Regarded among the most popular comedy shows in the 90’s era, Seinfeld has become a cult show, and its reruns are still watched in large numbers. The sitcom revolves around the life of the real-life ace comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, and his eccentric friends George, Elaine, and Kramer. The show ran for a long duration of nine seasons and went off the air in 1998. the show made Jerry Seinfeld a popular face in the media and received lots of love from the fans.
Seinfeld had not planned for the success that the show gave him when he was at the peak of his career. He was a popular comedian before the show, however, the tv show completely twirled his life. In a recent interview, the comedian revealed that it’s hard for him to watch the episodes of his show.
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Jerry Seinfeld revealed he found re-watching Seinfeld painful
The sitcom Seinfeld is still considered among the most loved and watched shows by fans. The fan following of the show has only been growing over the years. people watch the re-runs of its classic episodes on TV and OTT platforms. but it’s quite surprising that Jerry Seinfeld is not among those who watch the cult hit.
As per reports, the show that brought laughter to millions of viewers has proved to be a painful sight for Jerry Seinfeld. The actor revealed in an interview with Popeater (via Vulture),
“I think because as much as I enjoy the humor of it, it kind of reminds me of how hard it was to do. I can’t seem to get that part out of my head and just enjoy the show but I’m working on it because I would like to watch them more. When I watch them, I see my face and I see how I was struggling.”
The actor shared that watching the episodes brought up some painful memories, reminding him of the hard work that went into creating the masterpiece.
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Why Jerry Seinfeld did not do any other sitcom
The show Seinfeld offered the comedian an unimaginable amount of fame and success. The actor did not see himself as a big star even after the historic run of the television show. The actor shared that it is one of the reasons for not pursuing more shows or films. He believed that he could not top a show like Seinfeld, which further demotivated him for doing more sitcoms.
The comedian told Pioneers of Television,
“We killed ourselves to make those shows as good as they were. We weren’t just hanging around. People always say, ‘Why don’t you do another sitcom?’ I think, ‘If I could do another sitcom that good, yeah, sure I’d do it.’ You can’t. I can’t.”
The Seinfeld star was concerned that the show’s rating may decline if the quality was affected. Hence he thought it was the right choice to end the show in the ninth season.
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Source- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
