LateLine Pearce's New Buddy (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Comedy

LateLine

Pearce's New Buddy (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Comedy

Pearce gets in Al's good graces after learning Julia Roberts will be attending a First Amendment benefit. Al gives Pearce a ticket to the benefit but reveals it was the one for Julia Roberts, causing Pearce to treat Al with contempt.

Director

Ken Levine

Writers

Al Franken (creator) | John Markus (creator) | Earl Pomerantz

Producers

Andy Ackerman | Thomas Lofaro (as Tom Lofaro) | Mary Salter

Composer

Matthew Morse (as Mat Morse)

Cinematographer

Lennie T. Evans

Editor

Briana London

Production Designer

Eugene Lee

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 14, 1998

Release date

Apr 14, 1998 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Al Franken Al Freundlich Al Freundlich See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Megyn Price Gale Ingersoll Gale Ingersoll See fewer	Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Miguel Ferrer Vic Karp Vic Karp See fewer	Traffic (2000)
Ajay Naidu Raji Bakshi Raji Bakshi See fewer	Office Space (1999)
Sanaa Lathan Briana Gilliam Briana Gilliam See fewer	Alien vs. Predator (2004)
Catherine Lloyd Burns Mona Guillingsvard Mona Guillingsvard See fewer	Keeping the Faith (2000)
Robert Foxworth Pearce McKenzie Pearce McKenzie See fewer	Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Caroline Aaron Amy Freundlich (voice) Amy Freundlich (voice) See fewer	21 Jump Street (2012)
Nancy Carell Jill (as Nancy Walls) Jill (as Nancy Walls) See fewer	The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
Roma Chugani Make-Up Lady (as Roma Court) Make-Up Lady (as Roma Court) See fewer	Elementary (2012)
Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis (as Michael S. Dukakis) Michael Dukakis (as Michael S. Dukakis) See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Bob Glouberman Prompter Techie Prompter Techie See fewer	The Artist (I) (2011)
Charlie Hartsock Minion Minion See fewer	Superbad (2007)
Michael McKean Dick Obermeyer Dick Obermeyer See fewer	This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Rolando Molina Burly Techie Burly Techie See fewer	Next Friday (2000)
Kimberly Stevens Flight Attendant Flight Attendant See fewer	Time Under Fire (1997)
Bob Uecker Bob Uecker Bob Uecker See fewer	Major League (1989)
Scott Wordham Floyd (as Scott A. Wordham) Floyd (as Scott A. Wordham) See fewer	Jason Bourne (I) (2016)
John O. Nelson Vendor (uncredited) Vendor (uncredited) See fewer	A Hip Hop Story (2024)