We haven't seen his face on television since the last appearance of goat boy, but Jim Breuer joined The Marriage Ref's usually A-list panel. Though he's been out of it for a while, he actually does a good Morgan.
The low-talker. The close talker. The man hands. These are the tropes that we all loved back in Seinfeld's heyday. On The Marriage Ref, Jerry tried to inject some of that spirit into a new character: the overcaller.
The devil's prayers have been answered. Known eater of food Gwyneth Paltrow has taped an episode of The Marriage Ref that will air tomorrow. Soon your marriage could be judged by Gwyneth Paltrow. More than it already is. Look, video!
The Marriage Ref is consistently the most reprehensible example of scripted reality television in the world, but is somehow saved by the guests' willingness to have some fun with it. Sarah Silverman's arousal during last night's show was no different.
Today at Gawker.TV, Jon Stewart has strong words for the extremists threatening South Park, Senator Scott Brown responds to that SNL sketch, and The Marriage Ref thinks it's just fine to duck tape you wife's mouth shut, and more!
The Marriage Ref showed us a husband who's tired of his wife's constant nagging because he won't follow directions. Ending this segment—that was clearly stolen from Sinbad's standup act—the man wins the prize of a silent wife! Hooray!
It's no secret that The Marriage Ref leaves something to be desired. Luckily for the viewing audience, tonight's episode featured Tracy Morgan talking about his belief in ghosts and his desire to impregnate other people's wives. Ensuing video hilarity inside.
On last night's Marriage Ref, a debate about the legitimacy of stealing from hotels led to a discussion of a pepper mill once lifted from Martha's home. Cedric the Entertainer then delivered a re-enactment; this must be exactly what happened.
Seriously! It was not bad last night. And if Madonna didn't try to take over every single conversation, it would almost have been good. Only one problem, this is the only week with Larry David and Ricky Gervais.
Today at Gawker.TV, Jerry Seinfeld essentially admits that people don't understand The Marriage Ref, sports mascots behaving very badly, Whoopi Golberg gives her impression of Heidi Montag, and Bradley Cooper dishes about the penis on his neck.
Usually focus groups are created to, ya know, harness a show's focus. So when Seinfeld announced on Regis and Kelly today that people don't understand that The Marriage Ref is supposed to be funny, he's basically admitting it isn't funny.
Remember when Michael Richards said all that racist stuff at the Laugh Factory and then Jerry Seinfeld showed up on Letterman to give weight to Kramer's apology? Here instead of defending an offensive friend, he's championing The Marriage Ref.
Network execs hate Jerry Seinfeld's new show as much as we do. It's their own fault for the Leno fiasco, and now they're using Yiddish words and shaking in their "deep doo-doo." Real-life Costanza says it's all about ego.
No. Proof inside.
Dustin Hoffman's starring in the Deadwood guy's new series. The Dancing with the Stars cast is out. Everyone's partying at the Oscars. The UN pitches movies. Welcome to the roundup, care for a cookie? Too bad. We don't have any.
Today at Gawker.TV, Three reasons why it's time to put Barbara Walters in a home, highlights from The Soup, The Ricky Gervais Show's Karl Pilkington ponders "eating knob," and how The Marriage Ref sums up everything wrong with NBC.
It's easy to be hyperbolic about how bad The Marriage Ref is. "Televised Abortion" immediately springs to mind. Inside, the mistakes NBC has made over the years with their programming, and how it's all echoed in The Marriage Ref.
Everyone was puzzled upon learning that Jerry Seinfeld's triumphant return to NBC would be as the producer of a reality/game show called The Marriage Ref. After seeing the first episode, we are still puzzled. The Marriage Ref is a mess.
Well, now that NBC has traveled a few months back in time and given Leno the "Tonight Show" back, they've wasted no time in filling his crucial 10 pm spot: Look forward to Jerry Seinfeld, "Law & Order," and "Parenthood."
