Patrick Bristow Patrick Bristow Patrick Bristow (born September 26, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. Bristow was born in Los Angeles, California. He appeared in the television role of Peter, the good friend of Ellen DeGeneres' character in the series "Ellen". His TV guest-star roles include "Seinfeld"'s "The Wig Master", his recurring role as the machiavellian Troy on "Mad About You", and Larry David's choreographer on "Curb Your Enthusiasm". He has also guest starred on "Malcolm in the Middle", "Friends", "", "The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman", "The Larry Sanders Show", "Head Case", "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody", and
The Larry Sanders Show Brett Butler, Ellen DeGeneres, and Drew Carey. Garry Shandling took a slightly different path with the cable network sitcoms "The Larry Sanders Show" and its forerunner "It's Garry Shandling's Show". In "It's Garry Shandling's Show", Shandling makes use of the George Burns technique of directly addressing the audience. He speaks to the studio and home audiences as well as the other actors, often in quick succession. In both shows celebrity guests appear as themselves and Shandling essentially plays himself: a star of a television show and stand-up comedian with a distinctive "comic persona and rhythm". Shandling said, in an interview