Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Season Details & Credits

HBO | Season Premiere Date: October 15, 2000

Starring: Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines

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 wife Cheryl), the series features appearances by guestEach 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 JÃ¤itÃ¤ hattuun… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. The Group
Air Date: December 17, 2000
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S1:E9. Affirmative Action
Air Date: December 10, 2000
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S1:E8. Beloved Aunt
Air Date: December 3, 2000

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Allan Johnson

Jul 9, 2013

An insanely funny romp thanks to its unique storytelling technique and an inspired performance by the star. [15 Oct 2000]

Terry Kelleher

Jun 27, 2013

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. Read full review

Marvin Kitman

Jul 9, 2013

I haven't enjoyed a new cable comedy so much since the first episode of "Larry Sanders." [15 Oct 2000]

Tom Long

Jul 9, 2013

The first four episodes contain more solid laughs than most sitcoms manage in a year. [13 Oct 2000]

Matthew Gilbert

Jul 9, 2013

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]

Robert Bianco

Jul 9, 2013

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]

Barbara Vancheri

Jul 9, 2013

Reminiscent of "Seinfeld" but not as funny. Read full review

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MickeyMickMic02

Feb 23, 2012

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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delajoe

Jan 19, 2013

Watching Curb is like watching Seinfeld all over again. It's incredibly smart, entertaining and original. To be able to write three or four possible issues Larry must face and overcome and bring them all together at the end of each episode makes the show one of the best I've ever seen.

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spenceranthonys

Sep 5, 2011

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 in scenarios where i wish L.D was around to socially assassinate someone.

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realTV

Dec 12, 2013

No show makes me laugh harder at its best. This show must infuriate writers of heavily-scripted sitcoms. The cast and creators make it seem so easy and organic.

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JawsLaxerDrama

Jan 5, 2014

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 one that co-created Seinfeld. Every episode can have realism in it, with seemingly unrelated plot points that come together nicely. For every season andThe 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

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Dec 26, 2017

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All_ButTrU4

Jan 3, 2022

Not an immediate show but it's worth it. Larry David's rants about everything and the situations they create are so outrageously absurd.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season 10

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- Season 10 Overview
  Air Date: January 19, 2020
Season 9

74
- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: October 1, 2017
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: July 10, 2011
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 20, 2009
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 9, 2007
Season 5

91
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2005
Season 4

88
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: January 4, 2004
Season 3

93
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 15, 2002
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 11, 2001
Season 1

80
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 15, 2000
- tbd
  S1:E10. The Group
  Air Date: December 17, 2000
- tbd
  S1:E9. Affirmative Action
  Air Date: December 10, 2000
- tbd
  S1:E8. Beloved Aunt
  Air Date: December 3, 2000
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  S1:E7. AAMCO
  Air Date: November 26, 2000
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  S1:E6. The Wire
  Air Date: November 19, 2000
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  S1:E5. Interior Decorator
  Air Date: November 12, 2000
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  S1:E4. The Bracelet
  Air Date: November 5, 2000
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  S1:E3. Porno Gil
  Air Date: October 29, 2000
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  S1:E2. Ted and Mary
  Air Date: October 22, 2000
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  S1:E1. The Pants Tent
  Air Date: October 15, 2000