Ed (right) and Larry (left) in The West Wing episode "Lord John Marbury"

Ed and Larry are fictional characters on the television series The West Wing, played by Peter James Smith and William Duffy. They are secondary characters, both of whom work in the White House. Their most notable feature is that they are never seen apart from each other, in which respect they are similar to Lenny Leonard and Carl Carlson on The Simpsons. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (874x553, 93 KB) Summary Screenshot from The West Wing. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (874x553, 93 KB) Summary Screenshot from The West Wing. ... The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by John Wells. ... FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by John Wells. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ... Lenford Lenny Leonard is a fictional character in The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ... Carl Carlson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Simpsons redirects here. ...

Their position within the White House is never made clear, although they often function in an operational role under Josh Lyman. They have also been seen, however, attending C.J. Cregg's staff meetings. Most likely, they work in the Office of Management and Budget. Joshua Josh Lyman is a fictional character played by Bradley Whitford on the television drama The West Wing. ... Claudia Jean C.J. Cregg, White House Chief of Staff (formerly Press Secretary) to Democratic President Josiah Bartlet, is a fictional character, played by Allison Janney on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a body within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP) which is tasked with coordinating United States Federal agencies. ...

Over the years, they have worked on a wide variety of projects: They briefed several senior staffers on the India-Pakistan conflict, using information they claimed to have taken from the Encyclopedia Brittanica. They once helped write jokes for one of President Bartlet's speeches, contributing a joke that involved an impression of John Wayne and a sock puppet. 1913 advertisement for the 11th edition, with the slogan When in doubt - look it up in the Encyclopædia Britannica The Encyclopædia Britannica (properly spelt with æ, the ae-ligature) is the oldest English-language general encyclopedia. ... Josiah Edward Jed Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), popularly known as The Duke, [1] was an Academy Award winning, American film actor whose career began in silent movies in the 1920s. ...

Very few fans of The West Wing know which of them is which, a fact which has been acknowledged onscreen by C.J. Cregg, who admitted she could not tell the difference between them. Ed and Larry have themselves said that it doesn't matter. There is two points in the series at which the distinction can be properly deduced. In one of the President's daily briefings during the campaign for re-election, the causcasian member of "Ed and Larry" appears along-side Sam Seaborn to staff the President during the meeting. The President adresses him as Ed, and is corrected by the staffer, who claims to be Larry. This appears in the final scene of Season Four, Episode One, "20 Hours in America, Part 1". In the Season Four episode Angel Maintenance, President Bartlett directs Larry to talk to the press aboard Air Froce One. The causcasian member acknowledges the order and turns to leave. In addition, the last name of neither character is known. Their last names are conspicuously absent in the season 7 episode "Here Today," when Toby writes down their full names instead of saying them aloud when the White House Counsel asks for them. The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by John Wells. ...

See also

• The West Wing
• List of characters on The West Wing
• List of politicians on The West Wing
• List of The West Wing episodes