![]() Like in “Eastbound & Down,” that guy is on top of the world when we first meet him. Well, I love to play characters who are together on the surface and seem like perfectly well-put-together suburban regular guys who then get pushed into extremes, either because of their own insanity or because of a situation that gets forced on them. ![]() They sent the DVDs over to me and I said, “Yeah, that’s exactly right. I guess Comedy Central saw their version and thought of me to star in it. These two Australian guys, Phil Lloyd and Trent O’Donnell, did it for two seasons on Australian television. No, actually, “Review” began as an Australian series. Where did the idea for “Review” come from? Is this something you’ve been working out onstage?Ī. We caught up with the former “MADtv” star by phone as he was strolling through New York City to talk about “Review” and his upcoming show “The Gas Presents Andy Daly with Andy Blitz” at Great Scott Friday. ![]() Which also makes him the perfect choice to play Forrest MacNeil, the well-heeled but relentless “life reviewer” and host of Comedy Central’s new show “Review.” MacNeil reviews dangerous things like cocaine addiction, making a sex tape, being a racist, and eating 15 pancakes in one sitting. Andy Daly is a “that guy.” Comedy fans who don’t know his name will recognize him when they see him, “that guy,” who does all those characters on “Comedy Bang! Bang!” or played Principal Custer in “Eastbound & Down,” or stole scenes as the play-by-play man in the Will Ferrell movie “Semi Pro.” He’s got what he calls a “Howdy Doody, Richie Cunningham” look – unassuming, like anyone you might find yourself in line with at the bank.
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