Jerry Seinfeld Talks Bill Cosby, Whether He Can Separate The Man From The Body Of Art

[@rodrigomarcondes5857]

you can say whatever you want about Colbert, i love that he speaks his mind even if he disagrees with his guests, unlike Fallon who just nods in agreement and laughs at every single sentence

[@airamlehte9697]

I understand that he can't listen to Cosby anymore. I don't feel the same about Michael Jackson either. I just can't enjoy his music anymore.

[@dirtysprite_]

Yeah but that laugh tho

[@williamvincent]

Has anybody worked out why so much excessive laughing? Serisouly? Anyone have a serious answer for that?

[@darcskies777]

Those two were caught lying actually and the documentary was pulled. There's never big press for the retraction.

[@queenroo4082]

Rodrigo Marcondes I like both Fallon and Colbert. They both have different comedic personalities, and they both work. No need to even put them against one another. Enjoy it all. 😁

[@drlynmar]

Years ago I dated a lawyer who was a born comedian! In elevators we had to ourselves, he would give me a passionate kiss as the door opened to let others in, then step out and say “nice meeting you”. The reactions were priceless!

[@CaptainEdMercer]

Haha that sounds really funny and cute too.

[@zyaicob]

Ooh that's great

[@ZenGeekDad]

Awesome.

[@loftsatsympaticodotc]

... and what happened? Did you become Mrs. (comical lawyer)? :-))

[@paulverma6933]

Brilliant!!

[@agelesskarate]

Colbert when they talked about Cosby, he kept the conversation going. I always thought sometimes he was an annoying interviewer, but in that moment he switched the conversation smoothly. That’s true skill. Jerry even noticed it. Smooth.

[@dbstewart4496]

Jerry notices everything.

[@michaeldumont6896]

Jerry does notice everything. That’s why he’s so good😉👍

[@johnmulhausen2322]

7:50 "I don't mind" -- Wow, man, the brain on Jerry! One could only wish to have a wit quick enough to get that out in time with such a smooth delivery.

[@hardikrajpal2410]

just wanna confirm he was making the Jewish star? Was that the joke?

[@olusha]

This idea: "Separate The Man From The Body Of Art" is a very interesting and relevant topic to me. It doesn't only apply to Bill Cosby; artists like Picasso, Pollock were highly abusive men yet they produced great art. This applies to many, many others, not only in the arts. I think we're conditioned to assume that if a person is great at one thing, or highly intelligent in some way, that they must be a compassionate human being. It produces a kind of "cognitive dissonance" (uncomfortable feeling) in us when we realize that a highly creative or intelligent person can also be a criminal or bully.

[@guitarman0365]

bing cosby was a shitty ass abusive father and husband yet no one cares when you hear his songs. No one has stopped liking michael jackson's music because of who he was as a person which was even worse that what Bill has done because his issue was with kids. People always separate the man from his work pretty much all the time yet it becomes an issue with Bill Cosby common

[@ninakore]

It’s almost as if people are human. Artists are volatile people, it’s where they get inspiration to create.

[@DanielBoonelight]

MJ didn't do shit to kids, quit throwing baseless crap around like it's something you 'know' when all the evidence shows that it's in the highest likelihood that vile human nature will try to take advantage of a compassionate vulnerable human being with more money than the prince of a medium-sized country every damn time. ffs

[@starja4477]

@@guitarman0365 When the first allegations came out about MJ in the early 90's people definitely stopped liking his music. He was seen as a huge joke and a creepy nutjob. I think it's only after his death that people started appreciating his music once again. Personally I think that's a good thing, his contributions to music and his talent are monumental. We'll never know 100% if any of those allegations are true, but we can hopefully still respect and enjoy what he gave to the world of music

[@starkistuna]

I watched a documentary called "Exterminate all the Brutes" which has a chapter that covers this topic Blown away and devastated that L. Frank Baum (author of "The Wizard Of Oz") did an editorial promoting genocide he wrote this: “With his fall the nobility of the Redskin is extinguished, and what few are left are a pack of whining curs who lick the hand that smites them. The Whites, by law of conquest, by justice of civilization, are masters of the American continent, and the best safety of the frontier settlements will be secured by the total annihilation of the few remaining Indians. Why not annihilation? Their glory has fled, their spirit broken, their manhood effaced; better that they die than live the miserable wretches that they are....We cannot honestly regret their extermination, but we at least do justice to the manly characteristics possessed, according to their lights and education, by the early Redskins of America.”

[@The_Angry_BeEconomist]

the silence when he mentioned Bill Cosby

[@stewfu]

kinetic static ...lol...rite...tha cringe...lol...Jerry gave 2 shyts about it tho...

[@observerfx212]

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[@ufayamada4379]

Going back to the awkwardness they were talking about earlier.

[@GraeHall]

@Foton Icon: I think I might love you. No, I thought about it, I was wrong. I know I love you for that comment. I do so hope it's original, and not a quote; If it's a quote, you chose well. If it's original. I think I might love you, wait, I mean I know I love you. Yeah. I love it. :)

[@acenturyofblackmusic1655]

foton icon u made my day

[@scaretactictales5895]

You can just feel the tension in the crowd when Jerry says he can still listen to Cosby

[@jeffghant4760]

Me too. I don't think anyone should care if he still likes Cosby.

