Jerry Seinfeld

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Geek World Rants, Raves Over Microsoft Ad

Some find Seinfeld/ Gates routine unfunny; others, 'hilarious'

(Newser) - A new Microsoft ad is sparking praise and putdowns in roughly equal measure around the Web today. Paul McDougall calls the spot "outdated and not very funny" in InformationWeek, but says it's revealing—of a tech company totally out of touch with Generation Y.  The choice of “...

Seinfeld Defense: Lawsuits are Funny

Sez silly suits are fodder for routine

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld insisted yesterday that he didn’t slander a woman suing his wife for cookbook plagiarism because silly lawsuits are fodder for good comedy. The comic cited episodes from Seinfeld as well as his kid-friendly Bee Movie in a court filing as examples of the First Amendment-protected comedic license...

Microsoft's Answer to Apple Ads: Seinfeld

Comedian to front $300M campaign to counter stodgy image

(Newser) - So what's the deal with Microsoft ads? The company has enlisted Jerry Seinfeld to spearhead a new $300-million campaign, the Wall Street Journal reports, to try to shake the negative buzz about Vista, and the nerdy, feckless image projected by John Hodgeman in Apple's popular "Mac vs PC" ads....

Batman or Spidey? McCain, Obama Weigh In

Candidates reveal pop-culture picks

(Newser) - Closet ABBA fan: Obama or McCain? The two presidential hopefuls recently bared all to Entertainment Weekly, revealing their pop-culture preferences:
  • Favorite superhero: Obama: Spiderman, McCain: Batman
  • iPod playlist: Obama: Frank Sinatra, Sheryl Crow, John Coltrane, Bob Dylan; McCain: Roy Orbison, Linda Rhonstadt, Usher, and yes, ABBA

Seinfeld: Death Was a Laughing Matter for Carlin
Seinfeld: Death Was a Laughing Matter for Carlin
Appreciation
Jun 24, 2008 7:44 AM CDT

Seinfeld: Death Was a Laughing Matter for Carlin

Even when he dies, Jerry'll still wrestle with 'Carlin already did it'

(Newser) - Nine days ago death was just another thing to joke about for George Carlin, writes Jerry Seinfeld in the New York Times. The comics were talking about the deaths of Tim Russert and Bo Diddley, and Carlin said, “I feel safe for a while. There will probably be a...

Seinfeld : Still a Classic?
 Seinfeld: Still a Classic? 
May 4, 2008 7:45 PM CDT

Seinfeld: Still a Classic?

Two critics battle over the show about nothing

(Newser) - Does the sitcom "about nothing” still evoke something—like laughs? Two TV critics revisited Seinfeld and emerged with different takes on the nutty New Yorkers. David Noonan argues that great actors—including an awesome string of small-part oddballs—still make the comedy sparkle. "They add a deep and...

Seinfeld Rolls Vintage Car, Is Unhurt

Brakes fail, but comic's quick thinking avoids major crash

(Newser) - What’s the deal with brake lines? Jerry Seinfeld found his suddenly inoperable Saturday night, leading to a spectacular rollover crash in the swanky Hamptons, the New York Post reports. With the car careening out of control, Seinfeld swerved sharply to avoid sailing into an intersection, and the car flipped—...

Seinfeld Pitches New Series
Seinfeld Pitches New Series
Mar 7, 2008 11:15 AM CST

Seinfeld Pitches New Series

Another show about nothing could be in the works at NBC

(Newser) - A new Jerry Seinfeld series is in the works at NBC, says Page Six. The comedian, 53, is in talks with his former network about a show that’s being pitched as “just like Curb Your Enthusiasm, but with Jerry, instead of Larry.” Once again, Seinfeld will play...

Jerry-Rigged DVDs Bail Out Giants QB

Seinfeld helps show devotee Manning foil Green Bay blackout

(Newser) - After a Green Bay TV station yanked "Seinfeld" off its weekend slate in hopes of sabotaging pre-game viewing for Eli Manning, the show's star has sent the New York Giants quarterback a boxed-set of DVDs from the hit show, the New York Post reports. Manning, an admitted fan, will...

Author Sues Seinfelds Over 'Copycat' Cookbook

Comic's lawyers say suit is about nothing

(Newser) - The author who blasted Jessica Seinfeld for allegedly stealing her cookbook ideas slapped Seinfeld and her funnyman hubby with a lawsuit today, simultaneously accusing Jerry Seinfeld of defaming her character, the Smoking Gun reports. After Missy Chase Lapine accused his wife of plagiarizing her book, The Sneaky Chef, Jerry Seinfeld...

