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Steve Martin, Jerry Seinfeld Talk Oscars, Netflix, Staying Funny And The Importance Of Irritation At New Yorker Festival

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Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorJerry Seinfeld gave a shout out to Netflix for helping shift perceptions of comedians — and their paydays — as he and Steve Martin trash talked the genre-snubbing Oscars.“I think for a long time, and actually until Netflix, comedians were just not as important, not as valuable, not considered major artists or real artists.

But when Netflix came along and they started doing these specials [including his] with people and paying them like movie-star money, was the first time people started to look at comedians like, ‘These people are as good as the actors, or as valuable,” said Seinfeld at a virtual session at the New Yorker Festival Wednesday night.

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