Totally outrageous
In one way, it's easy to explain the chicanery that goes on during "Curb Your Enthusiasm" by stating that the model for Larry David on his creation, "Seinfeld" was George Costanza. The other thing is that during a documentary about "Seinfeld," David said when the show got an order for 14 shows after its original four, he went home and cried in his bed. He didn't know how he was going to write 14 shows; he had so much difficulty with the first four.
So out of this crazy comic mind comes "Curb Your Enthusiasm," a heavily improvisational show starring David as himself, Cheryl Hines as his lovely wife Cheryl, Jeff Garlin as his manager Jeff, Susie Essman as Jeff's wife Susie, who is always fighting with Larry, and Richard Lewis. Ted Danson, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss and many others as Larry's friends.
Larry is usually in trouble over something due to the fact that he's massively inappropriate and doesn't understand boundaries. He invites a sex offender to his house for Seder with other neighbors; when Jeff's dog gets lost, Larry breaks up a wedding reception when he thinks the Korean florist has prepared the dog for reception food; he tries to weasel out of giving Richard Lewis his kidney; he accuses a doctor of stealing his newspaper. In short, the situations on this show are hilariously funny, sometimes sexual in nature, with lots of salty language. It's often adult humor, made even funnier by Larry's complete guilelessness over what he's done.
In season 4, Larry is cast as Max Bialystock in "The Producers," and the season ends with his opening night and features the LA cast of The Producers as well as Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks. David Schwimmer plays Blume. Inspired.
What I love is that on the face of it, this seems to be a show about a successful writer living in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife but instead, complete insanity prevails.
Very enjoyable, and it's no wonder David finished the series and was begged to come back for more seasons.
So out of this crazy comic mind comes "Curb Your Enthusiasm," a heavily improvisational show starring David as himself, Cheryl Hines as his lovely wife Cheryl, Jeff Garlin as his manager Jeff, Susie Essman as Jeff's wife Susie, who is always fighting with Larry, and Richard Lewis. Ted Danson, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss and many others as Larry's friends.
Larry is usually in trouble over something due to the fact that he's massively inappropriate and doesn't understand boundaries. He invites a sex offender to his house for Seder with other neighbors; when Jeff's dog gets lost, Larry breaks up a wedding reception when he thinks the Korean florist has prepared the dog for reception food; he tries to weasel out of giving Richard Lewis his kidney; he accuses a doctor of stealing his newspaper. In short, the situations on this show are hilariously funny, sometimes sexual in nature, with lots of salty language. It's often adult humor, made even funnier by Larry's complete guilelessness over what he's done.
In season 4, Larry is cast as Max Bialystock in "The Producers," and the season ends with his opening night and features the LA cast of The Producers as well as Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks. David Schwimmer plays Blume. Inspired.
What I love is that on the face of it, this seems to be a show about a successful writer living in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife but instead, complete insanity prevails.
Very enjoyable, and it's no wonder David finished the series and was begged to come back for more seasons.
- blanche-2
- Nov 22, 2012