“I kind of thought that stand-up comedy would suffer from the Internet because people seem to know more about the craft of stand-up than ever before. I thought it would seem trite. Kind of like if you know more about magicians, you wouldn't love them.”

American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, filmmaker, and television producer

Jerry Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, filmmaker, and television producer, known for observational comedy. He was born Jerome Allen Seinfeld and rose to wide fame playing a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, which ran from 1989 to 1998 and was co-created with Larry David. He earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy for that role. He later created and produced The Marriage Ref, hosted and created Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, and co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in the animated film Bee Movie and the Netflix comedy Unfrosted.