Spike Ferensten Interview: Unfrosted, Seinfeld's Soup Nazi Episode, Working with Larry David

As a longtime collaborator on Seinfeld, Spike Ferensten was brought on to co-write and produce for Jerry Seinfeld's feature directorial debut, Unfrosted. Having pitched the ideas for and worked on some of the most iconic episodes from the sitcom's wildly successful nine-season run, Feresten worked alongside the director, writer, and actor, and other Seinfeld alum, Andy Robin, to cook up an absurd historical fiction about two warring breakfast cereal companies in the 1960s.
The premise for Unfrosted began when Seinfeld set out to "...make a comedy the way [they] used to make comedy, the way [they] used to write Seinfeld episodes." To tell the partially fabricated history of the Pop-Tart, they enlisted the help of an ensemble comedy cast that includes Jim Gaffigan (Peter Pan & Wendy), who Ferensten says they always wanted for the fictional Edsel Kellogg III, Hugh Grant (Wonka), Melissa McCarthy (The Little Mermaid), Bill Burr (Old Dads), Amy Shcumer (Life & Beth), and many others.
During this interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub, Feresten discusses the casting process, the surprise cameos, and how Matthew Weiner's award-winning series, Mad Men, may have actually inspired Seinfeld to write Unfrosted. Check out the full interview in the video above, or in the transcript below, for his memories of the Seinfeld writers' room, working with Larry David, and pitching for episodes like "The Soup Nazi" and "The Little Kicks."
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