Jerry Seinfeld, the Scholar of Comedy | The New Yorker Daily

 

Sunday, April 28, 2024

The New Yorker Interview The Scholar of Comedy Jerry Seinfeld on how to write jokes, the ending of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and the world-historical struggle to invent the Pop-Tart. By David Remnick In today’s newsletter, David Remnick in conversation with Jerry Seinfeld, and then: • Trump’s sleepy, sleazy hush-money trial • Is a bagel renaissance upon us? • The good vanilla From the News Desk Comment Donald Trump’s Sleepy, Sleazy Criminal Trial The most striking aspect of the former President’s hush-money trial so far has been that, for the first time in a decade, Trump is struggling to command attention. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Editor’s Pick  Annals of Gastronomy Are We Living Through a Bagel Renaissance? A new wave of shops has made its mark across the country—and shaken New York’s bagel scene out of complacency. By Hannah Goldfield