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Comedian John Pinette Dies
 Comedian John Pinette Dies 
OBITUARY
Apr 7, 2014 1:04 AM CDT

Comedian John Pinette Dies

He played mugging victim in Seinfeld finale

(Newser) - Veteran comedian John Pinette has been found dead in a Pittsburgh hotel room. He was 50 years old. The comic, best known for his appearance as an overweight mugging victim in the final episode of Seinfeld, died of a pulmonary embolism, his manager tells the Hollywood Reporter . Pinette, a regular...

Seinfeld, Larry David Working on Secret Project

'Seinfeld' co-creators haven't collaborated on script since 1996

(Newser) - Could the next Seinfeld be on the way? During an "Ask Me Anything" Q&A session on Reddit yesterday, Jerry Seinfeld revealed that he and the iconic sitcom's co-creator, his friend and Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David, are working on a new project. The question was about...

101 Best-Written TV Series Ever
 101 Best-Written 
 TV Series Ever 
WGA list
Jun 3, 2013 3:52 PM CDT

101 Best-Written TV Series Ever

Writers Guild of America releases list

(Newser) - Still reeling from last night's episode of Game of Thrones ? Need to take a break and watch a different, but also well-written, TV show? Then the Writers Guild of America's list of the 101 best-written television series arrives just in the nick of time. Here's the...

'George Costanza' Rips Romney After Debate Nod

Newman for Postmaster General?

(Newser) - George Costanza for president? After Mitt Romney referred to the Seinfeld character during Wednesday night's debate —telling the audience "as George Costanza would say, when they’re applauding stop"—Jason Alexander decided to weigh in. "Thrilled Gov. Romney enjoys my old character," he tweeted....

Seinfeld Actor Seriously Injured in Suicide Attempt

Daniel von Bargen improving after shot in head

(Newser) - Seinfeld's Mr. Kruger, Daniel von Bargen, was seriously injured after shooting himself in the head in a botched suicide attempt, officials said. The shooting occurred shortly before von Bargen, who suffers from diabetes, was to go to a local Ohio hospital to have two toes amputated because of his...

TV&#39;s Best Year Ever Was ...
 TV's Best Year Ever Was ... 
OPINION
May 14, 2011 4:05 PM CDT

TV's Best Year Ever Was ...

Hands down, 1989: 11Points blog

(Newser) - It's a wonder Americans got anything done in 1989 because it was clearly the best year in TV history, observes Sam Greenspan at his 11Points blog . We met Homer, Kramer, and even Urkel. He runs down the list of notable premieres that year:
  1. The Simpsons: Simply put, the "
...

Len Lesser, Seinfeld's Uncle Leo, Dead at 88
 Seinfeld's 
 Uncle Leo 
 Dead at 88 
obituary
Feb 17, 2011 3:03 AM CST

Seinfeld's Uncle Leo Dead at 88

Veteran actor Len Lesser made more than 500 TV, film appearances

(Newser) - Veteran character actor Len Lesser, best known for playing Jerry's eccentric Uncle Leo on Seinfeld, has died of cancer-related pneumonia at the age of 88. Lesser's 60-year TV career included parts in the Monkees, Get Smart, and the Rockford Files. Lesser, a native New Yorker and World War II vet,...

I Quit: Five Great Job-Ending TV Moments

(Newser) - Most people love a good job-departure story, and while the news provided at least two of those this week ( here and here , even if the eraser board girl was a hoax), TV has a history of great quitting/firing moments. Cinemablend pulls together five favorites; click here to see all...

Keith Hernandez Dozes Off During Mets Game

Announcer grabs some z's during extra innings

(Newser) - Love the tension and excitement of extra-innings baseball? We're sure Keith Hernandez does, too, so he was probably dreaming about it when he fell asleep during the Mets' 11-inning victory over the Giants on Saturday. Cameras caught the announcer and former All-Star—and Seinfeld guest star—face-down in the booth,...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Gets Misspelled Star

  Julia Louis-Dreyfus 
  Gets Misspelled Star 
walk of fame whoops
May 5, 2010 6:39 AM CDT

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Gets Misspelled Star

She thought "Luis Dreyfus" was funny, wanted it to stay

(Newser) - It’s every copy editor’s dream: Catching a typo…on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. CNN producer (and former copy editor) David Daniel happened to be walking by Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ new star on the Walk of Fame just four hours before the unveiling ceremony when he noticed her name...

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
...

'Kramer' Parodies Racist Rant
 'Kramer' Parodies Racist Rant 
Nov 17, 2009 2:48 PM CST

'Kramer' Parodies Racist Rant

Curb episode jokes about comedian's tirade

(Newser) - Michael Richards makes fun of the racist fit that derailed his standup career on the latest episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. The show has a black character deceive Richards—playing himself—as part of a ruse by Larry David. Richards corners the character and begins to scream: "If only...

Sitcoms Adapt to Find Success
 Sitcoms Adapt to Find Success 
around the dial
Oct 5, 2009 4:23 PM CDT

Sitcoms Adapt to Find Success

New comedies borrow from drama, reality TV

(Newser) - Once, sitcoms ruled the television landscape. Their stellar ratings and cheap production costs made them unstoppable in the ‘90s, but their success was also their undoing: With so many options, viewers tired of the format. TV moved on to serious dramas and trashy reality programming. Now, the sitcom,...

'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,"...

Hollywood's Funniest Fat Men

(Newser) - It jiggles. It droops. It covers naughty parts. Let's face it, fat is funny, especially when a guy knows how to work it. Super Tremendous lists the funniest fat men:
  • Jason Alexander: His George Costanza character on Seinfeld revealed the tragic life of "a short, stocky, slow-witted bald man.
...

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...

Fall TV: What to Watch, Skip
 Fall TV: 
 What to 
 Watch, 
 Skip 



OPINION
Aug 12, 2009 2:29 PM CDT

Fall TV: What to Watch, Skip

Critics hit press preview tour

(Newser) - TV critics got a taste of fall at the Summer TV Press Tour. They pooled their thoughts on the good, the bad, and the ugly for the Los Angeles Times. The bad:
  • The Beautiful Life: TBL: Ashton Kutcher rambled; Elle MacPherson said nothing. And why the “superfluous and
...

David: Seinfeld Reunion Will Be Big Part of Curb

(Newser) - So what are Kramer, George, Jerry, and Elaine up to 11 years after Seinfeld went off the air? Larry David says fans can get an idea of how the characters turned out on the seventh season of his Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO, reports the Star-Ledger. He shed more details...

Seinfeld Curse? Don't Be Absurd: Larry David

Whatever Works star gets prickly

(Newser) - If you ever run into Larry David, don't bring up the Seinfeld curse. Scott Raab, who interviewed David for Esquire, learned the hard way. "It was the most absurd, silliest, stupidest thing to say that there was a curse," said the star of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Woody...

Seinfeld Cast Together Again
 Seinfeld Cast Together Again  
Mar 5, 2009 5:20 PM CST

Seinfeld Cast Together Again

(Newser) - It's not quite a reunion of the Beatles, but maybe the TV equivalent. The Seinfeld stars—Jerry, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards—will appear together in a series of episodes of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm this fall, reports Entertainment Weekly'. If you're rusty on Seinfeld trivia, remember...

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