[@guy31978]

@Marc, yeah...just...why Seinfield..why.

[@johnf.hebert1409]

I mean, this has been going on since the beginning. How to separate the man from his art. Can you? Should you? I think you can and should.

[@sbwan]

Hell I agree with Jerry. It doesn't erase Bill Cosby's greatness. Ty Cobb still in HOF, O.J. still ran for 2000 yards and in HOF, and we have a racist sexual predator in the White House so we are selective in our outrage depending on how we feel about a person

[@OverUnity7734]

No one remembers when Seinfeld was dating a girl under 18 ? Some time around 1992 I think.

[@zahirahza]

i love it when comedians talk about something serious

[@JamesJohnson-ir1gx]

You're a loser.

[@tekoppentekoppen761]

Zahirah A. I love when comedians are just funny without fucking with ppls heads.

[@zorelwood243]

Watch Green room

[@martinc3597]

Yes... Very interesting and necessary at times as well

[@MichaelJeffrey]

Jerry: What do ya want? Kesha: Hug Jerry: No...... No...

[@traceytrotter9934]

Bet he'd hug Bill Cosby. Can't stand the man.

[@JuICyBLiinGeR]

He’s stuck up. And has his whole life to thank Larry David for. Dude has an ego like Mariah Carey. He thinks he’s so important. Ugh

[@starja4477]

No one owes anyone else a hug. Ever. Period.

[@Sweendogization]

Jerry got Colbert off that topic pretty quickly. Saved the mood. The flow. Pro.

[@joshuasteward6097]

Colbert also let him, knowing there wasn't much else to say.

[@smcg8504]

I love how the crowd is just so quiet when Cosby is mentioned

[@smcg8504]

Rah Rah Rasputin thanks......

[@TreantmonksTemple]

Maybe there was something in their drinks

[@jjaapp18]

You realize the audience is regulated, right? They laugh when they are allowed to laugh, and silent when it says to be silent. All of this is sort of planned, and everyone in the crew knows what's coming in order to give the audience that freedom to laugh when it's okay to.

[@MrsWeasly123]

As a person who was actually in one of Stephen colbert's audiences, this is absolutely not true lmfao. Audience laughs when something is funny, simple as that. There are motions for audience in the intro and outro, but that's all

[@deenine]

Yea, jjaapp18...sorry, wrong

[@redlightmax]

5:56 Their talk about Bill Cosby reminded me of Jerry Seinfeld's documentary "Comedian," in which he sits down with Bill Cosby - you could tell that Jerry totally admired him. I think that Jerry finds it difficult to accept what his idol did and is in a partial state of denial.

[@toddjones7919]

Or he just knows there's no actual proof. It's funny how the public cares about numbers of accusers - no one believed when it was 1, 2, 5...eventually you get enough and people say "Well, one or two unsupported accusations don't mean anything, but 10? 12? That's proof right there!" People are colossally stupid.

[@clarissar1528]

RedLightMax I can relate to Jerry’s initial reaction regarding Cosby. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the Cosby Show for so many reasons. Separating the Art from the Artist is something to figure iut

[@GmanBadmon20]

I think he realizes hes a comedic genius and remembers him for that. Oj Simpson was an incredible top 5 all time running back. Horrible person but in his profession only jim brown emmitt and barry sanders smith are superior

[@soulrappist177]

​@Bnetmyke Hannibal Buress and social media did their part as well. Social media is the lynch mob of modernity.

[@joliecide]

Remember Chappelle and the "he rapes but he saves joke?" A lot like that...

[@-plumbus]

"The word left is associated with negative things". Well, that's not right.

[@cloudkitt]

He said "often," not exclusively.

[@sol8140]

Exactly, it's not right. It's what's left.

[@ytubeanon]

+cloudkitt You must get left out a lot, cuz it went right over your head.

[@mori1bund]

If you go left you're right, if you go right you're left.

[@ytubeanon]

+mori1bund let me guess, you weren't born in North America

[@Skzzlemister]

I love how Jerry responded to “husbanding.” 😂 The man is a lifelong student of human behavior.

[@d2dar459]

I mean, how can anybody not respond like that to that word? 🤷🏽‍♂️😂

[@Mr.Cthulwho]

Who's here after watching the HBO special about Dylan?

[@fmathsson4097]

Me!

[@starkistuna]

paused the Doc to watch this expecting Colbert to grill him but he let him of with a pass...

[@Mr.Cthulwho]

Gotta respect Colbert, he handles alot of things people easily flip about. He's definitely a man of patience ... Until it comes to LOTR or HOBBIT lol

[@geekmomstorytime320]

Yup! Wish Stephen had pushed harder

[@joshuafisher4241]

Completed biased and false

[@JCR12_]

The best guests are the ones who can just have a chat with Stephen without needing to promote their product

[@KevinKoolx]

I feel like Jerry looked back at his old material and was like not enough people have heard these jokes.

