Track #1: Jerry Seinfeld, “New Show” @The Colosseum, Caesars Palace
It’s easy to align with Jerry Seinfeld. The comedian extraordinaire and actor is infectiously “sick of everything” in a world teeming with numbing absurdities but absolutely delighted to be alive so he can make us all laugh about it.
In front of an adoring crowd at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace (where he’s performed since 2003), Seinfeld came out swinging. He possesses a nice guy demeanor, but you know he’s somewhat pissed off, too. He told the audience upfront that he had no problem with being filmed and then went on to satirize cell phone usage at shows (the phones quickly went away).
He poked fun at artificial intelligence (“it can’t write comedy”), energy drinks (he’s a coffee man, 100 percent), and NBC TV for creating the show “Friends.” He called it an imitation of “Seinfeld”—with “good-looking people.”
Seinfeld is confident enough to deflate himself. Why else would he blandly name his current show the “New Show” when you know he could easily come up with a witty moniker for it? He professes to be a happy family man but admits that “I don’t vacation well,” adding that “my wife gets upset when I don’t have a good time.” I’m guessing that, sometimes, it’s a buzzkill living with Jerry, but probably a lot of fun, too.
Seinfeld will return to Caesars with four more shows this year: two in August (9 and 10) and another pair in September (6 and 7).
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