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Mark Schiff, Jerry Seinfeld’s longtime opening act, brings tefillin on tour

( JTA ) — Mark Schiff has been opening for Jerry Seinfeld on tour for 25 years, and along the way, he has brought his tefillin.

Schiff said he tries to stay as observant as he can on the road, participating in Shabbat services either at a nearby synagogue or in his hotel room. But he’s modest about his commitment.

“I really hope God marks on a curve,” he joked.

In a memoir released late last year titled “Why Not? Lessons on Comedy, Courage, and Chutzpah,” Schiff details his life and career, from inauspicious beginnings as a kid growing up in New York City to becoming a working comedian alongside a bevy of generation-defining Jewish comics.

While he isn’t a household name like Seinfeld or some of his other peers, the penultimate chapter of his book is full of encounters with enough boldfaced names to make Forrest Gump jealous. Schiff has collaborated in various ways with Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Rodney Dangerfield, Carl Reiner, Paul Reiser and more. He was a regular guest on late-night shows such as “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Late Night with David Letterman,” and he landed specials on both Showtime and HBO. Since the 1970s — when he successfully invited Bob Dylan over to his apartment and befriended Anthony Hopkins during his Broadway run of “Equus” — the Bronx native seems to have also met just about every single one of his heroes. 

For the most part, Schiff’s proximity to these stars came as a result of persistent work over a long period of time. But even for that, Schiff is grateful. 

“I wouldn’t trade those days for anything, and neither would any of the friends whom I started with,” he writes in his book. “On any given night, there were twenty of us vying to go on. There wasn’t any other way to put it except that I never felt so alive.”

Schiff still “works clean,” avoiding those famous four-letter words, in part because that’s what most comics did before the advent of streaming and HBO, and in part because of his dedication to his faith. He has always incorporated Jewish jokes into his sets and barely changes his material for audiences that he knows will be heavily Jewish.

As he shared over the phone, Schiff, 71, first caught the comedy bug at 12 years old, when his parents took him to the Boulevard Night Club in Rego Park, Queens, to see Dangerfield, a Jewish comedy legend who arguably got plenty of respect .

“Rodney bust through the curtains and he started telling these one-line jokes and the audience was banging on the table, screaming laughing. I looked at my parents; I had never seen them laugh so hard in their entire life. And I had an epiphany…I said, ‘This is it. I know what I want to do for a living,’” Schiff recalled in a phone interview. 

From left: Jay Leno, Mark Schiff, Larry Miller, Paul Reiser, Jimmy Brogan and Jerry Seinfeld at Miller’s wedding in 1993. (Courtesy of Schiff)

From there, Schiff did everything he could to learn the craft of comedy: Watching comedians on TV, buying comedy records and, when he was 16 years old, procuring a fake ID so he could see the greats in person at the The Improv comedy club. Cut to the mid-70s, and Schiff found himself performing regularly at the Comic Strip club alongside stand-ups who were just trying to learn the ropes before going on to dominate our TV screens.

“There was no Seinfeld, there was just this guy Jerry who was just starting out becoming a comedian,” Shiff said. Their group included Reiser, Gilbert Gottfried, Hiram Kasten and Larry Miller. “All Jews, sitting at the bar, waiting for the opportunity to get onstage and start getting good at this thing. You know those friends you make like early on in school? Like second grade, they kind of become your friends for life? This is what happened with us.” 

Schiff, now a longtime Los Angeles resident, has filled his book with so many behind-the-scenes anecdotes of being a working comedian that it makes the perfect follow-up to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” — and it might be even more Jewish. For instance, his use of the Yiddish word shmendrick might not be completely unique, but it’s more rare to find a humorous take on the concept of olam ha-ba, or Judaism’s afterlife-adjacent “world to come” : “Florida without the humidity. Chocolate cake without the calories. Jewish mothers without the screaming.”

By the time the COVID pandemic hit, Schiff had been contributing essays to the LA Jewish Journal. When his touring schedule evaporated, he shifted gears and started writing for six, seven hours a day.

“I had a bunch of stories already written and they’d been published, and then the pandemic hit and I said, ‘You know, Mark, you might have a book here,’” he said.

He also had some helpful prior experience. In 2007, Schiff co-authored “I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America’s Top Comics,” which “young comedians consider…almost like the bible of the road,” Schiff brags. The book gives the reader glimpses into the ups and downs of the touring life from comedy royalty, from Seinfeld to Joan Rivers to Larry David to Mike Myers.

Schiff’s stand-up experience served him well in writing this new memoir. “Each story’s about 700 words, and as a comedian, you gotta get to it right away. You gotta get to the heart of the matter immediately,” he said. “You can’t piddle. So there’s very little piddling in this…I could’ve called the book ‘No Piddling’ if I wanted to. Very little piddling going on.”

