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Lemonwurst

(327 posts)
6. We liked it
Wed May 8, 2024, 08:28 PM
May 2024

Silly, yes - but he included many current comedians as key characters, and the references to Mad Men and Jan 6 were hilarious!

Many of you know that JS refused to play any character other than himself after accepting a role in some forgettable and short-lived sitcom prior to Seinfeld. He even had to be talked into doing Seinfeld by Larry David and many others, given his reticence after that first debacle.

Unfrosted is, for Seinfeld, a chance to *try* to play a character other than a New York standup comedian. To that end, it works - he's funny, seems relaxed, and has finally shed his narrow needs for authenticity. This is comedy after all, and silly comedy at that.

If silly comedy isn't your thing, that's fine, and that means this movie definitely isn't for you. But there were a lot of subtle wordplays and period references that made it fun for those of us that like this kind of thing..

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Anyone watch "Unfrosted" on Netflix? [View all] birdographer May 2024 OP
I gave up about a third of the way through. Irish_Dem May 2024 #1
Yep. Loved it. Auggie May 2024 #2
Watched it....meh, not nearly as good as I thought it would be. OAITW r.2.0 May 2024 #3
Not funny at all. bamagal62 May 2024 #4
Wow, tough crowd here birdographer May 2024 #5
I thought it was damned funny, birdographer. Not Heidi May 2024 #10
We liked it Lemonwurst May 2024 #6
Thank you! birdographer May 2024 #7
I liked it, but I think I would have enjoyed it more if Seinfeld had not been whining lately. dflprincess May 2024 #8
It was very good. Not Heidi May 2024 #9
Thanks for the recommendation Ohiya May 2024 #11
I just tried to watch it. Croney May 2024 #12
I can't stand Seinfeld so I'm going to skip it bif May 2024 #13
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