Curb Your Enthusiasm is a semi-improvised comedy based loosely on the life and personality of creator/star Larry David. The show’s Larry is self-centered, misanthropic and socially inept, but somehow manages to maintain the support of his wife and his manager/best friend as he stumbles from one awkward situation to another.
Premiered:
October 15, 2000
See It:
Sundays at 10 p.m. EST on HBO.
Seasons 1-7 are available on DVD.
History:
Curb Your Enthusiasm began as a one-hour HBO special called Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm in 1999, and was expanded into a half-hour series the following year. It received positive reviews from the beginning, and has slowly expanded its cult following to become one of HBO’s signature shows. Curb has been nominated for numerous Emmy and Golden Globe awards, and in 2002 won the Golden Globe for Best Series, Musical or Comedy.
Cast:
Larry David as Larry David
Cheryl Hines as Cheryl David
Jeff Garlin as Jeff Greene
Susie Essman as Susie Greene
Creators:
Curb Your Enthusiasm was created by star and Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who also writes every episode (scripts are merely outlines that are fleshed out by improvisation among the actors). David, co-star Jeff Garlin, Gavin Polone and Robert B. Weide, who also directs many of the episodes, serve as executive producers.
