Curb Your Enthusiasm - Series 2 - Complete DVD

Advantages: Clever, subtle comedy, combined with broad farce
Disadvantages: May be an acquired taste; not for the narrow-minded

...is also the star of Curb Your Enthusiasm (CYE), a cult US TV sitcom also based loosely on his life and character. The Larry we see in the show is thus a very rich, fifty-something semi-retired comedy producer. He is well-meaning but socially inept. He combines elements of Victor Meldrew, Homer Simpson and Basil Fawlty. Yet he is far more complex, clever and casual than any of those characters. His basically easy-going outlook is balanced by the same ...
...to abandon his often arbitrary principles lands him in trouble and even in court. His jokes are taken the wrong way; his friendly gestures are misunderstood; his attempts at political correctness enrage the very groups he seeks to placate. - WHAT IS THE SHOW ABOUT? - We follow Larry's everyday, mainly leisured existence in and around his sumptuous California home. He socialises with friends (including appearances as themselves by the likes of Ted ... Read review

Advantages: Dry, witty and one of the best comedies around
Disadvantages: Takes a bit of getting into at first

...their antics did. Curb Your Enthusiasm is in the same style, story wise as Seinfeld, and no surprise there as Larry David is the co-creator, producer and writer of said show. Each episode involves a number of situations that build and build until poor Larry ends up with everything all coming together at the end, normally in an unfortunate collision of events that leave Larry at a loss, once more! Curb is a fake documentary style look, though it ...
...from his predicament. Curb is an unusual series for an American one, probably why it is on HBO over there (a cable only company who likes to push the boat a bit in the series they show). It is far drier than The Office but just as excruciating sometimes. I personally don’t like The Office but it does remind me off it in style. The Main Characters: Larry David – The star of the show. He is a 40’sish balding Jewish TV writer/producer/comedian. His ... Read review

Advantages: Very Funny, Different, No laugh track
Disadvantages: Not for everyones tastes, no extras

...it to another level. Curb Your Enthusiasm is an improvised comedy revolving around the life of Seinfeld creator Larry David. Here is a man who has it all yet always manages to offend, put his foot in it and generally make a bad situation even worse. For him it's a nightmare that usually ends in some form of redemption. For the audience it's a consistently funny show that never dips in quality. Season Two has a recurring theme of Larry coming together ...
...projects. But along the way he naturally screws up. Here's a rundown of the episodes. -The Car Salesman- Larry surprises his wife Cheryl by taking a job as a car salesman. Unfortunately Larry's sales methods prove unsuccessful with the clients, Meanwhile he contemplates hooking up with Seinfeld's Jason Alexander to make a new project. But it's a case of life imitating art. This is a great start off episode where the highlights are Larry's sales ... Read review