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Genre
Created by Jerry Seinfeld
Directed byJerry Seinfeld
Presented byJerry Seinfeld
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes84
Production
Executive producerJerry Seinfeld
Running time6–23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Crackle
ReleaseJuly 19, 2012 (2012-07-19) –
February 9, 2017 (2017-02-09)
Network Netflix
ReleaseJuly 6, 2018 (2018-07-06) –
July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)
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Seinfeld

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is an American television talk show directed and hosted by comedian Jerry Seinfeld. The series premiered on digital network Crackle on July 19, 2012, and has since run on Netflix. As of May 2015, it had been streamed nearly 100 million times. The series moved to Netflix in 2018 for the debut of its tenth season. Its eleventh season premiered on July 19, 2019. Seinfeld has since indicated that he may be done working on the series.

Contents

Episodes feature Seinfeld introducing a vintage car selected for a guest comedian, followed by a drive to a café or restaurant where they drink coffee. Episodes diverge from the format spontaneously, from making unplanned stops to interacting with members of the public.

Production

History

Seinfeld said that the roots of the concept traced to a DVD extra he made for his 2002 documentary Comedian along with a later trip he made after purchasing an old VW Beetle in New Mexico, subsequently filming the return trip to the east coast with a friend. [1] Later, describing the birth of the series, Seinfeld said the series birth was "an experiment" [2] —as "kind of a guess". [3]

Before the series was developed, Seinfeld was told by leading social network advisers including those at Facebook and Yahoo, that a show length exceeding five minutes had little chance of success on the web. [4] Howard Schultz, coffee magnate and chairman of Starbucks, turned down the opportunity to sponsor the show. [4] Acura eventually sponsored the show, giving Seinfeld creative license with creating commercials and product placements. [4]

The series premiered on Crackle on July 19, 2012. As of May 2015, it had been streamed nearly 100 million times. [5] In January 2017, it was announced that the series would migrate to Netflix starting with the show's tenth season. [6] [7] The first nine seasons became available to stream on Netflix in January 2018. [8] Excluded are the Super Bowl promotional episode with Jason Alexander and Wayne Knight reprising their respective roles of George Costanza and Newman from Seinfeld , [9] a series of promotional videos featuring Michael Richards as fictional Crackle president Dick Corcoran and a spin-off series Single Shot (2014–2016), which compiled footage from various episodes to focus on a more narrow subject. [10]

The series' eleventh season premiered on July 19, 2019. [11] After hinting in mid-2020 that he may be done working on the series, Seinfeld said in late 2021, "I think I'm going to put that volume on the shelf." He elaborated that "It was a lot of fun and I got to meet ... a lot of those people who I had not met. We're friends now." [12] The first episode filmed and last episode released feature Barry Marder and the same 1966 Porsche 356. [13]

Format

Episodes are estimated to cost about $100,000, [2] with guests being paid in cash and the initial raw shoot lasting on average three and a half hours, [2] which is then edited over a two-week period down to a 12 to 20-minute episode. [2] The process uses a lean production staff, [2] involves a minimum of network interaction [2] and is designed as an edited and unscripted talk show without an audience that can be comfortably watched on a smartphone. [2]

The show is formatted around the car drive and "movement," as Seinfeld believed that "when attempting to show the meandering, silly and sometimes deep conversations that comedians share, you have to remove the audience to keep the participants from dropping into their acts," [2] adding that "part of what makes the show watchable is that it's always moving. There's no narrative [to] drive the story. We know what happens. We know they're going to get coffee. You need a kinetic energy to move it along. Moving people around keeps them awake." [2]

The format is similar to Robert Llewellyn's Carpool , which ran for over 100 episodes between 2009 and 2011. In July 2019, Seinfeld apologized to Llewellyn for the similarity and for not previously being aware of his series. [14]

Bob Einstein became the first repeat guest on the show, appearing in the first season and again in the ninth season. [15] Two guests have had their appearances split into two episodes: Jimmy Fallon in the fifth season and Ricky Gervais in the eleventh season. Several episodes have featured multiple guests appearing together including Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks; Colin Quinn and Mario Joyner; and Kathleen Madigan and Chuck Martin. Colleen Ballinger appeared in character as Miranda Sings as a guest on an episode.

