Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: An Unscripted Gem

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: An Unscripted Gem

The episode of the Netflix Original Series Comedians in Cars getting Coffee With Jerry Seinfeld and Seth Meyers is one with a lot of wit and funny banter. Many of the conversations they have, especially in the coffee shop, are usually about Saturday Night Live, Seth’s work on the show and even the collabs that they had both done together, such as the “Really?” segment. It is fun to see just how two comedians act when they are working off the cuff, not necessarily trying to be funny but making something funny out of the situation. One example of situational hilarity is when they are in the car, Seinfeld revs the engine up and makes Seth uncomfortable, leading to some goofy facial expressions. Jerry chooses different cars for different people that appear on the show, so this was his way of getting a laugh out of Seth and creating a golden moment for the viewers.

This show appeals to people who really enjoy one-liners, Seth and Jerry just give some of the cheesiest jokes throughout the episode, and though they weren’t well-crafted jokes that have given the time and effort put into them that a comedy series with multiple writers could have made, they were still funny. The reason for that I feel is that because there was no script, they could talk about anything that they wanted to, so many of the jokes came as a surprise. The show is also a fun way to see celebrities just doing normal life things, such as getting lunch with a friend. It shows a connection between the celebrity world and the real world. Celebrities are just normal people that like to do normal people things, it’s just that everyone knows them. That’s why some celebrities decide to leave their homes disguised. However, no one in the coffee shop seemed phased by the fact that Jerry Seinfeld and Seth Meyers were sitting together in the coffee shop.

When famous people are in their home town, it seems that people know who they are, so they leave them alone. There may have been one meeting that wasn’t put into the episode where a fan may have gone crazy, but that isn’t the point of this series. Comedians in Cars getting Coffee is really just a unscripted show where famous people do a normal thing. It demonstrates that many famous comedians don’t need to spend months or even years making and perfecting a comedy show to be funny. They are just people, like everyone else.