Prologue. The price you pay -- The bad news is, you're hired (Friday's) -- Comedy Moses or wandering in the comedy desert -- 'Yea, it's funny...' (The Arsenio Hall show) -- Not that there's anything wrong with that...(Seinfeld) -- Zen sho runner or scenes from a sit-com marriage (Mad about you) -- The Bel Air hillbillies -- You should direct one of these things (Curb, part one) -- You've been a gallant captain (Bob Dylan) -- My life is perfect, except I'm in it (Entourage) -- I refuse to accept your apology...(Curb, part two) -- It's real. just not the reality you think it is (Borat) -- An atheist thanks God (Religulous) -- A comedy about hate (Bruno) -- When you reach the top of the hill, you can see the end of the road (Shiva) -- It depends who's doing the fucking, and who's getting fucked (The dictator) -- A (very, very short) walk in the woods -- Nic uncaged -- The Larry Charles dangerous world of comedy -- The story of The Larry David story -- Epilogue. Life is but a joke

"Telling Larry Charles's life story is telling the story of modern American comedy. Over the last 40 years, few comedians have been a part of so many iconic, beloved projects. Larry was one of the original writers and producers on the first five seasons of Seinfeld, directed over 20 episodes each of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage, and served as the showrunner for Mad About You. His film directing credits include Borat, Bruno, and The Dictator, Bill Maher's Religulous, and Bob Dylan's Masked and Anonymous. In Comedy Samurai, Charles pulls back the curtain on the making of his successful projects, offering often sharp, never-before-told anecdotes about Jerry Seinfeld, Sacha Baron Cohen, Bill Maher, Nic Cage, Mel Brooks, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, and Larry David, among many others. Perfect for fans of Seinfeldia and lovers of comedy in general, Larry promises to offer new insights into and about many of the most beloved shows, films, and actors of all time"--