Entertainment icon Jerry Seinfeld Added to Stage42 Lineup

Seinfeld is a name almost synonymous with comedy Over the last few decades it is a name that has reached unsurpassed heights of global popularity And this March fans in India will have a longawaited opportunity to experience him liveThe Emmy and Golden Globe winning comedian will perform two live shows next month on the 14th and 15th of March at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium NSCI These shows mark Jerry Seinfeldrsquos first ever performances in Asia Jerry Seinfeld said I have always been fascinated by India and its culture I have great respect for its people and their way of life It is a great honor for me to be invited to come there and make fun of it in personJerry SeinfeldJerry Seinfeld joins the lineup of the already underway Stage42 festival Stage42 is a brand new festival that will showcase some of India and the worldrsquos most celebrated artists and experiences in comedy music theatre and foodrdquoFor many of us our introduction to comedy was Seinfeld Hersquos a comedian whose influence is impossible to understate and itrsquos a matter of immense pride that we will be bringing this global icon to India for the first timerdquo says Arjun S Ravi CoFounder NH7inThe festival will take place in seven cities Bangalore Chennai Delhi Hyderabad Kolkata Mumbai and Pune between February and March 2015 The comedy lineup of the festival includes the Russell Peters Almost Famous World Tour a tour by criticallyacclaimed comic Bill Burr and Pretentious Nights featuring the guys behind the popular YouTube series Pretentious Movie ReviewsTickets to the Jerry Seinfeld shows go on sale at 12 Noon on February 13 Tickets start at Rs 7500 and will be available on InsiderinDates Saturday March 14 9pm at Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium NSCI MumbaiSunday March 15 9pm at Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium NSCI MumbaiJerry Seinfelds 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 Peoplersquos 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 MinutesVanity Fair pollJerry Seinfeld during his standup comedy actSeinfeld has also starred in written and produced movies Comedian Bee Movie directed and produced a Broadway hit Colin Quinn Long Story Short and even wrote a bestselling book Seinlanguage and a childrenrsquos book HalloweenSeinfeldrsquos latest project is criticallyacclaimed web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee seen exclusively on Crackle and comediandsincarsgettingcoffeecom which has garnered more than 10 million views and which the New York Times describes as ldquoimpressively complex and artfulrdquo and Variety calls ldquoa game changerrdquoSeinfeld resides in New York City with his wife and three children He remains active as a standup comedy performer touring the country continuously