Overview
- Performing at the Netflix Is a Joke festival at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Seinfeld joked that NBC copied Seinfeld’s formula for Friends but cast “good-looking people,” as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
- The remark came during a crowd game where he asked for guesses about his all-time favorite TV show and an audience member shouted Friends.
- He dismissed the idea that he would pick his own series, cracking, “I am Seinfeld. Why would I watch Seinfeld?”
- He called Breaking Bad and Curb Your Enthusiasm good guesses, then shifted into a bit about a Flex Seal infomercial without naming a favorite show.
- Seinfeld premiered on NBC in 1989 and Friends in 1994, and in a 2015 Hollywood Reporter industry poll, Friends ranked No. 1 while Seinfeld placed No. 5.