Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comdey television series that is on the air for ten seasons.
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- Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series
- It is produced and broadcast by HBO
- The series premiered on October 15, 2000
- The series was created by Larry David
- Larry David is starring as a fictionalized version of himself
- The series follows Larry in his life as a semi-retired television writer and producer in Los Angeles and for one season, New York City
- Also starring are Cheryl Hines as his wife Cheryl, Jeff Garlin as his manager and best friend Jeff, and Susie Essman as Jeff’s wife Susie
- Curb Your Enthusiasm often features guest stars
- Many of these appearances are by celebrities playing versions of themselves fictionalized to varying degrees
- The plots and subplots of the episodes are established in an outline written by David
- The dialogue is largely improvised by the actors
- This is a technique known as retroscripting
- As with Seinfeld, which David co-created, the subject matter in Curb Your Enthusiasm often involves the minutiae of American daily social life
- Plots often revolve around Larry David’s many faux pas and his problems with certain social conventions and expectations, as well as his annoyance with other people’s behavior
- The character has a hard time letting such annoyances go unexpressed, which often leads him into awkward situations
- He is also routinely the victim of elaborate misunderstandings wherein other characters believe that he has done something morally terrible or disgusting
- The series was developed from a 1999 one-hour special
- It was called Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
- David and HBO originally envisioned as a one-time project
- The special was shot as a mockumentary
- Where the characters were aware of the presence of cameras and a crew
- The series itself is not a mock documentary but is shot in a somewhat similar, cinéma vérité-like style
- Curb Your Enthusiasm has received high critical acclaim
- The series has grown in popularity since its debut
- It has been nominated for 38 Primetime Emmy Awards
- Robert B. Weide received an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the episode “Krazee Eyez Killa”
- The show won the 2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- In December 2017 after the conclusion of season nine, HBO renewed Curb Your Enthusiasm for a tenth season
- The tenth season premiered on January 19, 2020
- The episodes are typically named after an event, object, or person that figures prominently in the plot, similarly to how Seinfeld episodes were named
- Many episodes concern breaches of intricate aspects of social conventions, such as the various details of tipping at restaurants
- And the obligation to “stop and chat” upon meeting an acquaintance
- Unrelated events woven throughout a given episode are tied into an unforced climax that resolves the story lines simultaneously, either to Larry’s advantage or detriment
- While each episode has a distinct individual plot, most seasons feature a story arc that extends across several episodes
- They culminate in a finale that often features the return of many of the characters that appeared throughout the season
- Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of the most acclaimed television shows of the 2000s
- Praised particularly for its writing and the actors’ improvisational comedy
- The show has enjoyed largely positive critical reception since its debut and a steadily growing, dedicated audience that helped it emerge from its early “cult” status
- In 2016, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone ranked Curb Your Enthusiasm as the 19th greatest television series ever made
- Journalist James Andrew Miller made the first chapter of his new podcast “Origins” about Curb Your Enthusiasm
- The chapter goes across five episodes and was released on September 6, 2017
- It documents the genesis of the series, and uses conversations with people involved in the show
- The conversations themselves are also released
- The series has received a total of 43 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice
- The wins where for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for Robert B. Weide for “Krazee-Eyez Killa” in 2003, and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series for Steven Rasch for “Palestinian Chicken” in 2012
- The series has received eight nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series
- Larry David has received six nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Cheryl Hines has received two nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Shelley Berman and Michael J. Fox have each received a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- The series has also received ten nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- The ninth season received four nominations at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards
- The nominations where for Outstanding Comedy Series, Larry David for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and Bryan Cranston and Lin-Manuel Miranda each for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- The series has also received five Golden Globe Award nominations (in 2003 and 2006)
- It won for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 2003
- Larry David has been nominated for three Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 2003, 2005, and 2006
- It has been nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Two for Larry David and two for the ensemble cast
- It has been nominated six times for the Producers Guild of America Award
- Winning twice in 2003 and 2005
- It has been nominated for eleven Directors Guild of America Awards
- Winning twice for Bryan Gordon for “The Special Section” in 2003 and Robert B. Weide for “Palestinian Chicken” in 2012
- It has been nominated fives times for the Writers Guild of America Award
- Winning once in 2006
