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Jerry Seinfeld’s week of difficult appearances continues, this time in Virginia.

As soon as Seinfeld took the stage for a stand-up comedy set at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk on Saturday night, a man in the audience jumped up and yelled, “Free Gaza,” TMZ reported. The audience immediately began booing the heckler and chanting “Jerry! Jerry!” as another bystander wrestled the protester into a headlock.

Security escorted the man out of the building, but the show was interrupted by other protesters eight times throughout its 90-minute run.

The controversy around Seinfeld’s views stems from his vocal support of Israel — which he visited following the Oct. 7 attacks — and his wife’s $5,000 donation to a GoFundMe for pro-Israel counterprotesters at UCLA after a late April protest turned violent.

Seinfeld didn’t seem bothered by the interruptions, telling the crowd not to boo the man because he had a right to protest.

“This is exciting. I like this,” the comic said as the original protester was escorted out of the venue. “I like a little Jew hate to spice up the show.”

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[–] cybervseas 213 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oof calling to "free Gaza" is considered equivalent to "Jew hate" 😓

[–] [email protected] 101 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)
[–] FuglyDuck 34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (15 children)

No no, the party line is “fuck yes, blow up more Hamas”….

You’re not supposed to admit they’re children…

[–] FlyingSquid 16 points 1 month ago (22 children)

The new party line, which I've encountered several times in the past few days, is "it's Hamas' fault that Israel kills children."

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Future Hamas!

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[–] FlyingSquid 169 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Hey Jerry, I'm a fellow Jew.

It's not Jews I hate, it's you.

Free Gaza.

[–] samus12345 84 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"It's not Jew hate, Jerry, it's you hate!"

[–] platypus_plumba 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke 28 points 1 month ago

Bass gets slappin'

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago

Fellow Jew here.

Fuck Jerry Seinfeld for being a Zionist piece of crap.

[–] [email protected] 129 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"free gaza" is not "Jew hate", that's absolutely insane.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 month ago

Shame on people like him for abusing antisemitism claims.

[–] xc2215x 107 points 1 month ago

It isn't hate of Jews.

[–] [email protected] 95 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The audience immediately began booing the heckler and chanting “Jerry! Jerry!” as another bystander wrestled the protester into a headlock.

Fucking what

“This is exciting. I like this,” the comic said as the original protester was escorted out of the venue. “I like a little Jew hate to spice up the show.”

Fucking what

[–] PseudorandomNoise 41 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That first part shouldn't be too surprising. They're obviously fans of his if they're going to see his standup.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Man, if I was trying to write a satire about the current state of political affairs, "Protester against genocide gets put in a headlock by a bystander while the crowd chants 'JERRY! JERRY!'", I'd be told the 'Jerry Springer Show' comparison was a bit too on the nose.

[–] IndustryStandard 45 points 1 month ago

He has great new material

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[–] Sweetpeaches69 67 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you think pro-Palestinian demonstrations are Jewish hate, you're a complete chud, Seinfuck. Also, it's literally making people associate anti-Palestinian sentiment with Judaism at large. Can't stop people from shooting themselves in the foot, I suppose.

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[–] Duamerthrax 64 points 1 month ago (2 children)

another bystander wrestled the protester into a headlock

That's assault, right? Cause it sounds a lot like assault.

[–] masquenox 15 points 1 month ago

It's never assault when white supremacists do it... then it's "self-defense."

[–] mecfs 13 points 1 month ago

Nonono, if someone is peacefully protesting a political opinion that is not shared by the government, all measures of silencing are legal /s

[–] njm1314 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm simply shocked people are passionate enough about Jerry Seinfeld to stand up and chant his name.

[–] Kbobabob 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe they just thought it was a Jerry Springer show.

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[–] billwashere 51 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Freeing Gaza is not Jew hate you ass-hat.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This guy is kind of a piece of shit. Wow.

[–] frankgrimeszz 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And just like that, I lost all respect for him.

[–] Zehzin 71 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Not the time he dated a highschooler when he was 38?

[–] Lost_My_Mind 22 points 1 month ago

I'm 40. I cannot FATHOM what conversations he had with a girl who wouldn't have even been born when his show went off the air.

[–] frankgrimeszz 14 points 1 month ago

Damn, was not aware of that.

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[–] Dorkyd68 40 points 1 month ago

While reading I was like ok maybe he's not so bad. He says the man has right to protest, right on Jerry. Then he says "a lil jew hate to spice up the show" get fucked sienfeld

[–] stanleytweedle 36 points 1 month ago

Fuck you, Jerry.

[–] testfactor 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It seems counterproductive to pay for tickets to go see a comedian just to protest heckle.

Like, you just gave that man money to yell at him. I'm sure he's drying his tears with the dollar bills.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

Lol, do you have any idea how much money this guy has? These hecklers achieved A huge victory here. I had no idea until now how far he'd gone. What a piece of shit this guy is.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago

“I like a little Jew hate to spice up the show.”

God dammit 🙄

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

jerry seinfeld is the joe rogan of comedians.

[–] kingshrubb 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What a shame. At least we still have Larry David (I think).

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[–] metallic_substance 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What the fuck is going on with Seinfeld recently? Holy shit.

[–] Wrench 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Recently? He's been a smarmy douche about his success for a very long time.

That syndicated show money has done nothing but inflate his ego.

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[–] Ballistic_86 9 points 1 month ago

Jerry has been going on the wrought ideas of cancel culture inhibiting his ability to tell jokes. As if he was attempting to make high-art and the “woke” mob isn’t letting him. His two movies have been about a bee and the other about a pop tart.

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