December 15th, 2009 1:43 pm

Casting Call: Seven’s ‘The Marriage Ref’

Seven are on the hunt for Australian “couples with character” for their upcoming comedy panel show ‘The Marriage Ref’, from creator Jerry Seinfeld.

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SQUABBLING COUPLES: COMEDY GOLD FOR MARRIAGE REF

The celebrity panel for the show each will comprise of sports stars, entertainers and comedians, who will all offer their own unique take on household bickering.

Seinfeld says his latest creation will have equal appeal for both men and women in this modern day battle of the sexes. “The aspect of it that I think will appeal to men is that we’re applying the sports simplicity to marriage complexity,” he says. “Women love relationship problems, can’t get enough of them.”

Jerry Seinfeld and Channel Seven have put the call out for Australian couples with a domestic score to settle to feature on the new comedy panel show, The Marriage Ref.

The show, created by Jerry Seinfeld, will make the most of the comedy goldmine that is marriage as couples mount their arguments about issues both big and small to a celebrity panel.

Parenting, in-laws, bad habits or petty squabbles, no issue is off limits on The Marriage Ref.

For the Australian version of the show, Channel Seven is looking for couples with character, who aren’t afraid to speak their mind regarding their pesky disagreements. Such lovers’ tiffs, which form part of any healthy relationship, will be the centrepiece for this new format. But don’t be fooled, this is all about fun, not therapy.

“It’s just the fun of the arguments, that’s what the show is about. There’s nothing in the show that’s really too heavy or serious,” says Seinfeld.

“I think anytime you have a man and a woman trying to get along, it’s funny. But what’s different about
this show is you’re seeing the actual arguments and some are very unusual, things that a writer couldn’t
make up.”

All couples keen to participate in The Marriage Ref should visit www.yahoo7.com.au and follow the links to The Marriage Ref. The Marriage Ref is produced by Southern Star Entertainment for Channel Seven.

Source: Seven Network