Larry David before Seinfeld
Larry David is best known for his work as writer/creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, but very few people know what Larry was doing before his success with these shows. After a little Wikipedia and youtube sleuth work I stumbled on David’s early work as writer and cast member of the show Fridays.
Fridays was a late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982 with repeats airing until October 22, 1982. The program was ABC’s attempt to duplicate the success of Saturday Night Live. Like SNL, each week Fridays featured music acts and, in the second season, celebrity guest hosts, as well as fake newscasts and spoofs of television shows and commercials.