On your new show,
Kirstie
, you play the sidekick to an entertainer played by Kirstie Alley. How is that different from your role on
Seinfeld
?
Kramer didn't have a full-time job. So he was dangerous, because he was always making everything his job. Frank Baxter has been driving Kirstie's character, Madison Banks, for probably 20 years. He's based a bit on a person Kirstie knew who was her driver and like a brother to her.
Do you prefer that kind of comedy, with heart? One of the rules of
Seinfeld
was "No hugging, no learning."
I played Kramer like...
