The comedian has said he is working on a 'secret project' that will reunite the Seinfeld cast, and it will appear 'very, very soon'

Jerry Seinfeld has confirmed that the cast of Seinfeld have got back together for a "secret project" that will appear "very, very soon."

Rumours have been circulating that Seinfeld was planning some sort of return to the 90s sitcom that bears – and made – his name, after he and co-star Jason Alexander were recently pictured going into the Tom's Restaurant diner which was one of the main locations for the show.



Seinfeld remained fairly tight-lipped when being interviewed on the Boomer and Carton sports talk show in the US, but revealed some tantalising details. He confirmed that the restaurant meeting was filmed, and that there were other Seinfeld cast members in attendance for what will be a "short-ish form" show. He confirmed that his co-writer and co-producer on the show, Larry David, was also involved but won't appear on screen, and that it was likely to be a one-off.

With its irreverent, occasionally racy storylines about the characters' humdrum everyday lives, Seinfeld, the 'show about nothing', revolutionised the sitcom. At one point it was the highest-rated comedy on US television during its run from 1989-1998, but its stars have occasionally struggled to match its success. Seinfeld himself concentrated on standup, with the game show he produced, The Marriage Ref, becoming a high-profile flop; Jason Alexander's own sitcoms floundered, while Michael Richards was filmed shouting racist language on stage during a standup set, causing widespread outrage. Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been more successful, starring in the sitcoms The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep, winning two Emmy awards for the latter role.

All have also guest starred as themselves in Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm, which included clips from a 'fictional' Seinfeld reunion episode. Jeff Garlin, who co-stars alongside David, said last year a ninth season "looks good... I'm hoping sometime in 2014," but David later said he was still undecided about the future of the show.