Jerry Seinfeld Apologizes After British Comedian Takes Swipe At Him Over ‘Comedians In Cars’ Comments

By Becca Longmire. 5 Jul 2019 7:57 AM

Jerry Seinfeld apologized to British star Robert Llewellyn this week after suggesting a bunch of comedians had copied his ‘car’ idea.

Seinfeld, who recently announced the return of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”, bragged about being the first to come up with such an idea in a clip shared on Twitter.

The Original
Coffee-drinking
Car-driving
Comedian-talking
talk show
July 19@netflixisajoke pic.twitter.com/keW8bJZ3Vk

— Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) July 2, 2019

However, Llewellyn insisted his “Carpool” show ran before Seinfeld’s.

This is only of any interest because the original Carpool https://t.co/esOO16JXeF
Started a full 3 years BEFORE Jerry and his pals copied it.
LOL https://t.co/kwc84Vn0Ct

— Robert Llewellyn (@bobbyllew) July 2, 2019

The tweet was in response to a promo clip posted by Seinfeld, which featured Eddie Murphy and other comedians who would be joining the TV legend for the upcoming season.

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Seinfeld, who starred on “Seinfeld” for nearly a decade, then insisted he’d never heard of the show but still offered his apologies.

Apology to Robert Llewelyn Car Pool. Had not heard of it.

— Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) July 3, 2019