Without a doubt, the “highlight” of last years ‘The Late Late Show‘ (Toy Show) was Jerry Seinfeld’s extremely surreal appearance promoting ‘Bee Movie’. It was odd enough to see as distinguished a celebrity as Jerry Seinfeld make an appearance but even moreso that his appearance be made on the ‘Toy Show’, which although very popular is aimed at kids and no real in-depth interviews do take place on this show.
Jerry Seinfeld was nothing but professional throughout his appearance but it was our own Pat “The Plank” Kenny who just made the brief appearance all that more bizarre. Whether it was:
- Calling him Jerry Seinfield.
- Creeping Jerry out with odd gifts.
- Asking Jerry odd and wholly un-researched questions.
Jerry’s Wikipedia page has the following to say on the appearance:
On November 30, 2007, while promoting Bee Movie, Seinfeld appeared on The Late Late Show in Ireland. However, when Seinfeld came out on stage presenter Pat Kenny seemingly had no clue who Jerry Seinfeld was and engaged in an awkward interview for about five minutes. Kenny would go on to call Seinfeld “Jerry Seinfield” twice before the interview was over and then handed Jerry a cheaply made Superman action figure as a Christmas gift. At first, Seinfeld believed this to be a joke, due to the cheapness of the doll, but soon realized that it was meant to be a genuine gift and seemed somewhat confused. Kenny then asked Seinfeld “what’s next for him?”, a question generally asked to up and coming actors, not renowned stars, such as Seinfeld. Seinfeld later stated that he found the entire incident “highly perplexing.”
The whole appearance was unbearably cringe worthy for those who watching. I don’t think Jerry will be back anytime soon on ‘The Late Late Show’.
Below is the actual video of the incident:
And a remix (watch for Jerry’s facial reactions!):
July 6th, 2008 at 12:43 am
This was one of the most cringeworthy things that I’ve ever seen on television. I mean, he’s been a very famous comedian for decades. To be honest, “Seinfeld” was never huge in Ireland but 99 out of 100 people would still be aware of it. Or at the very least how to pronounce it. I usually don’t pass much remarks on Pat Kenny, good, bad or indifferent but this was just pathetic. To think, he’s Ireland’s premiere chat show host. He’s hardly Michael Parkinson, is he? Plus, I think RTE could that sprang for a better bloody present than that!