[@davespellbound6167]

seinfeld's special did suck though, NOONE LAUGHED. Netflix had to edit in canned laughter for his lame "jokes". He isnt famous coz he's funny he got famous coz of his race. Undisputed facts. How does that make me racist. dumblefuck? He's racist as is the comedy circuit/NBC who made him famous. And jewflix who specialise in making jews rich

[@davespellbound6167]

BTW many jews are actually funny but for every talented jew we have to suffer 10 adam sandberg types . Who are just smug narcissists. As a natural result of reverse nazi racism

[@davespellbound6167]

sychophantic dweeb

[@jennhoff03]

Oh, that's exactly what happened. And I'm glad it's seeing the light of day!

[@davespellbound6167]

how the fk would you know?

[@emilybkallas]

I love the open and honest dialogue in this interview. It's genuine. That's not something you get from talk shows anymore. Everything tends to be scripted.

[@steveoTHEGREAT]

CANCEL CULTURE FUCKIN BLOWS TODAY Even TV shows on the big networks suck now days

[@leavingsoonduetocensorship3453]

This is 2023 we have podcasts now get with it fool the news reports on what the internet is saying not the other way around

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

These two guys seem to enjoy each other's company! Also, as fellow comedians of the same generation, they have a lot in common.

[@lolodiaries]

7:52 sweetest moment in any talkshow ever! I just absolutely love their chemistry! Great guest and host! Was such a delight watching this

[@lovikkyio7868]

😂❤

[@robertjosephkleist3761]

Gold 😁

[@domari9459]

I like the way Jerry explained it that "I was struggling, but it wasn't struggle for me, 'cos he loved doing it". Pretty honest, straightforward and may be inspiring for the wanna be comedians/performers, etc.

[@lastlaugh7512]

Please never restrict this content... like every other late night youtube channel..

[@ipodtouchfreak100]

Last Laugh THANK YOU. I hate that other late night channels only upload the un important "funny" parts of the interview with no context and I realize why they do it more videos more views but it's so nice to watch a whole interview without having to sift through parts and pieces like a puzzle

[@bugman247]

Bill Cosby pushin' more than Jello / Bill Cosby Such a nasty fellow Bill Cosby Give the ladies Quaalude / Bill Cosbt Then he help 'em get nude Bill Cosby Gonna make you doze off / Bill Cosby Then he take your clothes off REPLY

[@mclmg]

What makes this exciting is the fact that in this taping, Colbert, Steve Martin and Jerry Seinfeld are all in the same backstage area of the Ed Sullivan Theatre

[@v.e2035]

The thing with Jerry is that his comedy didn't require vulgarity or raunchy sex comments. From the 70s to today, hands down , Jerry is a true comedian. You don't have to laugh, but respect you gotta give

[@MisterItchy]

I also have a difficult time separating the comedian from the convict. Bill Cosby was the funniest thing I had ever heard when I was a kid and for many years I quoted lines from his sketches wherever I could fit them in and usually got a puzzled look for my efforts.

[@elizabetholiviaclark]

I know I'm three years late replying to your comment, but I could have said the same thing. I grew up memorizing, then repeating wherever I had the chance, all of Cosby's material from the sixties. His timing, delivery -- all of it -- was on point, and I completely idolized him. I also can separate the man from his work on behalf of his fellow actors through the years. Otherwise I'm dismissing their work as well, and I don't want to do that. I won't do that.

[@tafkaga474]

Sometimes I can separate the art from the person but in Cosby's case I cannot. I had fondness and respect for the man that went beyond the work, and the revelations about his personal life ruined both things for me.

[@adowa3k]

I'm here watching this interview after watching the Allen v Farrow documentary. Of course Jerry can't fathom not being able to separate the art from the artist. He "dated" a 17 year old when he was 38.

[@catwoman8861]

👏

[@joshuafisher4241]

Oh you mean the completely one-sided documentary that makes Mia Farrow look like a saint? You know, the actress with a convicted pedophile for a brother? That adopted and discarded children like dolls, 2 of which killed themselves and another attempted suicide? That Soon-Yi and Moses said beat and berated them? The Mia Farrow who moved into the Previn household and had an affair with Andre, which then led to his wife Dorothy having a nervous breakdown, being institutionalised and later having a lobotomy? I'm guessing you sided with her over Allen because that documentary did nothing but tell her skewed side of the story. Sure, Jerry dated a 17yo but at least he never caused any kids to unalive themselves.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@joshuafisher4241 Woody Allen married his adopted daughter. Any assessment of Mia Farrow does not contradict this.

[@joshuafisher4241]

@@bigverybadtom She was never his adopted daughter. At least have a basic grasp of the facts before you cast judgement.

[@CT37BN]

Being observant for anything that is so simple yet also relevant and a stickler are qualities that make Mr. Seinfeld ( the man and the show ) funny and a stand-out.

