7:05 p.m., Pacific Time — Jerry Seinfeld has reconsidered his position on Howard Stern, and he is apologizing to his longtime friend for his previous behavior. Telling TMZ that he… “I really feel bad for what I said about my friend Howard Stern in a conversation with David Spade and Dana Carvey, talking about the glut of comedy podcasts.”
He continues by saying, “I meant to say that he must feel surrounded, but I said ‘outflanked,’ which sounded terrible and insulting.” And it goes without saying that none of these smaller concerts pose any kind of danger to his enormous extravaganza. Howie, I’m sorry about that; that was a terrible thing. I don’t stop loving you. Are you able to forgive me?
In spite of the fact that Jerry Seinfeld agrees that Howard Stern is the original king of sitting around and recording chats for air, he claims that Stern is not nearly as hilarious as he once was in this day and age of podcasting.
The iconic standup comic spoke on the podcast titled “Fly on the Wall,” which is hosted by David Spade and Dana Carvey. During the course of their conversation, they discussed the growing popularity of pods in recent times, particularly among comedians, many of whom have enormous cult followings.
That is where Jerry jumped in with a little bit of commentary for HS. He said that the individual definitely deserves credit for establishing and championing that concept with his radio format back in the day, but he also mentioned that he has been left in the dust by all of the competition that exists now. This is Jerry’s point of view anyhow.
In addition, he claims that Stern does not possess the same level of comedic skills as a significant number of comedians who are now involved in podcasting. This is the reason why he believes comedians are producing a superior product.
Jerry adds that Howard is intriguing and a wonderful interviewer, but he does not believe that what he is delivering these days is comparable to pods such as “FOTW.” Jerry even goes so far as to claim that HS has been “outflanked” by all of the talent that has entered the radio and podcast sector.
It is a little bit of a spicy hot take from Jerry, and he has had quite a number of them recently, including blaming the “extreme left” for destroying comedies and humorous television. This particular view may be considered a little bit spicy hot.
What Stern could have to say about all of this is something that you have to think about because the guy has a platform.
