With Jerry Seinfeld playing the Chicago Theatre on Friday and Saturday, we got to thinking how this city’s cast of characters mirrors that of the old “Seinfeld” show:
Mayor Daley as Jerry
Everything seems to work out for that guy … until the end.
The Cubs as George
Little reason for hope, but we still love them.
Oprah as Elaine
Even after this show ends, you know she’ll get another one.
Joakim Noah as Kramer
Tall, gangly, crazy hair — and he won’t be working for a while.
Todd Stroger as Newman
Does anybody know what these civil servants really did?
Grant Achatz as the Soup Nazi
Head chef at Alinea, serves gourmet food on his terms.
President Barack Obama as J. Peterman
Long-winded stories with something to sell at the end.
Jeff Poole is an instructor at The Second City Training Center, 1608 N. Wells St., Chicago.
