NBC Gushes Over ‘Comedian-in-Chief’ Obama Appearing on Seinfeld Web Show

Kyle Drennen | December 22, 2015
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On Tuesday, NBC’s Today devoted two full reports to President Obama appearing on Jerry Seinfeld’s web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The first report came late in the 7 a.m. ET hour, with co-host Carson Daly proclaiming: “President Obama and Jerry Seinfeld take a little spin on the South Lawn in a 1963 Corvette before they sit down for a candid conversation about life in the White House....[which] focuses more on the ‘lighter side of the presidency’...an opportunity to ‘pull back the curtain.’”

Daly declared that Obama “is no stranger to pop culture, often using non-traditional media to promote his message,” and touted the President’s other softball forums: “Last year he sat down with Zak Galifianakis on Between Two Ferns to talk about the Affordable Care Act....In June, he joined [comedian] Marc Maron’s podcast, speaking candidly about race relations in America....And just last week, he trekked through the Alaskan wilderness Bear Grylls on NBC's Running Wild, voicing his concerns about climate change.”

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