I’m almost performing for myself, in some sense.ĭo you have a favorite improvised moment in “Curb”? I feel the audience on me, on my skin, and the more I get back from them, the more my gears start to turn and it becomes a challenge.
I like taking people somewhere they didn’t expect to go. Is it uncomfortable or is there a sort of freedom in improvising stand-up sets? You’ve mentioned getting on stage at comedy clubs with nothing prepared and just playing off the audience. On the show, I like to “drive the car” as far as possible, and the cast will have to reel me back in. Being a fan of the show, when I heard it was all improvised, I went into the audition with guns blazing. Even when I started doing stand-up, the first thing I did was take an improv class because I wanted to figure out who I was on stage and to add that tool to my toolbox. The process and how the show is built fits me perfectly. I definitely didn’t know the possibility of it, but when it finally happened, it felt like I was supposed to be there already. I used to say, “I would love to be on that show one day,” and my wife said, “You’re going to be on that show one day.” I would put myself in those scenes with the cast and Larry.
What about the show made you think that you would be a perfect addition to the cast? You said on the Whiskey Ginger podcast recently that you used to watch “Curb Your Enthusiasm” with your wife and talk about how you should be on it. About halfway through the show, my writing partner came up to me and said, “Do you have a speech, in case you win?” I said, “No” I didn’t expect to win, and it was just an honor to be there and to be nominated. That was my responsibility, so I wasn’t thinking about the award I was up for. I presented the first award of the night with a short monologue. Oh man, I appreciate that, and no, I did not.
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Having evolved from the 1999 HBO special Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm, this series proves how seemingly trivial details of one's day-to-day life-a trip to the movies, a phone call, a visit from some trick-or-treaters-can precipitate a "Murphy's Law" chain of misfortune to hilarious effect. The series blurs the lines between reality and fiction, as David (playing himself) and a cast of real and fictional characters are followed around Los Angeles by a ubiquitous camera that chronicles the private, often banal world of a (relatively) public man. With cast regulars Jeff Garlin and Cheryl Hines reprising their roles, the series features appearances by guest celebrities playing themselves or character roles. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7 Episodes.Įach half-hour episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm features verite-style footage of David (playing himself) at home, at work and around town, as he gets into predicaments with fictional and real-life personalities. Season 7 Episode 7 of Curb Your Enthusiasm resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Larry encounters trouble on the same golf hole twice.