Marriage Ref
Battling it Out at Denver’s Marriage Ref Auditions
On Saturday, my husband Jamie and I were invited to audition for the Marriage Ref, Jerry Seinfield’s brainchild on NBC. No, Mom. We’re not on the brink of divorce but we need a comedic mediator for our ongoing dispute: Jamie’s all-consuming obsession with growing The Great Pumpkin. The whole thing unfolded almost by accident. When I was driving to my daughter’s Halloween Party on Friday, the hosts of Alice 105.9 were talking about the Marriage Ref’s auditions in Denver that weekend. Casting directors were looking for humorous squabbles that could be resolved by their celebrity panel. I listened with moderate interest but then something clicked. The inordinate amount of time Jamie spends nurturing The Great Pumpkin is a kooky dispute, on par with past Marriage ...
