Jeff Schaffer
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Boss Can Finally Talk About That Ending, “A Joke 26 Years in the Making”
[This story contains major spoilers from the series finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm, “No Lessons Learned.”] Curb Your Enthusiasm‘s ending was long in the making. After 12 seasons and more than 20 years, Larry David’s HBO comedy gem signed off on Sunday night with a classic callback to the Seinfeld series finale, which aired in […]
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How ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Manifested Bruce Springsteen’s Postponed Tour — and Expect Series Finale “Boomerangs”
[This story contains spoilers from season 12, episode nine of Curb Your Enthusiasm, “Ken/Kendra.”] Life imitated art again with the latest Curb Your Enthusiasm. Or, if you ask show boss Jeff Schaffer, “life imitated silly art.” The silly art he is referring to is when Curb‘s Larry David (played by the real Larry David) gave […]
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Georgia Secretary of State Sent Letter to Larry David Over ‘Curb’ Voting Law Plot
The plot from this season’s Curb Your Enthusiasm has captured the attention on the state of Georgia’s top elections official. The premiere episode of the final season for the HBO improv comedy featured star-creator Larry David being arrested for violating the state’s election integrity law after giving his friend Leon Black’s (JB Smoove) aunt (played […]
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’s’ Conan O’Brien Clearance Storyline Was Based on Hollywood Neighbor
[This story contains spoilers from season 12, episode eight of Curb Your Enthusiasm, “The Colostomy Bag.”] Conan O’Brien made his long-awaited cameo on the latest episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. The talk show host — who is a close friend to creator-star Larry David in real life — appeared on the HBO comedy as a […]
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Boss Reacts to Vandalized Billboard and Shares Secret About That End-Credits Text Chain
[This story contains spoilers from Season 12, Episode 7 of Curb Your Enthusiasm, “The Dream Scheme.”] Life imitated art this week in the world of Curb Your Enthusiasm when a real-life Hollywood billboard ended up vandalized, just like the plot of last week’s episode. As viewers will recall, the sixth episode in the final season […]
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Real ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Billboard in L.A. Graffitied to Match Season 12 Episode
Talk about life imitating art. A real-life Curb Your Enthusiasm billboard that recently went up on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles was graffitied to match Susie Greene’s (Susie Greene) Catch as Caftan billboard that appeared in episode six of the show’s 12th and final season last week. In the episode titled “The Gettysburg Address,” […]
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Boss on the Late Richard Lewis: “He Was Funny Every Minute He Was on Set”
Curb Your Enthusiasm‘s Jeff Schaffer knows that Richard Lewis will be remembered for being funny. But he wants fans of the comedian and actor, who died last month at age 76, to also know one thing. “The thing about Richard is that everyone knows how funny he was,” the executive producer told The Hollywood Reporter. […]
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How ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Got Lori Loughlin to Parody Herself With Larry David
[This story contains spoilers from the sixth episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm season 12.] Curb Your Enthusiasm is known for inviting guest actors onto the HBO improv comedy series to play versions of themselves and go toe-to-toe with Larry David’s onscreen persona. The latest actress to do so was Lori Loughlin, who came on the […]
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Yes, Larry David Brings His Own Eggs to Country Club Meals
On the latest Curb Your Enthusiasm episode, Larry David (the character) is accused of being the anonymous writer of a letter griping about his Los Angeles country club. The letter, which is posted to the locker room bulletin board, is signed “Disgruntled” and grabs the attention of the club’s owner, Mr. Takahashi (Dana Lee), who […]
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Boss Jeff Schaffer Reveals Episode 3 Bit That Prompted a Larry David Debate
[This story contains spoilers from the third episode of season 12 of Curb Your Enthusiasm.] In the world of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David is back in Los Angeles and he’s a bit famous. The third episode of the HBO comedy’s final season brought the so-called liberal darling back from Georgia, where he made national […]
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Boss on Larry David the Unlikely Hero, Cameos and ‘Seinfeld’ Echoes in Final Season
[This story contains spoilers from the second episode of season 12 of Curb Your Enthusiasm, “The Lawn Jockey.”] When Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Larry David gave Auntie Rae (played by Ellia English) a glass of water while she was waiting in line to vote, the TV character (played by David) didn’t know there was a Georgia […]
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Why ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Is Ending and the Story Behind Season 12’s Premiere Kicker
[This story contains spoilers from the season 12 premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm.] Jeff Schaffer has a lot to say about Curb Your Enthusiasm. And he has a lot that he can’t say about Curb Your Enthusiasm. Ever since the HBO darling’s comeback season in 2017, this writer has been chatting with the executive producer […]
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