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Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan are on the road, but this time they’re not just out for coffee. After first meeting for an episode of Seinfeld in 2016, Comedians drinking coffee in a carthe two comics announced plans to team up for a four-day joint arena tour.
Seinfeld and Gaffigan will play shows at the Chase Center in San Francisco on November 3, the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on November 4, Chicago on November 10 and the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on November 11. Tickets will go on sale next Friday (June 16) at 10am local time at each venue, according to Ticketmaster. deadline.
“This is how Jim and I met.” Comedians drinking coffee in a car And we’ve been talking about doing this for years,” Seinfeld said. hollywood reporter. “Finally, I can adjust my schedule.”
In fact, the two first met on season eight of the talk show and bonded over their similarities. Mr. Seinfeld picked Mr. Gaffigan up in a 1977 Volkswagen camper bus and headed out for pastrami at New York City’s Second Avenue Deli.
The tour spearheads similar joint efforts by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, Kevin Hart and Chris Rock, and other pairs. The news comes as Seinfeld gears up for the release of his Netflix comedy. Unfrosted: A Tale of Poptarts, Gaffigan, Melissa McCarthy, James Marsden, and Hugh Grant also star. Gaffigan, meanwhile, will be unveiling its 10th stand-up special this year.
“I’m so excited to help out with this obscure up-and-coming comedian that many of you may not have heard of,” Gaffigan joked in his own statement about the four-day road trip. “I know there are a lot of great shows out there.”
