Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Caffeinated Comedy

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Jerry Seinfeld and Barack ObamaJerry Seinfeld launched the seventh — and arguably best — season of his web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with an episode featuring President Barack Obama, an extraordinary “get” in TV parlance. Some of the webisodes are side-splittingly funny, largely because Seinfeld and his coffee companion (comedians like Jon Stewart, Garry Shandling, Steve Martin, Tina Fey, and Amy Schumer to name a few) are having so much fun. This one’s a little more sedate, but tells the very different story of a President with enough presence and sense of humor to hold his own when up against the wit of a Jerry Seinfeld.[amazon template=left aligned image&asin=B013VV1B66]

Aside from sheer entertainment value (which it has tons of – watch the President trying to argue his way past a White House security guard), this session poses a salient question on the current crop of presidential contenders. People say that George W. was a fun guy to hang out with and Obama shows himself to be the same — although still exhibiting some of his famous restraint. A question worth pondering, as we anticipate committing to any presidential candidate, is how s/he would come across in a Seinfeld interaction. Seems to me that’s an indication of character worth considering.

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Photo Credit: Public domain image of Jerry Seinfeld and Barack Obama circa 2015.

PS. Another famous comedian has just launched a web series, albeit with a very different tone and purpose. Read more about Louis CK’s new show Horace and Pete in our post A Place Where Everybody Calls You Names. Plus, if you like Jerry Seinfeld, you may also like a comedian named Gad Elmaleh. Read about him in The French Seinfeld? Qu’est-ce que c’est? And one more note: both Louis CK and Gad Elmaleh have been on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Find the webisodes here.

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Stephen Harty

Stephen Harty

Stephen Harty hangs around at the busy intersection of culture, commerce and politics. He’s led some of the country’s most creative ad agencies, worked in both federal and city governments and is currently a trustee of a liberal arts college. He makes his living as a consultant and lecturer.

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