The episode indulges whole-heartedly in fiasco, and much to the detriment of Larry and everyone in his inner circle.
The episode makes a great argument for Larry’s heretofore observed lifestyle: tip generously and stay unbothered.
If Larry is constantly fluctuating between abhorrent and rational, the episode tilts to his favor.
At the center of the episode is one of the most difficult circumstances from which to mine comedy.
Much of the latest episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm deals with Larry’s inability to mind his own business.
As juvenile and frivolous a wish-fulfillment fantasy as one might expect from the visionary behind the Princess Leia hogtied to Jabba the Hut.
Dualities in life, art, and madness crisscross throughout Shit Year.
After eight seasons, it’s started to become too easy to spot Curb Your Enthusiasm’s patented ironic twists and callback gags coming a mile away.
Nearly as much as Jerry Lewis, Albert Brooks’s comic persona is defined by its unlikability.
A piercing ego-autopsy disguised as vanilla ’80s comedy.