Curb Your Enthusiasm
Cringe comedyLaughs mined from social discomfort and embarrassment.This show: 10/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 9/10Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 8/10CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 8/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 8/10Deadpan coolDetached, understated and effortlessly stylish.This show: 7/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Larry DavidCheryl HinesJeff GarlinSusie EssmanJ.B. SmooveRichard Lewis
Written by
Larry David
Starring
Larry DavidCheryl HinesJeff GarlinSusie EssmanJ.B. SmooveRichard Lewis
Written by
Larry David
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Curb Your Enthusiasm Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.6 | |
| S2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | |
| S3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 9.0 | |
| S4 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.9 | |
| S5 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | |
| S6 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | |
| S7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | |
| S8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.9 | |
| S9 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.5 | |
| S10 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 8.6 | |
| S11 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | |
| S12 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.2 |
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About
"Petty grievances escalate into perfectly engineered social disasters"
Larry David plays a fictionalized version of himself, a wealthy retired sitcom creator who blunders through Los Angeles social life, breaking unwritten rules of etiquette and escalating tiny grievances into full-blown disasters. Much of it is improvised around loose outlines, giving the conversations a loose, unpredictable energy even as the plotting tightens into elaborate farce by each finale. It is cringe comedy at its most controlled: awkward, petty, occasionally savage, but always precise in how it traps Larry in situations of his own making. Watching it feels like witnessing a slow-motion social car crash you can't look away from.
Watch it for
the way tiny social infractions spiral into elaborate, perfectly orchestrated chaos by episode's end.
Maybe skip if
you find secondhand embarrassment unbearable or dislike unlikable protagonists.
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All Seasons
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Season 12000
8.031K104h 52m
Larry David has it all—money, security, famous friends, a nurturing wife, a fabulous Hollywood home. So why is he so intent on making a complete mess out of his life? Just because you've made it, doesn't mean you've got it made.
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Season 22001
8.326K104h 55m
Larry David is still himself—much to the chagrin of everyone around him. From cutting a doll's hair to answering the door on Halloween to tripping a basketball legend, for every action of Larry's, there's an opposite and disproportionately outraged reaction.
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Season 32002
8.323K104h 58m
Larry and his manager Jeff's investment in a restaurant leads to laughs when it comes to settling on a chef. Meanwhile, Larry gets into his usual assortment of problems—this time involving Christmas tipping, a manger scene, cell phone miscommunication, the 'nanny from hell,' betraying the confidence of rapper Krazee-Eyez Killa, committing a 'penis faux pas,' and even using his mother's death to escape some unsavory invitations.
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Season 42004
8.422K105h 28m
Larry brings his many quirks and neuroses to the stage after he is cast in a major Broadway production. Meanwhile, as their 10th anniversary approaches, Larry reminds Cheryl of a special 'present' she promised him when they were engaged.
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Season 52005
8.321K105h 18m
A near-death experience, a revelation about his father and a sandwich named after him prompt Larry to undertake a sentimental journey in search of his roots...and step on a few toes along the way.
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Season 62007
8.521K105h 5m
An African American family named the Blacks is displaced by Hurricane Edna and end up moving in with Larry and Cheryl; plus, Larry invents the perfect excuse for missing parties, gets into a conflict with a dry cleaner and steals flowers from a car-crash memorial.
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Season 72009
8.722K105h 15m
Larry contemplates his future with an ailing Loretta, decides on a novel approach to winning back Cheryl, and reunites with the stars of 'Seinfeld'.
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Season 82011
8.520K105h 3m
As "Single Larry" continues to navigate the L.A. dating scene, a faulty alibi lands him back in his hometown of New York City for an extended stay—where he proves that faux-pas and character assassinations can occur just as easily in the Big Apple as in Hollywood.
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Season 92017
8.420K106h 17m
Larry has a big idea that elicits promising feedback from a number of prospective investors—until a string of Larry-esque missteps undermines the plan, at least temporarily.
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Season 102020
8.521K106h 24m
Larry gets into a series of escalating predicaments as he takes on a major project to spite a new adversary—which proves to be more complicated than he anticipated.
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Season 112021
7.918K106h 12m
Larry David is back, once again landing himself in one self-inflicted faux pas after another.
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Season 122024
8.117K106h 15m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Larry David Larry David
Cheryl Hines Cheryl David
Jeff Garlin Jeff Greene
Susie Essman Susie Greene
J.B. Smoove Leon Black, Leon
Richard Lewis Richard Lewis
Ted Danson Ted Danson
Bob Einstein Marty Funkhouser
Ashly Holloway Sammi Greene
Shelley Berman Nat David
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