Pete Holmes of ‘Crashing’ Finds Humor in His Church Roots

Pete Holmes, the actor and comedian, shops for Christmas trees in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, Dec. 5, 2017. Holmes, who writes and stars in the HBO series “Crashing,” says his spiritual side has helped him cope in Hollywood. “The pitfall of buying and believing your own hype is a deep, echoing, wet, cold sadness,” he said. (Jake Michaels/The New York Times)