Curb Your Enthusiasm
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- In Larry David
…an ongoing series simply called Curb Your Enthusiasm. David’s new show took the ethos of Seinfeld—described by David as “no hugging, no learning”—and amplified it to include plot points that were even more socially awkward and characters that were even less redeemable (but still strangely likable). It debuted in 2000…
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- In Larry David
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- history of television in the U.S.
- In Television in the United States: New boundaries: the growth of cable
… (2004–06), a hard-edged western; and Curb Your Enthusiasm (begun 2000), an improvisation-based comedy inspired by the real life of its star, Larry David, cocreator of Seinfeld. Ambitious miniseries and made-for-TV movies also became an important part of HBO’s programming mix.
Read More - In Television in the United States: Prime time in the new century
…Wire (2002–08), comedies such as Curb Your Enthusiasm (begun 2000) and Entourage (2004–11), miniseries such as Angels in America (2003) and John Adams (2008), and experimental oddments such as K Street (2003) and Carnivale (2003–05). Showtime’s output of original scripted series also picked up in the early
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- In Television in the United States: New boundaries: the growth of cable
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- Alexander
- In Jason Alexander: Career
…of Larry David’s comedy series, Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001 and 2009), joining fellow Seinfeld cast members in a fictional reunion. In 2019 he portrayed Asher Friedman, a blacklisted playwright, in the comedy-drama series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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- In Jason Alexander: Career
- Brooks
- In Mel Brooks: Work as producer and actor
…stint on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. He won a Grammy Award for the spoken comedy album The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000 (1998). In addition, he lent his voice to various TV shows and films. The latter included the animated Hotel Transylvania series (2015, 2018).…
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- In Mel Brooks: Work as producer and actor
- Danson
- In Ted Danson: Career
…appeared together in episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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- In Ted Danson: Career
- Hines
- In Cheryl Hines: Career
…landed her breakout role on Curb Your Enthusiasm, which features dialogue that is mostly improvised and follows a general plot outline.
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- In Cheryl Hines: Career
- Richards
- In Michael Richards: Career
…himself in David’s comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm (2009), chauffeur Frank Baxter in American actress Kirstie Alley’s situation comedy Kirstie (2013–14), and an appearance in the romantic comedy Faith, Hope & Love (2019).
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- In Michael Richards: Career
- Seinfeld
- In Jerry Seinfeld
…himself on David’s comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm, and the Seinfeld cast reunited for several episodes of that program in 2009. The following year The Marriage Ref, which Seinfeld created and produced, premiered. The reality series featured celebrity guests who mediated arguments between married couples. It ran for two seasons…
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- In Jerry Seinfeld
- Steenburgen
- In Mary Steenburgen
…the cult favourite television show Curb Your Enthusiasm. She starred with Amber Tamblyn and Joe Mantegna in the 2003–05 TV series Joan of Arcadia. In addition, Steenburgen performed in David Lynch’s dramatic film Inland Empire (2006) and the romantic comedy The Proposal (2009).
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- In Mary Steenburgen
- Vaughn
- In Vince Vaughn: Later films
…Larry David’s HBO comedy series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, but, unlike many other celebrities, who played versions of themselves on the show, Vaughn portrayed the character Freddy Funkhouser.
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- In Vince Vaughn: Later films