Current:Home > reviewsJerry Seinfeld mocks latest pro-Palestinian protesters: 'Just gave more money to a Jew' -FundTrack
Jerry Seinfeld mocks latest pro-Palestinian protesters: 'Just gave more money to a Jew'
Surpassing View
Date:2025-04-10 03:08:15
Jerry Seinfeld is hitting back as he continues to face interruptions from pro-Palestinian protesters.
The comedian, 70, responded on stage after hecklers shouted out at him during a stand-up performance Saturday in Melbourne, Australia, according to a video shared by 9News Melbourne.
Near the end of Seinfeld's performance, a group of protesters started chanting, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," according to News.com.au.
"You're back! They're back! The protesters are back!" said Seinfeld, who has been heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters at multiple recent shows. "I missed you."
As the audience booed the interruption, Seinfeld quipped, "Oh, you're not doing well."
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
The "Seinfeld" co-creator told the protesters they are "in the same business" as him of getting "people to see things the way we see it," but "the problem is, you're in the wrong place." He compared the protesters sending their message during his show to him performing comedy at a rugby game. "That's not where I belong," he said.
The comedian also joked that the protesters should "go back and tell whoever's running your organization, 'We just gave more money to a Jew.'"
Students walk out ofJerry Seinfeld's Duke commencement speech after comedian's support of Israel
Seinfeld recently mocked another pro-Palestinian heckler at a stand-up show in Sydney, calling the person a "moron."
"We have a genius, ladies and gentlemen," he sarcastically announced. "He solved the Middle East! He solved it. It's the Jewish comedians!"
In May, Seinfeld was also interrupted by numerous hecklers during a performance in Virginia, and video showed that one person stood up and shouted, "You're a genocide supporter!"
Jerry Seinfeld'scomedy show interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters after Duke walkouts
That incident came after some attendees walked out of Seinfeld's commencement address at Duke University. The "Unfrosted" director has been supportive of Israel amid the war in Gaza and visited the country last year in the wake of Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack.
Jerry Seinfeld reacts to pro-Palestinian protesters: 'So dumb'
Seinfeld addressed his pro-Palestinian protesters on the "Honestly with Bari Weiss" podcast in May, saying he finds it "so dumb" that he has become politicized.
"I say to (people at my shows), 'I love that these young people, they're trying to get engaged with politics. We have to just correct their aim a little bit,'" he joked. "They don't seem to understand that, as comedians, we really don't control anything."
He added, "They want to express this sincere, intense rage, but again, a little off target."
Contributing: Edward Segarra
veryGood! (85383)
Related
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- Ryan Gosling Reveals the Daily Gifts He Received From Margot Robbie While Filming Barbie
- A terminally ill doctor reflects on his discoveries around psychedelics and cancer
- He helped cancer patients find peace through psychedelics. Then came his diagnosis
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- PGA Tour officials to testify before Senate subcommittee
- U.S. Regulators Reject Trump’s ‘Multi-Billion-Dollar Bailout’ for Coal Plants
- Robert Ballard found the Titanic wreckage in 1985. Here's how he discovered it and what has happened to its artifacts since.
- How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
- Teens say social media is stressing them out. Here's how to help them
Ranking
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Every Time Lord Scott Disick Proved He Was Royalty
- E-cigarette sales surge — and so do calls to poison control, health officials say
- Heidi Klum Handles Nip Slip Like a Pro During Cannes Film Festival 2023
- At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
- Deaths of American couple prompt luxury hotel in Mexico to suspend operations
- N.C. Church Takes a Defiant Stand—With Solar Panels
- Inside Harry Styles' Special Bond With Stevie Nicks
Recommendation
Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
Individual cigarettes in Canada will soon carry health warnings
In Wildfire’s Wake, Another Threat: Drinking Water Contamination
This Sheet Mask Is Just What You Need to Clear Breakouts and Soothe Irritated, Oily Skin
North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID
Jacksonville Plays Catch-up on Climate Change
FDA advisers narrowly back first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy
Search for missing OceanGate sub ramps up near Titanic wreck with deep-sea robot scanning ocean floor