This is a festivus for the rest of us, a momentous gathering that saw Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Larry David reunite on Christmas Eve, December 24th, to celebrate a mini reunion for Seinfeld's legacy. Jerry penned, "The creatures were stirring…" in a December 26th Instagram post, captioning a snap from the festive occasion. The trio posed in a homely setting against a white wall, their laughter captured in the accompanying photos, a testament to the camaraderie that still burns bright between them.
While Larry was often the mastermind behind the camera as co-creator and producer of the show, the trio worked tirelessly together on the iconic sitcom that saw Jerry parody himself, Julia as Elaine Benes, and Jason Alexander as George Costanza. This low-key reunion came just two weeks after the passing of Larry's dear friends Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner on December 14th, a loss that he and fellow stars Billy Crystal, Martin Short, and others eulogized in a heartfelt statement on December 16th. "There is no other director who has his range," the group's statement read. "From comedy to drama to 'mockumentary' to documentary, he was always at the top of his game. He charmed audiences. They trusted him. They lined up to see his films."
Since Seinfeld's finale in 1998, Larry has orchestrated more formal reunions—notably in 2009 when he and Jeff Schaffer wrote one into Curb Your Enthusiasm as a show within the show. "We knew it was something we could have fun with," Larry explained in his book No Lessons Learned, released earlier this year. "And we had no other ideas at the time."
Jerry, who co-created the self-titled show with Larry, also shared his thoughts on why the arc in Larry's own series was better than a stereotypical reunion special. "I did think it was a good idea because I knew that doing a conventional network-type reunion show was never going to be appropriate for us," Jerry explained in the memoir. "So being on Larry's show was a perfect way to do it."
