Had enough festive cheer? Then set the vid for next week’s C4 special in which Davids Brent and Larry, twin titans of tactlessness, meet over a latte. It’s bound to end in tears.
"The production company that makes Peep Show approached me about doing a programme where I’d interview my comedy heroes," says Ricky Gervais. "So I said, ‘OK, I’ll do it if you get Larry David,’ thinking it’d be the last I’d hear about it."
After the break: What happened next
But Larry, high priest of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, had a free afternoon while Ricky happened to be in LA for the Emmys. So, says Ricky, they "spent a day together just talking about comedy. It was brilliant."
C4 has now commissioned an occasional series of interrogations from Gervais. The brains behind Spinal Tap and The Simpsons are already lined up, and Garry Shandling, creator and star of The Larry Sanders Show, is on the wish list.
* Ricky Gervais Meets Larry David, C4, Thurs 5 Jan, 10.15pm
* Curb Your Enthusiasm, More4, tomorrow and Weds at 11.10pm
* The Larry Sanders Show, ITV4, Weds at 11pm
Wow! Two of my favourites just kicking back and chatting, that’s one to watch.
Hopefully they’ll be pretty relaxed about it. There’s a DVD feature on the Land of the Dead DVD where the creators of Shaun of the Dead meet George Romero. It’s actually very uncomfortable to watch because they all seem so embarrassed that there’s a camera present. They’re big fans of each other’s work (Romero is wearing a Shaun of the Dead badge!) but they never relax into the conversation.