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'Prince of Pain' Comedian Richard Lewis Dead at 76

Comedian carried neuroses to stand-up, 'Curb Your Enthusiam'

(Newser) - Richard Lewis, a comedian who used his dark, morose humor to mock himself in his stand-up act before shifting to roles that included one in his own image on Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm, has died. His publicist said Lewis died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles on...

Larry David Works 'Insane' Voting Law Into New Curb
Larry David Works 'Insane'
Voting Law Into New Curb
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Feb 6, 2024 7:21 AM CST

Larry David Works 'Insane' Voting Law Into New Curb

Premiere of final season of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' mocks Georgia rule against water given to voters

(Newser) - We're pretty, pretty, pretty sure you won't want to blow through the following spoilers if you haven't seen this episode yet, so stop here if you're in that category. For everyone else, the premiere of the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm contained all of the...

Some Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Sad News for Curb Fans

Season 12 of Larry David show on HBO, Max will be series' last

(Newser) - The good news: Larry David's weekly cringefest, Curb Your Enthusiasm, is coming back for its 12th season on Feb. 4. The bad news, if you enjoy subjecting yourself to such cringe: It's the Emmy-winning series' last, reports USA Today . The 10 episodes will run on HBO and stream...

Producer Hints at End of Curb Your Enthusiasm

In now-deleted tweet, he said they had filmed 'last episode of the final season

(Newser) - After 12 seasons over more than 22 years, it could soon be time to say goodbye to Curb Your Enthusiasm. In a now-deleted tweet on Tuesday, writer producer Jon Hayman suggested that the upcoming 12th season would be the last, Deadline reports. "Maybe you love the show. Maybe you...

Curb Director's Touching Obit for Wife Goes Viral

Robert Weide's final love note to Linda Weide recalls her 'beauty,' 'grace,' love of grilled cheese

(Newser) - On Christmas Day, actor Linda Weide died in her husband's arms, the end of a yearslong battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disease. "Her bravery and dignity in the face of this illness were awe-inspiring," her husband, Robert Weide, writes in her obituary , published last...

Larry David Ran Into Alan Dershowitz at the Market. It Didn't Go Well

Topic of conversation reportedly involved former President Trump

(Newser) - The only thing missing from this supermarket confrontation was the mournful tuba accompaniment. What Newsweek deems a "pretty, pretty strange scene" took place recently on Martha's Vineyard, and a "Page Six spy" was there to document it all. Per the gossip section of the New York Post...

MAGA Hat Finds Its Way Onto Curb, to Trump's Delight

Except the president may not have gotten Larry David's joke

(Newser) - It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say President Trump's tweets attract a fair share of attention, but one from this week is especially making headlines, notably because it involves a hit comedy show and a star believed to be a Trump critic. The president's Monday night post...

Bob Einstein of Curb, 'Super Dave' Fame Dead at 76

Two-time Emmy winner played Funkhouser on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'

(Newser) - Bob Einstein, who as Marty Funkhouser acted as a foil for Larry David's character on Curb Your Enthusiasm, died Wednesday at 76 after a recent cancer diagnosis. Einstein, the older brother of Albert Brooks, started off as a writer in the 1960s, winning the first of two Emmys as...

Larry David Reveals Surprise Connection to Bernie Sanders

Sanders is a 'third cousin or something'

(Newser) - Larry David got some pretty ( pretty, pretty, pretty ) good genealogy news recently, NBC News reports. The Seinfeld creator already shared a strange resemblance with Sen. Bernie Sanders—playing him on Saturday Night Live to great acclaim—and now it turns out they have another connection as well. At...

Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good News From HBO

'Curb Your Enthusiasm' is coming back Oct. 1 for its 9th season

(Newser) - Cue up the tuba and mandolin for a big announcement from HBO. Per the Hollywood Reporter , Larry David and the gang—including Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, and JB Smoove—will be back for the ninth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, a full six years after the eighth season wrapped. The...

Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good News for Curb Your Enthusiasm Fans

HBO announces the return of Larry David's show about Larry David

(Newser) - Does anyone else hear tubas ? E! News reports Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm is coming back to HBO for a ninth season after a lengthy hiatus. The eighth season of the show aired way back in 2011, and David had shown trepidation about bringing it back. “After...

Larry David Gets Stuck in a Parking Garage

In something that looks a bit like a Curb Your Enthusiasm scene

(Newser) - Can't wait for more Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes? Ever wondered if Larry David is really like that in his everyday life? Well, in that case you should check out a quick clip captured by TMZ of David admitting defeat in the face of a parking garage gate. Unable to...

8 Hilarious Octogenarians
 8 Hilarious Octogenarians 
May 11, 2010 12:11 PM CDT

8 Hilarious Octogenarians

A list inspired by—who else?—Betty White

(Newser) - Eighty-eight-year-old Betty White is definitely feeling the love these days, but she’s not the only hilarious octogenarian out there. Nerve lists the eight funniest people over age 80. Among them:
  • Elaine Stritch, 84: Best known for her work on Broadway, Stritch has also guest-starred on 3rd Rock From the
...

If Seinfeld Were on Today ...
 If Seinfeld Were on Today ... 
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Nov 24, 2009 3:32 PM CST

If Seinfeld Were on Today ...

Here's what Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer are doing

(Newser) - Seinfeld is probably gone for good, but if it did come back, PopEater runs down the status quo of the characters, based on the Curb Your Enthusiasm faux-reunion:
  • Elaine: Used Jerry’s donated sperm to impregnate herself, and now wants him to be a father figure for her daughter. After
...

'Kramer' Parodies Racist Rant
 'Kramer' Parodies Racist Rant 
Nov 17, 2009 2:48 PM CST

'Kramer' Parodies Racist Rant

Curb episode jokes about comedian's tirade

(Newser) - Michael Richards makes fun of the racist fit that derailed his standup career on the latest episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. The show has a black character deceive Richards—playing himself—as part of a ruse by Larry David. Richards corners the character and begins to scream: "If only...

Catholics Rip Larry for Whizzing on Jesus

Urine taken for 'miraculous tears' by Curb characters

(Newser) - The US Catholic League has complained about an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that shows Larry David accidentally urinating on a painting of Jesus hanging in a bathroom. Other characters then think the painting is miraculously crying. "Was Larry David always this crude?" asked angry league president Bill Donahue....

'Pathetic' Seinfeld Reunion Invades Curb
 'Pathetic' Seinfeld 
 Reunion Invades Curb 
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Oct 4, 2009 3:01 PM CDT

'Pathetic' Seinfeld Reunion Invades Curb

HBO show resuscitates Larry David's other brainchild 10 years later

(Newser) - Tonight's episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm will go farther than usual to satisfy your Seinfeld craving, but it's hardly the real thing—nor is it meant to be. The eagerly awaited reunion arc kicks off with Jerry Seinfeld himself deeming the very idea "desperate" and "pathetic,"...

No Post-Curb Reunions, Seinfeld Insists

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld wasn’t worried that reuniting with George, Elaine, and Kramer might be considered double-dipping, Entertainment Weekly reports. “There was a little part of me that said, ‘Do we really want to tamper?’” he says, emphasizing that the Seinfeld cast's upcoming appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm...

David: Seinfeld Reunion Will Be Big Part of Curb

(Newser) - So what are Kramer, George, Jerry, and Elaine up to 11 years after Seinfeld went off the air? Larry David says fans can get an idea of how the characters turned out on the seventh season of his Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO, reports the Star-Ledger. He shed more details...

Seinfeld Cast Together Again
 Seinfeld Cast Together Again  
Mar 5, 2009 5:20 PM CST

Seinfeld Cast Together Again

(Newser) - It's not quite a reunion of the Beatles, but maybe the TV equivalent. The Seinfeld stars—Jerry, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards—will appear together in a series of episodes of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm this fall, reports Entertainment Weekly'. If you're rusty on Seinfeld trivia, remember...

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