STILLER & MEARA - "MERCY" WHAT A STROKE OF GENIUS

How do you play a bickering couple that have been married 65 years? If your comedy duo, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, you draw on your own lengthy marriage for inspiration. And that's precisely what they did while starring on the new TV drama Mercy.


MERCY -- "The Last Thing I Said Was" Episode 106 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jaime Lee Kirchner as Sonia Jimenez, James Tupper as Dr. Sands, Anna Meara as Estelle Thalberg -- NBC Photo: Ali Goldstein.Stiller and Meara play Joey and Estelle Thalberg who find themselves in the hospital after an argument causes Estelle to literally stroke out.

Stiller & Meara have been married over a half century and according to the comic team, it's taken years of counseling to understand the secrets behind a successful marriage.

Just seeing them interact, however, makes it clear that a sense of humor is first on the list to keep a relationship strong.

Click onto video for Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller's secrets for a long marriage.

Mercy airs tonight, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

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[SuperMegaUberGenius]

she was never a Rush fan....she woke up and made me say they never play bangkok.

walk in the wards? 9th ward new orleans?

daughter show?

halloween 2011

wreathed in smoke

[ePhilosopher9]

i wanted to be a comedian too, but then again my son from the comedy show in 2010 Rush Time Machine....honest!!!!

[4stinkydogs100]

i hope you are kidding, TheodorBjork! It's all shtick - they are a fantastic couple together. They sound just like my own mom and dad - you have to be very much in love to be able to rib one another like this. I hope my own marriage will always be this solid!

[TheodorBjork]

Poor Jerry! How does he stand her? She doesn't let him speak...

[JackLivesTogether]

I thought they were adorable on Mercy. "We'r actors, hello?" LOL!

[Robfalcon501]

lol jesus