Despite the ups and downs that Schiff’s book recalls — from a tumultuous childhood to a bout with alcoholism — Judaism and steadfast belief in God are the driving forces of his life. For instance, learning about lashon hara — scandalous gossip that the Bible forbids — taught him to stay away from “punching down” in comedy. (“Although, in order for something to be funny, you certainly have to pick at something,” Schiff conceded. “They don’t call it a punchline for nothing.”)

Schiff decided to be a comic after seeing Rodney Dangerfield perform. (Courtesy of Schiff)

When he’s at home in Los Angeles, he attends services at Young Israel of Century City, a Modern Orthodox congregation. Together he and his daughter-in-law Anna are studying the late Rabbi Norman Lamm’s Torah talks.

The marriage of Schiff’s comedic point of view with his cultural heritage might feel like a throwback to the comedians of yore, the ones he looked up to when comedy first ensnared him, such as Alan King, Buddy Hackett, Don Rickles and Allan Sherman. They ruled the comedy world, at a time when, per Schiff, “85% of the comedians in the United States were Jewish,” and they helped legitimize comedy as a career path for him.

“Later on in life I found out that in many ways the Jews, Jewish comedians, really legitimized Jews in America,” Schiff said. 

Despite all that’s changed about comedy in the four-plus decades since Schiff first started — very few keep their material “clean” these days, for instance — he said the industry is still based around “one person and a whole bunch of people sitting out there looking at him or her.” 

“And as Jerry says, ‘You better have something more important that you’re going to say than they have to say, otherwise they’re not going to laugh.’”

When asked why he still feels drawn to the road, Schiff said “There’s no better feeling than listening to an audience howling and laughing.”

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Jerry Seinfeld is arguably one of the most well-known comedians on the planet.

As a result, tickets to see the funnyman typically go for top dollar .

For example, the cheapest ticket to see him at New York City’s Beacon Theatre this weekend is $170 before fees on Vivid Seats.

That sounds like an appropriate price to see one of the world’s best and most popular comics.

However, like Seinfeld, our team uses our observational skills to seek out and spot the absurdities in life.

And that led us to a great deal .

At the time of publication, we found last-minute tickets to see Seinfeld aka the star of “Seinfeld” at Rochester, NY’s Rochester Auditorium are available for just $10 before fees .

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So, if you act fast, you can see Jerry crack wise for less than lunch at the real-life Monk’s on the Upper West Side (Editor’s Note: It’s really called Tom’s Restaurant) .

Want to grab tickets now before it’s too late?

Here’s everything you need to know and more about how to see Seinfeld for cheap.

All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.

Jerry Seinfeld 2023 tour schedule

If you can’t make it to see the “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee” star live tonight but want to see him live this year, here’s how you can.

We’ve listed all upcoming tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for all 19 Seinfeld 2023 shows below.

(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US Dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout .)

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They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.

Comedians on tour in 2023

Seinfeld isn’t the only megastar on the road this year.

Here are just five iconic comics you won’t want to miss when they come to a city near you in the next few months.

•  Colin Jost

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Who else is bringing the funny to audiences all over North America in the near future? Check out our list of the 51 biggest comics on tour in 2023 to find out.

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How to Get Tickets to Jerry Seinfeld’s 2022-2023 Tour

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Jerry Seinfeld has unveiled a fresh slate of 2023 shows for his ongoing residency at New York’s Beacon Theatre with tickets quickly going up for grabs along with his previously announced tour dates this year. The massive comedy trek should hopefully be enough to sustain audiences until the standup legend delivers his long-developing Pop Tarts origin film, Unfrosted .

Get tickets here , and read on for more details including pre-sale dates.

What Is Jerry Seinfeld’s Next Tour?

The 23 Hours to Kill comedian will continue an ongoing 2022 North American circuit in October, then wrap the year with multiple shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York. He’ll relaunch in 2023 with an even longer stint at the Beacon plus a road trip that hits Florida, California, and more. The tour features several double-booked dates that include separate early and late shows with performances at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. local time.

Seinfeld’s tour resumes in Baltimore on October 28th then heads west via Saginaw, Michigan to Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona; Santa Barbara, California; and Reno, Nevada. He’ll open his next Beacon residency on November 18th with four shows between that night and the following before playing Richmond, Virginia on December 2nd and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on December 9th. His final 2022 shows find the comedian back in New York on December 16th and December 17th.

The tour kicks off 2023 in Fort Lauderdale on January 6th and settles in Florida for another night in Sarasota on January 13th. Seinfeld’s new Beacon Theatre dates follow on January 20th, January 21st, February 3rd, February 4th, March 3rd, and March 4th, with two performances each day. In-between, he’ll deliver headlining spots in Washington, D.C.; Stockton, California; and West Palm Beach, Florida. His current schedule winds down after stops in Jacksonville, Florida and Atlantic City, New Jersey in April and a final show in Hanover, Maryland on May 19th.

