The Road

The Road is the second episode of Crashing. It was released online on February 24, 2017 and was broadcast on HBO on February 26, 2017.

Synopsis
Pete wallows in his new reality; Artie offers to let Pete be his opening act in exchange for a ride to Albany; Pete meets co-headliner T.J. Miller and attempts to save Artie from breaking his sobriety.

Plot
Waking up at Artie's, Pete leaves to get breakfast. Realizing he has left his wallet at Artie's, he goes back only for Artie to answer the door with a baseball bat. Artie convinces Pete to drive him to Albany and they retrieve Pete's car from the impound. Artie wants Pete to help him stay sober in Albany.

At the comedy club, Pete removes whiskey from the green room to keep his promise to Artie. Pete also meets T.J. Miller. Pete opens the set, followed by T.J. and Artie. After the set, T.J. offers Pete the chance to open for him for a couple of weekends.

Artie meets a woman, Susie, who offers him cocaine and invites him back to her house. Determined to protect Artie, Pete intervenes and gets pepper sprayed for his trouble. However, Susie allows him to wash out his eyes at her house, then offers to sleep with him. Not ready for that, Pete is kicked out.

Heading back to the comedy club, Pete finds out that Artie has taken a cab back to New York. Pete agrees to give T.J. a lift back to the city and T.J. lets Pete stay with him.

Cast

 * Pete Holmes as Pete
 * Artie Lang as Artie Lange
 * T.J. Miller as T.J. Miller