Jerry Seinfeld’s week of difficult appearances continues, this time in Virginia.
As soon as Seinfeld took the stage for a stand-up comedy set at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk on Saturday night, a man in the audience jumped up and yelled, “Free Gaza,” TMZ reported. The audience immediately began booing the heckler and chanting “Jerry! Jerry!” as another bystander wrestled the protester into a headlock.
Security escorted the man out of the building, but the show was interrupted by other protesters eight times throughout its 90-minute run.
The controversy around Seinfeld’s views stems from his vocal support of Israel — which he visited following the Oct. 7 attacks — and his wife’s $5,000 donation to a GoFundMe for pro-Israel counterprotesters at UCLA after a late April protest turned violent.
Seinfeld didn’t seem bothered by the interruptions, telling the crowd not to boo the man because he had a right to protest.
“This is exciting. I like this,” the comic said as the original protester was escorted out of the venue. “I like a little Jew hate to spice up the show.”
“free gaza” is not “Jew hate”, that’s absolutely insane.
Shame on people like him for abusing antisemitism claims.
another bystander wrestled the protester into a headlock
That’s assault, right? Cause it sounds a lot like assault.
It’s never assault when white supremacists do it… then it’s “self-defense.”
Nonono, if someone is peacefully protesting a political opinion that is not shared by the government, all measures of silencing are legal /s
This guy is kind of a piece of shit. Wow.
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It’s become clear that the show was almost entirely Larry David. Seinfeld was just lucky enough to be his buddy at the time and ride along.
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I don’t know enough to say either way, but the quality definitely changed. Regardless, by that point, the cadence of the show, characters, etc. had already long been established so (as NBC execs figured out) they could just do it without Larry.
But obviously Larry David was the soul of that show. The show was about him, he is just too introverted and malcontent to play himself so he let his far more outgoing friend take the lead role.
Probably. Seems that way at least.
If you think pro-Palestinian demonstrations are Jewish hate, you’re a complete chud, Seinfuck. Also, it’s literally making people associate anti-Palestinian sentiment with Judaism at large. Can’t stop people from shooting themselves in the foot, I suppose.
Everytime the Zionists imply that being against the mass murder of children is being against Jews a little child dies … quite literally, either bombed by Israel or snipped by an IDF soldier.
It isn’t hate of Jews.
Fuck you, Jerry.
And just like that, I lost all respect for him.
Not the time he dated a highschooler when he was 38?
Damn, was not aware of that.
Was that before or after the Bee Movie?
You’re not gonna trick me into doing math
Found the legal loophole justified into sleeping with an 18 year old.
Anytime people would get upset, and ask “do you know how much older you are than her???”
He would just reply “You’re not gonna trick me into doing math!!!”
It seems it was almost a month before her 18th.
That’s when he admitted it. We don’t know how old she was when it started.
They met at his game nights, right?
Who tf cares. That’s not the point, being 38 with an 18yo is weird regardless of legality.
I would think if the majority of people agreed with you, he’d have been cancelled hard already, but nobody really seems to care except the vocal minority of terminally online nerds with even more questionable minds
I’m 40. I cannot FATHOM what conversations he had with a girl who wouldn’t have even been born when his show went off the air.
Strategically, this probably isn’t the best move from the protestors, but I have no sympathy for someone who hires armed ethno-goons to beat peace activists and think they deserve ANYTHING they get as fallout of that.
The audience immediately began booing the heckler and chanting “Jerry! Jerry!” as another bystander wrestled the protester into a headlock.
Fucking what
“This is exciting. I like this,” the comic said as the original protester was escorted out of the venue. “I like a little Jew hate to spice up the show.”
Fucking what
That first part shouldn’t be too surprising. They’re obviously fans of his if they’re going to see his standup.
Man, if I was trying to write a satire about the current state of political affairs, “Protester against genocide gets put in a headlock by a bystander while the crowd chants ‘JERRY! JERRY!’”, I’d be told the ‘Jerry Springer Show’ comparison was a bit too on the nose.
He has great new material
Wait, Jerry has fans? With humour like his, that’s a real surprise.
My favorite part is where he was the least funny member of a very funny show in literally every episode.
He probably hired the “protesters” himself for attention.
I’m simply shocked people are passionate enough about Jerry Seinfeld to stand up and chant his name.
Maybe they just thought it was a Jerry Springer show.
Jerry Springer has better family values.
The jerk store called, they’re running out of Jerry Seinfeld.
Does he know he doesn’t have to go on stage? Just stay home with your billion dollars.
Then he wouldn’t have people chanting his name. Note that this got people chanting his name.
I don’t like it, but this has been a constant ego boost for him regardless of his complaints.
jerry seinfeld is the joe rogan of comedians.
What the fuck is going on with Seinfeld recently? Holy shit.
Recently? He’s been a smarmy douche about his success for a very long time.
That syndicated show money has done nothing but inflate his ego.
Let’s not forget the grooming or at very least his very young partners.
What a shame. At least we still have Larry David (I think).
Last I heard we did.