[@MzMary801]

When you've been violated, it's repeated every time you see the accusers face. Equally the same when you know it's happened to others. Definitely separated.

[@jameshhough]

"Huffing the Discomfort" will be the name of my biography.

[@ZenGeekDad]

That's pretty clever; I like it. The mind definitely stops to spin that one around a few different angles before moving on.

[@digitalxsca]

6:35 signal to change theme

[@KellysHeroes777]

Jerry absolutely mastered the art of delivery

[@williamcortelyou4524]

I completely understand. The greatest thing I ever found for any tragedy is sitting down, in the dark, maybe a beer or something harder, and just listening to a comedian. When I couldn't sleep, Jeffries, Oswald, CK, Rock, Chappelle, Hofstetter, all those guys helped me so much, and still do when the day is hard.

[@LloydBraun11]

Jerry is 63 years old!? He looks better than Jayson Alexander did at 33!

[@hhll9294]

Jason

[@Spinal5678]

Yaysun

[@peterbondy]

LloydBraun11 laughter is the best medicine.

[@williamcortelyou4524]

JERRY!

[@ZenGeekDad]

He does now, yes. But a few years ago, he was looking mid-seventies. Much heavier, grayer, thinner hair even, and more tired/spent/crabby.

[@itchynights]

i don't mind that jerry can still listen to cosby. what i do mind is how ridiculous he thought the idea was that someone might not be able to anymore.

[@ZenGeekDad]

I see your point. And I agree. I can see reasonable minds aligning with either Seinfeld's or Colbert's take, but I can't see a reasonable mind thinking only their view is right. Part of that is just Jerry's personality and I suspect the micro-culture that he takes as the norm (i.e., what he grew up with): he's comfortable telling people uncomfortable unsupportive things.

[@zingzangspillip1]

I studied with people at university who wouldn't listen to Wagner because of his antisemitism. Some people are sensitive about these things.

[@user-os8sq3uh4n]

If I had the best blacksmith in all 7 kingdoms, he'd still be the best blacksmith.

[@youonlyliveonce12ish]

@Comicbookstoreguy177 Comic you literally just repeated the first comment. We know he is not telling others how to feel. We know he thinks it is ridiculous or silly to think otherwise. But it is ridiculous to think it is ridiculous or silly that some people might not be able to stand him anymore.

[@gtb2009b]

I’m sorry but the jokes that made me laugh as a kid are still funny today even if the guy that told them was Bill Cosby didn’t stop making them funny jokes. So I guess you may have to separate the man from the standup but the man had a long successful career telling a lot of jokes he is funny

[@In-N-Out333]

What does Jerry Lewis leaving his sons out of his will have anything to do with what Bill Cosby did? Can someone please explain that to me? It honestly doesn't sound like a very good analogy on Seinfeld's part.

[@stanknight9159]

@Trius It was more the example that came to his mind at the time. It's one thing being put on the spot then analyzing what one said afterwards. I also think it was more fresh in his heart since Lewis just died August 2017, a month before this interview, so I am sure that was still on his mind. We all say stupid shit just that thankfully it is not always being recorded and analyzed by everyone.

[@Suzanne4415]

I'm sure it was fresh on his mind, but it does show that he either doesn't get rape or (more likely) hadn't spent any time really thinking about what Cosby's actually done.

[@accountnotfound4209]

@@Suzanne4415 he probably lacks empathy

[@devine999]

@@accountnotfound4209 I think this sums it up.

[@goldenboatcaptain]

It's not about the levels of wrongdoing, but moreso the point that people can be shitty, but you can still appreciate the art.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Somewhere in that uncomfortable silence during the Cosby bit Stephen Colbert grew as a talk show host. Love him or hate him you have to respect Jerry Seinfeld for speaking his mind and not worry about offending people as so many guests on talk show just seem safe and don't really talk about anything of interest.

[@robinsinpost]

The part when Colbert made the cross and his comment was hilarious. Instant comedy.

[@CharlieQuartz]

Jerry’s “I don’t care” star made it so much better

[@trapezeable]

That interview was about...nothing

[@navaneeth95]

Moon Gazer i see what you did there

[@marvinthemartian857]

At least it was something

[@jamesburgess2k]

Wow, that Seinfeld guy should make a show about that...I wonder what the title would be tho?

[@The8347135]

James Burgess "Jerry"

[@jamesburgess2k]

The8347135 brilliant

[@kadambariprasad208]

I think this was a pretty awesome conversation between two awesome people. Those who expect a very "proper" and "orchestrated" interview like many in television may find it a little cringe inducing. Stephen seems to have been thinking that couple of times here, but I loved it! It's a great question- should the person's "private" life be separated from their work? I'd love to watch these two have a conversation off camera!

[@ocb7160]

0:35 Colbert goes down to Jerry's level because he deeply respects him as a comedian. Jerry thanks him for the gesture.

[@Carskinify]

In the old days they would hide the misdeeds of stars. We never knew what kind of people they really were.

[@PauloNideck]

So awesome! I love his interviews, Seinfeld is like a bad boy to the show biz lately... bravo!

