"They don't use the star system here," says Jerry Seinfeld, as he and Larry David trudge up the mall stairs to a coffee shop on Ventura Boulevard. "That's why I like it." Sure enough, they put their names on a list and are told there's a 10-minute wait. Actually, it is 25 minutes before a table is cleared for the creators of TV's hottest sitcom.
Seinfeld and David are old friends from stand-up-comedy days, and their lunchtime banter has a comfortable, genuinely amused air. After a woman who once worked with David stops by to say hello, Seinfeld comments, "He has...