The funniest thing I find about Curb Your Enthusiasm, is that I am almost always on Larry's side! I often wish that, in my daily life, I had the guts to say some of the things that he says.
And then be seen as the selfish weirdo that doesn't care about anyone other than himself. That's why you don't say that stuff. Larry has no concept about social etiquette and is absorbed in his own ego.
You're right Carl. Larry is very honest, opening himself up to criticism since he doesn't follow the peer pressure of social norms. It isn't big ego, it's saying what is true. The other people are often wacko for blaming him for everything which is a recurring theme of the show.
@beardedcollie39 It irks me when people don't understand your first act of kindness. Then, you got to be mean... "Bitch, could you, please, move?! I'm stuffed in between you both!" 🤨
This first season had a few scenes that really nailed the conversation of groups of boring people. Another one was in "AAMCO," when the dinner guests are talking about neighborhoods, cruises, and shows they had seen. It's like, Jesus, if this is the alternative, no wonder Larry so often chooses to go to Susie's house and get screamed at. At least he isn't going to doze off.
IMHO, the best part starts at 2:46. I don't understand why anyone would just stay put like that when space opens up. It's incredibly rude, and so many people do it.
David Tinoco haven’t watched it in years. I did see season 1 when it aired and thought it was the greatest thing ever. Are the later seasons any good? Not a fan of jb smoove
Agreed! In the early series she would go into scenes without even an outline of what was gonna happen so they could get her improvised reactions. The bemusement is real 😂
This completely captures the vibe of social events where you sort of have no connection with anyone other than through your spouse. It's one of the occasions where it's nice to get super high prior. You can just go with the flow then and there are always great snacks.
The wide mindset is, “I most likely will never ever see these people again and if so, who cares?!” That’s how I felt at this 4 day wedding last summer.
Ive been in this situation so many times, where people are just saying a load of platitudes as if theyre robots programmed with them for whichever scenario and you just wana break through it all and say what you really think like Larry does but you're stuck and have to go with the platitudes cos its polite and less fuss.
The scene magnificently portrays the unbearable atmosphere. Larry is the only sane human in a room full of sheep... The girl's sobbing was fucking excruciating!! No wonder the ex-bf wasn't happy
+Bernie For The Future Uh, sure, nevermind the fact that he RATTED LARRY OUT to her, after Larry kindly gave him advice AND a hotel-room to stay in, clearly he was a piece of shit.
So true. No sane man can tolerate this shit, yet we get dragged along. Weddings, funerals. Fucking engagement parties. Sat around like fish in a barrel chatting shit to people we hate, desperately waiting for the nauseating spectacle to end so we could go back to being human.
@@christianhuston897 I like them both. Prop comedy is hilarious and of course Larry is amazing and Izzard is the king. I just hope he does more comedy. I think he went into politics otr activism or something? I haven't seen him perform in a long time. (Izzard, I mean).
G Taylor That's the one. I just didn't want to spell it out in case our fellow commentators hadn't seen that scene and would then go on to watch it. Didn't want to spoil the surprise. I'm nice like that.
I think he actually tried really hard to put on the appropriate social mask and say the right scripted things in this situation even though he didn't want to. It shows he does care a lot of the time. He made them laugh with the Brando impression and lifted their spirits.
This scene is funny at so many levels! As a closet misanthrope myself, I can so much relate to Larry's discomfort at having forced to sit in family get together post a supposedly tragic event in the family, which he hardly cares about! And people talking mundane stuff about mileage and all that BS. You just want to storm out of all this-which he finally managed to do..lol
My son who is 24 has a form of autism and his sense of social awareness or what is an appropriate comment to make in any social situation is virtually the same as LD. Either LD is on the Spectrum or he has undertaken extensive observations of people with PDDNOS. Either way I love this show
I just love the opening with Larry lost at sea amidst the inane small talk people always do when they've got nothing to actually say you hear it all the time in public, people really do just talk for the sake of talking half the time and its always the same patterns.
Why is it bad timing for the boyfriend to break up? The timing is perfectly natural: the boyfriend was already looking to maybe end the relationship; with a death in the family, he is expected to intensify his caring and emotional closeness; but since he can't do this, he breaks up. Hence we should expect *more* breakups around holidays, deaths in the family, and other events that require bringing the relationship to the next level.
this is still better than what i faced in India- when my father died. People literally wont stop encouraging you to feel sad, if you are behaving normal they will see you as if you are an alien or in trauma -unable to cry. moreover- the fuckup tradition to keep feeding people, and preists , and keep serving guests whole day for several weeks- and no real time to mourn properly in silence.