[@jacalynjones931]

76

[@rjcripe]

I love it when Jerry gets neurotic.

[@guthax30]

rjcripe it takes an ultra fucked up person to be a comedian. We're lucky the cos wasn't eating Christian babies and drinking demons blood.

[@rjcripe]

guthax30 I wouldn't say every comedian is fucked up, but enough of them are. I think Stephen Colbert, for instance, is basically a normal, sane, if a little odd, human being. Same with a few more like Jimmy Kimmel and David Letterman. Others... not so much. Seinfeld, Louis CK, Robin Williams, Lewis Black, Ricky Gervais, Richard Pryor, Maria Bamford, Dave Chappelle, etc... they all have some loose screws.

[@golfinguru11]

I think being fucked is necessary to be an exceptional stand up comedian. colbert and kimmel didnt do stand up, and letterman was shit at it

[@mike3894]

So you love him whenever he's awake.

[@kono0891]

Thats like saying I like a carrot when it's orange.

[@sburr7402]

I love how the entire 10:07 video is names after a 3 second blip... gotta get them clicks!

[@SARGENTO007A]

hahahahaha...when he made the Star of David...that was hillarious!!!! Hahahahaha!!! He's such a funny guy...they both are.

[@vinceedwards3978]

I am super glad that I clicked this video! Jerry's fathers joke to him was hilarious!

[@Angela-yn3fc]

I've been to his live act twice now and laugh so hard my stomach hurts by the end! He is the BEST!

[@deadstrobe]

Who, Cosby?

[@acp865]

No, Carlin

[@mee5789]

I can't tell if they hate each other or are getting along ok...

[@kiltxan1642]

They are definitely doing it after the show

[@S3v3n13tt3r5]

watch steve on jerry's show, pretty sure they are friendly outside work.

[@MustafaAlNuaimi]

That is Definition of friendship.

[@MichaelDG2023]

That is every Jerry Seinfeld interview: it's impossible to tell whether he likes anyone!

[@tuxiewuxie2201]

They don't have good chemistry but they're both talented enough to make it a good interview

[@definitelyjaren7041]

Ya like Jazz?

[@Paooul13]

What was that intro music? I must know...

[@MisterFoxx]

Wow did none of y’all get the Bee Movie reference?

[@Allagi22]

Dunno about Jazz but Da ya like dogs?

[@jf1996100]

also a bruce almighty reference

[@mtsilvagt]

ahepperl Ah lak dowggz, wat it do ?

[@TheMoggFREE]

When you're not close with the guest, just a handshake is fine.

[@screwyootube1]

I like how Colbert uses "husbanding" BEFORE changing it to "nurturing"! LOL, he knew what he was doing, and got the reaction out of Seinfeld he wanted! Two comedians doing their job so well!

[@carltonreese4854]

He said the word twice before Seinfeld acknowledged it. It was obvious fishing attempt -- a stupid word at that.

[@avtpro]

"There's tragedy in comedy" Truth. RIP Robin Williams.

[@Jermbot15]

I'm pretty sure that line was about comedy coming from tragedy, and less about tragedy coming from comedians.

[@LJdaentertainer]

shit got real

[@parisrevel464]

LJ word

[@vanthadoun1]

Tragedy in comedy is a very tricky subject. Alot of people can't separate the two emotions, it wasnt until recently that I saw the humor in bad situations. At a friend's funeral, they presented a pretaped video, the person who died took about 30 minutes to joke, tell stories and present the wonderfulness of life. Everyone in the audience laughed. Amidst tragedy we found comedy to make us feel better and allow us to celebrate life. I think I understand what Sienfeld is saying about Cosby's comedic body of work. At the time, Cosby was a pioneer, his material was very funny, it made you think about the small nuances of how things worked. I am not making any excuses for his deplorable actions (there is no excuse) but at the same time, you can't take away his achievements in comedy. This was a very grey area for an interview and I can't imagine anyone with the cajones besides Stephen Colbert to touch on this topic.

[@shaynewaugh2111]

vantha doun On Jerry's point about comedy in tragedy, I think it is one thing when the tragedy is the subject and the comedian is owning their own tragedy. The issue here, is Cosby was the perpetrator and so I find myself siding more with Colbert here.

[@coolmountains25]

Vantha Doun You're making a false equivalence. You say there is no excuse for Cosbys actions and then you say you can't take away his achievements in comedy, while it's true he was historically influential comedically, and no one can take that from him, the truth is his cereal raping does ruin his comedy and spoils it to the point where he is no longer relatable. It's disgusting and grating to listen to him and think, 'Wow! while he was writing this bit he had probably just got done raping another young woman.' Also it's not Stephen Colbert who decided to broach this subject but Jerry Seinfeld, Colbert had no option but to talk about it and tell the truth 'he was a big fan of Bill Cosby when he was younger but now Cosbys comedy is ruined for him and he won't listen to it.' Im sorry about the loss of your friend, and im glad you had a positive experience at such a vulnerable setting. The connection between comedy and tragedy is ancient, and mysterious. Why is tragedy and comedy so closely related? Why do we cope with comedy? Does it really make us feel better? Does making other people laugh or laughing yourself feel better. What do you prefer Comedy or Tragedy? Both? The false equivalence i talked about is the connection between tragedy and comedy you broached. While it's sometimes difficult but truly rewarding to find comedy in tragedy in certain settings, a comedy that's found tragedy is a whole other story. And they are not the same thing.