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
1 10July 19, 2012 (2012-07-19)September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27) Crackle
2 6June 13, 2013 (2013-06-13)July 18, 2013 (2013-07-18)
3 7January 2, 2014 (2014-01-02)February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)
4 5June 19, 2014 (2014-06-19)July 17, 2014 (2014-07-17)
5 8November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06)December 18, 2014 (2014-12-18)
6 6June 3, 2015 (2015-06-03)July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)
7 6December 30, 2015 (2015-12-30)February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)
8 6June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21)
9 6January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05)February 9, 2017 (2017-02-09)
10 12July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06) Netflix
11 12July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)

Season 1 (2012)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuestsCar modelsRestaurantsRelease dateNo. Netflix
11"Larry Eats a Pancake" Larry David 1952 Volkswagen Beetle John O'Groats, Los Angeles, CA July 19, 2012 (2012-07-19)C4.6
22"Mad Man in a Death Machine" Ricky Gervais 1967 Austin-Healey 3000 City Island Diner, City Island, Bronx, NY August 2, 2012 (2012-08-02)C1.14
33"A Monkey and a Lava Lamp" Brian Regan 1970 Dodge Challenger T/ARae's Diner, Santa Monica, CA August 9, 2012 (2012-08-09)C3.13
44"Just a Lazy Shiftless Bastard" Alec Baldwin 1970 Mercedes-Benz W113 Fairway Market Café, New York, NY August 16, 2012 (2012-08-16)C1.4
55"A Taste of Hell From on High" Joel Hodgson 1963 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Skylark Diner, Edison, NJ August 23, 2012 (2012-08-23)C1.19
Joel previously worked with Jerry on the 1987 special Stand-Up Confidential before making the cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 the following year.
66"Unusable on the Internet" Bob Einstein 1970 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 Jerry's Deli, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA
Nate 'n Al's, Beverly Hills, CA 		August 30, 2012 (2012-08-30)C4.10
77"You Don't Want to Offend a Cannibal" Barry Marder 1966 Porsche 356 Bendix Diner, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ September 6, 2012 (2012-09-06)C3.16
88"I Hear Downton Abbey Is Pretty Good..." Colin Quinn & Mario Joyner 1976 Triumph TR6 Fort Defiance Café, Brooklyn, NY September 13, 2012 (2012-09-13)C4.9
99"I Want Sandwiches, I Want Chicken" Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks 1960 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II
1970 Porsche 911 (classic) 		Norm's Diner, Los Angeles, CA
Nate 'n Al's, Beverly Hills, CA 		September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20)C2.5
1010"It's Bubbly Time, Jerry" Michael Richards & Barry Katz 1962 Volkswagen Type 2 The Malibu Kitchen, Malibu, CA September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27)C1.17

Season 2 (2013)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuestsCar modelsRestaurantsRelease dateNo. Netflix
111"I'm Going to Change Your Life Forever" Sarah Silverman 1969 Jaguar E-Type Series 2Millie's, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA June 13, 2013 (2013-06-13)C4.2
122"I Like Kettlecorn" David Letterman 1995 Volvo 960 station wagonGreen Granary, New Milford, CT June 20, 2013 (2013-06-20)C2.9
133"No Lipsticks for Nuns" Gad Elmaleh 1950 Citroën 2CV Pommes Frites, French Roast, New York, NY June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27)C4.4
144"You'll Never Play the Copa" Don Rickles 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Factor's Famous Deli, Los Angeles, CA July 4, 2013 (2013-07-04)C2.7
155"Really?!" Seth Meyers 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Roebling Tea Room, Brooklyn, NY July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)C1.15
166"Kids Need Bullying" Chris Rock 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S Allendale Eats!, Allendale, NJ July 18, 2013 (2013-07-18)C1.10

