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
David Mirkin David Mirkin David Mirkin (born September 18, 1955) is an American feature film and television director, writer and producer. Mirkin grew up in Philadelphia and intended to become an electrical engineer, but abandoned this career path in favor of studying film at Loyola Marymount University. After graduating, he became a stand-up comedian, and then moved into television writing. He wrote for the sitcoms "Three's Company", "It's Garry Shandling's Show" and "The Larry Sanders Show" and served as showrunner on the series "Newhart". After an unsuccessful attempt to remake the British series "The Young Ones", Mirkin created "Get a Life" in