[@cainm6375]

vantha doun the only people who can't make that critical separation are of the excessively dense and self-righteous mold

[@SurmaSampo]

Some people lack an analytical mind and can't separate their own emotions and beliefs from a facts of a topic.

[@vanthadoun1]

Agreed, I think in this day and age, any dirt about a person's personal life will be dug up and put on the media the next day or even hour. You have no private life anymore. People forget that Thomas Jefferson was a slave owner, he condoned the ownership of slaves, he had children with one of the women he kept as a personal slave, for some reason Hollywood wants to romanticize that about Jefferson. I am not saying 2 wrongs make a right. Bill Cosby is a creep, but people want to sit on their high horse and criticize others because their shit doesn't smell bad. I gave Bill Cosby the benefit of the doubt when it was 2 accusers, when the numbers hit double digits, then I backed away and said "where there is smoke, there's fire"

[@MsColdCanada]

Jerry is in an easier position than Stephen to separate a beloved character from the art. Both are comedians and actors but if Colbert did something heinous I would be "hurt" more than if Seinfeld did the same. Seinfeld's TV character was a selfish man rather than a role model and although my "knowing" either man is a well crafted illusion I expect more integrity from Stephen than I do from Jerry. If the early stand up Eddie Murphy (not today's family comedy movie Eddie) or Andrew Dice Clay had done those crimes instead of Bill Cosby I would have been less surprised and therefore less disappointed. It's only because we do not know the true character of the man but only know him by his character's persona.

[@Kanggaxx]

Who cares how surprised you would have been? You are really a pretty creepy person, you know that? You would be less disappointed about the fact that dozens of women got raped depending ON WHO DID IT? Woooookaaaaaaay.

[@ninakore]

You’re pretentious enough to admit you don’t know a person but still go on to expect someone to have more ‘intergrity’? You only expect this based on Colbert’s political leanings. A lot of comedians still hold Cosby in high esteem as a comedian because the art of comedy means more to them than it does to someone who isn’t in the profession.

[@einsteinadonis4544]

Fair point, and as Jerry himself so often loves to say: a comedian can only be himself. So how can he even try pretend that he can separate the comedy from the man?

[@poser_disposer]

Colbert is a great host of this show, I'm happy he got this job. I will always miss the daily show and the colbert report back to back though.

[@cu7695]

7:51 Great comedic Timing. Seinfeld is a maestro of his craft

[@coco0789]

Great interview Stephen!!

[@kcdy8486]

Comedy, music, paintings, etc, are like mathematical equations. If an evil person produces one that is true, it's still true. If the person who creates the art does evil, it's still art.

[@zyaicob]

Imho, i can love the work and hate the jerk, but the conflict comes when my enjoyment of their work supports that person financially

[@TheAnxietyCloset]

There is a monstrous difference though between jerk and rapist/sexual predator.

[@SbongamandlaMaphumulo]

Great conversation

[@chantelsdrawers]

He always gets standing ovations

[@KaitainCPS]

Errr...comparing Lewis's misdemeanors to those of Cosby is a bit of a stretch.

[@joshuafisher4241]

You enjoy the work of many directors and film stars who signed a letter defending Roman Polanski (that list includes Meryl Streep btw) yet you'll continue to watch their work, as will I. How is it different to say that? They literally signed a letter supporting a guy who raped a 13yo

[@bkzone8]

I am with you Stephen. My family does not even speak Bill Cosby's name anymore. We use to love and laugh at everything that he did. I think my favourite album of his was why is there air? He left a big void in our lives. Now I fill that void with people like you and John Oliver! Keep up the good work!

[@jermed2001]

Jerry Seinfeld has an adorable laugh and he is like me in a way...I laugh at everything.

[@TawdryTempest]

Two comics together on a talk show are rarely not awkward and stilted. But I love them both.

[@Hollins23]

Great interview!

[@webherring]

Jerry's squinting like Gilbert Godfrey!

[@eamon2please]

*Gottfried

[@amandas4178]

The only thing of my grandfathers that I really wanted after he died was his bill Cosby records. But they were lost. I found A set in my husband's grandparents attic and can't bring myself to listen to them after knowing what I know now.

[@Kevindoerfler123]

I wouldn't worry about it. If they were in the attic they are probably melted anyway.

[@toddjones7919]

Well, you're not that bright, I guess, which makes me wonder how you ever found him funny before.

[@TitoTimTravels]

His old stuff will always be hysterical. 'The Best of Bill Cosby' from 1969 is one of the best comedy albums of all time!

[@cassynicole7615]

I would throw them out, personally. Bad karma to keep fruit from the poisoned tree... A monster is a monster it doesn't matter that he knew how to tell jokes when he wasn't knocking women unconscious with drugs and raping them for decades.

