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Why does Richard Lewis constantly mention how long he's been friends with Larry?

posted 5 years ago by Threadkiller (3088)
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Seriously. Basically for 20 years now on the show I've noticed how Richard Lewis likes to randomly shoe horn into conversations how so very long he's been friends with Larry. He does this again in the first episode of the latest season.

Has anyone else noticed this? The cynical part of me suspects this is his way of somehow elevating his importance/significance on the show(A lot of the dialogue is ad-libbed). I mean what has Richard Lewis done in the past 20 years that anyone other than his several thousands of fans knows about besides Curb?

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Never noticed this. Maybe he's asking Larry for favors and stuff a lot of the time or wants to convince Larry he's being honest with him, so he brings up what good friends they have been over the years?

[–] avortac4 (3752) 3 years ago

I never noticed it before, but now that I read your post, I can easily remember and imagine him saying this in one way or another. He seems to always underline that as the reason why he tolerates Larry or why he is his friend or why he chooses his side, or something like that.

Maybe it's just his tired comedy pattern or something. I liked him in 'Men in Tights', but I haven't really seen him in much else besides this show, I don't think he's the funniest individual, he's pretty robotic and often mean, I would not be his friend.