Season 3 (2014)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuestsCar modelsRestaurantsRelease dateNo. Netflix
171"Comedy, Sex and the Blue Numbers" Louis C.K. 1959 Fiat 600 JollyLouis C.K.'s personal boat, New York, NY January 2, 2014 (2014-01-02)C4.11
The episode was not initially included when the series debuted on Netflix on January 5, 2018. It was added on January 10, 2018.
182"How Would You Kill Superman?" Patton Oswalt 1981 DMC DeLorean Handsome Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles, CA January 9, 2014 (2014-01-09)C3.5
The DeLorean broke down
193"Comedy Is a Concealed Weapon" Jay Leno 1949 Porsche 356 Jones Coffee, Pasadena, CA January 16, 2014 (2014-01-16)C3.6
204"So You're Mellow and Tense?" Todd Barry 1966 MG MGB Nathan's Famous, New York, NY January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23)C3.15
215"Feces Are My Purview" Tina Fey 1967 Volvo 1800S Floridita, Harlem, New York, NY
Dominique Ansel Bakery, SoHo, New York, NY 		January 30, 2014 (2014-01-30)C1.12
226"The Over-Cheer" Jason Alexander as George Costanza;
Wayne Knight 		1976 AMC Pacer Tom's Restaurant, New York, NY February 2, 2014 (2014-02-02)TBA
Jerry and George Costanza (Jason Alexander, reprising his role from Seinfeld ) have coffee and chat about proper etiquette for attending a Super Bowl party before running into Newman (Wayne Knight). The episode was written by Seinfeld and Larry David and was directed by David. [16] A 90-second version of the episode aired on Fox before its Super Bowl XLVIII halftime coverage. [16] This episode was excluded from the Netflix collections in 2018.
237"The Last Days of Howard Stern" Howard Stern 1969 Pontiac GTO Bel Aire Diner, Astoria, Queens, NY February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)C2.4

Season 4 (2014)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuestsCar modelsRestaurantsRelease dateNo. Netflix
241"A Little Hyper-Aware" Sarah Jessica Parker 1976 Ford Country Squire Colony Diner, East Meadow, NY
Francesco's Bakery, Hicksville, NY 		June 19, 2014 (2014-06-19)C1.6
252"Two Polish Airline Pilots" George Wallace 1965 Buick Riviera Flamingo Las Vegas & Peppermill Fireside Lounge, Las Vegas, NV June 26, 2014 (2014-06-26)C4.13
263"Opera Pimp" Robert Klein 1967 Jaguar Mark 2 Klein's home & Landmark Diner, Ossining, NY July 3, 2014 (2014-07-03)C3.14
274"It's Like Pushing a Building Off a Cliff" Aziz Ansari 2012 Prevost Car X3-45 VIPBrody's Diner, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts July 10, 2014 (2014-07-10)C1.13
285"The Sound of Virginity" Jon Stewart 1978 AMC Gremlin
1968 AMC AMX 		Tick Tock Diner, Clifton, NJ July 17, 2014 (2014-07-17)C3.4

Season 5 (2014)

A series of bonus promotional videos featuring Michael Richards as Crackle president Dick Corcoran were released before and during this season. [17] [18] Joan Rivers had been asked by Seinfeld to be the fifth season's first guest. However, she postponed her appearance due to a scheduled medical procedure. [19] Rivers died as a result of that procedure.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuestsCar modelsRestaurantsRelease dateNo. Netflix
291"You Look Amazing in the Wind" Kevin Hart 1959 Porsche 718 212 Pier, Santa Monica, CA November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06)C2.2
302"I'm Wondering What It's Like to Date Me" Amy Schumer 1971 Ferrari Daytona 365 GTB/4Short Stop Diner, Bronx, NY November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13)C3.1
313"Smoking Past the Band" Bill Burr 1970 Boss 302 Mustang Novel Cafe, Santa Monica, California November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20)C4.3
324"Happy Thanksgiving Miranda" Miranda Sings 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite Art's Delicatessen Restaurant, [20] Studio City, Los Angeles, CA November 27, 2014 (2014-11-27)C4.5
335"I Wasn't Told About This... with Special Feature: I’m Dying, Jerry" Fred Armisen 1965 Saab 96 Monte Carlo 850 Coava Coffee Roasters, Portland, OR December 4, 2014 (2014-12-04)C3.8
346"I'm Going to Take a Percocet and Let That One Go" Ali Wentworth 1970 Mercedes-Benz W111 Fiddler's Elbow Country Club, Bedminster, NJ December 11, 2014 (2014-12-11)C1.20
35–367–8"The Unsinkable Legend — Part 1 & Part 2" Jimmy Fallon 1956 Chevrolet Corvette (C1)
1994 Land Rover Defender 90		John's Pancake House, Montauk, NY December 18, 2014 (2014-12-18)C1.2/C1.3
Released in two parts on both Crackle [21] and Netflix.