[@toddjones7919]

@@cassynicole7615 Yes, but Jerry's a lot smarter than you.

[@tresadrienne8724]

It must be hard to host your own show and not talk about yourself.

[@tatathebutterfly]

I hate a long distant hello. If you wait a few moments we can greet each other at a normal distance.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

I've never heard "left handed compliment", only "back handed compliment". _"The"_ defining comedian for me during my childhood was the wonderful Chris Morris, who is still hilarious today.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@Tatsujiro Kurogane, yeah, I thought it likely to be to do with the old "sinister" nature of the left hand. I think there's still a few sayings in modern use that use that notion, even?

[@super_retro8465]

This is why I love Jerry Seinfeld...the guy has been famous for years yet just is real as hell

[@roltollman6747]

Seinfeld is always classy, ones of the best comedians.

[@sevensecondsofsuccess]

He’s my friend

[@dianahahas1747]

I reacted the same way, when I thought I could totally still do so -- til I tried it. Whether he is guilty or innocent in truth, it doesn't work. Too sad and weird. Can't do it. Had to turn it off.

[@slcRN1971]

Coffee's Brewing : that is what happened to me. I like the other actors in his hit TV series, so I decided to try viewing some episodes that came on TV. I didn’t even get through the first half half hour.!

[@soulrappist177]

Guilty because social media said he's guilty. What a bunch of idiots.

[@stephenkane1074]

The greatest comedian who has never made laugh out loud once

[@soran27]

u can see some spare mugs in the cabinet behind Stephen as he walks @ 0:32

[@MichelleCoxPhotography]

I love Jerry... and I loved this interview ha

[@mikehike596]

The Cosby segment begins at 5:53. Seinfeld was very sensible about separating the artist from transgressions made by the artist in personal life. Colbert's opinion in not being able to do so is respectable as well, but the way those as him feel could be a sign of our hypersensitive times, where we have been conditioned to be "moral" over the slightest matters. For example, when people get up in arms because Miley Cyrus jokingly poses for a photo with the corners of her eyes pulled back, what is really going on, at least subconsciously, is that the outraged, when they react in such a knee-jerk manner, are in a rush to display their own "moral superiority." (That Miley Cyrus example was not meant as an equivalent to the crimes Cosby has committed, of course, but as a way to explain how people are now in a rush to condemn, often calling for the highest penalties, such as resignations for public officials, or calls for the accused to get fired from their jobs.) I was watching the film _Lost Highway_ recently, and thoroughly enjoyed Robert Blake's performance; when I watch the "Naked Gun" movies, I get a kick out of O.J. Simpson. Neither man was found guilty for the charge of murder, naturally, but there is that gnawing feeling among the public that justice has not been carried out. In an effort to find a more direct parallel, I looked up this page entitled, "49 Celebrities Who Have Killed People" www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-have-killed-people/celebrity-lists (Many listed were car accidents. There were some ridiculous choices, such as Jimmy Stewart and Oliver Stone who killed in war. They were soldiers, and that was their job. The ones who make up these lists are rarely fair and reliable; for example, both O.J. and Robert Blake have been included, but no one can say with certainty whether they were guilty.) Two examples I was not aware of were actor Charles S. Dutton (always a joy to watch; apparently he served seven years in prison, for killing a man) and actor Gig Young (who killed his wife, then himself). Now as despicable as what Cosby has done is, what he has done is not as serious as murder/manslaughter. The next time I watch Dutton or Young in a movie or television show, will I turn off the set? No. President Andrew Jackson, the one on the twenty dollar bill, has now become known only for the Trail of Tears, where thousands of Cherokee Indians were allowed to die. (As if every other U.S. president has been loving and caring about the Indians.) This is a wonderful example of political correctness run amok. Jackson was behind some laudable measures (he was against predatory banks, choosing instead to side with the people), and he may have *saved the country,* in the Battle of New Orleans. Nothing else matters, as society's false moralists must now equate him, as the definition of his being, with the Trail of Tears. Here is an example of wrongdoing hardly anyone in my nation of the United States is aware of. After WWII, the USA carried out a "genocidal" policy of allowing for the defeated Germans to die from hunger and maltreatment. (Henry Morgenthau Jr. and Bernard Baruch were evidently the architects of this plan; only the impending Soviet threat saved the German people from a slow annihilation). One of the country's greatest presidents, FDR, evidently approved of the plan. One of the country's greatest heroes, the commander behind D-Day, Dwight Eisenhower, implemented much of it. (He refused to release hundreds of thousands of German POWs, and reclassified their status in order to avoid feeding them, thus bypassing Geneva Convention stipulations.) Now that is serious. Yet will I lose my appreciation of FDR and Eisenhower? No. .

[@BoMwarriorVlog]

👏👏👏 Well said. 👍 And to those missing out reading this comment-article, in summary it says: We don't "hate the sin yet love the (repentant) sinner" anymore.