Who Is Opening for Jerry Seinfeld on Tour?

There are no openers attached to Seinfeld’s ongoing standup comedy tour, but if there were, they’d have to look elsewhere for a ride (and coffee) considering his Comedians in Cars chaffering days are officially over .

How Can I Get Tickets for Jerry Seinfeld’s 2022-2023 Tour?

Tickets for Seinfeld’s previously revealed tour dates in 2022 and 2023 across the U.S. are on sale now.  The latest Beacon Theatre performances will be first available via a  Live Nation pre-sale beginning on Wednesday, October 26th at 10:00 a.m. (use the code PUMPKIN ). In addition, pre-sales for Platinum seats and City National Bank cardholders will also open on Wednesday, October 26th.

General public tickets will go on sale starting Friday, October 28th at 10:00 a.m. ET.

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What Are Jerry Seinfeld’s 2022-2023 Tour Dates?

See Jerry Seinfeld’s full list of tour dates below, and get tickets to all of his upcoming shows here .

Jerry Seinfeld 2022-2023 Tour Dates: 10/28 – Baltimore, MD @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (early show) 10/28 – Baltimore, MD @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (late show) 10/29 – Saginaw, MI @ The Down Events Center 11/04 – Tucson, AZ @ Linda Ronstadt Music Hall 11/05 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre 11/11 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theatre (early show) 11/11 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theatre (late show) 11/12 – Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center 11/18 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (early show) 11/18 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (late show) 11/19 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (early show) 11/19 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (late show) 12/02 – Richmond, VA @ Atria Theatre 12/03 – Mashantucket, CT @ Premier Theater at Foxwoods 12/09 – Wiles-Barre, PA @ F.M. Kirby Center (early show) 12/09 – Wiles-Barre, PA @ F.M. Kirby Center (late show) 12/10 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Bogota Event Center 12/16 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (early show) 12/16 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (late show) 12/17 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (early show) 12/17 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (late show) 01/06 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Au-Rene Theater (early show) 01/06 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Au-Rene Theater (late show) 01/13 – Sarasota, FL @ Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (early show) 01/13 – Sarasota, FL @ Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (late show) 01/20 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (early show) 01/20 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (late show) 01/21 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (early show) 01/21 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (late show) 01/27 – Stockton, CA @ Bob Hope Theatre 02/03 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (early show) 02/03 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (late show) 02/04 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (early show) 02/04 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (late show) 02/10 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem (early show) 02/10 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem (late show) 02/11 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem (early show) 02/11 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem (late show) 02/17 – Springfield, IL @ Sangamon Auditorium 02/18 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Dreyfoos Hall (early show) 02/18 – WestPalm Beach, FL @ Dreyfoos Hall (late show) 03/03 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (early show) 03/03 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (late show) 03/04 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (early show) 03/04 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (late show) 04/20 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts 04/22 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Bogota Event Center 05/19 – Hanover, MD @ The Hall at Live!

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Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan Announce 2023 Tour Dates

Four stand-up sets together this November

Jerry Seinfeld has a handful of more tour dates coming up in 2023, and this time, his pal Jim Gaffigan is come along with him. The two comedians have announced six arena stand-up tour dates together, Deadline reports.

Seinfeld and Gaffigan’s shows will go down November 2nd 3rd at the Chase Center in San Francisco, November 4th at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, November 9th 10th at the United Center in Chicago, November 11th at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

“Jim and I met doing Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee [Seinfeld’s Netflix show] and have been talking about doing this for years,” Seinfeld said in a statement. “We finally made the schedules work out. Can’t wait.”

Gaffigan aded: “I’m so excited to help out this unknown up and upcoming comedian who many may have never heard of. I know it will be an amazing bunch of shows.”

Tickets are available via StubHub , where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Seinfeld has a number of other standup shows on the calendar, including dates in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, as well as in Canada. Get tickets here .

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to note additional dates in San Francisco (11/2) and Chicago (11/9).

Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan 2023 Tour Dates:

11/02 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center 11/03 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center 11/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum 11/09 – Chicago, IL @ United Center 11/10 – Chicago, IL @ United Center 11/11 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center

Jerry Seinfeld 2023 Tour Dates:

06/09 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace 06/10 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace 06/22 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Embassy Theatre 06/23 – Athens, GA @ The Classic Center Theatre 07/07 – Hershey, PA @ Hershey Theatre 07/07 – Hershey, PA @ Hershey Theatre 07/08 – Mashantucket, CT @ Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino 07/28 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace 07/29 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace 08/11 – Halifax, NS @ Garrison Grounds 08/12 – Summerside, PE @ Credit Union Place 08/18 – Lincoln, CA @ The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort 08/19 – Temecula, CA @ Pechanga Resort Casino 09/22 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre 09/23 – Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre 12/01 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Event Center

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Jerry Seinfeld & Jim Gaffigan Live At the United Center

SECOND SHOW ADDED! JS Touring has announced that comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan will add a second show to their stop in Chicago at the United Center on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 7:30pm. Their Friday, November 10th date broke a United Center record as the fastest selling comedy show in the venue’s history.  The two comedians will embark on a four-arena tour together this fall for the first time ever.

Comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan, in partnership with JS Touring, will embark on a four-arena tour together this fall for the first time ever, bringing the show to the United Center in Chicago on November 9 & 10. 

“Jim and I met doing Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and have been talking about doing this for years,” said Jerry Seinfeld . “We finally made the schedules work out. Can’t wait.”

“I’m so excited to help out this unknown up and upcoming comedian who many may have never heard of,” said Jim Gaffigan. “I know it will be an amazing bunch of shows."

Start your Friday night early at the United Center from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM before Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan bring the laughs! Enjoy this all-inclusive preshow party featuring... Private Entry Live Music Open Bar with Specialty Cocktails Passed Appetizers 360° Glam Cam Limited tickets are available now for $125 per person!

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Lexus Club Seat members have reserved parking in fenced, well-lit and clearly marked parking lots adjacent to the United Center for all Blackhawks or Bulls preseason, regular season and playoff games. All Lexus Club members who purchase tickets to other events may also purchase one preferred parking pass (in lot C or K) for such events. Details on how to obtain parking for other events are included with the fax transmission announcing each event.

Lexus Club Seat members with two to four tickets receive a complimentary, reserved parking space in a closed-in, paved lot for all Blackhawks or Bulls preseason, regular season and playoff games. Lexus Club Seat members with five seats or more will be provided with two parking passes.

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What is the Uber Zone (Lot E) at the United Center? To increase and streamline the fan experience for guests who take Uber to and from the United Center, the new Uber Zone is located at the corner of Madison Street and Wood Street (Lot E) and will combine the three former Uber locations around the arena. Traffic leading to the three prior Uber pickup locations 1) Zone A, previously located on Wood Street & Washington Blvd. near Lot A, 2) Zone D, previously located on Monroe Street & S. Paulina Street near Lot D and 3) Zone F, previously located on Monroe Street & Seeley Ave. near Lot F will now be directed towards the one new Uber Zone in Lot E.

What is the location of the Uber Zone? The new Uber Zone at the United Center is located on the corner of Madison Street and Wood Street. Fans will enter and exit through the sidewalk entrance located on Madison Street and cars will enter the lot by turning into the Uber Zone from Madison Street. Cars will exit on Warren Blvd.

What are the hours of operation? On event days, the Uber Zone is open two hours prior to games, concerts and events and will remain open up to one hour after each event. On non-event days, the Uber Zone will be closed and Uber rides will be dropped off near the corner of Madison Street and Wood Street outside of the Uber Zone.

What is the pickup process for fans?

• Using the Uber app, fans inside the United Center will call an Uber ride.
• Guests will then head to the new Uber Zone located at the corner of Madison Street and Wood Street in front of the United Center.
• When arriving, fans will show the Uber attendant the lane number their driver is in.
• Fans will be shown the location where their Uber vehicle is located to start their next journey.

What is the dropoff process for fans? When Uber drivers arrive with guests at the United Center, they will be instructed to pull into the Uber Zone from the Madison Street side to drop off fans. Once exiting the vehicle, guests will walk out of the main entrance located on the corner of Madison Street and Wood Street. Guests can cross the street to the United Center and are encouraged to enter through the East Atrium.

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Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buffets vs. so-called "great" restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.

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Jerry Seinfeld returns to the club that gave him his start in the 1970s, mixing iconic jokes with stories from his childhood and early days in comedy.

Months after his classic TV sitcom ends, the legendary comic returns to his stand-up roots to deliver his best jokes on a sold-out international tour.

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“Is This Anything?” is the title of my new book because that’s what comedians say to each other about any new bit they want to try. ⁣⁣ I’ve saved every bit I ever wrote, that worked on stage, from 1975 to this year, and assembled it all chronologically along with some memories and analysis of each significant period.

