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Bobby Zarin (left), husband of Real Housewife of New York City Zill Zarin, took it on the chin last night during a standup routine by Curb Your Enthusiasm comedienne Susie Essman. Performing at a benefit for ChairScholars, Essman was the evening's headliner and seemed genuinely unaware of the boldface identities of Zarin and her husband, who were seated just a few rows from the stage at Hudson Terrace.
In a good-natured rant laced with profanities unprintable here, Essman laced into Mr. Zarin, effectively comparing him to the ne'er-do-wells she once dated. "What do you do for a living?" she asked him pointedly. Unable to provide a straight answer, he became an easy target, one whom Essman would return to throughout her routine. "You get up in the morning....you get dressed...?" prompted Essman. Zarin replied that he got up at about noon, but still remained closed-mouthed about his job. (In fact, he oversees Zarin Fabrics, a company founded by his father, Harry, in 1936.) Though no damage was done (Zarin seemed thrilled by the attention), his wife made sure to stop by Essman's green room after the show for a visit. From what we could tell, all was well that ended well.
It could have been much worse. During a Friar's Club roast of real estate magnate Donald Trump in 2004, Essman lobbed barbs including: "Donald, did you enjoy your meal? I heard your hair ordered the salmon" and "I'm so not your type. I'm smart, my boobs are real and I speak English."
Yes, Zarin got off quite easily. He'd just better steer clear of the Friar's Club.
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 2:34AM 
Memorial Sloan Kettering's second annual spring ball took up residence in the Plaza Hotel tonight and New York's social set came out to show its support. Even during this busy season, the event is undisputedly one of the city's biggest remaining galas before Memorial Day. Boldface names from the peacock network were out in force, not surprising given that Caryn Zucker, wife of NBC president Jeff Zucker, was one of the event's co-chairs. In addition to the Zuckers, other NBC Universal personalities in attendance included Natalie Morales, Hoda Kotb, Melissa Francis and Tiki Barber. But you did not have to be on the NBC payroll to enjoy the highlight of the night, a performance by R&B singer Macy Gray.
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Caryn Zucker, Christopher Meloni, Dennis Basso, Frank Gifford, Gillian Miniter, Ginny Barber, Hoda Kotb, Jack Safbeye, Jamee Gregory, Jeff Zucker, Jill Zarin, Joe Rhodes, Kathie Lee Gifford, Linda Tavlarios, Marianna Olszewski, Melissa Francis, Muffie Potter Aston, Nina Rennert Davidson, Phil McCarthy, Sara Ayres, Shafi Roepers, Sherman Meloni, Shoshanna Gruss, Somers Farkas, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Tiki Barber, Tom Leeds, Valesca Guerrand-Hermes, Yvette Mayer, natalie morales, tory burch in Benefit Galas Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 5:26PM 
America's favorite housewives (you're not going to pretend that anyone actually prefers the ladies of Orange County or Atlanta to the gelid ladies of Manhattan, are you?) turned up at Gilt restaurant last night to fête the launch of their second season, on Bravo.
In addition to stunning-looking "housewives" LuAnn de Lesseps, Jill Zarin, Bethenny Frankel, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Ramona Singer and Alex McCord, the event pulled a glam crowd of women who appeared to relish the idea of starring in a reality show themselves and a smaller group of men apparently not ashamed to admit they are fans of the self-absorbed series. New episodes begin on Bravo on February 17.
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