Jerry Seinfeld: Comedy legend on his New Zealand tour, career, and directing
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One of the most iconic names in comedy, Jerry Seinfeld is no stranger to audiences.  He’s been performing since the late 1970’s, creating and starring in the semi-fictionalised sitcom of his own life —Seinfeld— which became the most watched sitcom in American television by its third season.  Seinfeld is returning to New Zealand, bringing his comedy tour to kiwi stages, and while for most tours are sporadic the comedian revealed that he’s always on the road.  “I’m always touring,” he told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking.  “I never stop.”  He compared it to muscle memory, saying that stopping would have him lose the sharpness of his comedy.  “You can do this because if you stop and think about it too much, it doesn’t look possible. How could I walk out there onto that stage and not come back for an hour?”  Despite his status as a comic legend, Seinfeld doesn’t view himself the same way, revealing that most comedians are driven by doubt.  “It is a tricky, a little balance beam to do your dance on.”  Unlike many other comedians Seinfeld’s show doesn’t have a name, and he told Hosking that that’s for the younger people.  “I did a sitcom so I don’t have to do that,” he said.  “I hope you like it, but if you don’t, that’s fine too.”  LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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