I’ve noticed both in Curb and Seinfeld that Larry seems to have a particular view on funerals and how to approach death. I’ve already made it clear to my partner and family I don’t want a funeral when I die, that side of things is such a bummer and a pain in the ass. Every funeral or wake I’ve been to it’s obvious everyone just wants it to end so they can get back home. It’s a weird social custom where we add this unnecessarily stressful social and administrative duty to the mourning process. If my family and friends get together to remember me of their own volition, great. But I’m not going to obligate them to from beyond the grave. Anyway that’s my take on this hilarious comedy I hope you liked it
It's so funny that you feel this way because I too have expressed the same thing to my family. I have forbidden them to funeralize my body. When I die just send me to the funeral home, process my body and bury me. I don't want to be ritualized burial. I told them if they did it would be the biggest haunting known in history, lol 😁 😁. That I would rise from the casket in the church and then be a forever present in their lives.
"I'm a minus here I'm not a plus" I use that all the time lmao like if anything everyone should want me to leave cause I know I'm not helping why would I stay
“I’m not a plus here, I’m a minus”
Fucking genius
Why is that genius?
@@Leto_0 a
Larry: “I’m gonna be back in 20 minutes. I’ll be right back. Half an hour at - 40 minutes at most! 45 minutes” 😂
😭😭
hour tops!
Larry was killing with the Brando impression till the daughter came in and ruined everything
damn birds!
they have the worst timing
That1Guy IKR... that’s when I really laughed at his repeated attempts to be a “plus” in the group rather than a “minus”…
What a bitch
Yea that was the joke
Who is Brando?
must go on, cant go on, must go on
He wants to get tf out so bad hahahaha
It’s a Beckett quote
thank you listen!
@@ListenToBigFace thanks, knew it had to be something but had no idea
skoto Waiting for Godot, brilliant play. Check it out.
The old white guy being obsessed with having unlimited mileage on his rental car is the most realistic thing I’ve ever seen on any television show
The Great Paul Dooley
It’s definitely something my dad would do
I feel like that's something that Marty Seinfeld would love.
@@rayfinkle9369 lol
White guy?
"Sometimes it gets so bad you can hardly breathe " was the line that always killed me.
The delivery made it
@@scottlombardi4603 made me think of Charlie Brown for some reason
I love how Larry immediately changes the subject when Carrot Top is brought up
😂😂😂
The funniest thing I find about Curb Your Enthusiasm, is that I am almost always on Larry's side! I often wish that, in my daily life, I had the guts to say some of the things that he says.
And then be seen as the selfish weirdo that doesn't care about anyone other than himself. That's why you don't say that stuff. Larry has no concept about social etiquette and is absorbed in his own ego.
You're right Carl. Larry is very honest, opening himself up to criticism since he doesn't follow the peer pressure of social norms. It isn't big ego, it's saying what is true. The other people are often wacko for blaming him for everything which is a recurring theme of the show.
#SocialAssassin
That’s the point of the show
Larry has said that in real life he wishes he had the guts to say the things his character says.
"I think I'm going out for a walk... I'm going golfing."
bjfdog , it’s NOT going Golfing!
Cheryl's dad heading out because he has unlimited mileage on his rental car 🤣🤣
LMAO the way he strokes her hair at 3:48
Pet her like a cat.
@@paulbernal6088 Like a giant bird
@@MadiMisaki
I was just about to comment that.
Dee you bitch
It looked like a scene from a porn movie.
Larry's Brando is startlingly good.
look what they did to my santino
@@NeoStoicism Look how they massacred my boy.
The funniest thing is, of all the iconic scenes in The Godfather, Larry decide to pull the funeral one
Very unfortunate about the aunt dying but by God this scene nails how horrible it can be to sit in a room with people.
People are so boring. Poor Larry.
Yeah they're boring but Cheryl's Dad has unlimited miles on his rental car!
They’re literally just sitting around after a viewing. Are you dense
@@geg6315 you must be one of those boring people
Marriage is idiotic.
I know, but people are so hypersensitive that you can never talk about anything interesting.
"at his death-bed, he requested me to do five minutes, and I bombed" LOL
You know, you could move over a bit
Lool
@beardedcollie39 It irks me when people don't understand your first act of kindness. Then, you got to be mean... "Bitch, could you, please, move?! I'm stuffed in between you both!" 🤨
William Johnson lmao seriously
Im a female Larry
@@bettinabettina7155
Chicks are not usually like this, logic based reasoning in every day life. You must be in the 0.01%.
