Jerry Seinfeld

Regis Philbin's chair on "Live!" won't have time to cool off before Jerry Seinfeld arrives as the first guest host of the post-Regis era. The popular weekday talk show is announcing that Seinfeld will join continuing co-host Kelly Ripa for three days, airing Nov. 21-23. The show said Tuesday that guests scheduled to join Ripa and Seinfeld are actor Jason Segal, actress Kim Cattrall, comedian-host Howie Mandel, "Naked Chef" Jamie Oliver and that fabulous Muppet, Miss Piggy.

FUNNY PEOPLE ★★ (Comcast Movie Collections: Movies Under $3) Bad-boy comedy maestro Judd Apatow has decided he has something important to say: Being funny is no fun. Adam Sandler is excellent as a nasty Hollywood star with a fatal disease, but at 2 1/2 hours, "People" is two movies, neither very good. (R; runs through April 2) TY BURR PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE ★★★ (Comcast Movie Collections: Movies Under $3) Gone are the epic San Fernando Valley metaphysics of "Boogie Nights" and "Magnolia" - Paul Thomas Anderson has smaller fish to fry. An off-kilter, deeply touching comedy of eros, the movie stars Adam...

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SHERRY BRODY > 45 Marketing consultant, writer, and producer COMEDIAN WHO SHARES HER TASTE > Jerry Seinfeld HER PERFECT MATCH > Creative but not a tattooed hipster   DAVID SOTTILARO > 44 Music teacher COMEDIAN WHO SHARES HIS TASTE > Jerry Seinfeld HIS PERFECT MATCH > Artistic and creative with a sense of humor 7:30 P.M. > LA MORRA > BROOKLINE VILLAGE  > THE WARM-UP ACT...

NEW YORK -- Manny Dworman, who owned a Greenwich Village nightspot where comedians including Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, and John Stewart performed, died Sunday. He was 73. Mr. Dworman, a musician who played the oud, guitar, and mandolin, owned the Comedy Cellar and the Olive Tree Cafe upstairs. The club was previously the site of Cafe Feenjon, a Middle Eastern nightclub that originally opened as a coffeehouse in 1960. Comedy Cellar, which opened in 1980, also hosted performances by Chris Rock and Colin Quinn, and discussions at the club inspired Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.

SEATTLE - TV viewers can watch their favorite programs without fear of seeing Bill Gates shaking his rear end now that Microsoft Corp. has retired a bizarre two-week-old ad campaign featuring the software giant's chairman with comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Bloggers and online media have suggested the company yanked the ads after they were poorly received. The ads show Gates and Seinfeld trading banter at a shoe store and while living with a suburban family, trying to get in touch with regular people.

FUNNY PEOPLE ★★ (Comcast Movie Collections: Movies Under $3) Bad-boy comedy maestro Judd Apatow has decided he has something important to say: Being funny is no fun. Adam Sandler is excellent as a nasty Hollywood star with a fatal disease, but at 2 1/2 hours, "People" is two movies, neither very good. (R; runs through April 2) TY BURR PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE ★★★ (Comcast Movie Collections: Movies Under $3) Gone are the epic San Fernando Valley metaphysics of "Boogie Nights" and "Magnolia" - Paul Thomas Anderson has smaller fish to fry. An off-kilter, deeply touching comedy of eros, the...

Track this scene from tomorrow night’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,’’ if you can. Playing “Larry David,’’ Larry David, who is the model for George on “Seinfeld,’’ is telling Jason Alexander’s “Jason Alexander,’’ who played George, that he wants to make a “Seinfeld’’ reunion in which George angles to get his ex-wife back, which is what “Larry’’ is doing by creating a “Seinfeld’’ reunion in which he can cast ex-wife...

NEW YORK - Think of Hugh Laurie in his role as Dr. House. Or William Petersen as Gil Grissom. Or America Ferrera as Ugly Betty. On the other hand, why think about it? When an actor's perfect in a role it's obvious, so obvious as to feel inevitable, and so inevitable the audience forgets that anybody had to intervene to match the actor with the role in the first place. Casting is an enterprise whose success is confirmed only in hindsight, once viewers have embraced the casting choice as destiny.

‘Of a certain age’’ is a phrase generally attached to a woman, a delicate way of dodging specifics to imply she is middle-aged but well-preserved. “Certain,’’ of course, signifies “uncertain.’’ But when we refer to the age of older men, we are invited to be quite specific, even permitted to use digits. Men aren’t so obviously stamped with cultural freshness dates, after which they’re expendable. By using “of a certain age’’ to refer to men, the promising new TNT series “Men of a Certain Age’’ defuses the phrase’s sexist...

