Working Late and Working It
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| "Working Late and Working It" | |
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| Up All Night episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Joe Russo |
| Written by | Tim McAuliffe |
| Production code | 104 |
| Original air date | September 28, 2011 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Working Late and Working It" is the third episode of the American television comedy series, Up All Night. The episode originally aired on September 28, 2011, on NBC. The episode was written by Tim McAuliffe and was directed by Joe Russo. It guest starred Will Forte as Chris' friend, Reed and Jorma Taccone as Ava's ex-boyfriend, B-Ro.
The episode revolves around Chris (Will Arnett) and Reagan (Christina Applegate) trying to bring the sexy back into their marriage with the help of Chris's new friend Reed (Will Forte). Meanwhile, Ava (Maya Rudolph) blames Reagan for the advice that led her to break up with her now engaged ex-boyfriend, B-Ro (Jorma Taccone).
"Working Late and Working It" received mostly positive reviews from critics. The episode was viewed by 5.34 million viewers and received a 2.1 rating/6% share in the 18–49 demographic, marking a slight drop in the ratings from the previous episode, "Cool Neighbors". Despite this, it tied as NBC's highest-rated show on Wednesday with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
After noticing that Reagan has been wearing more sweats after the baby, Chris seeks advice from his new friend, Reed (Will Forte). Reed tells him that he needs to dress more sexy in order for Reagan to dress sexy. He does and he tries to hint it at her which causes her to grow angry and go to bed. In the morning, she dresses "fancy" just like his request. Ava eventually convinces Reagan to forgive Chris, because he's "one of the good ones". At home, Reagan comes back from work Chris shows her a poem/slide-show he made featuring them with the Obama family albeit, with Photoshop. After the slideshow, Reagan decides to change into something "more comfortable" wearing a thong that Ava gave to her.
Meanwhile, Ava deals with her ex-boyfriend B-Ro.
Production
"Working Late and Working It" was written by Tim McAuliffe and was directed by Joe Russo, both their first credit for the series. On August 26, 2011, Josef Adalian of New York reported that Will Forte would appear on Up All Night as Reed.[1] Forte has previously worked with executive producer Lorne Michaels and co-creator Emily Spivey on Saturday Night Live.[1] He had also guest starred in several episodes of 30 Rock which is produced by Michael's production company, Broadway Video, which also producers Up All Night.[1] On September 1, 2011, Jorma Taccone was reported to guest star on the series as Ava's ex-boyfriend, B-Ro by Rick Porter of Zap2it.[2] He had also previously worked with Michaels and Spivey on SNL.[2]