Like the good soldiers they are, they take their lumps and move on with their night. It might feel like a cop out if they didn’t cap off the episode with Martin Short making a cameo appearance where he dresses the two down with the same off-hand vitriol. So, instead of Billy and Julie changing in some remarkable way and vowing to do better, they’re pretty much back to where they were at the start of the episode. So, by the end, it’s back to the snark, with Billy and Julie doing a “PBS Roast” telling mean jokes about Charlie Rose and Maggie Smith to drum up donations. He winds up getting humiliated and turning his potential beau off in the process. In an Instagram post, comedian Bridget Everett who co-starred with Hagerty on HBOs 'Somebody Somewhere,' confirmed his death on Friday, saying she was. With her band The Tender Moments, Bridget’s played to sold out houses on both coasts and has been joined by guests ranging from Broadway icon Patti Lupone to Rock icon Flea. In one of the episode’s best scenes, Billy tries to prove himself to Fred by volunteering to be part of the act for the world’s premier sober magician, Abra Cadouglas (played to perfection by SNL star Kate McKinnon). WASHINGTON Character actor Mike Hagerty, known for his comedic, blue-collar worker roles in shows like 'Friends' and 'Lucky Louie' died Thursday at 67. Bridget Everett is a singing tour de force known for her funny yet gut-wrencing, outrageous and unpredictable performances. Unless Fred is willing to sit on the sidelines with Billy and throw barbs, their relationship is never going to work. And her attempts to make it up to him are stumbling at best-she brings him lunch at the station (along with a jar of olives and a bottle of bitters), but then tries to help jazz up the pledge drive, much to Arthur and his boss’s frustration.īilly, as well, stumbles in his anti-snark efforts, particularly when faced with a potential new partner, a cute dentist named Fred, who turns out to be “a participator.” That is, someone who willingly joins in to birthday party singalongs in restaurants or volunteers to be part of the show at a Bridget Everett performance. Julie and Arthur have a huge blowup, leading to her vacating their apartment. That, blessedly, only kind of happens here. The natural arc of the traditional half-hour sitcom is to land each character in a much better place at the end than they were at the beginning, having learned a Very Important Lesson along the way. Check out A Murray Little Christmas with Murray Hill, Bridget Everett, Erin Markey, The NYC Burlesque Choir, and more at Le Poisson Rouge in New York on. Annoyed that they’re such selfish people? Yes, it’s true, but not without a cost when Arthur calls Julie out for not being more supportive during the most stressful time of his year: pledge week at PBS. People complaining about how Billy and Julie are mean to celebrities? They’re way ahead of you by having Billy attempt to be nicer about famous people after his mean tweets about Chelsea Handler get him booted from an appearance on Watch What Happens: Live before he even gets on the air. Savvy is the show that attempts to address the lowest common denominator criticism before they even hear about it. Starbucks is closing 16 stores across Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, and other cities due to a high frequency of 'challenging incidents' see the list.