Jerry Seinfeld’s week of difficult appearances continues, this time in Virginia.
As soon as Seinfeld took the stage for a stand-up comedy set at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk on Saturday night, a man in the audience jumped up and yelled, “Free Gaza,” TMZ reported. The audience immediately began booing the heckler and chanting “Jerry! Jerry!” as another bystander wrestled the protester into a headlock.
Security escorted the man out of the building, but the show was interrupted by other protesters eight times throughout its 90-minute run.
The controversy around Seinfeld’s views stems from his vocal support of Israel — which he visited following the Oct. 7 attacks — and his wife’s $5,000 donation to a GoFundMe for pro-Israel counterprotesters at UCLA after a late April protest turned violent.
Seinfeld didn’t seem bothered by the interruptions, telling the crowd not to boo the man because he had a right to protest.
“This is exciting. I like this,” the comic said as the original protester was escorted out of the venue. “I like a little Jew hate to spice up the show.”
Oof calling to “free Gaza” is considered equivalent to “Jew hate” 😓
Hey Jerry, I’m a fellow Jew.
It’s not Jews I hate, it’s you.
Free Gaza.
“It’s not Jew hate, Jerry, it’s you hate!”
laugh tracks go wild
Bass gets slappin’
It isn’t hate of Jews.
If you think pro-Palestinian demonstrations are Jewish hate, you’re a complete chud, Seinfuck. Also, it’s literally making people associate anti-Palestinian sentiment with Judaism at large. Can’t stop people from shooting themselves in the foot, I suppose.
Everytime the Zionists imply that being against the mass murder of children is being against Jews a little child dies … quite literally, either bombed by Israel or snipped by an IDF soldier.
another bystander wrestled the protester into a headlock
That’s assault, right? Cause it sounds a lot like assault.
It’s never assault when white supremacists do it… then it’s “self-defense.”
Nonono, if someone is peacefully protesting a political opinion that is not shared by the government, all measures of silencing are legal /s
Freeing Gaza is not Jew hate you ass-hat.
I have a feeling that he would have said it tongue in cheek, but yh, not tasteful.
I’m simply shocked people are passionate enough about Jerry Seinfeld to stand up and chant his name.
Maybe they just thought it was a Jerry Springer show.
Jerry Springer has better family values.
And just like that, I lost all respect for him.
Not the time he dated a highschooler when he was 38?
I’m 40. I cannot FATHOM what conversations he had with a girl who wouldn’t have even been born when his show went off the air.
Damn, was not aware of that.
While reading I was like ok maybe he’s not so bad. He says the man has right to protest, right on Jerry. Then he says “a lil jew hate to spice up the show” get fucked sienfeld
Fuck you, Jerry.
It seems counterproductive to pay for tickets to go see a comedian just to protest heckle.
Like, you just gave that man money to yell at him. I’m sure he’s drying his tears with the dollar bills.
What the fuck is going on with Seinfeld recently? Holy shit.
Recently? He’s been a smarmy douche about his success for a very long time.
That syndicated show money has done nothing but inflate his ego.
Let’s not forget the grooming or at very least his very young partners.
What a shame. At least we still have Larry David (I think).
Jerry has been going on the wrought ideas of cancel culture inhibiting his ability to tell jokes. As if he was attempting to make high-art and the “woke” mob isn’t letting him. His two movies have been about a bee and the other about a pop tart.
Remember when Seinfeld used to be funny?
Me either.
