Comedy Samurai

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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 life's work. To tell Larry Charles's life story is to tell 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 , executive produced both Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage while directing 18 episodes of Curb , and served as the showrunner for Mad About You . His film directing credits include Borat , Bruno , and The Dictator , the comic documentory Religulous starring Bill Maher, and Masked and Anonymous, which he co-wrote with Bob Dylan who stars. In Comedy Samurai , Charles pulls back the curtain on the making of