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Know Before You Go: Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan

Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan are coming to Chase Center on Thursday, Nov. 2, and Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Here's what you need to know prior to attending. The Basics: Event Start Time Show Starts: 7:30 p.m. Arena Doors Open: 6:30 p.m. (Thursday), 6 p.m. (Friday) FREE MUNI AND CENTRAL SUBWAY!!!! Chase Center is a Transit First-destination so with that in mind, we highly encourage fans to take public transportation to the event! Your event ticket is your free ride pass for the entire day of the event. Plus, Muni offers express service to/from Bart connections to Chase Center. In addition, Muni Route 78X provides free (with your game ticket) express shuttle service to/from 16th St Mission BART to Chase Center before and after the event. This shuttle stop is located on 16th Street near Illinois Street. The Central Subway offers a faster way to get to Chase Center, saving up to 20 minutes of travel time for Muni and BART riders. Plus, your event ticket doubles as a free event-day Muni ticket, helping you save time and money on your event day. Muni's Central Subway features the updated T Third route, which connects the new Chinatown - Rose Pak and Union Square/Market Street stations to Chase Center from the north and Sunnydale Station from the south. Additionally, the S Shuttle Mission Bay gets fans to Chase Center on event days. The most common transfer point for those going to and from Chase Center via the Central Subway will be Powell Station. Upon exiting at Powell, Muni and BART riders can connect underground to the Union Square/Market Street Station. From there, board the T Third, or S Shuttle Mission Bay, and the train will drop riders off on 3rd Street directly in front of Chase Center. » LEARN MORE Contactless Entry Chase Center requires contactless entry through the use of mobile ticketing, enabling fans to use their mobile device to store and scan their tickets when entering the venue. Warriors fans and event goers can access and manage their tickets through the Warriors + Chase Center Mobile App . Parking at Chase Center Two of the most effective means of public transportation to Chase Center are the BART and Muni systems. Check out the Chase Center transportation guide for complete info, and if you choose to drive, there are parking options within 3/4 mile of Chase Center. Purchase a parking pass at a nearby lot in advance while supplies last. Additional parking is available at Lot A (74 Mission Rock St.) or 1800 Owens Street and can be purchased on site. Otherwise, reserved parking for other available lots can be purchased online or via the Warriors + Chase Center Mobile App. Limited ADA parking is available for purchase at 150 Warriors Way. Navigating Chase Center Take note of a few maps to help you get to and around Chase Center. Download the Chase Center App Help plan your night out at Chase Center with the official mobile app. Ticket management, food and beverage pre-ordering options, transit planning and detailed/interactive maps are just some of the features of the new app! Download the App here . Free WiFi Chase Center offers free wifi which can be accessed under the network name: #XfinityWifi@ChaseCenter Pro Tips: What's New at Chase Center The heart of Mission Bay has welcomed two new businesses at Thrive City, two eateries at Chase Center, new innovative dishes, and eight Taste Makers to elevate your experience. Learn more, here! . Suggested Rideshare Hack Taking rideshare to Chase Center? When you’re ready to request your ride, simply enter “Chase Center” as your destination. Chase Center’s official drop-off and pick-up location is located along Terry Francois Boulevard. The rideshare app will show you the best places to get picked up, but with so many people using ride share options after an event, we suggest walking toward the 4th and King Caltrain station to make it easier to get a ride. Get There Early Take a walk around Chase Center and check out Thrive City . Grab some food at Gott's Roadside before the show or get a pre-concert beer from Harmonic Brewing . Soak in Bay views on the Esplanade and take a pic at the Olafur Eliasson’s Seeing spheres art installation outside of the East Entrance on Terry Francois Boulevard at 16th Street. Cash-to-Card Kiosks Five Cash-to-Card kiosks will allow guests to convert cash into a pre-paid, open-loop debit card to enable a fully-contactless experience at Chase Center. The cards will be accepted anywhere that guests would otherwise use a debit card, including at all Chase Center eateries, all Warriors Shop locations, and the Chase Center Box Office. 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This event has passed, america’s favorite comedian.

Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy career took off after his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1981. Eight years later, he teamed up with fellow comedian Larry David to create what was to become the most successful comedy series in the history of television: “Seinfeld.” The show ran on NBC for nine seasons, winning numerous Emmy, Golden Globe, and People’s Choice awards, and was named the greatest television show of all time in 2009 by TV Guide, and in 2012 was identified as the best sitcom ever in a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll.

His latest Emmy-nominated Netflix projects include “Jerry Before Seinfeld” and “23 Hours to Kill” along with the highly acclaimed web series, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”

Seinfeld has also starred in, written, and produced movies (“Comedian,” “Bee Movie”), directed and produced a Broadway hit (“Colin Quinn Long Story Short”), and wrote three best-selling books ( Is this Anything?, Seinlanguage , and The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book ) and a children’s book ( Halloween ). Seinfeld announced his upcoming film Unfrosted and continues to perform both nationally and internationally.

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For additional information, questions or details on an accommodation or service not listed below, please contact us via e-mail at  [email protected] . 

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Please note that all guests require a ticket, regardless of age. Children under the age of 6 are not allowed at this performance. Children must be able to sit quietly in their own seat without disturbing other guests.

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• Cash is no longer accepted for snack or beverage purchases at DPAC’s lobby bars or snack and beverage stands.
• Snack and beverage purchases now require payment using credit or debit cards, Apple Pay or Google Pay or a DPAC gift card.
• If you happen to arrive at DPAC with cash only, guests may purchase a DPAC gift card in $20 increments at our Entry Lobby Guest Services window. These gift cards can then be used at any lobby bar or snack and beverage stand.

