Each half-hour episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm features verité-style footage of David (playing himself) at home, at work and around town, as he gets into predicaments with fictional and real-life personalities. With cast regulars Jeff Garlin (as manager Jeff Greene) and Cheryl Hines (as wife Cheryl) reprising their roles, the series features appearances by guest celebrities playing themselves or character roles.
Candid, unsparing and self-deprecating, Curb Your Enthusiasm brings the off-kilter comic vision of Larry David--co-creator and co-executive producer of one of the most lauded comedy series in TV history, Seinfeld--to HBO. The series blurs the lines between reality and fiction, as David (playing himself) and a cast of real and fictional characters are followed around Los Angeles by a ubiquitous camera that chronicles the private, often banal world of a (relatively) public man.
Having evolved from the 1999 HBO special Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm, this series proves how seemingly trivial details of one's day-to-day life--a trip to the movies, a phone call, a visit from some trick-or-treaters--can precipitate a "Murphy's Law" chain of misfortune to hilarious effect. Like George Costanza in Seinfeld, the protagonist of Curb Your Enthusiasm has a knack for getting himself into uncomfortable situations that end up alienating him from peers and acquaintances.
To keep the narrative fresh and spontaneous, Curb Your Enthusiasm is shot without a script; the cast is given scene outlines and often improvise lines as they go. The result is an unpredictable format that's unlike anything else on TV.
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@Furbul I watched the first 3 seasons years ago, and stopped there, Because I did like it, but agreed I found each episode very predictable. I've started up again on season 4, and the episode was much like the last 3 seasons. Amusing, watchable, some very cringy funny moments, but I could see how the whole episode would play out.
@furbul it does, indeed. It just gets better and better. However this isn't a show you'll fully enjoy if you can't relate to Larry in some aspects and even then you should still be able to enjoy the constant misfortunes Larry gets himself into constantly episode after episode.
Best sitcom ever.
Probably the funniest show I've ever seen
Love it.
I watched 5 episodes and it's not so funny for me. Seems a little fake and highly predictable to be honest. Is it really getting any better in next seasons?
Great season finale, hopefully not the series finale.
new season is hilarious so far, tears in my eyes from laughing multiple times
Some early talk of a renewal:
http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-nine-20422/
HBO wants it, but it is all up to Larry David.
Well deserved, very good season so far.
The ratings are climbing, still:
http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/curb-your-enthusiasm-continues-to-grow-by-leaps-bounds-posts-new-rating-high/
Best ratings in seven years, up 53% from the last premiere:
http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/ratings-curb-your-enthusiasm/
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