Comedy Hbo's CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM: SEASON 8

[Sawyer]

Jerry, you were literally *just* on Curb.

 

[Drizzle]

Interesting that he mentions both MASH and All in the Family, two shows that weren't politically charged at all.

And maybe this is better suited for the Hot Takes thread but I've never found Seinfeld to be funny. "Seinfeld" the show is funny but not because of him, literally everyone else on the show outshone him in that department.

 

[Sawyer]

I think Jerry had a certain level of charm that he brought to the show, but he was clearly the weakest of the core four, and if we’re looking at the post-series work from both Jerry and Larry, then we know who the real talent was in creating the show too.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Jerry was the “straight man” of the group so without him, the other characters don’t work.

And on the show, I found Jerry’s bad acting and almost cracking during takes some of the funniest stuff when playing off the others.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Sawyer]

 

[blueharvest]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1792618102917669244

 

[Sawyer]

It’s absurd this show has never gotten Outstanding Comedy or any acting wins.

 

[Drizzle]

It’s absurd this show has never gotten Outstanding Comedy or any acting wins.

In the earlier seasons of the show it lost to whatever was popular at the time like Friends or Everybody Loves Raymond but it also didn't have much of a chance against the likes of Arrested Development, The Office and 30 Rock either. The closest shot it probably had was 2012 when Curb Season 8 lost to Modern Family Season 3. I forgot how much the Emmys awarded that show well after it was past its prime. I'm also partial to that season because Larry vs. Michael J. Fox is one of my favorite episodes.

Larry David not winning Best Actor in a Comedy is a bigger crime to me since he lost to both Jim Parsons and Jon Cryer.

 

[Sawyer]

Larry David not winning Best Actor in a Comedy is a bigger crime to me since he lost to both Jim Parsons and Jon Cryer.

That five year stretch of Chuck Lorre leads winning Best Actor was so annoying. You had Larry nominated, Steve Carell, Alec Baldwin… and those basic ass shows were walking away with wins??

Nonsense.

 

[Drizzle]

That five year stretch of Chuck Lorre leads winning Best Actor was so annoying. You had Larry nominated, Steve Carell, Alec Baldwin… and those basic ass shows were walking away with wins??

Nonsense.

Carell never winning for The Office is another travesty.