Jerry Seinfeld says he never gave Jerry Stiller notes on Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld has revealed that he left the late Jerry Stiller to his own devices while working on Seinfeld together.

Stiller, who died this week at the age of 92, earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in the sitcom as Frank, the father of George Costanza (Jason Alexander), from 1993 until 1998.

Speaking on SiriusXM’s What a Joke With Papa & Fortune show, Seinfeld reminisced about his time working with Stiller and admitted that the actor could always be trusted to get the character right.

“He had the most amazing comedic stuff,” the comedian said. “We didn’t know if he was planning it or it just came out that way, or he couldn’t remember the line, or we didn’t know what it was, but we did not want to disturb it in any way.

“We never gave Jerry Stiller a note. I never adjusted his performance once. Whatever he did, that’s it. We’re putting that out there.”

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