Jerry Seinfeld hints that he’s planning a REBOOT of his hit 90s sitcom – more than 25 years on from its on-screen finale – as Kelsey Grammer prepares to air revival of HIS show Frasier
Jerry Seinfeld has hinted at a reunion of his hit ’90s sitcom more than 25 years after the show aired its controversial finale.
The comedian (69) took questions from the audience during his stand-up show at the Wang Theater in Boston on Saturday.
He was asked if he liked the ending of the beloved sitcom, to which he responded: ‘Well, I have a little secret for you about the ending.
“But I can’t really tell because it’s a secret.”
Jerry Seinfeld has hinted at a reunion of his hit ’90s sitcom more than 25 years after the show aired its finale
The comedian (69) took questions from the audience during his stand-up show at the Wang Theater in Boston on Saturday.
In a clip shared from the event on Instagram, the on-screen star elaborated: ‘Here’s what I’ll tell you, but you can’t tell anyone.
“Something is going to happen that has to do with that ending. Hasn’t happened yet.’
The harasser was met with gasps and applause, as Seinfeld continued: ‘And just what you’re thinking, (co-creator Larry David) and I were thinking about too.’
He concluded: ‘So you’ll see, we’ll see.’
Seinfeld in New York ran for nine seasons on NBC from 1989 to 1998, with the finale watched by a whopping 76.3 million viewers.
In the divisive two-part finale, Seinfeld and his friends – Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), George (Jason Alexander) and Kramer (Michael Richards) – were executed for cracking jokes and not intervening during a robbery.
Previous characters were then brought into the courtroom to testify against the group before they were all put behind bars.
But viewers often criticized the ending with Seinfeld himself expressing regret after the widespread backlash among fans.
New York City-based Seinfeld ran for nine seasons on NBC from 1989 to 1998, with the series finale watched by a whopping 76.3 million viewers
In the controversial two-part ending, Seinfeld and his friends – Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), George (Jason Alexander) and Kramer (Michael Richards) – were executed for cracking jokes and not intervening during a robbery.
In a clip shared on Instagram, Jerry said: ‘Here’s what I’ll tell you, but you can’t tell anyone. Something is going to happen that has to do with that ending’
During an interview at the New Yorker Festival in 2017, he said: ‘I think sometimes we really shouldn’t have done it in the first place.
“There was a lot of pressure on us at that time to do one big last show, but big is always bad in comedy.”
It’s not the only ’90s sitcom to make a comeback in recent weeks.
On October 12, Cheers spin-off Frasier will make a return to screens when a new revival of the hit show makes its debut – with leading man Kelsey Grammer reprising the role of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane will adopt.
The reboot will see Frasier return to Boston after picking up sticks from his beloved Seattle – with a description of the show revealing that the psychiatrist is entering the ‘next chapter in his life’ where he will face ‘new challenges’.
Kelsey, who is an executive producer on the new show, told USA Today in February that he was inspired by other reboots, including the Roseanne revival in 2018.
“It made me think, ‘Well, maybe Frasier does have another television (life),'” he explained.
“There’s always room for funny and Frasier is funny.”
Baywatch has recently been rumored to be returning to screens – with ‘talks’ of a reboot in the works.
The American hit series, which started in September 1989 and ran for 11 seasons until 2001, made international stars of David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson.
The action drama followed a group of lifeguards patrolling the beaches of Los Angeles, California and Hawaii.