Box Office Enchanted
Box Office Enchanted
Nov 25, 2007 4:45 PM CST

Box Office Enchanted

Disney princess flick owns Thanksgiving weekend

(Newser) - Enchanted charmed moviegoers out of $50 million this weekend, one of the best turkey weekend scores ever, Variety reports. Its magic veiled a strong debut by Sony-Screen Gems’ This Christmas, which banked $27.1 million. Newcomers August Rush and The Mist fizzled in seventh and eighth, respectively.

Johnny (Sorry, Jay) Top TV Icon
Johnny (Sorry, Jay) Top TV Icon
Nov 15, 2007 1:49 PM CST

Johnny (Sorry, Jay) Top TV Icon

The famous faces of TV are (nearly) all present in this Hall of Fame

(Newser) - Letterman and Stewart made the cut, but Leno got stiffed when Entertainment Weekly and TV Land did their list of the top 50 TV icons. Leading the list, of course, the guy who started it all:
  1. Johnny Carson
  2. Lucille Ball
  3. Oprah Winfrey

Bee Movie Goes to Head of the Class
Bee Movie Goes to Head
of the Class
Nov 11, 2007 5:20 PM CST

Bee Movie Goes to Head of the Class

Seinfeld vehicle passes American Gangster for number one spot

(Newser) - In a rare second-week coup, Bee Movie topped the weekend box office and passed fellow sophomore American Gangster, Variety reports. The Denzel Washington flick dropped 44% after leading last week, while Bee fell just 32%. Newcomer Fred Claus took third, with a less than stellar $19.2 million, while Lions ...

Buzz Uneven for Bee Movie
Buzz Uneven for Bee Movie
Nov 2, 2007 9:10 AM CDT

Buzz Uneven for Bee Movie

Critics divided by Seinfeld's animated debut

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld uses “every stupid bee joke that he and his cronies could cook up” in Bee Movie, Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal says, and USA Today's Claudia Puig calls the animated feature “so unfunny it almost stings.” But Newsday finds Barry B. Benson’s...

Scientology and Seinfeld: What's the Deal?

Comic dabbled—not that there's anything wrong with that

(Newser) - After raising a ruckus by acknowledging that he dabbled in Scientology, Jerry Seinfeld has cleared the record: “It is not my complete wacko resume. It’s just one aspect!” Seinfeld said he spent his younger days exploring “self-help things” —meditation, Aikido, yoga, and karate. Of Scientology,...

Could Kids' Cookbook Be a Copycat?
Could Kids' Cookbook Be
a Copycat?
Oct 19, 2007 4:38 PM CDT

Could Kids' Cookbook Be a Copycat?

Jessica Seinfeld's take on sneaking veggies into meals isn't the first

(Newser) - Full of clever ways to get kids to eat their veggies, Jessica Seinfeld's new cookbook, Deceptively Delicious, has been endorsed by Oprah and is already topping bestseller lists. But it has at least one detractor: Missy Chase Lapine, whose book The Sneaky Chef, published in April, is full of disconcertingly...

Seinfeld Spot May Backfire for 30 Rock

Sitcom king's cameo could be series' jump-the-shark moment, critic says

(Newser) - Seinfeld played Seinfeld once again in an irony-drenched cameo on "30 Rock" last night: In order to boost ratings, a fictional NBC exec decides to digitally insert Jerry into all prime-time shows. The kicker is that the self-parodic comic may not liven things up anymore, the New York Observer's...

Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen
Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen
Oct 1, 2007 4:50 PM CDT

Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen

The 20 biggest personalities on TV have salaries to match

(Newser) - On the boob tube, prime-time stars aren't the ones who are really cashing in. Think daytime talk-show titans, a syndicated sitcom legend, and a reality humiliation expert. Forbes lists the top 20 earners:
  1. Oprah Winfrey, $260 million
  2. Jerry Seinfeld, $60 million
  3. Simon Cowell, $45 million

Oprah Tops List of TV's Biggest Earners—Again

She collected cool $260m; second-place Seinfeld nabbed $60m

(Newser) - Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey continues her reign as the Queen of  Media, topping Forbes' list of 2007's 20 highest earning TV stars with a whopping $260 million. Jerry Seinfeld came in a distant second with $60 million—mostly from residuals. They were followed by Simon Cowell ($45 million), David...

Museum Bids to Turn eBay to Art
Museum Bids to Turn
eBay to Art
May 29, 2007 9:16 AM CDT

Museum Bids to Turn eBay to Art

Vermont museum gives celebs $1000 to blow online, then curates finds

(Newser) - Ebay as high culture? The Shelburne Museum in Vermont is showcasing the online auction winnings of celebs such as Jerry Seinfeld, Bianca Jagger, and John Lurie, in an exhibition titled "Got eBay? Celebrity Collections Created Online." Museum director Stephen Jost gave a group of big names $1000 each...

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