- Radio Times
- Review by:
- Patrick Mulkern
It struck me long ago that much of Larry and Jeff’s appeal is down to them being like a modern-day Laurel and Hardy — best mates/prize chumps pootling around LA’s palm-lined avenues, incurring the wrath of a vituperative wife (Susie). But it takes guest star Ricky Gervais to point this out to their faces, albeit in an up-market New York diner.
Yes, the action at last moves to Manhattan in an unmissable episode that sees the two obnoxious titans of semi-improvised comedy squaring up to each other. Gervais (appearing in a deathly Broadway play) cuts through Larry David’s blather, fleeces him of $500 and manages to trump him at every turn — until a satisfying, final turnaround on the Subway.
And look out for another Brit, Ruthie Henshall, the butter-wouldn’t-melt musical theatre star, who silences Larry with a tirade of Anglo-Saxon abuse. Sublime.
About this programme
6/10. Larry is hailed as a hero after accidentally defusing a tense situation on a flight to New York by tripping over his shoelaces. Upon arriving in the city, Jeff asks him to help sign Ricky Gervais for his agency - but his plan to charm the comedian ends in disaster. Guest starring Ruthie Henshall, Samantha Mathis (American Psycho) and Chris Parnell (30 Rock).
Cast and crew
Cast
- Himself
- Larry David
- Jeff Greene
- Jeff Garlin
- Susie Greene
- Susie Essman
- Himself
- Ricky Gervais
- Donna
- Samantha Mathis
- Hank
- Chris Parnell
- Ally
- Ruthie Henshall
- Waiter
- Dan Bakkedahl
- Stewardess
- Brittany Buckner
- Drunk passenger
- Michael Mulheren
- Mugger
- Otto Sanchez
Crew
- Director
- Alec Berg
- Writer
- Larry David
- Writer
- Alec Berg
- Writer
- David Mandel
- Writer
- Jeff Schaffer
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