George Trades Sympathy for Laughs on Seinfeld
George has discovered that the difference between comedy and tragedy might be as simple as a walking aid. When he approaches Jerry at a comedy club bar carrying a cane instead of his usual crutches, George explains his peculiar reasoning: “With crutches it’s a funny story, with a cane it’s a sad story.”
On Seinfeld, Jason Alexander’s George has a remarkable talent for turning even the smallest details of his appearance into a complicated social calculation. Jerry Seinfeld plays the straight man as George reveals yet another example of his obsession with how other people perceive him.
Watch this classic Seinfeld moment as George proves that when it comes to getting sympathy, presentation is everything.