Jerry Seinfeld
Stand-up comedian

Jerry Seinfeld

Who Jerry Seinfeld is

Stand-up comedian, writer, actor and producer best known for Seinfeld and later Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. His Netflix stand-up specials include Jerry Before Seinfeld and 23 Hours to Kill.

At a glance

Born
1954
Style
Observational, Clean-ish, Everyday life, Language, Social rules, Relationships, Minor annoyances, Mainstream observation, Observational engineering
Came up through
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Stand-up specials
Jerry Before Seinfeld and 23 Hours to Kill
Podcasts
Is This Anything? and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee book
On screen
Seinfeld, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and 7 more
WTF with Marc Maron
Episode 1129
Next on stage
9 October 2026 — The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
Official site
jerryseinfeld.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson:

The Launching Pads: the shows the comedians came through →

Comedians like Jerry Seinfeld

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Their stand-up

Jerry Seinfeld built one of stand-up’s clearest comic systems: identify a universal irritation, strip away context and interrogate the language people use around it. The method predates his sitcom fame and remains the center of his live work.

His career also demonstrates how stand-up can coexist with television, streaming, books and long theatrical residencies without becoming a secondary pursuit.

Career timeline

  1. 1954Born
  2. 1980Benson (Frankie, 1980) On screen
  3. 1984The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (stand-up, then a seat beside Johnny, 1984) On screen
  4. 1992Saturday Night Live (host, 1992 and 1999) On screen
  5. 2002Comedian (himself, documentary; also executive producer, 2002) On screen
  6. 2004Curb Your Enthusiasm (himself, HBO, 2004–2024) On screen
  7. 2007Bee Movie (Barry B. Benson, voice; also co-writer and producer, 2007) On screen
  8. 2010The Marriage Ref (panelist; creator and executive producer, 2010–2011) On screen
  9. 2020Is This Anything? (book, 2020) Book
  10. 2024Unfrosted (Bob Cabana; also director and co-writer, Netflix, 2024) On screen

Questions about Jerry Seinfeld

Where is Jerry Seinfeld performing next?

Friday 9 October 2026, 7:00 PM at The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Jerry Before Seinfeld and 23 Hours to Kill.

What podcast do they host?

Is This Anything? and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee book.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Seinfeld, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Bee Movie, Unfrosted and Curb Your Enthusiasm, among 10 credits.

Where did they get their start?

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (stand-up, then a seat beside Johnny).

When were they born?

In 1954.

Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron?

Yes — episode 1129.

Who are some comedians like them?

Bill Burr (also in Unfrosted), Brian Regan (also in Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee), David Brenner (also came through The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson), Carol Leifer (also in Seinfeld) and Larry David (also in Seinfeld).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 25 September 2026