Summary

• Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan star in a new Netflix film Unfrosted, a comedy about a breakfast treat rivalry in the 1960s.
• Seinfeld makes his directorial debut in Unfrosted, reuniting with writing partner Spike Feresten from Seinfeld and Bee Movie.
• The film tells the story of Kellogg's and Post Cereal competing to create a new breakfast pastry in 1963 Michigan.

The story of the Pop Tart breakfast treat probably may not be terribly interesting, but when Jerry Seinfeld tells the story, it becomes a genuine comedy epic about corporate espionage, Cold War tensions, and living ravioli abominations run amok. In Unfrosted, which arrives May 3 on Netflix, Seinfeld stars as an employee at Kellogg's tasked with developing a breakfast treat to compete with one from their arch-rivals, Post Cereal. Fellow comedian Jim Gaffigan plays his boss, Edsel Kellogg III.

For those not in the know, Jerry Seinfeld is a bona fide comedy legend and star of his eponymous sitcom, Seinfeld, which ran for nine seasons on the NBC network. Unfrosted marks his directorial debut, and his first major film role since 2007's Bee Movie, which shares the same writing team as Unfrosted, including Spike Feresten, who also worked on Seinfeld in the 90s. Meanwhile, Jim Gaffigan is one of the most popular comedians working today and is as well known for his film and television roles as for his various stand-up routines.

While promoting the release of Unfrosted, Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan sat down with Screen Rant for a brief interview about the film, its casting, the pros and cons of working with stand-up comedians, and the origins of their friendship.

Jerry Seinfeld & Jim Gaffigan On The Joy Of Netflix's Unfrosted

Screen Rant: Hello, Jerry and Jim!

Jerry Seinfeld: I read Screen Rant all the time! I like Screen Rant, yes!

We're grateful to hear that! I was talking earlier about how you've talked about only being concerned with the laugh. The buck stops there.

Jerry Seinfeld: Oh, cool! That's right.

You get the old gang back together, it's you and Spike, and you write this hilarious movie based on a classic bit that your tried-and-true fans know, and I imagine you send out feelers to all of your talented buddies across Hollywood... Who would say "no" to that?

Jerry Seinfeld: I don't think anybody says "no." There are some people who weren't available. A lot of people weren't available. Who did I try...? It's hard to get people because everybody is so busy. Anyone that's good is really busy these days, so it's hard to get people.

Jim Gaffigan: Scheduling is not a foregone conclusion.

You got an insane cast, not the least of which is our friend, Jim Gaffigan! How far back do you to go, together?

Jerry Seinfeld: Ten years?

Jim Gaffigan: Ten years, I would say. Then we fell in love.

Is there a meet-cute? Or is someone like, "Hey Jerry, do you know Jim? Jim, Jerry"

Jim Gaffigan: It was weird, because I remember... When you were going around doing the movie, Comedian, I remember. There was always, people were like, "I think Jerry Seinfeld would like your stand-up." But he was in the middle of doing this documentary. And that was 30 years ago...

Jerry Seinfeld: 24 years ago, actually. And then we did an episode of Comedians in Cars (Getting Coffee), because I had seen him on TV, I did like his stand-up, and then we started going to the same clubs together, and working out together, it was just fun!

You look fantastic in those 60s glasses. Horn-rim glasses?

Jerry Seinfeld: Yeah, no... With the metal on the bottom, isn't that what you had?

Jim Gaffigan: Yeah, yeah.

Jerry Seinfeld: Everybody in Mississippi Burning has them.

Tell me about being directed by Jerry. Do you go, "Oh, I've got something funny," and Jerry's like, "Really? You think it's funnier than what I've got?" Or are you like, "If it's funnier, let's hear it."

Jerry Seinfeld: It is, a lot of times! Jim is as good a comedian as there is, so when he says, "I've got a funny idea," we listen, you know? And we used a lot of them! So, that's what's fun about working with stand-up comedians. What's not fun is most of them cannot act. Myself included. But he can! So he was a double threat, there, since he could act and he could write, and there's nothing better on a movie set than someone who can do both.

Well, it pays off. Thank you so much for the movie, and don't sell yourself short, I felt your pain as you "ran the gauntlet," or... What was it? Ran the Aisle, Walked the Aisle?

Jerry Seinfeld: Make him "Walk the Aisle." Yeah. "But sir, he's a family man!"

About Unfrosted

Michigan, 1963. Kellogg's and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, UNFROSTED stars Jerry Seinfeld in his directorial debut.

Check out our other Unfrosted interviews here:

• Spike Ferensten
• Hugh Grant
• Christian Slater, Sarah Cooper & Max Greenfield

Unfrosted releases May 3 on Netflix.

Source: Screen Rant Plus