LIFE'S TOO SHORT SPECIAL
HBO, 10:00 p.m. ET
Just as Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais wrapped up their British comedy series The Office with a subsequent telemovie special, so they revisit their Life’s Too Short series, starring Warwick Davis, with one last made-for-TV stand-alone special. Warwick, as always, plays an exaggerated version of himself, and tonight’s clever finale, guest starring Val Kilmer, is a lot of fun even if you are unfamiliar with Life’s Too Short, and the trip of British TV guest-star vets also poking fun at their own images. Merchant and Gervais appear in one scene, with Warwick and Kilmer, but most of this is Warwick’s show all the way – and, like The Office finale, he manages to be both hilarious and touching.