Seinfeld Reunion Sneak Preview

For the first time since 'Seinfeld' went off the air 11 years ago, the cast will appear onscreen together as Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer--on season 7 of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' Larry David, who plays Larry David on the show, wrangles the old crew together for a 'Seinfeld' meta-reunion taping. Entertainment Weekly has a sneak peek.

David is cagey on plot details, and will only hint that "Larry attempts to get [his estranged wife] Cheryl back, and the Seinfeld reunion figures prominently in that." Adds Louis-Dreyfus, "It's the anti-reunion reunion, and I'd like to copyright that."

Michael Richards has been most famous for his racist hate speech and mea culpa in recent years, but he said he had no trouble getting back in character.

"I'd always kept Kramer's shoes," he said. "Once I got those shoes on, and I'm standing behind the door of Jerry's apartment, I was ready."

Jason Alexander likewise slipped right back into being George Costanza.

"Just before we shot that scene, I said to Jerry and Julia, 'I don't know if I can be George. I haven't tried him on in a while,'" recalls Alexander. "And it was freaky how it just came right back out."

The seventh season of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' starts September 20 on HBO. Look for the 'Seinfeld' cast to enter in episode 3 and stick around for five of the final eight episodes.

You can read the entire EW story here.

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[Cogs]

Let's see if Larry has the nerve to somehow work the Richards incident into the storyline.

[PuzzledinPeoria]

Why are they all laughing around Dick Cheney?

[tttom]

The best I can give to Richards that day (if it was only that day) was in his small mind he thought: comedy club equals outrageousness (which is true), so I'll just say the most outrageous thing I can think of. Unfortunately in his small mind he was not also thinking "cell phone video".
Still, if I was a person of color, I would be hesitant to go anywhere near him.

[57eddie67]

I wouldn't say Seinfeld is overrated but it is not a timeless comedy like The Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy or MASH . However , it was very good.

[tlgeiger62]

I most certainly IS a timeless comedy.

[Branimir9000]

I'd like to put in a few nickels into this dime store psychoanalysis of Michael Richards:

For all those folks out there who think the "truth" comes out in anger or in moments of anxiety, or when one is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, don't you think that is a trite and uninformed way to look at behavior? Maybe a little too absolute? I'd like to suggest that maybe a little research in anxiety and agon might be in order.

Anxiety stems basically from the mind being aware of something not making sense within its own framework or its own sense of order - dissonance, conflicting emotions and thoughts that don't jibe with what the mind would normally perceive as resonant or harmonious with its everyday working state. (Anyone who has had to confront depression or anxiety in themselves or loved ones can recognize this.)

Whatever the heck was going on in Michael Richard's mind that day at that club, it seems unlikely to me that it was any kind of "truth" about him that (unfortunately, for all involved and the rest of us who got to observe it via cell-phone video) came tumbling out of his mouth, but rather some manifestation of a disorder within him, chronic or transitory.

Only he and his analyst know for sure.

But besides all this indulgent supposition, the (character) Kramer as brought to life by the (actor) Richards was funny, funny, funny!

[KarateKid]

For those who have commented on it, Michael Richards and Cosmo Kramer are two different characters. At least with Richards, it's out in the open. As a person of color, it's the ones that smile but have prejudice in their hearts that I have a problem with.

And haven't any of you ever said something in anger that you later regretted? Let's not split hairs.

[Agentlady007]

I hope the creators of the original show find a way to keep this alive the way 'I Love Lucy' turned into 'The Lucy Show'.......

[balancedsolution]

This is a smart comedy that everyone should watch!

Two of the best comedies ever combined into one! Now that's something i can get behind!

They should do a storyline on town hall meetings..... would be funny!

[vandegrasse]

Couldn't stand the last episode of the show. Awful. But the series. A home run!

[KickerBoard]

Curb Your Enthusiasm is funny as heck. Michael Richards is a tool, though.

[frost12]

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[KickerBoard]

I said nothing about his stand-up routine (though I have a right to think it was r@cist tripe). I just said it was a tool. Like you.

[Maria Hartman]

am I the only one who thinks Seinfeld is overrated?

[ModernTimes1]

Yep.

[mech]

yep!

[bashmentyard]

yep

[KickerBoard]

no.

[sweetwhine]

Nope.

[JohnFromCensornati]

Another HP story about nothing.

[hellerious]

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[clsmithj]

No one's going to see it, why the heck is it going to be on that HBO show. Put it on NBC jeez.

[JohnFromCensornati]

I'm going to see it.

[the964kid]

I loved Seinfeld before Michael Richards went all 'Mel Gibson' at the Improv. I can't watch that show anymore...

[JohnFromCensornati]

Watch "Curb Your Enthusiasm" instead.

[the964kid]

I do!