Jerry Seinfeld jokes NBC copied Seinfeld to create Friends

9 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 10

At Netflix Is a Joke Festival in Los Angeles, he told the Greek Theatre crowd NBC reused his sitcom formula with “good-looking people.”
The remark came during audience banter about his favourite TV series, before he also praised Breaking Bad and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Seinfeld, created with Larry David, debuted on NBC in 1989; Friends followed in 1994 and ran 10 seasons with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow.

Beyond Seinfeld's jab, how is Netflix's massive festival reshaping the careers of both comedy legends and rising new voices?

Was 'Friends' just a prettier 'Seinfeld,' or did its unique warmth forge a completely different sitcom blueprint for the 90s?