[@BoMwarriorVlog]

@Margaret Gust, yes the Nazis starved & killed allies & Jews, but Germans in general were being blockaded during the war as well... because sadly one can't easily separate the bad guys from the civilians during a war. 🙁 Though the original commentors better points are before that, if anyone wants to reread. 🙂

[@m0L3ify]

Jerry Lewis disinheriting his kids is something he did to someone else. What Cosby did feels like something he did to all of us. And that's why it's impossible for me to separate the art from the man. Brilliant comedy that I won't ever feel comfortable listening to ever again.

[@toddjones7919]

Jerry I guess is a lot smarter than you since he's able to do that, as am I. If I couldn't separate the artist from the man, I wouldn't be able to enjoy most of what has been created in history because almost all of it has a dark past.

[@ChiefVizier]

@@toddjones7919 I dont believe it is an intelligence thing. I cant listen to people who rape people for decades. That's just me. If it means I'm less intelligent than you, so be it

[@Neoquaker1]

Cosby was never brilliant or funny you goober.

[@Jay-lr3me]

Todd Jones it definitely not an intelligence thing. That was pretty patronising mate.

[@neaituppi7306]

I recall a comedian joking about how some comedians seem like they took comedy up in college as a degree. Jerry Seinfeld gives that impression.

[@philippides]

I don't know why I thought Jerry Seinfeld would be a bad talk show guests. He's funny but I also thought he was kind of mean. But he was so warm and charming here, even as he and Stephen Colbert disagreed. It was really refreshing

[@metrocustomer3425]

I agree with Jerry on Cosby

[@dallasboringnews7157]

I can relate. I rummaged through my father's closet once and found a book titled "fatherhood" written by Bill Cosby. I now understand why my mother wanted a divorce.

[@mkc1rrc]

Jerry is his BIGGEST fan!

[@cafu8012]

Comedians in cars getting coffee - THAT is funny!

[@MLouah-gp9ef]

People don’t like Seinfeld because he’s ridiculously confident

[@DRK0114]

wow - an actual conversation on a late night show

[@chytstorm]

Yeah, many interviews are more like performances made to seem like casual conversations.

[@slxxpyhollow]

Wtf is there a 3rd grader on the piano or what

[@hospitalcleaner]

That's dave brubeck inspired block chords you're hearing

[@catweasle5737]

Overclockeador: It's hard to believe someone had to explain that to them. They really didn't get what The Gore Merchant meant? Wow.

[@ChiefVizier]

@@r3bs k. But his piano is discordant and always ruins every intro for every guest

[@kyakarrenamiyaan]

jerry seinfeld looks like if John Travolta still had a career

[@StatusQuonald]

This is a nice interview. They're both real comfortable, real nice to watch.

[@albinoclok]

"Everybody's gotta be somewhere" is what Ben Stein said to me when I said "Hey, you're Ben Stein." He did it in his signature monotone, though.

[@Jerricola2]

Part of me really hoped he was going to ask if they liked Jazz...

[@daveyxe]

Jerricola Colbert loves jizz.......he guzzles the stuff.

[@pfrazier6273]

So dozens of rapes doesnt bother Jerry Seinfeld, but Jerry Lewis not leaving his sons money does. Got it.

[@Lunatick666]

Taking words out of context to fit your agenda. Got it.

[@colywogable]

Jerry is funny, but there's always a little current of unkindness. Colbert is hilarious AND kind.

[@bobbywoods684]

Colbert kind? Are you serious. He is the most malicious night show fake there is.

[@colywogable]

@@bobbywoods684 How so? I can't tell. He seems so nice. Is there something I don't know?

[@bobbywoods684]

@@colywogable Well, admittedly, you have to be a conservative to dislike him and a rapid leftist to like him. He displays zero balance in his dealings with politics which is everything he is, although shrouded in comedy.

[@Kareragirl]

@@bobbywoods684 Colbert is not a radical leftist. Don't get American politics/parties confused with academic definitions of ideologies and words just because they've been perverted by the American public.

[@bobbywoods684]

@@Kareragirl Disagree.

[@elisemiller13]

And if you think it might be hard to separate as men, and probably as 2 men that have never experienced sexual harassment or assault, or rape...then it's high time more men begin to have compassion for women (and granted some men) for what we deal with -with too many men in this world

[@MrTnbopp123]

Jerry is really awesome, such a chill guy.

[@katiezee2]

That 'standing ovation' at the beginning looked so lame and fake, like everybody was forced to stand or something

[@skyejp4975]

Yeah Jerry is pretty up his own ass lately

[@Vykhrist]

true

[@WalterWhiteFromTheBlock]

Back in the nineties he was in a very famous TV show.

[@rickabrams3422]

They lean in to hug: "hail hydra" 😝

[@cetti4405]

I love comedy, especially stand-up - Wish I had that talent. Would never leave the stage. Nothing like seeing people laugh.

[@jonathanryan4497]

Another Milligan classic was his response when Eccles is discovered in a wardrobe and asked "What are you doing in that wardrobe Eccles?"... "I'm not doing anything in it"