The last time we saw the brilliant Albert Brooks onscreen, he was playing himself in the Season 11 premiere of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” on HBO in October of 2021, with Brooks staging a “live funeral” for himself at his home so he could watch the memorial in his upstairs bedroom while his friends paid their respects — a tribute that goes sideways when it’s discovered Albert is a COVID supplies hoarder.
As the outraged “mourners” storm out and Jon Hamm exclaims, “I hope you REALLY die!” Brooks tries to get the guests to stay (“Come on, I’ve got flu shots!”) before deadpanning to Larry, “Maybe we’ll try again next year.”
