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A feature film about the making of Pop-Tarts? Even Jerry Seinfeld—who loves them, especially after a bad show—said, “There’s no movie here.” But the idea developed into “Unfrosted,” a nutty postwar epic about the invention of the breakfast treat which Seinfeld compares to “The Right Stuff.” (The production did not, he says, have permission from Kellogg’s.) The comic talks with David Remnick about his film-directing début, making a life in comedy, and old age. As he turns seventy, Seinfeld posits, “God is, like, ‘I’m with you up to about thirty-eight. If you want to stay, you can stay. But I’m moving on.’ ” Plus, Georgia’s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger—who refused to “find” some eleven thousand votes for Donald Trump in the 2020 election—explains how he tries to convince dubious Republican voters that elections are fair.
Jerry Seinfeld on Making a Life in Comedy (and Also, Pop-Tarts)
The comedian could have retired decades ago, but he continues to hone his craft onstage, and at age seventy he’s directed his first feature film, “Unfrosted.”
Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger, Who Refused to “Find” Votes for Donald Trump, Prepares for Another Election
Amid threats, Georgia’s secretary of state describes how he convinces Republican voters that elections are fair.
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