If you have never watched Curb Your Enthusiasm, you have missed some of the funniest and most uncomfortable TV.
I am not a huge fan, mostly because I lean toward the “it’s uncomfortable” part of the spectrum, but I get why people find it hilarious.
Larry David is the central character. David, one of the creators of Seinfeld and the model for George, more or less, is the butt of his own jokes.
David, you see, is a clueless asshole on TV, as he often is in real life. He is so clueless and such an asshole that watching the show is like watching a social train wreck. You can’t look away, can’t help but chuckle, and also can’t help really disliking David.
In many ways the show reminds me of the British version of The Office, in which Ricky Gervais plays a cringeworthy character who steps on everybody, including himself. Unlike Michael Scott in the American version, I hated him with…
