Seinfeld Archives

What’s Better Than F.R.I.E.N.D.S? A Show About Nothing

If you watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S now, you realise that what passed for humour in 2000, doesn’t always elicit a laugh in 2021. However, the exploits of Seinfeld and Co hold up amazingly well even today.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 26, 2016

Pop Culture

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the Most Underrated Comedy of the Decade

Now officially the longest running live-action sitcom in the history of television, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, entered its 14 season this year, and remains as topical as it was when it first aired in 2005. It has never hesitated to address sensitive and pertinent subjects such as #MeToo and climate change.

Pranay Dewani June 2, 2016

Pop Culture

Rediscovering the Charm of Elaine Benes, TV’s Favourite Feminist

Sitcoms have long used what I’d call the “Robin/Lily binary” for female characters – they’re either nurturing, quirky, non-threatening women, or rebellious, outspoken women who aspire to maleness in the most superficial way. But Seinfeld’s Elaine Benes is nothing like that. She lives an independent, self-sufficient life, one in which she has all the career and personal issues that someone in their 30s might.

Mudra June 1, 2016

POV

Why Seinfeld Would Have Failed at Indian Stand-Up

Jerry Seinfeld’s new Netflix special releases tonight. The man has been an inspiration to several budding comics, but would he have been written off as a fluff comic with no spine today?

Jackie Thakkar May 5, 2016