Season 6 (2015)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuestsCar modelsRestaurantsRelease dateNo. Netflix
371"I'll Go If I Don't Have to Talk" Julia Louis-Dreyfus 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Caffe Luxxe & Art's Table, Santa Monica, CA June 3, 2015 (2015-06-03)C2.6
382"Always Do the Banana Joke First" Steve Harvey 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Manny's Cafeteria & Biggs Mansion, Chicago, IL June 10, 2015 (2015-06-10)C3.2
393"We Love Breathing What You're Burning, Baby" Jim Carrey 1976 Lamborghini Countach Killer Cafe, Marina del Rey, CA June 17, 2015 (2015-06-17)C1.1
404"The Comedy Team of Smug and Arrogant" Bill Maher 1979 Volkswagen Beetle Brite Spot, Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24)C4.1
415"That's the Whole Point of Apartheid, Jerry" Trevor Noah 1985 Ferrari 308 GTBi One Girl Cookies, Brooklyn, NY July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)C1.7
426"Cut Up and Bloody but Looking Good" Stephen Colbert 1964 Morgan +4 Bluestone Coffee Co., Montclair, NJ July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)C1.5

Season 7 (2015–16)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuestsCar modelsRestaurantsRelease dateNo. Netflix
431"Just Tell Him You're the President" Barack Obama 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Staff dining room of the White House, Washington, D.C. December 30, 2015 (2015-12-30)C2.1
442"If You See This on a Toilet Seat, Don't Sit Down" Steve Martin 1954 Siata 8V
1966 Ford Mustang 		Pleasantville Diner, Pleasantville, NY January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06)C3.3
453"Stroked Out on a Hot Machine" Kathleen Madigan & Chuck Martin1972 BMW 2002 tii Alfred Coffee, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA January 13, 2016 (2016-01-13)C4.12
464"It's Great That Garry Shandling Is Still Alive" Garry Shandling 1979 Porsche 930 TurboDu-Par's Restaurant & Bakery, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA January 20, 2016 (2016-01-20)C3.9
475"I Don't Think That's Bestiality" Sebastian Maniscalco 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28Intelligentsia Coffee & The Tasting Kitchen, Venice, Los Angeles, CA January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)C4.7
486"Mr. Ferrell, For the Last Time, We're Going to Ask You to Put the Cigar Out" Will Ferrell 1970 Plymouth Superbird Med Cafe, Marina del Rey, CA February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)C2.3

Season 8 (2016)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuestsCar modelsRestaurantsRelease dateNo. Netflix
491"Stick Around for the Pope" Jim Gaffigan 1977 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper Second Avenue Deli, Manhattan, NY June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)C3.7
502"You Can Go Cho Again" Margaret Cho 1967 Mazda Cosmo Highland Cafe, Los Angeles, CA June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)C3.11
513"Escape from Syosset" Judd Apatow 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400101 Coffee Shop, Los Angeles, CA June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)C2.8
524"Everybody Respects a Bloody Nose" J. B. Smoove 1964 Studebaker Avanti 10 Speed Coffee, Calabasas, CA July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07)C1.18
535"Everybody Likes to See the Monkeys" Lorne Michaels 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL GullwingThe Monkey Bar, New York, NY July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)C3.12
546"What Kind of Human Animal Would Do This?" John Oliver 1959 Triumph TR3 Allswell, Brooklyn, NY July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21)C1.9

