"Flustered and fabulous in his designer shades, he promptly runs into an ex-situationship, Andrew, and things get awkward: Andrew points out his new boyfriend, and Charlie responds, "Oh, sideburns. Nice." Then, when Andrew reveals he's moving to New York, Charlie pretends not to care. "Great city," he says, barely disguising his despondency. "A big, new adventure." The encounter sends Charlie into a tailspin."
"Irritable, sexual, and boisterous, Charlie is a classic Firstman character, a persona the comedian has embodied since his impersonation of "banana bread's publicist" went viral during the pandemic. He would go on to play a manic, drug-addled version of himself in the acclaimed Sebastián Silva film Rotting in the Sun, then a ditzy romantic interest in FX's sitcom English Teacher."
Charlie, played by Jordan Firstman, attends a crowded wake in Rachel Sennott's HBO comedy and is relegated to the 'second overflow' section. An awkward encounter with an ex-situationship, who points out his new boyfriend and announces a move to New York, forces Charlie to hide despondency behind flippant, performative remarks. The character is irritable, sexual, boisterous, stylish, quick-witted, and intentionally authentic rather than curated for mainstream comfort. Firstman's portrayal draws on viral persona work and film roles, and he frames Charlie as a cross between Samantha Jones's horny bluntness and Ari Gold's get-shit-done energy.
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