Larry David
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- 1. The Pants Tent Oct 15, 2000
- Larry's trousers give offense; Larry refers to his wife as Hitler.
- 2. Ted & Mary Oct 22, 2000
- Larry goes on a double date with Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen.
- 3. Porno Gil Oct 29, 2000
- After Larry fails to pick up a golf ball, a serious of weird events occur leading to a porn party.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Created by Larry David. With Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Susie Essman. Larry David stars as an over-the-top version of himself in this comedy series that shows how seemingly trivial details of day-to-day life can precipitate a catastrophic chain of events.
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Larry David has explained the show's name in TV interviews as reflecting his perception that many people seem to live their lives projecting false enthusiasm, which he believes is used to imply that "they are better than you". This conflicts with his dry style. The title also urges the audience not to expect too much from the show; at the time of t...
Curb Your Enthusiasm premiered with an hour-long special on October 17, 1999, upon which the series was based. The series' first eight seasons aired from 2000 to 2011. The series took a prolonged hiatus before returning for a ninth season in 2017, a tenth in 2020, and an eleventh in 2021. It was renewed for a twelfth season in August 2022, which wa...
Main cast
1. Larry David as a fictionalized version of himself, the show's idiosyncratic, tactless and curmudgeonly protagonist. Larry is a semi-retired television writer and producer. Born and raised in New York, he is the only child of Nat and Adele David. He is Jewish, but he is not observant and is willing to betray his heritage (or overemphasize it) when it suits him. After years struggling as a writer and comic, he gained massive success with the sitcom Seinfeld. Having made a fortune off the sho...
Recurring roles
Among the show's many recurring roles, Richard Lewis, Ted Danson, and Wanda Sykes play fictionalized versions of themselves as old friends of Larry with whom he frequently butts heads. Shelley Berman plays Larry's father, Nat David. Bob Einstein frequently appears as Marty Funkhouser, another of Larry's oldest friends. Kaitlin Olson recurs as Becky, Cheryl's sister. In seasons 6 and 7, Vivica A. Fox appears as Loretta Black, a member of the Black family, a family of hurricane evacuees who tak...
Notable guest appearances
Celebrities, including actors, comedians, authors, musicians and athletes, often make guest appearances on the show, many of them playing themselves or fictional versions thereof. Some who appear as fictionalized versions of themselves include Mary Steenburgen, Mel Brooks, Michael York, Martin Scorsese, Lucy Liu, Ben Stiller, Christian Slater, David Schwimmer, Rob Reiner, Rosie O'Donnell, Seth Rogen, Shaquille O'Neal, George Lopez, Michael J. Fox, Mila Kunis, Lin-Manuel Miranda, F. Murray Abr...
Critical response
Curb Your Enthusiasmhas received critical acclaim, praised particularly for its writing and the actors' improvisational comedy. The show enjoyed largely positive critical reception since its debut and outgrew its early "cult" status. On Metacritic, the first season of the show scored 80 out of 100 (based on 20 reviews), 93 for season 3 (based on 12 reviews), 88 for season 4 (18 reviews), 91 for season 5 (5 reviews), 89 for season 6 (9 reviews), 81 for season 7 (18 reviews), 86 for season 8 (6...
Awards and nominations
The series has received 51 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice: Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" in 2003, and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series for Steven Rasch for "Palestinian Chicken" in 2012. The series has received ten nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series. Larry David has received six nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Cheryl Hines has received two nominations for Outs...
When aired in syndication, the series is edited from its original HBO broadcast (for running time and without the TV-MA scenes). On June 2, 2010, the series premiered on the TV Guide Network, making its basic cable debut. The network also recorded a series of related discussions with high-profile guest stars, media pundits, and prominent social fig...
VHS release
The first season of Curb Your Enthusiasm was released on VHSin a three-volume box set.
DVD releases
Curb Your Enthusiasmseasons come in a two-disc DVD set with ten episodes.
Book
A Curb Your Enthusiasm book was released October 19, 2006, published by Gotham Books. The book contains stories from Larry David's past, original interviews and commentary, episode outlines, episode guide, and over 100 full-color photographs. The contents of the book span the first five seasons of the show.
Music
The show is punctuated between scenes with music orchestrated by Wendell Yuponce and from a music library company called Killer Tracks. Frequently heard are instrumental arrangements of the whimsical "Three Little Maids From School Are We" from The Mikado, and the rhythmic Gypsy dance "Les tringles des sistres tintaient" from Carmen. The opening and closing theme song (not mentioned in the credits) is "Frolic" by Italian composer Luciano Michelini[de]. Larry David heard the music used in a ba...
Documentary
The 2017 Netflix documentary film Long Shot contains raw footage from the filming of an episode of season 4 at Dodger Stadiumwhich helped to inadvertently exonerate Juan Catalan, who was accused of murder and faced the death penalty, by giving him an alibi during the time the murder was committed.
Curb Your Enthusiasm at IMDbCurb Your Enthusiasm. 12 SEASONS | 120 EPISODES | TV-MA. WATCH NOW. Starring Larry David as an over-the-top version of himself, the iconic Emmy®- and Golden Globe®-winning comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm offers a tongue-in-cheek depiction of the writer/producer/comedian’s fictionalized life.
Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series 2000–2024) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 11. 10 EPISODES | TV-MA. WATCH NOW. Larry David stars as himself in this comedy series that follows him as he lands himself in various predicaments. 1. The Five-Foot Fence. While his latest venture is threatened by forces outside his control, Larry attends an unprecedented event at Albert Brooks' house. 2. Angel Muffin.
Sun, Oct 29, 2000. A bizarre chain of events starts with Larry accidentally being invited to have dinner with a former porno star, Gil, ( Bob Odenkirk ). The party turns out to be one disaster after another when Larry breaks a lamp, is forced to take off his shoes, loses his watch, gets lost along the way, and has to do the dreaded "double ...
Watch Curb Your Enthusiasm and other popular TV shows and movies including new releases, classics, Hulu Originals, and more. It’s all on Hulu. Larry David stars as himself in this comedy series that follows him as he lands himself in various predicaments.
