From Peabody, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-winning writer and director Larry Charles a rollicking journey through modern American comedy, as he shares behind-the-scenes stories from his work on Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Borat, among others, with never-before-told stories about Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Sacha Baron Cohen, Bill Maher, Nic Cage, and Larry David. Telling Larry Charles's life story is telling the story of modern American comedy. Over the last 40 years, few comedians have been a part of so many iconic, beloved projects. Larry was one of the original writers and producers on the first five seasons of
Seinfeld, directed over 20 episodes each of
Curb Your Enthusiasm and
Entourage, and served as the showrunner for
Mad About You. His film directing credits include
Borat,
Bruno, and
The Dictator, Bill Maher's
Religulous, and Bob Dylan's
Masked and Anonymous. In
Comedy Samurai, Charles pulls back the curtain on the making of his successful projects, offering often sharp, never-before-told anecdotes about Jerry Seinfeld, Sacha Baron Cohen, Bill Maher, Nic Cage, Mel Brooks, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, and Larry David, among many others.
Perfect for fans of
Seinfeldia and lovers of comedy in general, Larry promises to offer new insights into and about many of the most beloved shows, films, and actors of all time.