Season 9 (2017)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuestsCar modelsRestaurantsRelease dateNo. Netflix
551"The Volvo-ness" Kristen Wiig 1964 Volvo 122S Amazon House of Pies, Los Angeles, CA January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05)C1.8
562"A Rusty Car in the Rain" Norm Macdonald 1958 Porsche 356A Jackson Hole Diner, East Elmhurst, Queens, NY January 12, 2017 (2017-01-12)C1.16
573"Dictators, Comics, and Preachers" Cedric the Entertainer 1958 Bentley S1 The Butcher's Daughter, New York, NY January 19, 2017 (2017-01-19)C3.10
584"At What Point Am I Out from Under?" Lewis Black 1967 Cadillac Eldorado Junior's, Downtown Brooklyn, NY January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26)C4.8
595"Champagne, Cigars, and Pancake Batter" Christoph Waltz 1957 BMW 507 Series II IHOP, Torrance, CAFebruary 2, 2017 (2017-02-02)C1.11
606"It's Not So Funny When It's Your Mother" Bob Einstein 2017 Acura NSX Urth Caffé, Los Angeles, CA February 9, 2017 (2017-02-09)C4.14

Season 10 (2018)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuestsCar modelsRestaurantsRelease dateNo. Netflix
611"From The Third Reich To You" Zach Galifianakis 1972 Volkswagen Thing Royal Donuts & Dinah’s Family Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E1
622"Nobody Says, “I Wish I Had A Camera”" Dave Chappelle 1973 Citroën SM The Diner, Washington, D.C. July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E2
633"You Said It Wasn't Funny" Ellen DeGeneres 1977 Toyota Land Cruiser (J40) Tre Lune, Montecito, CA July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E3
644"Lasagna With Six Different Cheeses" Tracy Morgan 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO Raymond’s Restaurant, Ridgewood, NJ July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E4
655"Are There Left Handed Spoons?" Brian Regan 2005 Cadillac XLR Espresso Profeta, Los Angeles, CA July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E5
666"Na.. Ga.. Do.. It" Dana Carvey Meyers Manx Dune Buggy The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E6
677"Nobody Cries At A Joke" Hasan Minhaj 1992 Ferrari 512TR Hastings Center Restaurant, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E7
688"Red Bottom Shoes Equals Fantastic Babies" Neal Brennan 1965 Porsche 356 C The Good Stuff, Hermosa Beach, CA July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E8
699"A Hooker In The Rain" John Mulaney 1969 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super Capizzi, New York, NY July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E9
7010"A Brain In A Jar" Kate McKinnon 1962 Fiat 600 Multipla Via Quadronno, New York, NY July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E10
7111"Gyrating, Naked Twister" Alec Baldwin 1974 BMW 3.0 CS coupe Madman Espresso, New York, NY
Massapequa Diner, Massapequa, NY 		July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E11
7212"Heere’s Jerry!" Jerry Lewis 1966 Jaguar E-Type The Omelet House, Las Vegas, NV July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)C5.E12

