Seinfeld, the show, was remarkable and set a number of expectations that shows today must hit to be even partially successful. It was remarkable. So many modern tropes and memes are directly traced back to Seinfeld.

Jerry Seinfeld, the comedian, was not exceptional in the grand scheme. He is a decent comedian, but without the show, he wouldn’t be referred to nearly as much as he is.

There’s a difference between the two, and I think a lot of the disagreements are with people equating these two as if they’re the same.