Vegas Magazine - Niche Media - There is a place beyond the crowds, beyond the ropes, where dreams are realized and success is celebrated. You are invited.
Issue link: http://digital.greengale.com/i/607470
Photo by Rob Loud/Getty ImaGes foR stand uP foR a CuRe What's the Deal? Jerry Seinfeld is a busy guy—getting coffee in cars with comedians— but he makes time for a chat in advance of his wildly popular show at caesars. By Joh atSilometeS When he was the star of his own hit TV series, Jerry Seinfeld reached several million viewers every week. Today, he's fne with 4,000 folks seated in a Las Vegas theater. "The idea that this is a theater that was very intimate but holds a lot of people is very good for me," Seinfeld says as he returns to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on December 26 and 27 (thecolosseum.com). "I'm really liking it there. I have been playing it now for 10 years, so I must like it pretty well." Let's start with a question I almost hate to ask, because it is so obvious, but Seinfeld aired its fnal episode 16 years ago. How do you explain, today, its ongoing popularity? You know, I have not watched an episode of the show since we did the commentary for the DVDs, what, 10 years ago I think. So I have not really revisited the series. But there was a very high integrity level that we brought to that show. The perfor- mances were great, the cast was great, the writing was great. It has stood the test of time for those reasons, I think. It seems that even the moments that are now dated have become part of the show's appeal—the old phones, some of the fashions. Yeah, it's kind of becoming The Andy Griffth Show of its time. What was the inspiration for the Web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee?" I've spent a lot of time with comedians after shows, and thought it would be kind of fun for the audience to see what that's like if you were to give it a little structure. It's a simple thing, showing that this is what I like to do, and who I like to talk to. Was there ever a thought that you would do something else, like go bowling or shoot pool or something ? Funny, but no. It was always coffee. Never anything else. As long as it was the same thing every time, and that just worked. George Carlin was one of the comics who played Vegas a lot but didn't necessarily like Vegas audi- ences, because they were often talking during the show, maybe drunk and unruly. Have you had those issues at Caesars? I don't have that too often anymore, where I'm in front of a crowd that has had too much to drink. At this stage of the game, if you see me at Caesars you really want to be there. If you have made it to Vegas, and you've been able to see the show at Caesars, you're having a pretty great weekend. V Culture Show and tell 66 vegasmagazine.com