This is the type of fuckery that i have to endure at my wife's family social gatherings...
Scott Laux Your comment sir should be in one of curb episodes. It fucking fits.
Its called FFF, forced family fun
Do you have any tips for the rest of us? How do you cope?
Well Larry has the impulse to start stabbing when he has a steak knife in his hand, just sayin'.
Or you could grow a pair and tell your wife you're not going to that bs. You married the woman not her family.
This first season had a few scenes that really nailed the conversation of groups of boring people. Another one was in "AAMCO," when the dinner guests are talking about neighborhoods, cruises, and shows they had seen. It's like, Jesus, if this is the alternative, no wonder Larry so often chooses to go to Susie's house and get screamed at. At least he isn't going to doze off.
The minibar.
The guy moved from Covina to Downey. Imagine that.
It gives him pleasure to use the rental car. Haha.
+Dana Dangelo hahaha i love that line
+Dana Dangelo Unlimited mileage!
Dana Dangelo LOL thats so me. I love driving rental cars too.
Get the full insurance & beat the hell out of it!!
The way she moved her mouth when she said it was so bizarre it was hilarious
IMHO, the best part starts at 2:46.
I don't understand why anyone would just stay put like that when space opens up. It's incredibly rude, and so many people do it.
Larry daydreaming and playing with his lip is so fucking funny.
"Isn't that awful, Larry?"
"yeah..."
Early Curb was pure gold.
Stoned Prophet it has a much different feel to the late seasons but seasons 1-8 are pretty consistent in its quality. 9 was ok
Stoned Prophet season six on was terrible IMO, hit or miss. 1-5 is pure amazing comedy.
David Tinoco haven’t watched it in years. I did see season 1 when it aired and thought it was the greatest thing ever. Are the later seasons any good? Not a fan of jb smoove
@@outlawjodiewales9295 you should watch series 2-5, in that case
@@outlawjodiewales9295 give him a try man same here, but he grew on me
the casting for Cheryl's dad is so good
"Well you know, laughter is a great healer!" - coming from the guy who never laughs.
Brilliant!
He laughs at carrot top
Wait until he reads the obituary. Now that's something to laugh about
I have unlimited mileage, I can drive anywhere!
half an hour, 40 minutes, 45 minutes. hahaha
When a friend tells you they're on their way.
Honestly. i'm timing you.
I was worried about LD's 5-second rule right there.
Luckily for all, it was less than 5 seconds.
😂
larry clearly annoyed at his niece for stealing his thunder during the vito corleone impression is absolutely hilarious
You know who's funny? That Carrot Top; have you seen that guy?
Dave Jackson who’s he talking about?
@@emilyd6722 Conan
He just has this MOP of orange hair!!
Emily D an old comedian called carrottop lol
Conan O'brien
Cheryl's expressions = priceless 🤣
Agreed! In the early series she would go into scenes without even an outline of what was gonna happen so they could get her improvised reactions. The bemusement is real 😂
She's so fucking funny. Reacting to his ridiculous commentary and yet doesn't want him to leave hahaha.
Larry's face when Paul Dooley mentions Carrot Top is priceless
This completely captures the vibe of social events where you sort of have no connection with anyone other than through your spouse. It's one of the occasions where it's nice to get super high prior. You can just go with the flow then and there are always great snacks.
Lmao u go to funerale high?
The wide mindset is, “I most likely will never ever see these people again and if so, who cares?!” That’s how I felt at this 4 day wedding last summer.
Cheryl's expressions are perfect in this. and her Dad is the stand out. I can watch this scene over and over
Ive been in this situation so many times, where people are just saying a load of platitudes as if theyre robots programmed with them for whichever scenario and you just wana break through it all and say what you really think like Larry does but you're stuck and have to go with the platitudes cos its polite and less fuss.
95% of social gatherings are like that.
When he shoves the food into his mouth, "these are pretty good", cracks me up so much.
The scene magnificently portrays the unbearable atmosphere. Larry is the only sane human in a room full of sheep... The girl's sobbing was fucking excruciating!! No wonder the ex-bf wasn't happy
+jaylias AGREED!
+Bernie For The Future Uh, sure, nevermind the fact that he RATTED LARRY OUT to her, after Larry kindly gave him advice AND a hotel-room to stay in, clearly he was a piece of shit.
Tom Evans great point lol!
