Jerry Seinfeld thinks TV is dead and YouTube is a “giant garbage can”

Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t want to see your cat videos. Or those shaky-camera skits you made in the backyard. The comedy legend kicked off Crackle’s Upfront in NYC on Tuesday by articulating his decision to bolt traditional TV for the web, and took a pointed jab at user-generated content producers and the “garbage can” that hosts them. “The less the better,” Seinfeld said when asked about less-professional content. “I don’t want to see this crap. We have a giant garbage can called YouTube for user-generated content. We’re trying to generate a little higher level. I think showbusiness is for talent, that’s who should be in it. But let’s keep it in its hierarchy. And I like being at the top of the pyramid.” Seinfeld’s popular series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee runs on the Sony-owned streaming site Crackle. The 55-year-old comedian also explained why — why the man behind NBC’s iconic Seinfeld would choose the internet over the small screen. “TV is over,” is his answer.