"Having Doug be with somebody I think affects Clyde quite a bit and also affects the group because Doug has this newfound confidence that he can't wait to whirl around as opposed to just punching numbers. He just thinks of himself as a pawn but Sarah is there to be like you're so much more than this," Schwartz says. "She brings confidence to Doug who mostly doesn't have any confidence in himself at all. Schwartz says that Clyde and Doug's bromance is headed for a rough patch, thanks in no small part to Doug's new girlfriend, Sarah ( Jenny Slate). While scene-stealers Schwartz and Lawson provide priceless bonus footage for the House of Lies Season 2 DVD, not to mention their web series Flight Club, off-screen, it's a different story onscreen. We also did a Les Miz take of that where we sang the entire scene." "He and I especially really go nuts with each other. "We did that scene as one huge take because Josh and I both come from comedy backgrounds and improv and stage stuff, so it was such a cool feeling," Schwartz says. "It's such a foreign thing to express his emotions and that even when he's trying to, he has such a hard time in doing so."ĭoug's attempt to cheer up his gloomy colleague with a delivery from Doug's Hug Emporium - although slightly sad - was especially fun to shoot behind-the-scenes. "For the first time, something huge happens in that episode, which affects him in such a way that he has to talk like a human being to Doug for the first time," he says. Schwartz is tightlipped about what exactly drives Clyde to show - gasp! - his softer side. However, Clyde's moment of power in Sunday's episode also coincides with one of his first big moments of weakness. "You hear a little bit about Clyde's past, but I didn't get to wear any '80s pants, which is all I wanted to do." "You slowly find out that his life is so consumed with work that maybe he doesn't really spend time on anything else," he says. But, unfortunately for Schwartz, no flashbacks were involved. "There's a scene where Marty is talking and trying to talk to the Dushkin twins and instead I take over the entire pitch - I hijack and I make it my pitch."Īs Clyde's more ambitious side begins to reveal itself, viewers will also learn more about his backstory. "The second season actually shows Clyde applying the skills and you get to see how strong he is and how cutthroat he is," Schwartz says. We see how Marty handles that and what happens as it goes on."Īfter being named one of the top 25 consultants of the year in the Season 1 finale, it was only a matter of time before Clyde started to show his true, ruthless colors. "It's the first time that Clyde is really showing his weight sand showing what he can do. "It's the first time that Clyde brings work to the company," Schwartz says. It won't help matters when Clyde steps up to bat and lands a big client for the team, the Dushkin twins from Las Vegas. You see that he really is as cutthroat and is willing to sacrifice a lot."Ĭlyde's big power moves comes at a very interesting time for Galweather, and specifically for the pod after Marty's ( Don Cheadle) new lady love Tamara ( Nia Long) first suggested that he go out on his own in last week's episode. He recognizes that Marty is a friend of his, but I still think he would do anything he can to get to the next level, to get to be in the position that Marty's at. "Since the beginning, Clyde is someone who's after Marty's job. "You get to find the different shades of Clyde," actor-writer Ben Schwartz tells of Sunday's episode. But can he step it up and be the top dog? Viewers are about to find out. On Showtime's House of Lies(Sundays, 10/9c), Clyde has always been the pod's comic relief.
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