Jerry Seinfeld apologizes to Howard Stern after insulting his 'comedy chops': 'It was bad and I’m sorry, Howie'

"I meant to say he must feel surrounded but I said 'outflanked' which sounded terrible and insulting," Seinfeld says.

Jerry Seinfeld is clarifying comments he made about Howard Stern and the state of comedy podcasting.

After appearing on the Fly on the Wall podcast with Dana Carvey and David Spade, the Unfrosted star wants to ensure that comments he made about his friend Stern aren’t misconstrued.

“I really feel bad for what I said about my friend Howard Stern in a conversation with David Spade and Dana Carvey, talking about the glut of comedy podcasts,” Seinfeld tells Entertainment Weekly in a statement. “I meant to say he must feel surrounded but I said ‘outflanked’ which sounded terrible and insulting.”

“And of course, none of these little shows are any threat to his giant show,” his statement continues. “Anyway, it was bad and I’m sorry, Howie. I still love you. Please forgive me.”

Reps for Stern did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.

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On the Fly on the Wall podcast, Seinfeld said,  “Howard Stern invented this, right?” of the comedy interview show format. “But we’re better than him now. Howard is interesting. Howard is a great interviewer, but comedy chops, I mean, can we speak candidly?”

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“They’re all great but let’s face it, he’s been outflanked by some very, and yourselves, I mean absolutely, this show, comedy podcasts? This is the best one on the air,” he said of Fly on the Wall. “Because you guys play nice together, it’s smooth, you’re not jumping on each other, which is annoying to listen to.”

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Seinfeld also bemoaned comedians who overshare about their personal lives on podcasts.

“Jesus Christ, make us laugh, how interesting do you think you are?” he said. “You’re not that interesting, okay? You’re not. When you’re funny, you’re worth it. This is my line, which you know me, you know me, no but you know that I draw that line. If you’re not that funny, we’re not that interested in you.”

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