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Jerry Seinfeld says Howard Stern isn’t that funny: Other comedy podcasters are ‘better than him’



Jerry Seinfeld candidly admitted he doesn’t think Howard Stern is that funny.

The standup comedian shaded the “Howard Stern Show” radio host during Wednesday’s episode of the “Fly on the Wall” podcast.

While speaking about the popularity of podcasts, Seinfeld said that Stern basically invented the format.

The comedian claimed he doesn’t think the “Howard Stern Show” host is that funny during Wednesday’s podcast episode of “Fly on the Wall.” Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

While chatting with Dana Carvey and David Spade about podcasts, he asked, “Howard Stern invented this, right?” Getty Images for Netflix

“But we’re better than him now,” the “Seinfeld” star, 70, quipped.

“Howard is interesting. Howard is a great interviewer, but comedy chops, I mean, can we speak candidly?” he asked hosts Dana Carvey and David Spade.

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Spade, 59, responded, “Sure,” while Carvey said, “No.”

Carvey, 68, said Stern’s show is slightly comical thanks to his longtime co-host, Robin Quivers.

“But we’re better than him now,” the “Seinfeld” star added. ABC via Getty Images

He continued, “Howard is interesting. Howard is a great interviewer, but comedy chops, I mean, can we speak candidly?” NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

“Yeah, they’re all great but let’s face it, he’s been outflanked,” Seinfeld said.

The producer furthered there are better comedy podcasts on the air, including Carvey and Spade’s show.

“This is the best one on the air,” Seinfeld continued. “Because you guys play nice together, it’s smooth, you’re not jumping on each other, which is annoying to listen to.”

Reps for Stern weren’t immediately available to Page Six for comment.

Seinfeld explained he believes Stern has been “outflanked” by other comedians. Getty Images for Netflix

He added Carvey and Spade’s show is the “best one on the air.” ABC via Getty Images

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Aside from Seinfeld, Stern has made a few enemies during his decades-long career.

Last year, the media personality’s former radio rival Mancow Muller — born Matthew Erich Muller — took the opportunity to slam Stern for vile comments he made in the ’90s.

During the “Dark Side of the 2000s” docuseries, Muller opened up about their feud, sharing that Stern publicly bashed him and threatened to “rape” him at a time when his dad was battling terminal cancer.

“My father was a $30,000 a year cabinet maker and he became the number one topic on Stern’s show for a year,” Muller said.

“Because you guys play nice together, it’s smooth, you’re not jumping on each other, which is annoying to listen to,” the actor said. GC Images

Stern didn’t immediately respond to Seinfeld’s comments. The Washington Post via Getty Images

“The countdown to his death, how he was going to have sex with my mother,” he recalled. “How he was gonna use my mother’s saliva on himself when he raped me, how he was gonna dig up my father’s corpse, he told his listeners to go to my father’s funeral.”

Stern also has a 30-year feud with Kathie Lee Gifford.

The “Way” star previously revealed that Stern “hated [her] guts” despite never meeting him during an appearance on the “Today” show in 2018.

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