Review
I think too many people are looking to this show as a Seinfeld spinoff. The truth is its not and you have to take the show for what it truly is. Larry David in his great comedic brilliance is not trying to glorify himself with this show you can tell that just from watching one episode. Instead he is really utilizing a caricature of a rich whipped neurotic yuppie to skewer the image of life at the top. His character (even though he is essentially playing himself) bumbles complains talks himself into painful situations and is ultimately served devilishly funny comeuppance from episode to episode. This selfdeprecating humor wouldnt work for anybody else but for a guy like Larry David this material works perfectly because he seems so easy to laugh at (and I have a feeling this is hardly accidental which is why his comedy is truly brilliant.) I really have to marvel at the idea of anyone NOT being able to laugh at this show. Its the greatest comedic take on life and the human condition that has ever been captured on film. All other television comedies of this era pale in comparison. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is possibly the salvation of true comedy TV in an age when good television comedies are few and far between.