Clearly a piece of shit!!
So true. No sane man can tolerate this shit, yet we get dragged along. Weddings, funerals. Fucking engagement parties. Sat around like fish in a barrel chatting shit to people we hate, desperately waiting for the nauseating spectacle to end so we could go back to being human.
I am with Larry. I absolutely cannot handle these horribly tense shallow social obligations. I am always looking for some means of escape.
"I'm a minus here, not a plus." I feel you, LD!
Lmao “I was thinking about playing golf” I’m a minus, I’m not a plus.
been there, done that. the guy talking about the unlimited mileage on his rental car... please kill me.
When he says ‘jerk’ then strokes her head to feign sympathy cracks me up.
Sorta like he's petting a dog.
These interactions are why I'm afraid of commitment.
I'm so glad this clip was on youtube
Cheryl's acting is so good
Must go on. CANT GO ON. MUST go on.
lol, i was thinking it before larry said it, "you know, you could move over a little bit."
Larry David is 10 million times funnier than Carrot Top.
Eddie Izzard is 10 million times funnier than Katy Perry
Who the fuck is that
Carrot Top is a low brow comedian generally hated by other comedians
@@christianhuston897 I like them both. Prop comedy is hilarious and of course Larry is amazing and Izzard is the king. I just hope he does more comedy. I think he went into politics otr activism or something? I haven't seen him perform in a long time. (Izzard, I mean).
@@shmookins wrong. Carrot Top is garbage.
1:39 pretty sure David wanted to quote Beckett here, but forgot the lines
Could be the best thing ever on TV thank you, Larry
The father has so much to say, and yet so unimportant! This episode is precious!
Sometimes it gets so bad you can hardly breathe 😂😂
LUV all the old character actors that were on CURB over the years.
Yes, Larry and Jerry Seinfeld always did great casting of elderly people on their shows.
BigLovinB Casting Shelly Berman as Larry’s father was pure genius.
It started so peaceful, but Larry knew. He knew big time
'We talked about Aunt Louise and the mini bar'.
haha ..ook what they did to my santino..i love godfather references
" You know who's funny? That carrot top. How disrespectful to Larry. Comedy gold.
2:14 - the way he starts talking about Carrot Top is priceless 🤣🤣🤣
"You know who's funny? That carrot top." - that line is pure improv genius.
Big mop of red hair
It's funnier that Larry interrupts him to cut him off.
Of course having carrot top even in the same space as Larry David is blasphemous. Which is why it's so frickin funny.
He's very witty
Woah, so like a big bird just walks into the scene at 3:21?
TheDudeAbides54 stupid bitch
Shut up Bird!
@Stench Robinson Sweet Dee in a tv series named It's always sunny in philadelphia
I had no idea that was Kaitlyn Olsen before I saw this comment
she ain't no rock bottom she's a ROCK
This might be one of the funniest skits ever from the show but Cheryl's pained expressions are priceless
Of course the best bit is when he comes back from his shopping trip to find them all reading them obituary he wrote..........
G Taylor That's the one. I just didn't want to spell it out in case our fellow commentators hadn't seen that scene and would then go on to watch it. Didn't want to spoil the surprise. I'm nice like that.
Its my funniest tv show moment... in the top 3 at least
Everyone: Larry, beloved c*nt!!
Larry: I wrote 'beloved aunt'.
Wasn't prepared for days like this when I got married. You are required to spend time with each other's families. It's brutal.
You'd never see this in the new season, Larry would be screaming and half-smiling.
Who hasn't felt like Larry at a family gathering?
Larry telling the lady to move over LOL.
I think he actually tried really hard to put on the appropriate social mask and say the right scripted things in this situation even though he didn't want to. It shows he does care a lot of the time. He made them laugh with the Brando impression and lifted their spirits.
"Gladys, you say six?"
I lose it at that moment every time
Is that Sweet Dee?
Yes.
Drinden Leslin cool pic
Sweet on Deez Nuts
No just a bird
Zachary King oh dee you bitch
This scene is funny at so many levels! As a closet misanthrope myself, I can so much relate to Larry's discomfort at having forced to sit in family get together post a supposedly tragic event in the family, which he hardly cares about! And people talking mundane stuff about mileage and all that BS. You just want to storm out of all this-which he finally managed to do..lol
pahari75 You’re rationalizing. Larry IS nuts.
pahari75 “Closet Misanthrope” - I finally know what I am!! Thank you!! 😂
Omg I feel his pain, I was almost stuck in this situation before for a person in my wife's family that nobody cared for , but family members milked it
When someone says, "How many of these do you think I can fit in my mouth?" I'm the person who leans forward and says with enthusiasm, "Six!"
itgetter9 prove it
That's the funniest part to me, although this scene is loaded with funny lines.
