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Video: Larry David Becomes Newest Subway Hero, Saving Ricky Gervais With A Baguette
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Jamie Feldmar
Published Aug 15, 2011
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On last night's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David finally makes his way to New York, only to be thwarted by guest star Ricky Gervais, playing a sniveling Broadway star who threatens to charm Larry's love interest away. David, however, in a rare moment of heroism, manages to one-up the Brit by saving him from a subway mugger using only a loaf of crusty bread from "the oldest Italian pastry shop in America," Veniero's.
The Local has an exhaustively comprehensive look at the geographic inconsistencies in last night's episode, pointing out that there is no subway station across from Veniero's, let alone one billing itself as Grand Central, but no matter! We're just happy that Larry David is back in his neurosis-filled cultural homeland. Behold the courageous baguette beatdown:
And here's Gervais complaining about the subway system, at the 3:30 mark:
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