We're back, with the first episode of series 3 of the show! In which my guest Chris Doughty joins me to discuss the long-running improvised comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, 1999-).
We chat about Larry the character and Larry the real-life creator of the show, talk about the supporting characters and actors that make the show great (from Cheryl to Leon) and we pick our favourite seasons of Curb (and a few specific episodes!) and assess where we think it is now, in quality terms, after 20+ years. Hope you enjoy it - it's good to be back! Pretty, pretty, prettyyyyy good.
0.00 Intro/podcast chat preamble
0.19 Curb Your Enthusiasm (pt 1) - Larry the character/changes as the show has developed
1.09 Curb Your Enthusiasm (pt. 2) - the Gervais/David interview/favourite other characters in Curb/favourite seasons and episodes/is the show still 'good'?
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Chris is one of the two regular hosts of The Wasting Time Podcast, a discussion and interview show focusing on the pop-punk music scene. You can find it on all the usual podcasting platforms. You can reach the show on Twitter via @TheWastingTimeP.
All original intro, outro and other incidental music recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
NOTES
The 2006 Channel 4 interview that Ricky Gervais did with Larry David (which we discuss in pt. 2 of the show) is available on YouTube - and so, amusingly, is the infamous Garry Shandling one.
