Jerry Seinfeld

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Seinfeld Launching Web Series

It's called 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee'

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld is combining his passions for cars and comedy in a new web series whose title says it all: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The show, which starts July 19 at this site , will feature comedians from Louis CK to Ricky Gervais, not to mention a pair of Seinfeld'...

Mets Send 'Seinfeld' the Chicken Down ...to Sanctuary

Bird didn't bring much luck against Yankees

(Newser) - The New York Mets' roster acquired a new member last week, but he's not too good with a glove. After a teammate called the Yankees "chickens," appropriately-named pitcher Tim Byrdak bought the team a pet chicken for luck ahead of a series against the Yanks. Unfortunately, it...

Why Bad Actors Do Well on TV

 Why Bad Actors 
 Do Well on TV 
OPINION
May 1, 2012 11:35 AM CDT

Why Bad Actors Do Well on TV

Willa Paskin argues that we learn to accept our TV family, flaws and all

(Newser) - Mad Men is one of TV's best shows, even though January Jones isn't a very good actress. Stana Katic is roughly as bad as the romantic lead on Castle, yet that show's fine, too. "Television is very kind to bad actors," observes Willa Paskin of...

Seinfeld, Soup Nazi Reunite in Super Bowl Ad

Jerry battles for new car

(Newser) - First it was Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller ; now, Jerry Seinfeld is looking back on past glories in a Super Bowl ad, Mashable reports. The commercial features Seinfeld battling to be the first to own a new Acura NSX. Trouble is, another guy already has dibs. So Seinfeld offers him...

Seinfeld to Sit in Regis' Chair

Comedian is first guest host on 'Live!'

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld is the new Regis … at least for a few days. Regis Philbin departs from his hosting gig on Live! on Nov. 18, and Seinfeld will join co-host Kelly Ripa from Nov. 21 to Nov. 23, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Seinfeld, the first scheduled guest host, will...

For Sale: Seinfeld's $18M Colorado Mansion

Comedian puts Telluride retreat up for sale

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld is selling his 14,000-square-foot Colorado estate for a cool $18.25 million. Sitting on 27 acres in pastoral Telluride, the 12-bedroom furnished ranch house has a guest house, four fireplaces, a 5,500-square-foot deck, and a private road. You can see photos at Realtor.com .

Seinfeld Puts His Comedy Online... Slowly

Comedian concerned with 'portion control'

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld wants to give his stand up to the world—eventually. He’s gathered up more than 1,000 clips of his comedy for the new JerrySeinfeld.com site he’s launching Friday, but he only intends to release three of them a day. “I don’t want...

Jerry Seinfeld: Gaga Is a 'Jerk'

He's mad the woman he 'hates' ended up in his box

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld didn't mince words when talking about Lady Gaga, code name Lady Gag-Gag. "This woman is a jerk. I hate her," said (joked?) Seinfeld during a radio interview last night. "I can’t believe they put her in my box, which I paid for." That...

9 Ridiculous Celeb Homes
 9 Ridiculous Celeb Homes 
Jun 16, 2010 1:12 PM CDT

9 Ridiculous Celeb Homes

Really, who doesn't need a place to put 1,000 shoes?

(Newser) - If you have the money to trick out your house with a private waterpark, three bomb shelters, your own runway, or a baseball diamond…why wouldn’t you? The Frisky lists the nine most ridiculous celebrity mansions:
  • Bill Gates: If you stay at his place, you get a chip so
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Seinfeld, 'Pacino' Upstage Law's Rule on SNL

And Sam Elliot has some very serious advice

(Newser) - Oh, so Jude Law hosted Saturday Night Live last night, but Popeater reports that a less-than-enthralling opening monologue was quickly upstaged by guest appearances by Jerry Seinfeld and, ahem, Al Pacino. Click the videos above to watch, and remember: Butts are for pooping.

