The show is comedy genius. But...sadly, the real Larry David is as close-minded as the ridiculous Hollywood crowd he skewered on a regular basis. The entire last sequence about the water bottle is based on a lie about the Election Integrity Act. Of course, it's easier to generalize and make up your interpretation of the law, as tons of liberals and lawmakers (and corporations) did, than to actually read the text and understand it. I know this all sounds a bit petty, but I hate that one of my favorite shows will always have this little fly in the ointment for me.
"We can all learn from Larry how to make today more meaningful. Don’t sweat the big stuff;"
Indeed... if I had the hundreds of millions that Larry David had, I would follow his sage advice...
Larry David, like many Hollywood types and podcasters, can afford to be unconcerned by life's trivialities and he can consider a prostitute a "human" for his carpooling antics because he knows he's already made a fortune being a whore...
Among other things, Larry's brilliance is in lampooning the absurdities in the politics of all of us ... although especially with the Hollywood types among whom he lives. Cheryl's fear of her peers hearing she doesn't like Mexican food and Ted's peacock motivations for protesting in Atlanta are not-so-subtle shots at his community (and all of us?). But he sees the "good" in their friendships and gives us all a pathway to call out such way over the top preening with love and humor. We'll miss ya, Lar!
Don’t like climate change? Buy a Prius and shut up! A brilliant, spot on statement! Hybrid sales are skyrocketing because commonsense people see the folly in EVs while embracing a technology easily understood that removes the anxiety of scurrying for a charger in the middle of nowhere.
Thank you Larry David for being the King of Commonsense!
When I was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950,*s I learned my love of the sardonic and sarcasm from Groucho on You Bet Your Life and from my first generation American Jewish family..
I never knew Larry though we grew up about 2 miles apart.
I would rate him as well as Dave Chappelle at the top of the comedy hill.
As LD might say ifI was asked *Did you like the last episode? Er um not so much.
As far as I'm concerned, Larry David is a one trick pony. His series, over the years, became less funny and more formulaic and predictable. It became so painful to watch, I had to stop viewing it years ago. How somebody could have extended a career by being boorish was beyond my pay grade. In all honesty, power outages during the viewing of his show were welcome.
Larry David is brilliant, and I’ve long enjoyed his unique takes on the human condition. But his comedy is running out of gas in the 12th season. The comic situations seem more contrived, with too many focused on adolescent vulgarities. How many jokes about genitalia and oral sex do we need? His friend Jerry Seinfeld had it right: go out when you’re on top, before you run out of ideas.
Larry b---- the hot Palestinian chick who promises to "f--- the Jew out of you." Why? Because the male sex organ doesn't care about national boundaries, it simply needs to be satiated. Comic genius.
The show is comedy genius. But...sadly, the real Larry David is as close-minded as the ridiculous Hollywood crowd he skewered on a regular basis. The entire last sequence about the water bottle is based on a lie about the Election Integrity Act. Of course, it's easier to generalize and make up your interpretation of the law, as tons of liberals and lawmakers (and corporations) did, than to actually read the text and understand it. I know this all sounds a bit petty, but I hate that one of my favorite shows will always have this little fly in the ointment for me.
the fact he got Lori Loughlin to parody herself in the last season was pretty pretty good.
"We can all learn from Larry how to make today more meaningful. Don’t sweat the big stuff;"
Indeed... if I had the hundreds of millions that Larry David had, I would follow his sage advice...
Larry David, like many Hollywood types and podcasters, can afford to be unconcerned by life's trivialities and he can consider a prostitute a "human" for his carpooling antics because he knows he's already made a fortune being a whore...
Larry is funny, but politically myopic. Very typical Hollywood liberal.
Among other things, Larry's brilliance is in lampooning the absurdities in the politics of all of us ... although especially with the Hollywood types among whom he lives. Cheryl's fear of her peers hearing she doesn't like Mexican food and Ted's peacock motivations for protesting in Atlanta are not-so-subtle shots at his community (and all of us?). But he sees the "good" in their friendships and gives us all a pathway to call out such way over the top preening with love and humor. We'll miss ya, Lar!
Don’t like climate change? Buy a Prius and shut up! A brilliant, spot on statement! Hybrid sales are skyrocketing because commonsense people see the folly in EVs while embracing a technology easily understood that removes the anxiety of scurrying for a charger in the middle of nowhere.
Thank you Larry David for being the King of Commonsense!
Actually, Frazier, not the reboot, has aged pretty well.
Larry david is the most annoyingly lovable guy in comedy. There's a little Larry in all of us.
The best thing about Curb, is that Larry is usually right.
I thought the show sucked
Every season I tried to watch it but never made it past the middle of the second episode.
It was Seinfeld except all the characters were George.
The incessant whining was not entertaining but just made me want to shut him up by any means possible = duct tape, a kick in his long balls,....
That said, I saw him In Fish in the Dark on Broadway around 9 years ago and he was fantastic!!!
My being a Centrist is great, I can hold these two thoughts about Larry David in my head at the same time
When I was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950,*s I learned my love of the sardonic and sarcasm from Groucho on You Bet Your Life and from my first generation American Jewish family..
I never knew Larry though we grew up about 2 miles apart.
I would rate him as well as Dave Chappelle at the top of the comedy hill.
As LD might say ifI was asked *Did you like the last episode? Er um not so much.
But the rest of the seasons?
Pretty pretty excellent.
As far as I'm concerned, Larry David is a one trick pony. His series, over the years, became less funny and more formulaic and predictable. It became so painful to watch, I had to stop viewing it years ago. How somebody could have extended a career by being boorish was beyond my pay grade. In all honesty, power outages during the viewing of his show were welcome.
I never watched Frasier
But I’m told the kids love it
It has new life
Not that that changes your larger point
But I think it’ a thing again
I don’t mean the reboot
Actually… it probably explains the reboot
Larry David is brilliant, and I’ve long enjoyed his unique takes on the human condition. But his comedy is running out of gas in the 12th season. The comic situations seem more contrived, with too many focused on adolescent vulgarities. How many jokes about genitalia and oral sex do we need? His friend Jerry Seinfeld had it right: go out when you’re on top, before you run out of ideas.
Larry b---- the hot Palestinian chick who promises to "f--- the Jew out of you." Why? Because the male sex organ doesn't care about national boundaries, it simply needs to be satiated. Comic genius.
The FP can do better than this. Please, get a proper reviewer who can write!
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/curb-your-enthusiasm-finale-review