Matthew McConaughey’s Overlooked Cameo on This HBO Sitcom Holds a Near

Before Matthew McConaughey portrayed Detective Rust Cohle on True Detective —establishing him as one of the most charismatic actors in Hollywood history—he was appearing in much weirder places. One of his more underrated roles was in HBO’s cult comedy Eastbound & Down , which was as profanely hilarious as it was brilliant, and which currently sits at 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.

McConaughey’s time on the show, while short-lived, was highly memorable; the kind of cameo that makes no sense when you read it on paper, but makes all the sense in the world once you see it. Long before he was winning Oscars, the actor played an over-the-top sports agent who matched Danny McBrid e ’s Kenny Powers beat for beat in sheer audacity. For many fans, it remains one of his strangest and fu