Marriage Ref a 'Heinous' Mess
 Marriage Ref a 'Heinous' Mess 
TV REVIEW
Mar 1, 2010 7:54 AM CST

Marriage Ref a 'Heinous' Mess

Jerry returns to NBC, but critics aren't wowed

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld returned to NBC last night with the highly anticipated debut of his reality/game show The Marriage Ref, but critics were largely unimpressed. A sampling of reviews:
  • “The Marriage Ref is a mess,” concludes Adrian Chen on Gawker . It “falls into the reality show trap of
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Seinfeld Entangled in NYPD Parking Flap

Ex-cop driver uses expired narcotics placard for parking perks

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld's driver is in hot water with his former employer: the NYPD. The onetime detective popped a department parking placard into his car's window when he dropped the comedian off in Manhattan this week. But it's a Bronx permit that expired in 2007, reports the Daily News . A Seinfeld...

Jay Leno at 10: 'Right Idea, Wrong Time'
 Jay Leno at 10: 
 'Right Idea, Wrong Time' 
SAYS SEINFELD
Jan 11, 2010 5:43 AM CST

Jay Leno at 10: 'Right Idea, Wrong Time'

Jerry Seinfeld weighs in on Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien shuffle

(Newser) - In the great Jay Leno vs. Conan O’Brien debate, Jerry Seinfeld seems to be a dedicated member of Team Leno. The Jay Leno Show, and its 10pm slot, “was the right idea at the wrong time,” Seinfeld says. “I’m proud of NBC for trying to...

NBC Wants Seinfeld, Not Conan
 NBC Wants Seinfeld, Not Conan 
wishful thinking
Dec 17, 2009 9:52 AM CST

NBC Wants Seinfeld, Not Conan

As O'Brien's Tonight Show ratings struggle, NBC wishes for Seinfeld

(Newser) - Could Conan O’Brien be replaced as Tonight Show host—by Jerry Seinfeld? Maybe not, but that’s what many at NBC want. Executives tell PopEater that Conan has been struggling so much in the ratings department that replacement discussions have already begun, and Seinfeld's name is at the top...

If Seinfeld Were on Today ...
 If Seinfeld Were on Today ... 
storyline update
Nov 24, 2009 3:32 PM CST

If Seinfeld Were on Today ...

Here's what Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer are doing

(Newser) - Seinfeld is probably gone for good, but if it did come back, PopEater runs down the status quo of the characters, based on the Curb Your Enthusiasm faux-reunion:
  • Elaine: Used Jerry’s donated sperm to impregnate herself, and now wants him to be a father figure for her daughter. After
...

'Pathetic' Seinfeld Reunion Invades Curb
 'Pathetic' Seinfeld 
 Reunion Invades Curb 
tv preview
Oct 4, 2009 3:01 PM CDT

'Pathetic' Seinfeld Reunion Invades Curb

HBO show resuscitates Larry David's other brainchild 10 years later

(Newser) - Tonight's episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm will go farther than usual to satisfy your Seinfeld craving, but it's hardly the real thing—nor is it meant to be. The eagerly awaited reunion arc kicks off with Jerry Seinfeld himself deeming the very idea "desperate" and "pathetic,"...

New Leno Show Numbingly (or Pleasantly) Familiar

It's pretty much the Tonight Show in a new time slot

(Newser) - The Jay Leno Show won't disappoint Leno fans looking for more of the same, say critics, but the only thing new or ground-breaking about it is the 10pm time slot.
  • James Poniewozik, Time: Leno and NBC aren't "out to win over critics who liked Letterman better. Instead, they're giving
...

Jessica Seinfeld Wins Cookbook Copycat Case

Deceptively Delicious wasn't plagiarized, federal judge rules

(Newser) - A federal judge in New York has tossed out a suit claiming that a cookbook by Jerry  Seinfeld's wife plagiarized a rival's book. Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious, like Missy Chase Lapine's The Sneaky Chef, shows parents how to sneak vegetables into their kids' food—an idea nobody can copyright, the...

No Post-Curb Reunions, Seinfeld Insists

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld wasn’t worried that reuniting with George, Elaine, and Kramer might be considered double-dipping, Entertainment Weekly reports. “There was a little part of me that said, ‘Do we really want to tamper?’” he says, emphasizing that the Seinfeld cast's upcoming appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm...

Seinfeld Up First for Leno
 Seinfeld Up 
 First for Leno 
Aug 15, 2009 10:05 AM CDT

Seinfeld Up First for Leno

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld will be the lone guest on Jay Leno’s maiden primetime outing, the LA Times reports. That’s fitting, considering Leno has said he consulted Seinfeld when contemplating NBC’s offer for the 10pm show.

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