Jerry Seinfeld reveals he took a course in Scientology back in 1975 but he never ‘pursued it’

Jerry Seinfeld revealed that, as a 21-year-old, he took a course in Scientology, though he never pursued it any further.

The 66-year-old comedian was a guest on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast on Monday, where Maron asked ‘why does everyone say you were a Scientologist once?’

The comedian confirmed that he did take a course in Scientology back in 1975, though he never went through the full program.

‘I did do a course in Scientology in, like, 1975. I found it very interesting, but I never pursued it,’ Seinfeld said. 

He added that he enjoyed Scientology’s ’emphasis on ethical behavior’ fascinating, but he also didn’t like the aspect of ‘avoiding negative people.’

He also said that he’s not really religious, but added that he’s Jewish and that, ‘we celebrate some of the big ones.’

He added that the scientology class he took was in New York, though he didn’t give any more details.

The comedian previously opened up about his brief stint in scientology in a 2008 interview with Parade.

‘Believe it or not…it’s extremely intellectual and clinical in its approach to problem-solving, which really appealed to me. It was very helpful,’ he said. 

The comedian added that he took ‘a couple of courses’ in scientology, and one was in communication.

‘I learned some things about communication that really got my act going….They have a lot of very good technology,’ he added.

‘That’s what really appealed to me about it. It’s not faith-based. It’s all technology. And I’m obsessed with technology,’ Seinfeld said.

Seinfeld just released his new comedy special Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill in May, where he performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

He also has his hit series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on Netflix, with the 11th season debuting in July 2019.

The comedy legend signed a multi-faceted production deal with Netflix back in 2016, which included two new specials and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.