It aired on Fox in the United States on December 8, 2013, and is written by Julius Sharpe and directed by Brian Iles.
Their performance is a hit and they get an offer for a new manager named Ricky, firing Mort and going on tour over Lois' objections that she needs Peter to be with the family on Thanksgiving.
The show has long since passed the point where the sudden reveal of a pseudo-stepfather like Larry could be considered surprising—although that doesn’t detract from its funniness as a throwaway gag—but this episode does end with Peter mulling over what it means to return to his normal, post-fame life, then promptly shooting himself.
There’s only the most infinitesimal of chances that his apparent suicide will have any impact beyond its place here as a final dark punchline, but it’s still remarkable to think this is the same show that dealt with Brian’s death so seriously just two weeks prior.
Family Guy is very far from perfect, but it’s still weirdly impressive that its format can stretch to include such diametrically opposite character deaths in the space of just two episodes.