My son who is 24 has a form of autism and his sense of social awareness or what is an appropriate comment to make in any social situation is virtually the same as LD. Either LD is on the Spectrum or he has undertaken extensive observations of people with PDDNOS. Either way I love this show
Yes, I agree 100%. I have Asperger's myself and I consider this the pinnacle of Aspie comedy. Larry is about his autistic as a Wes Anderson film
No , he’s just RIGHT.
Larry David is a genius
Kaitlin Olson’s head on Larry’s lap. Genius.
Must go on...can't go on...must go on!
That's Dee from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia! Hi, Dee! Why isn't she answering? Rude.
3:46 only half a second away from activating the "5 seconds rule" !
"look what they did to my santino....look what they did" :-D
This was at least 7 epic jokes in a row. So dry, so grand.
I just love the opening with Larry lost at sea amidst the inane small talk people always do when they've got nothing to actually say you hear it all the time in public, people really do just talk for the sake of talking half the time and its always the same patterns.
So true...like when people talk about the weather.
The most realistic acting ever. Perfect !
This is one of my faves
Perfect representation of what an introvert is.
Why is it bad timing for the boyfriend to break up? The timing is perfectly natural: the boyfriend was already looking to maybe end the relationship; with a death in the family, he is expected to intensify his caring and emotional closeness; but since he can't do this, he breaks up. Hence we should expect *more* breakups around holidays, deaths in the family, and other events that require bringing the relationship to the next level.
+kulza23 *That's actually a great point; but you have to admit it was kind of insensitive for him to do it precisely at that time don't you think?...
Bad timing because someone in her family died. It shouldn't require further explanation.
***** Exactly!
It's always best, if it is withing your power, to pile on tragedy onto people.
Dick Fageroni you have to spend money on your partner to break up with them??? What sort of shit is that
CYE is pure genius. Easily one of the funniest sitcoms ever made
“I have unlimited mileage!”
“I have unlimited mileage, I can drive anywhere”
this is still better than what i faced in India- when my father died. People literally wont stop encouraging you to feel sad, if you are behaving normal they will see you as if you are an alien or in trauma -unable to cry. moreover- the fuckup tradition to keep feeding people, and preists , and keep serving guests whole day for several weeks- and no real time to mourn properly in silence.
This is so anxiety making if you’ve ever been in the middle of similar uncomfortable gatherings…😊
the little music cues on this show are now so comforting to me
God tier comedy
The way Larry Pets her at 3:49 LOL
"I HAVE UNLIMITED MILEAGE I CAN DRIVE ANYWHERE"
There are so many elements about this scene that are absolutely hilarious 🤣
“Look at how they massacred my boy!”
Amazing and very interesting show...
Super like👌👌👌
Just fun to watch anytime
Do keep posting
Warm regards and best👍💯 wishes
The UnknownManCub 👍😎👨🏭
"The mini bar"......
I’ve noticed both in Curb and Seinfeld that Larry seems to have a particular view on funerals and how to approach death. I’ve already made it clear to my partner and family I don’t want a funeral when I die, that side of things is such a bummer and a pain in the ass. Every funeral or wake I’ve been to it’s obvious everyone just wants it to end so they can get back home. It’s a weird social custom where we add this unnecessarily stressful social and administrative duty to the mourning process. If my family and friends get together to remember me of their own volition, great. But I’m not going to obligate them to from beyond the grave.
Anyway that’s my take on this hilarious comedy I hope you liked it
Larry wrote an entire Broadway play on the subject. It's called Fish in the Dark.
It's so funny that you feel this way because I too have expressed the same thing to my family. I have forbidden them to funeralize my body. When I die just send me to the funeral home, process my body and bury me. I don't want to be ritualized burial. I told them if they did it would be the biggest haunting known in history, lol 😁 😁. That I would rise from the casket in the church and then be a forever present in their lives.
They're going to remember you more fondly, if you were to dine & vine them one last time.
I feel like Larry in so many situations
"I'm a minus here I'm not a plus" I use that all the time lmao like if anything everyone should want me to leave cause I know I'm not helping why would I stay
The minibar.
Makes me want a Milano cookie
Me too. My thoughts immediately drifted to the box of chocolate chips in my cupboard...