer Jeff Schaffer told TheWrap, “We’re giving you the ‘Seinfeld’ finale on steroids. We’re owning that Larry’s learned nothing, so if you don’t like it, too bad, we don’t care. There was never hesitation not to do it, because it felt right.” told TheWrap, “We’re giving you the ‘Seinfeld’ finale on steroids. We’re owning that Larry’s learned nothing, so if you don’t like it, too bad, we don’t care. There was never hesitation not to do it, because it felt right.”
Elsewhere in his Vanity Fair interview, Seinfeld was asked if there was anything he’d like to do in his career he hasn’t yet done — and, of course, he was ready with an answer.
“I would’ve said stand up on a surfboard, but I’ve done it a couple times. It was 20 years ago. But that’s my only regret — I never really learned how to surf,” he said. “And I think that’s one of the most worthwhile things you could do in human life is surfboard.
Read the interview at Vanity Fair.
