Excited for the new season. Obama included.

Like Obama or not, it's pretty cool to get a current president to go on a show like this.

(full disclosure, I'm lukewarm on Obama.)

I agree. While Obama isn't a comedian I'm sure Jerry jumped at the opportunity to have him on his show. I'd do the exact same thing.

I've been looking forward to Steve Martin for a while. Ferrel and Kathleen Madigan will be great too.

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I agree. While Obama isn't a comedian I'm sure Jerry jumped at the opportunity to have him on his show. I'd do the exact same thing.

I've been looking forward to Steve Martin for a while. Ferrel and Kathleen Madigan will be great too.

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Where's the list? Those first names are fantastic.

Barack Obama
Will Ferrell
Steve Martin
Kathleen Madigan
Sebastian Maniscalco
Garry Shandling

A quick trailer is up at http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/

First episode is next Wednesday.

SEBASTIAN!!! That dude is hilarious. That is an awesome lineup.

But.. he already apologize for not doing enough.. Mea Culpa SNL 40th Q&A at the 4:34 mark. Also good Sara Palin and Donald Trump joke at the end

He also addressed it in the Steve Harvey episode. He said people were offended.

Enjoyed the Steve Martin episode

Seinfeld seemed obsessed with why Martin walked away from stand up

I enjoyed the Obama episode. Very cool change of pace.

Looking forward to Steve Martin. Love that dude.

The Obama one was great.

Obama is not a comedian. Always has to act like the President. Blah. Typical talk show appearance.

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There are several Asian-American comics who should be on the show, and it's a bit annoying to see how conventional and narrow is his concept of diversity.

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It's Jerry's show. He should be able to put on whoever the **** he wants without having to fulfill some imaginary minority quota.

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There are several Asian-American comics who should be on the show, and it's a bit annoying to see how conventional and narrow is his concept of diversity.

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After he gets to this i hope he begins to invite more robots on the show...it's embarrassing. Shortly after that I will demand there be a representative number of non-human animals. What does he have against funny dogs, cats and camels...

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There are several Asian-American comics who should be on the show, and it's a bit annoying to see how conventional and narrow is his concept of diversity.

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After he gets to this i hope he begins to invite more robots on the show...it's embarrassing. Shortly after that I will demand there be a representative number of non-human animals. What does he have against funny dogs, cats and camels...

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I've know some pretty funny trees, I think he should get to them also. Bushes aren't funny though, they can be ignored. Robots>Animals>Plants, then maybe some higher level bacteria.

Really looking forward to Garry Shandling, always been a fan. Hopefully as good as the Steve Martin episode.

I don't find these hugely entertaining but worth a watch and usually help kill part of my Thursdays.

All the posters here who used to rail on me for pointing out Seinfeld's fascination with the old the pale and the male - take note: Shandling. At least he is Jewish, but there are plenty of others he could have chosen to feature, especially given what the Oscars have recently done.

Anyone else getting the impression Redstone doesn't like Jerry Seinfeld all that much? I can't put my finger on why, though.

He didn't like it since when it was called the Seinfeld Chronicles.

That Oscars line is just screaming troll. Try harder with the trolling.

Anyway, I haven't watched the Schandling episode yet. But I did watch a couple of older ones including Fred Armisen and Tina Fey. Great great episodes. Especially Armisen in Portland. Fred kills me. Also, Portlandia is back this week!

Redstone is no troll, he's the harbinger of caffeinated comedy social justice!

Does Jewish count as an ethnicity or as a religion in the context of this conversation?

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Depends...is the guest black? I think a Jewish guy/girl only gets you half a diversity point if there's a white guest. Maybe Redstone can key us in to the scoring system. He's been holding out for some time...only dropping little hints to keep the rest of us on our toes.

How many diversity points would an evangelical christian be worth in the context of Hollywood comedians? That's like booking a unicorn.

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How many diversity points would an evangelical christian be worth in the context of Hollywood comedians? That's like booking a unicorn.

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Pretty sure that's negative points. SJWs don't appreciate THAT kind of diversity.

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All the posters here who used to rail on me for pointing out Seinfeld's fascination with the old the pale and the male - take note: Shandling. At least he is Jewish, but there are plenty of others he could have chosen to feature, especially given what the Oscars have recently done.

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Psssst... There's a Jewish guy on every single episode.

The Garry Shandling episode is fantastic. One of my favorites in awhile.

Haven't watched Shandling yet but I am so freaking excited for Sebastian today. He has become one of my favorite comedians in the last few years. Steve Martin was really good too. His book is great.

Enjoyed the Sebastian episode but not as much as I had hoped. Like I said, I've become a huge fan of his recently, but he and Jerry didn't really seem to connect, and I can't help but think it's partially because Sebastian did a lot of bits. A lot of the stuff he said, it came straight out of his act. So I think Jerry and Sebastian must not have known each other very well (if at all) prior to this, and Sebastian probably wanted to work some material in just to make sure he knew he was saying things that he already tested in front of audiences. But for me, I prefer to see a little more natural interaction from Jerry and his guest. Let new humor just come out of the conversation.

I also enjoy when the comedians talk about stand-up more. Talk about their beginnings, their struggles, how they handle things on stage, how their acts have changed, etc. There wasn't any of that.

I still liked it, but my expectations were really high so it fell short.

Shandling's take on the McConaughey Lincoln commercials was great.

Shandling episode was great, loved getting to see Jerry walk around the old set of the NYC street they built for him.