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DPAC offers a diverse selection of entertainment. Not all productions will appeal to or be appropriate for every guest or for all ages. Ticket buyers should take responsibility for making informed decisions regarding their purchases. We recommend visiting the official website of each show to learn more about the show you are coming to see at DPAC. If you ever have questions about the content or appropriateness of a show, please contact us at  [email protected] .

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• Based on personal preference, face covers are welcome at this event, but not required.

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• For your safety, all guests and their bags are subject to inspection before entry.
• This inspection may include the use of metal detectors.
• Restricted items include, but are not limited to: Alcohol, Cameras, Glass Bottles, and Weapons of any kind.
• In addition, no large bags are allowed including backpacks and large purses 12 or more inches deep.
• Small clutch purses are STRONGLY recommended.
• For family shows that allow very young children, diapers bags are allowed for guests with infants and toddlers (child must be present).
• Safety first is our goal. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback at  [email protected]   

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• For many events at DPAC, the performances contain bright lights, flashing strobe lights and theatrical fog or haze.
• DPAC does not control these lighting effects which are designed as part of the show and are used for dramatic effect.
• Theatrical fog or haze, comprised of safety tested glycol, glycol/water mixtures, water, mineral oil, or dry ice, is used to make lighting effects more visible, and to create a specific sense of mood or atmosphere.
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Mark schiff, jerry seinfeld’s longtime opening act, brings tefillin on tour.

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Mark Schiff has been opening for Jerry Seinfeld on tour for 25 years, and along the way, he has brought his tefillin. Schiff said he tries to stay as observant as he can on the road, participating in Shabbat services either at a nearby synagogue or in his hotel room. But he”s modest about his commitment. “I really hope God marks on a curve,” he joked. In a memoir released late last year titled “Why Not? Lessons on Comedy, Courage, and Chutzpah,” Schiff details his life and career, from inauspicious beginnings as a kid growing up in New York City to becoming a working comedian alongside a bevy of generation-defining Jewish comics. While he isn”t a household name like Seinfeld or some of his other peers, the penultimate chapter of his book is full of encounters with enough boldfaced names to make Forrest Gump jealous. Schiff has collaborated in various ways with Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Rodney Dangerfield, Carl Reiner, Paul Reiser and more. He was a regular guest on late-night shows such as “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Late Night with David Letterman,” and he landed specials on both Showtime and HBO. Since the 1970s &mdash when he successfully invited Bob Dylan over to his apartment and befriended Anthony Hopkins during his Broadway run of “Equus” &mdash the Bronx native seems to have also met just about every single one of his heroes. For the most part, Schiff”s proximity to these stars came as a result of persistent work over a long period of time. But even for that, Schiff is grateful. “I wouldn”t trade those days for anything, and neither would any of the friends whom I started with,” he writes in his book. “On any given night, there were twenty of us vying to go on. There wasn”t any other way to put it except that I never felt so alive.” Schiff still “works clean,” avoiding those famous four-letter words, in part because that”s what most comics did before the advent of streaming and HBO, and in part because of his dedication to his faith. He has always incorporated Jewish jokes into his sets and barely changes his material for audiences that he knows will be heavily Jewish. As he shared over the phone, Schiff, 71, first caught the comedy bug at 12 years old, when his parents took him to the Boulevard Night Club in Rego Park, Queens, to see Dangerfield, a Jewish comedy legend who arguably got plenty of respect. “Rodney bust through the curtains and he started telling these one-line jokes and the audience was banging on the table, screaming laughing. I looked at my parents I had never seen them laugh so hard in their entire life. And I had an epiphany&hellipI said, “This is it. I know what I want to do for a living,”” Schiff recalled in a phone interview. From there, Schiff did everything he could to learn the craft of comedy: Watching comedians on TV, buying comedy records and, when he was 16 years old, procuring a fake ID so he could see the greats in person at the The Improv comedy club. Cut to the mid-70s, and Schiff found himself performing regularly at the Comic Strip club alongside stand-ups who were just trying to learn the ropes before going on to dominate our TV screens. “There was no Seinfeld, there was just this guy Jerry who was just starting out becoming a comedian,” Shiff said. Their group included Reiser, Gilbert Gottfried, Hiram Kasten and Larry Miller. “All Jews, sitting at the bar, waiting for the opportunity to get onstage and start getting good at this thing. You know those friends you make like early on in school? Like second grade, they kind of become your friends for life? This is what happened with us.” Schiff, now a longtime Los Angeles resident, has filled his book with so many behind-the-scenes anecdotes of being a working comedian that it makes the perfect follow-up to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” &mdash and it might be even more Jewish. For instance, his use of the Yiddish word shmendrick might not be completely unique, but it”s more rare to find a humorous take on the concept of olam ha-ba, or Judaism”s afterlife-adjacent “world to come”: “Florida without the humidity. Chocolate cake without the calories. Jewish mothers without the screaming.” By the time the COVID pandemic hit, Schiff had been contributing essays to the LA Jewish Journal. When his touring schedule evaporated, he shifted gears and started writing for six, seven hours a day. “I had a bunch of stories already written and they”d been published, and then the pandemic hit and I said, “You know, Mark, you might have a book here,”” he said. He also had some helpful prior experience. In 2007, Schiff co-authored “I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America”s Top Comics,” which “young comedians consider&hellipalmost like the bible of the road,” Schiff brags. The book gives the reader glimpses into the ups and downs of the touring life from comedy royalty, from Seinfeld to Joan Rivers to Larry David to Mike Myers. Schiff”s stand-up experience served him well in writing this new memoir. “Each story”s about 700 words, and as a comedian, you gotta get to it right away. You gotta get to the heart of the matter immediately,” he said. “You can”t piddle. So there”s very little piddling in this&hellipI could”ve called the book “No Piddling” if I wanted to. Very little piddling going on.” Despite the ups and downs that Schiff”s book recalls &mdash from a tumultuous childhood to a bout with alcoholism &mdash Judaism and steadfast belief in God are the driving forces of his life. For instance, learning about lashon hara &mdash scandalous gossip that the Bible forbids &mdash taught him to stay away from “punching down” in comedy. (“Although, in order for something to be funny, you certainly have to pick at something,” Schiff conceded. “They don”t call it a punchline for nothing.”)

