The Larry Sanders Show in its use of celebrity guests, its lack of laugh track, and its comedy of embarrassment by "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "The Office" and "Arrested Development". Shandling's performance is a precursor to Larry David's in "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and Ricky Gervais ("The Office", "Extras") as David Brent. Gervais said in "Variety" that he was heavily influenced by the show and that "It taught me that flawed characters can be compulsive viewing — seeing them squirm and get their comeuppance." Armando Iannucci said that his political satire "The Thick of It" strove to mix comedy and authenticity in a similar manner to
David Armand David Armand David Armand (born David Whitehead in September 1977) is an English comedian, actor and writer who has performed on stage, film, radio and most notably, television, where the shows he has appeared in include "Fast and Loose", "Episodes", "How Not to Live Your Life", "Pulling", "The Armstrong & Miller Show", "Swinging", and "Peep Show". He is one of the writers and stars of the hit CBBC comedy shows "Sorry, I've Got No Head", and "Pixelface". He has also written for shows such as "The Peter Serafinowicz Show" and "Katy Brand's Big Ass Show". Born in the Northamptonshire town