Jerry Seinfeld made a surprise appearance at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York

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Seinfeld performed at the Gotham Comedy Club after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that art and entertainment venues could reopen at 33% capacity.
“You better believe I’m on stage tonight,” Seinfeld tweeted Friday afternoon. “NYC is alive!”

Seinfeld asked the comedy club if he could be “the first on stage” for the 7pm reopening. “They said ‘Yes’,” he wrote.

The performance was not announced on the club’s Facebook page, which shared plans for reopening with a line-up of nine comedians, Seinfeld not included.
Inside, the tables were separated by 6 feet. Sheets of plastic separated performers from the public, CNN’s WCBS reported.

Still, Seinfeld told WCBS that the energy of the performance was palpable.

“It felt like I was being properly electrocuted,” said Seinfeld. “The moment you smile, you forget every problem you’ve ever had.”

Brooklyn patron Peter Arroyo was delighted with Seinfeld’s surprise performance.

“He had new jokes, which were great as expected,” Arroyo said. “He’s still as funny as ever.”

Club owner Christopher Mazzilli said he is excited that the club is back in business.

He told WCBS it was a welcome surprise to be able to reopen with limited capacity.

“A few months ago I thought it would be another six or seven months,” said Mazzilli. “So the fact that we are now open, [I’m] really excited about it, as did my staff. “

Seinfeld has been rooting for New York from the start

Born in Brooklyn, Seinfeld has spoken out about his belief that the city will recover strongly from the pandemic.

In September, Seinfeld, along with US Senator Chuck Schumer, pushed for federal money to help save the city’s concert halls.
Before that, he wrote an ardent op-ed for the New York Times, addressing those who claimed the city is “dead” from the social and economic consequences of the pandemic.

“We’ll move on to New York City if that’s okay with you,” he said. And it will certainly return. Because of all the real, tough New Yorkers who, unlike you, loved it and understood it, stayed and rebuilt it.

“See you at the club.”

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