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Jerry Seinfeld to Perform at Wolf Trap This Summer

Tickets to see the comedic legend in Vienna in August go on sale to the general public on April 26.

By Michele Kettner April 22, 2024

As if the summer performances at Wolf Trap weren’t already exciting, Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center announced Monday that comedian Jerry Seinfeld is set to perform at there in August. 

The two-night performance will take place on August 19 and 20 at the Filene Center. Both shows will start at 8 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

The comedian, actor, and author is best known for co-creating and starring in NBC’s Seinfeld for nine seasons. In addition to the award-winning comedy series, Seinfeld has starred in his Netflix specials Jerry Before Seinfeld and 23 Hours to Kill and created Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee . The comedian’s latest project includes the upcoming movie Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story . 

Tickets for both performances start at $55. The general public ticket sale will start on Friday, April 26, at 10 a.m. Members of Wolf Trap currently have access to the presale. 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna

Feature image courtesy Wolf Trap

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Jerry Seinfeld was in Green Bay this weekend for another stand-up show in Wisconsin — and once again demonstrated he has good taste in local businesses.

Before his Saturday night show at The Weidner , Seinfeld stopped at The Creamery for brunch, the downtown restaurant shared on Facebook .

"We had the honor of hosting Jerry Seinfeld this morning for brunch!" the post read. It included a picture of Seinfeld standing outside the restaurant, which is located along CityDeck.

It's not the first time Seinfeld has chosen a local restaurant when visiting Wisconsin on his comedy tour.

Before his sold-out show in Milwaukee in December, Seinfeld had lunch at India Garden in Wauwatosa . Both of his dining choices were lauded by Facebook commenters.

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Seinfeld also made a stop at Powers Comics & Collectibles on South Ridge Road, the store shared on Facebook .

"You never know who will walk through the door at Powers Comics," they posted, adding #superman and #supermanfan hashtags (Seinfeld is a big fan of the superhero).

Seinfeld was last at The Weidner in January 2018. He has sold out the 2,000-seat University of Wisconsin-Green Bay  performing arts center  numerous times dating back to 2004 — sometimes two shows in one night.

The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course

LOS ANGELES — “ Barbenheimer ” is a hard act to follow.

The summer of 2023 brought a new enthusiasm for moviegoing, with the fortuitous counterprogramming of “Barbie” and “ Oppenheimer ,” and surprise hits like “ Sound of Freedom ,” helping the season’s box office crack $4 billion for the first time since 2019. But before the industry could take a victory lap, there was another crisis looming with the dual Hollywood strikes , which shuttered most productions for months.

In the fallout, theaters lost big titles like “Mission: Impossible 8” and “Captain America: Brave New World” to 2025. But they gained a gem in Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” (June 21), about a 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club, as studios moved films around on the summer chessboard. “Deadpool & Wolverine,” once set to kick off the summer season on May 3 like many Marvel movies before it, is now opening July 26, patiently waiting to dominate the summer charts.

