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 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 French the show is known as Larry et son nombril ("Larry and his Belly Button"), though in Quebec the show is known as Cache ta joie ("Hide Your Joy")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
n the eighth-season finale, Larry clashes with his New York neighbor Michael J. Fox; Jeff makes a sacrifice for Susie; and Larry is flagged for giving an improper birthday gift.
Larry is haunted by a traumatic childhood experience involving an ice-cream truck, which affects his relationship with his girlfriend (Ana Gasteyer), an important softball game and his therapy bills. Meanwhile, Larry pal...
Larry and Jeff mull an investment opportunity; Larry's training schedule is preempted by Wanda Sykes.
Larry and Rosie O'Donnell vie for the same woman's affection. Meanwhile, Larry gets to the bottom of a Japanese cultural tradition and turns down lunch with a Los Angeleno.
Larry's heroic side comes out in the air and underground; Jeff pursues a professional relationship with Ricky Gervais.
Larry's evolving alibi to get out of a charity function results in unexpected travel plans. Meanwhile, Susie makes demands for the terminally ill family dog's last meal; and Larry points out personal flaws in the buffet ...
Larry challenges the rules of dating and rethinks a decision regarding a new workplace neighbor. Meanwhile, Jeff invents an ill-advised excuse to get out of a dining engagement.
Larry relishes his role as a "social assassin" until it becomes a liability with his friends, on the golf course and at a Palestinian restaurant.
Larry becomes a role model for battered women; Richard Lewis' relationship is tested; Leon survives a case of mistaken identity.
Larry learns that his divorce lawyer is not kosher; Larry cancels a Girl Scout cookie order.
