Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee

Maybe your expectations were too high. I kind of viewed it as a window into how those guys would sit around and come up develop ideas for their shows.

In the end nothing ventured nothing gained but a few minutes of time where I was entertained without cost or much effort.

I did find their riff about holding the door funny. Larry saying "your close enough for me to hold it" rung true with me. Always wonder if I am going in a door ahead of someone what the appropriate time is to wait. Is the distance from door the standard?

Also laughed at the "Kramer like" visit to to Sugar Ray Leonard's house only to find themselves at wrong house.

 

Seems like the right place to post this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpRO39X1rTk

 

I guess I'm in the minority to think that these are pretty genuine and not "oversold." I think Seinfeld's laughter is natural, especially when you consider he's hanging around good friends/fellow comedians/guys who make him laugh. Also remember that these are all about 12 minutes long. There has to be at least 2-3 hours of footage edited down to those short webisodes. You think Seinfeld faked laughed his way through all of these? Man, that would get old.

Anyway, I think they're fantastic, and I look forward to the next season.

BTW, my favorites from the first run-through are: Alec Baldwin and Brian Regan.

 

That's some funny stuff.

 

I'm with you. I don't think Seinfeld was overselling anything. I agree with Xan that the bit about the kids int he bathroom wasn't funny.
But Seinfeld scolding Ted Nancy in the diner was great.

Haven't watched the Brian Regan one yet. I like Regan. He reminds me of someone I know.

 

Tell you what, Richards knows how to tell a story. The story of the bum who beats him in chess is golden.

 

The Joel Hodgson episode cracked me up.
I think I was laughing harder than Seinfeld.

 

Just gave that another watch. No laughs.

 

I'm way behind but I just started watching it. Have seen about half of 'em and so far my favourite is Tina Fey

http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/tina-fey-feces-are-my-purview

No affectation, just a lovely woman with a beautiful dry sense of humour

And this episode has maybe my favourite car of all time: 1967 Volvo 1800S

 

I thought of the UK version immediately when I heard about Seinfeld's version. The web series is called "Carpool" and Robert Llewellyn is the host.

Here's a link on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/user/carpoolUK

 

I've seen some of that. Not sure why anyone's surprised the idea was lifted from a British TV show. Has happened regularly.

You know, "The Office", "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", "American Idol", "Kitchen Nightmares" ad nauseam.

 

Goes both ways. Plenty of American shows copied by British TV as well:
Who's the Boss
That 70s Show
Married with Children
Law & Order
etc.