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 Feldman (comedian) has written jokes pro bono for candidates he supports. Feldman is a graduate of Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, New Jersey. and Columbia University in New York City. David Feldman (comedian) David Feldman is an American comedy writer, standup comedian and podcaster/radio host. He writes for Comedy Central's "The Burn" and Joy Behar's Say Anything on Current TV. In 2009, Feldman launched the listener-supported "David Feldman Show" (formerly known as the "David Feldman Comedy Podcast"), which includes a diverse mixture of live and prerecorded content which can be downloaded from the iTunes Store for free. In November 2013, he