Regis Philbin's chair on "Live!" won't have time to cool off before Jerry Seinfeld arrives as the first guest host of the post-Regis era. The popular weekday talk show is announcing that Seinfeld will join continuing co-host Kelly Ripa for three days, airing Nov. 21-23. The show said Tuesday that guests scheduled to join Ripa and Seinfeld are actor Jason Segal, actress Kim Cattrall, comedian-host Howie Mandel, "Naked Chef" Jamie Oliver and that fabulous Muppet, Miss Piggy.

‘Of a certain age’’ is a phrase generally attached to a woman, a delicate way of dodging specifics to imply she is middle-aged but well-preserved. “Certain,’’ of course, signifies “uncertain.’’ But when we refer to the age of older men, we are invited to be quite specific, even permitted to use digits. Men aren’t so obviously stamped with cultural freshness dates, after which they’re expendable. By using “of a certain age’’ to refer to men, the promising new TNT series “Men of a Certain Age’’ defuses the phrase’s sexist history.

Track this scene from tomorrow night’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,’’ if you can. Playing “Larry David,’’ Larry David, who is the model for George on “Seinfeld,’’ is telling Jason Alexander’s “Jason Alexander,’’ who played George, that he wants to make a “Seinfeld’’ reunion in which George angles to get his ex-wife back, which is what “Larry’’ is doing by creating a “Seinfeld’’ reunion in which he can cast ex-wife...

SEATTLE - TV viewers can watch their favorite programs without fear of seeing Bill Gates shaking his rear end now that Microsoft Corp. has retired a bizarre two-week-old ad campaign featuring the software giant's chairman with comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Bloggers and online media have suggested the company yanked the ads after they were poorly received. The ads show Gates and Seinfeld trading banter at a shoe store and while living with a suburban family, trying to get in touch with regular people.

NEW YORK - Think of Hugh Laurie in his role as Dr. House. Or William Petersen as Gil Grissom. Or America Ferrera as Ugly Betty. On the other hand, why think about it? When an actor's perfect in a role it's obvious, so obvious as to feel inevitable, and so inevitable the audience forgets that anybody had to intervene to match the actor with the role in the first place. Casting is an enterprise whose success is confirmed only in hindsight, once viewers have embraced the casting choice as destiny.

"You sound a little cold," Jerry Seinfeld told the audience at the beginning of last night's early show at the Wang Theatre. Then he told us how sick he was of hearing the word "cold," how the weathermen really have nothing to say about frigid temperatures other than, "It's cold, back to you. " And what about those people who say, "Can you believe this weather?" "Yes, I can!" he said. When a few latecomers straggled in, he stared down at them with an amused look, hand on hip, and said, "It's cold out there, isn't it?"

"You sound a little cold," Jerry Seinfeld told the audience at the beginning of last night's early show at the Wang Theatre. Then he told us how sick he was of hearing the word "cold," how the weathermen really have nothing to say about frigid temperatures other than, "It's cold, back to you. " And what about those people who say, "Can you believe this weather?" "Yes, I can!" he said. When a few latecomers straggled in, he stared down at them with an amused look, hand on hip, and said, "It's cold out there, isn't it?"

Glenn Beck has a couple. Queen Latifah also has one to her credit. Sarah Ferguson, the duchess of York, has several, and Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Buffett, and Dolly Parton published theirs years ago. Even President Obama wrote one. The only thing surprising about Stephen Colbert penning a picture book is that it has taken him this long. Colbert, who is famous for his tongue-in-cheek performance as the conservative host of late-night cable television's "Colbert Report," explained to his studio audience in January why he wanted to write a book for kids: "Nation, anyone that...

NEW YORK -- Manny Dworman, who owned a Greenwich Village nightspot where comedians including Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, and John Stewart performed, died Sunday. He was 73. Mr. Dworman, a musician who played the oud, guitar, and mandolin, owned the Comedy Cellar and the Olive Tree Cafe upstairs. The club was previously the site of Cafe Feenjon, a Middle Eastern nightclub that originally opened as a coffeehouse in 1960. Comedy Cellar, which opened in 1980, also hosted performances by Chris Rock and Colin Quinn, and discussions at the club inspired Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.