Tag: Larry David
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‘Old Dads’ Review: Bill Burr Directs a Gen-x Dad Comedy That’s Really a Drive-By Attack on All Things Correct
“Old Dads,” a Netflix comedy about three middle-aged dads in Los Angeles, each trying to deal with the delayed pleasures and perils of fatherhood, sounds like a Hollywood satire to watch along with “Bad Moms,” or maybe the sort of broad burlesque of child-rearing that would star someone like John Cena. Actually, though, it’s not…
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Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Jeff Garlin Was Never Supposed To Be A Character On The Show
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” might be centered around Larry David, who plays a fictional version of himself, but arguably the best part of the show is the rotating cast of eccentric characters that flow in and out of Larry’s life. Everyone on the show plays some heightened version of their real-life selves, including Larry’s “manager,” Jeff…
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Saoirse Ronan Wants to Star in a Comedy Like ‘Bridesmaids’: ‘I Would Love to Do Something Modern and Funny’
Four-time Oscar nominee and indie darling Saoirse Ronan revealed in a recent Harper’s Bazaar UK interview that she’s keen to star in a comedy soon, referencing Paul Feig’s “Bridesmaids” and the Larry David-created sitcoms “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” as her favorite comedic projects.“I would love to do something modern and funny,” Ronan said. “But…
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‘Seinfeld’s Most Annoying Character Isn’t Who You Think It Is
Let’s face it, everyone on Seinfeld is a jerk. Okay, except maybe for Kramer (Michael Richards), he’s just lovably weird. Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), George (Jason Alexander), and Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) would be insufferable if they existed in real life. Thankfully, they’re just creations, even if George hits a little too close to home to series…
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Star Richard Lewis Originally ‘Disliked’ Larry David: ‘We Were Arch Rivals’
Comedian Richard Lewis originally had to curb his dislike over future co-star Larry David.Lewis told The Spectator that “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator David at first seemed “cocky” to him when they first met as teenagers at summer camp.“I disliked him intensely. He was cocky, he was arrogant,” Lewis said. “When we played baseball I tried…
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Jason Alexander Got Cast on ‘Seinfeld’ for Doing This Celebrity Impression
Though Seinfeld came to an end long ago, the series still lives on a quarter of a century later in syndication and streaming as if it never left us. It’s a timeless series, with its quirky and selfish characters becoming more relatable with time. Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) was more than just the stereotypical sitcom…
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’: 10 Times Larry David Was Right
HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm has lead Larry David into countless social situations that easily have the ability to divide opinion. In fact a big part of the fun is watching Larry get himself into debates that most people would never bother with. These interactions end up producing a variety of results once Larry gets involved,…
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Larry David Left ‘Seinfeld’ at the Height of Its Popularity, but Why?
The network sitcom almost feels like a thing of the past. There was a time not too long ago, however, when television revolved around half-hour shows that aimed to make you laugh, whether it was your traditional family sitcom, where couples and kids bickered only to learn a lesson every episode, or a sitcom that…
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How It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Was Born Out Of The British Office And Curb Your Enthusiasm
Of all the ways to describe “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” the phrase “‘Seinfeld‘ on crack” is perhaps the most popular. Both shows follow around a few eccentric, petty, self-absorbed friends who are each incapable of maintaining any kind of meaningful relationship outside of their own closed-off group. The difference is that the characters on “Seinfeld”…
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Larry David Got Revenge on Roger Ebert in ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
Some of the best parts of Curb Your Enthusiasm involve Larry David losing his mind over some offense committed against him. He’s incapable of letting anything go. For example, much of Season 10 involved Larry exacting revenge on a coffee shop owner. When Larry is banned from a coffee shop, he opens a spite store…