Jerry Seinfeld slams club owner James Altucher in brutally hilarious New York Times op-ed
Comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld has taken his war of words with a stand-up comedy club owner very public – with hilarious results.
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Jerry Seinfeld has publicly blasted the owner of a New York stand-up comedy club after he claimed “NYC is dead forever” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Seinfeld star referred to the club Stand Up NY’s owner, James Altucher, as a “putz” in a scathing New York Times op-ed and gave a passionate argument about “the true greatness of New York City”.
“The last thing we need in the thick of so many challenges is some putz on LinkedIn wailing and whimpering, ‘Everyone’s gone! I want 2019 back!’” Seinfeld, 66, wrote tagging the post, but not acknowledging Altucher by name.
Seinfeld showed no tolerance for the club owner.
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“Oh, shut up,” Seinfeld wrote. “Imagine being in a real war with this guy by your side … Wipe your tears, wipe your butt and pull it together.”
Altucher wrote an article published on LinkedIn titled, “NYC IS DEAD FOREVER: HERE’S WHY.”
“Now it’s completely dead. ‘But NYC always bounces back.’ No. Not this time. ‘But NYC is the centre of the financial universe. Opportunities will flourish here again.’ Not this time. ‘NYC has experienced worse’. No it hasn’t,” the comedy club owner wrote before listing reasons to leave the city.
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He also included a graphic showing the percentage of people who left Manhattan for other cities during the coronavirus pandemic.
Seinfeld slammed both statements.
“He says he knows people who have left New York for Maine, Vermont, Tennessee, Indiana. I have been to all of these places many, many, many times over many decades. And with all due respect and affection, Are . You . Kidding . Me?!”
Seinfeld was incredulous about many of Altucher’s claims.
“He says, ‘Everyone’s gone for good’,” Seinfeld wrote. “How the hell do you know that? You moved to Miami.
“Yes, I also have a place out on Long Island. But I will never abandon New York City. Ever.”
The legendary comedian also snuck in a jab about Altucher’s business.
“And I have been onstage at your comedy club Stand Up N.Y. quite a few times,” Seinfeld wrote. “It could use a little sprucing up, if you don’t mind my saying.”
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Seinfeld continued to gush about New York City, a place he’s called home since 1976.
“The true greatness that is New York City is beyond rare,” he wrote. “It’s unknown. Unknown anyplace outside of New York City. This stupid virus will give up eventually. The same way you have.”
And Seinfeld says he is not worried about the Big Apple post-pandemic.
“We’re going to keep going with New York City if that’s all right with you,” he wrote. “And it will sure as hell be back. Because of all the real, tough New Yorkers who, unlike you, loved it and understood it, stayed and rebuilt it.”
Altucher responded on Twitter on Monday, writing, “I’m glad Jerry Seinfeld took the time from his compound in the Hamptons to write a piece on me without addressing any of the actual problems NYC faces. – some putz from LinkedIn.”
In a follow-up tweet, Altucher said: “Jerry is a good guy but I wish he saw the actual reality of what is happening now. A ranticle will not solve the city’s issues.”
This article originally appeared on Fox News and was republished with permission
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