Season 11 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuestsCar modelsRestaurantsRelease dateNo. Netflix
731"I Just Wanted to Kill" Eddie Murphy 2004 Porsche Carrera GT The Rose Venice, Venice, Los Angeles, CA July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)C6.E1
742"We Have The Meats" Seth Rogen 1976 Dodge Royal Monaco Sedan Canter's Deli and Arby's, Los Angeles, CA July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)C6.E2
75–763–4"China Maybe? – Parts 1 & 2" Ricky Gervais 2018 Rolls-Royce Dawn City Limits Diner, White Plains, NY
Martine's Fine Bake Shoppe, Scarsdale, NY 		July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)C6.E3/C6.E4
775"These People That Do This Stuff. They Stink." Matthew Broderick 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante Joe Coffee and Le Pain Quotidien, New York, NY July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)C6.E5
786"You Got To Get The Alligator Sweat" Jamie Foxx 1969 Maserati Mistral Slim Goodies Diner, New Orleans, LA July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)C6.E6
797"My Wife Didn't Know The Extent Of It" Sebastian Maniscalco 1959 Lambretta Series II Pasticceria Rocco, Faicco's Italian Specialties, Grom Gelato, and Murray's Cheese Shop, New York, NY July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)C6.E7
808"A Dream World Of Residuals" Martin Short 1983 Mercedes-Benz 300D Wagon Lunetta, Santa Monica, CA July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)C6.E8
819"He Should Have Been Done That" Mario Joyner 1974 VW Thing Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles and Pinkberry, Los Angeles, CA July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)C6.E9
8210"Melissa Villaseñor" Melissa Villaseñor 1991 Nissan Figaro Forrest Point, Brooklyn, NY July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)C6.E10
8311"Still Hot To The Touch" Bridget Everett 1961 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Café Angelique, Tenafly, NJ July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)C6.E11
8412"Big Lots and BevMo!" Barry Marder 1966 Porsche 356 SC Cabriolet Brent's Deli, Northridge, CA July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)C6.E12

Reception

Brian Lowry of Variety said that the series is the kind of short-form concept that feels stretched, even at 18 minutes. [22] David Hinckley of The New York Daily News gave the series 3 out of 5 stars. [23] Mike Hale of The New York Times said: "The [series' segments] ... are presented in a clean, elegant template with a studiously casual pencil-drawn logo. And the filming and editing are, if you break them down, impressively complex and artful for a Web series." [24]

The New York Times 's Anand Giridharadas critiqued the show as being out of touch with the everyman and more of a showcase of Seinfeld's wealth. Giridharadas wrote: "The democracy of observational humor has become, in Mr. Seinfeld's reincarnation, an oligarchy of mutual admiration." [25] Other publications have been more positive in their opinion. The New York Daily News wrote of the show's format and first three seasons that, "It all sounds random, which it is and trivial, which it is and isn’t. In the end, the fun is contagious." [26] Newsday then graded season four of the series with an "A". [27]

Among the show's highlights is the episode with then-president Barack Obama. It begins with Seinfeld knocking on the White House windows, which he later would say "was the peak of my entire existence". [28] Critics and audiences alike praised the episode for "what could have easily come off as stilted, manufactured dribble miraculously contains a comedic spark" and for its "charming and relaxed natural moments of playfulness," as well as the chemistry between the two. [29]

The Guardian 's Stuart Heritage reviewed the later seasons of the show as degraded in quality, with the Christoph Waltz episode representing a low point that was "a betrayal of the premise [and] a slab of flabby filler to boot". With the move to Netflix, a subscription service, Heritage expected an increase of quality rather than episodes that were "exactly the same in terms of look and feel as the ones that came before," and further that the series feels more like "a product" with less creativity regarding its selection of guests. [30]

Awards and nominations

The show has earned numerous Primetime Emmy Award nominations and has won several Producers Guild awards.

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResultRef.
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Nonfiction Program Jerry Seinfeld Nominated
Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction ProgramNominated
Producers Guild of America Award Outstanding Digital SeriesWon
Won
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Variety Talk Series Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa Miller, Tammy Johnston, Denis Jensen, George Shapiro and Howard West Nominated
Producers Guild of America AwardOutstanding Digital SeriesWon
Outstanding Short-Form ProgramWon
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Informational Series or Special Jerry Seinfeld, George Shapiro, Tammy Johnston and Melissa MillerNominated
Producers Guild of America AwardOutstanding Short-Form ProgramWon
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special Jerry Seinfeld, Tammy Johnston, George Shapiro and Dennis JensenNominated

Legacy

A variant cover for the first issue of the 2022 reboot of the Batman & Superman: World's Finest comic book series features Seinfeld driving the Batmobile with Superman in the passenger seat and Batman on the back of the car, all three holding coffees in the manner of the show. [37] [38] A coffee table book about the show, The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book, was released in 2022; Vanity Fair says the book is "a total gas". [39]

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