Todd Barry is keeping the right company

YOU know you’ve made it when Jerry Seinfeld phones to take you for a jaunt on his show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Todd Barry, who will perform in Dublin and Galway later this month, joined America’s comedy royalty, including Tina Fey, Mel Brooks and Larry David, for coffee and a chat with Seinfeld (who picks the ride) in a red 1966 MGB Roadster sports car.

“So you’re mellow and tense?” quizzed Seinfeld in trying to appraise Barry. Barry is part of the rich vein of East Coast American comedians who prize timing and a sarcastic view of the world. His slow drawl and delivery often has you smirking before the punchline leaks out.

Barry came of age with many of America’s stellar comedians. He’s known Sarah Silverman since she was 19 years old, and is a regular on his old buddy Louis CK’s hit TV series, Louie. He got his start as a stand-up back in 1987 as a 23-year-old when he took the plunge at an open mic night at Coconuts Comedy Club in North Miami Beach, Florida.