Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm Is An American Sitcom Starring Seinfeld Writer Co-Creator And Executive Producer Larry David As Himself And Produced And Broadcast By HBO. Set In Santa Monica And Loosely Based On David's Life As A Semi-Retired Multi-Millionaire In The World After Seinfeld The Series Is Often Described As A More Subversive Take On That Hit Program's "show About Nothing" Motif. Shot On Location With Hand-Held Cameras Curb Your Enthusiasm Is Produced Unconventionally Eschewing Traditional Scripts In Favor Of Detailed Scene Outlines From Which Actors Improvise Dialogue A Practice Referred To As Retroscripting . Curb Your Enthusiasm Develops Ongoing Story Lines And In-Jokes Set Around Larry's Interaction With His Easily Annoyed But Put-Upon Wife Cheryl David Played By Cheryl Hines His Loyal Manager Jeff Greene Played By Jeff Garlin And Jeff's Foul-Mouthed Outburst-Prone Wife Susie Played By Susie Essman . Since Its 2000 Debut The Show Has Enjoyed Wide Critical Acclaim And A Steadily Growing Dedicated Audience That Has Helped It Emerge From Its Early "cult"-Only Status. Through 2004 It Has Been Nominated For Twenty Emmy Awards Winning One And Has Received A Golden Globe For Best Television Comedy 2003 . It Is The Fifth-Highest Rated TV Show On Metacritic.Com. read less