Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV 1999)

Mock documentary about Seinfeld writer Larry David featuring contributions from his friends and colleagues. Larry makes a return to stand-up comedy and prepares to film a television special for HBO.

Director:

Robert B. Weide

Writer:

Larry David

Stars:

Jason Alexander, Larry Charles, Carol Leifer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Alexander	...	Jason Alexander
Larry Charles	...	Himself
Carol Leifer	...	Herself
Richard Lewis	...	Richard Lewis
Rick Newman	...	Himself
Glenn Padnick	...	Himself
Jerry Seinfeld	...	Jerry Seinfeld
Linda Bates	...	HBO Production Team
Mark Beltzman	...	Mourner
Cindy Caponera	...	Wife's Friend
Julie Claire	...	HBO Production Team
Donna Cooper	...	HBO Receptionist
Ed Crasnick	...	Larry's Suite Mate
Larry David	...	Larry David
Jeff Garlin	...	Jeff Greene

Storyline

Mock documentary about Seinfeld writer Larry David featuring contributions from his friends and colleagues. Larry makes a return to stand-up comedy and prepares to film a television special for HBO.

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Plot Keywords:

fake documentary | mockumentary | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

17 October 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Félig üres

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hofflund/Polone, Whyaduck Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Early on, after Larry and Jeff exit the initial HBO meeting and are walking to the elevator, you can clearly see Larry reach for the elevator button, hesitate, then move his finger up a couple inches and press it into empty metal above the button. This was presumably done to prevent the elevator doors from opening during filming of the scene.

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Quotes

Larry: I'm wondering, uh, in case I break into some Spanish or french... may I use the familiar tu form with you people? Instead of usted? Because I think usted is gonna be a little too formal for this crowd. I feel already I've established the kind of rapport than I can, I can jump into the tu form with you! That quickly! I'm taking a tu liberty with you, I'm gonna use the tu form, and that's it! You can't talk me out of it. You know, Caesar used the tu form with Brutus, even after Brutus stabbed him...

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Connections

References Seinfeld (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
Written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Performed by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Courtesy of Verve Records
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

User Reviews

Next Best Thing to Seinfeld

From watching CYB, it is obvious that Larry David was the real genius behind "Seinfeld." Don't get me wrong, Jerry is great and a genius himself, but from watching the show, you can see that Larry David is responsible for the way jerry would act and a lot of the dialogue. Not to mention, he was responsible for the setups and payoffs. The script structure is superb. The production quality isn't the greatest, but this show is by far the best on TV. I hope that it will just last a while.