Royal Baby Meets ‘Seinfeld’: Colbert Says Monarchy, Like Show, ‘Is Really About Nothing’

Stephen Colbert said Wednesday that he’s “still in the throes of royal baby fever,” noting that the future king’s name is a clear homage to an iconic sitcom.

Colbert told viewers that he could have guessed that Prince William and Kate Middleton would name their first son George Alexander Louis.

“I, for one, am not surprised because as a royal watcher, I know that Will and Kate are huge fans of ‘Seinfeld,'” Colbert said, making reference to Jason Alexander and Julia Louis Dreyfus, two of the stars of the show.

Colbert said the similarities between the royals and the former NBC fixture don’t end there.

“Because, just like ‘Seinfeld,’ the English royal family is really about nothing,” he said.