The kickoff weekend instead belongs to an original film about a different kind of superhero: The stunt performer. “ The Fall Guy ,” starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, is an earnest crowd-pleaser that could jumpstart a season that feels like a throwback, with full-throttle spectacle (“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” “Twisters”), comedies (“Babes”), IMAX wonder (“The Blue Angels”) and even a Kevin Costner Western.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has seen the highs and lows of summer movies over the decades. This season, he has three very different offerings on the calendar, two are fourth installments in popular franchises — “Beverly Hills Cop” (July 3, Netflix) and “Bad Boys” (June 7, theaters) — and one was planned for streaming but tested so well that it’s getting a theatrical rollout (“Young Woman and the Sea,” May 31).

“People just want to be entertained,” Bruckheimer said. “It really comes down to us to make the right movies that they want to go see.”

“The Bikeriders” could be one of those. It already has stellar reviews from last fall’s Telluride Film Festival hailing star turns for Austin Butler and Jodie Comer and was originally planned for December but pushed when it became clear that the strikes weren’t going to resolve in time for a press tour.

“It was kind of like walking on frozen glass for three months,” Nichols said. “I was touring around doing press and trying to build this energy on my own. Let me tell you, it’s not the same as Austin Butler.”

Later in June, after a splashy Cannes debut , Kevin Costner will begin rolling out his two-part Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga,” set during the Civil War. And as always there are a slew of Sundance breakouts peppered throughout the summer, from “I Saw the TV Glow” and “Didi” to “ Thelma ” and “Good One.”

Family films also go into hyperdrive in the summer, capitalizing on long days out of school. This year has plenty, like “The Garfield Movie” and “Despicable Me 4.” But perhaps none has more anticipation behind it than “Inside Out 2” (June 14, theaters), which meets up with Riley as she enters her teenage years as a new group of emotions crash Joy’s party, including Anxiety, Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment.

“That age gives us everything we need and love for a Pixar film,” director Kelsey Mann said.

John Krasinski is also delving into the inner world of children with his ambitious live-action hybrid “IF” (May 17, theaters) about the imaginary friends that get left behind and two humans (Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming) who can still see them.

Audiences seeking the adrenaline rush of horrors and thrillers have an array of options, including “MaXXXine,” the conclusion to Ti West’s accidental Mia Goth trilogy (“X” and “ Pearl ”) that debuts around the fourth of July.

Goth’s aspiring actress has made her way to Hollywood where a killer is stalking Hollywood starlets around the time of the home video boom of the 1980s. “We recreated the sleazy side of Hollywood in a hopefully charming way,” West said. “It’s definitely a pretty wild night at the movies.”

On June 26, audiences can also delve into the beginnings of “A Quiet Place” with a prequel set on “Day One” starring Luptia Nyong’o and “Stranger Things’” Joseph Quinn. Later, Fede Álvarez brings his horror acumen to “Alien: Romulus” (Aug. 16), set between the first two.

M. Night Shyamalan is back as well with a thriller set at a pop concert (“Trap,” Aug. 9) and his daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan, makes her directorial debut with the spooky, Ireland-set “The Watchers” (June 14) with Dakota Fanning.

“It’s very suspenseful and unexpected,” Ishana said. “And it’s very much built for the experience of being in a theater.”

The streamers have movie stars and spectacle, too, with the festival favorite “Hit Man,” the Anne Hathaway romance “The Idea of You,” Jerry Seinfeld’s starry pop-tart movie “Unfrosted” and a Mark Wahlberg/Halle Berry action comedy “The Union.”

There are even franchises, like “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” in which Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley reunites with his estranged daughter (Taylour Paige). It also sees the return of Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot and adds Kevin Bacon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

“We raised our hand to make sure we got the franchise right and kept the integrity and fun of the original,” Bruckheimer said.

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Jerry Seinfeld is making some statements about the movie industry as he makes his feature directorial debut in Netflix’s Unfrosted , the comedy about the creation of Pop-Tarts.

In a new interview, the stand-up comedian reflects on his experience in filmmaking at this point in his career.

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When asked what replaced film, Seinfeld said, “Depression? Malaise? I would say confusion. Disorientation replaced the movie business. Everyone I know in show business, every day, is going, ‘What’s going on? How do you do this? What are we supposed to do now?'”

As for Seinfeld’s position in the industry, he said, “I’ve done enough stuff that I have my own thing, which is more valuable than it’s ever been. Stand-up is like you’re a cabinetmaker, and everybody needs a guy who’s good with wood.”

“There’s trees everywhere, but to make a nice table, it’s not so easy. So, the metaphor is that if you have good craft and craftsmanship, you’re kind of impervious to the whims of the industry. Audiences are now flocking to stand-up because it’s something you can’t fake. It’s like platform diving. You could say you’re a platform diver, but in two seconds we can see if you are or you aren’t. That’s what people like about stand-up. They can trust it. Everything else is fake.”

The actor recently appeared in the Curb Your Enthusiasm finale with Larry David, who Seinfeld co-created the sitcom with, poking fun at the controversial Seinfeld finale.

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