Jerry Seinfeld made a surprise appearance at New York’s Gotham Comedy Club

Jerry Seinfeld made a surprise appearance at New York’s Gotham Comedy Club

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Seinfeld performed at the Gotham Comedy Club after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the arts and entertainment locations could reopen at 33% capacity.
“You better believe that I’ll be on stage tonight,” Seinfeld tweeted Friday afternoon. “New York lives!”

Seinfeld asked the comedy club if he could be “first on stage” for his reopening at 7 pm. “They said ‘Yes’,” he wrote.

The performance was not announced on the club’s Facebook page, which shared plans to reopen with a schedule of nine comedians, not including Seinfeld.
Inside, the tables were separated by 6 feet. Plastic sheets separated the artists from the public, reported the CNN WCBS affiliate.

Still, Seinfeld told WCBS that the energy of the performance was palpable.

“It was like being electrocuted in a good way,” said Seinfeld. “In the moment of laughter, you forget all the problems you’ve ever had.”

Patron Peter Arroyo of Brooklyn was happy with Seinfeld’s surprise appearance.

“He had new jokes, which were incredible as expected,” said Arroyo. “He’s still as funny as ever.”

The club’s owner, Christopher Mazzilli, said he is excited to have the club up and running again.

He told WCBS that being able to reopen with limited capacity was a welcome surprise.

“A few months ago, I thought it would be another six or seven months,” said Mazzilli. “So, the fact that we are open now, [I’m] very, very excited about it, just like my team. “

Seinfeld has been rooting for New York from the start

A Brooklyn native, Seinfeld has been talking about his belief that the city will recover strongly from the pandemic.

In September, alongside US Senator Chuck Schumer, Seinfeld pushed for federal funds to help save the city’s venues.
Before that, he wrote a fervent opinion article for the New York Times, addressing those who claimed that the city is “dead” by the social and economic consequences of the pandemic.

“We will continue with New York City, if that’s okay with you,” he said. “And it will definitely come back. Because of all the real tough New Yorkers who, unlike you, loved and understood, stayed and rebuilt.

“See you at the club.”

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