Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Season 1
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  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 15, 2000
Season #: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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80

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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 92 Ratings

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  • Summary: 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 wifeEach 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), 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.
    In Germany the show is known as Lass es, Larry! ("Stop it, Larry!")In Portuguese the show is known as A Louca Vida de Larry ("Larry's Crazy Life")In Norway it is known is Ingen grunn til begeistringIn Sweden it is known as Simma lugnt, Larry!In Finland it is known as Jäitä hattuun    … Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Allan Johnson
    Jul 9, 2013
    100
    An insanely funny romp thanks to its unique storytelling technique and an inspired performance by the star. [15 Oct 2000]
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  2. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Terry Kelleher
    Jun 27, 2013
    91
    Curb Your Enthusiasm has an unhurried, improvisational style that may cause restlessness. And David, playing himself as a cranky pessimist, is a determinedly unlovable star. But stay with the 10-week series and you'll be ensnared by his sly humor.
  3. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Marvin Kitman
    Jul 9, 2013
    90
    I haven't enjoyed a new cable comedy so much since the first episode of "Larry Sanders." [15 Oct 2000]
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  4. The Detroit News
    Reviewed by: Tom Long
    Jul 9, 2013
    80
    The first four episodes contain more solid laughs than most sitcoms manage in a year. [13 Oct 2000]
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  5. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Jul 9, 2013
    80
    As with most HBO series, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" isn't for everyone. Prerequisites include not only a desire for more of the best of "Seinfeld" but a willingness to go along with David's Brooklyn-bred grumpiness. [13 Oct 2000]
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  6. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Jul 9, 2013
    75
    Curb is an experiment in free-form TV, one that is just as happy to make you cringe in embarrassment as make you laugh, and even happier just to dawdle along provoking no response at all. [13 Oct 2000]
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  7. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Barbara Vancheri
    Jul 9, 2013
    50
    Reminiscent of "Seinfeld" but not as funny.

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  1. MickeyMickMic02
    Feb 23, 2012
    10
    Such a great comedy series. Witty, absorbing, astonishing...
    I just can't understand why the hell Larry David didn't win emmy for his great    Such a great comedy series. Witty, absorbing, astonishing...
    I just can't understand why the hell Larry David didn't win emmy for his great work in this series.

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  2. Tony1984
    Feb 14, 2018
    10
    Making people laugh is far far far more difficult than making people cry and Larry David makes me laugh...and nearly cry...
  4. spenceranthonys
    Sep 5, 2011
    10
    Larry David certainly is a talented man. It's Too intriguing how much he will call ANYONE out on their b.s. Constantly finding myself inLarry David certainly is a talented man. It's Too intriguing how much he will call ANYONE out on their b.s. Constantly finding myself in scenarios where i wish L.D was around to socially assassinate someone.… Expand
  5. JawsLaxerDrama
    Jan 5, 2014
    9
    The genius is all LD. He may be a victim of circumstance, but I can honestly say I have never laughed harder in any sitcom, especially oneThe genius is all LD. He may be a victim of circumstance, but I can honestly say I have never laughed harder in any sitcom, especially one that co-created Seinfeld. Every episode can have realism in it, with seemingly unrelated plot points that come together nicely. For every season and episode, there are things that I would have wanted to say to people in real life but couldn't because of social graces...well, finally, Larry David has given us a gift. That gift is the highly esteemed Curb Your Enthusiasm.… Expand
  6. FilipanOtinan
    Dec 29, 2013
    9
    A Great Example Of How Story Is The King!!! No effects, no pompous shoots, no great investments & big risks taken. Follow The Man, in hisA Great Example Of How Story Is The King!!! No effects, no pompous shoots, no great investments & big risks taken. Follow The Man, in his unfitting role as an upper middle class hero, trying to make sense of American suburbia. A journey into middle class social behavior… Expand
  7. Iggyshow4351
    Nov 24, 2017
    9
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    Dec 26, 2017
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