The Marriage Ref tonight - behind the scenes!
I was very intrigued when I was approached to appear as one of the panelists on The Marriage Ref, Jerry Seinfeld’s new comedy series on NBC. I was told that I would be part of a three-member celebrity panel, along with Jason Alexander, actor and comedian, and Cedric, the Entertainer. I have to admit that I was slightly put off by this because Jason and Cedric are just so inherently funny. They barely need to think about the next hilarious thing to pop out of their mouths. If you haven’t been watching, the premise of The Marriage Ref involves real life couples, who have been experiencing problems for a long period of time. The panel must argue the merits of both sides and vote on who they think is right. I hope you will tune in to this evening’s episode and let me know your reactions.
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- On the night of the Marriage Ref, I was touched up by my new makeup artist, Charlie Green. She is a very famous makeup artist, known by everyone, and she applies very beautiful makeup that is not artificial or heavy. We are in the CBS studios on West 57th Street, where the new Seinfeld show is filmed.
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- My attorney, Larry Shire, dropped by to visit with me before the taping of the show – he put me at ease.
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- Larry is a partner at Grubman, Indursky & Shire, a well known firm specializing in celebrity music, news, media, and fashion stars.
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- Larry getting into the picture
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- Here I am with one of the producers of the very funny new show, The Marriage Ref.
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- Another producer said she would pose with me.
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- Cedric the Entertainer, one of the funniest comics in America, was one of three judges on my night – Jason Alexander, who played George on ‘Seinfeld,’ was the other.
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- Lo and behold! Joey Kola, from my show, was warming up the Seinfeld audience – he was moonlighting!!!!!
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- Tom Papa, the comedian, and I right before we went onto the stage – He is the host of the show.
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- Cedric, me, and the very, very, famous funny man – Jerry Seinfeld – Jerry is the genius behind the show.
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- Jason Alexander is also a genius. He is so clever and so fast. I had a very hard time keeping up with Jason and Cedric, two seasoned performers who make their living being funny.
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- Notice my great shoes? Who knew they would have a coffee table in front of me blocking the view of my gorgeous YSL pumps!
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- I was quite a bit taller than Jason, even without the shoes.
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- The three ‘judges’ – we made a mess of it, and we were happy!
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- There are TV screens everywhere, showing backstage what is going on.
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- Tom is very funny, although he had the advantage of scripts, while we had none!
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- From the look on my face, I am objecting to something.
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- I’m probably thinking of an answer to a very silly question.
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- This is the area where we sat for more than two hours, listening and reacting to marriage woes.
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- We were having a very good time, but compared to Madonna and Larry David, we were sooooo tame!
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- Here we are talking remotely to one of the couples.
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- There is a very large audience and Jerry stays close by.
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- This woman was hysterical and very cute.
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- Funny, funny, funny
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- And even funnier!
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- Cedric was hysterical!
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- The audience sits in front of and above.
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- There is even an NBC newscaster who provides the ‘facts’ for each couple.
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- This is one of the camera men – I counted more than seven cameras!
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- Joey Kola worked hard to keep the audience engaged and lively.
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- My hairdresser, Anthony with Charlie, backstage
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