Larry (Garry Shandling in top neurotic form) makes the unwise decision to get more involved in the messy personal lives of his staff.
The caustic script by Marjorie Gross pokes savagely hilarious fun at just how hermetic and thoroughly absorbed Larry truly is: The man is so caught up in himself he doesn't even know the name of his new assistant director. Moreover, this episode also does a hysterical job of showing that Larry's staff are pretty messed up: Writer Jerry (winningly played by Jeremy Piven) is getting it on with cute new writer Sally (the super cute Kimberly Kates), Hank (the always terrific Jeffrey Tambor) comes up with some asinine thoughts for his newsletter, and obsequious writer Phil (a deliciously smarmy Wallace Langham) goes out of his way to get himself in Larry's good graces. Meanwhile Arthur (the wonderfully crusty Rip Torn) is his usual gruff self and guest Peter Falk is astounded by the delirious dysfunction happening all around him. An absolute riot.
The caustic script by Marjorie Gross pokes savagely hilarious fun at just how hermetic and thoroughly absorbed Larry truly is: The man is so caught up in himself he doesn't even know the name of his new assistant director. Moreover, this episode also does a hysterical job of showing that Larry's staff are pretty messed up: Writer Jerry (winningly played by Jeremy Piven) is getting it on with cute new writer Sally (the super cute Kimberly Kates), Hank (the always terrific Jeffrey Tambor) comes up with some asinine thoughts for his newsletter, and obsequious writer Phil (a deliciously smarmy Wallace Langham) goes out of his way to get himself in Larry's good graces. Meanwhile Arthur (the wonderfully crusty Rip Torn) is his usual gruff self and guest Peter Falk is astounded by the delirious dysfunction happening all around him. An absolute riot.