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Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999) series

Discussed in 28 episodes · 39 film takes
PKA Score 7.5/10
Kyle
7.9/10
25 takes
Taylor
4.5🦉/7
13 takes
Woody
6.9/10
1 take
IMDb 8.8
PKA rates this 1.3 lower than critics

Sentiment over time — how their takes changed across episodes

LovedNeutralHatedPKA 355PKA 450PKA 546PKA 641PKA 736PKA 355: +0.75 (1 take)PKA 356: +0.06 (4 takes)PKA 379: +0.27 (3 takes)PKA 430: +0.72 (2 takes)PKA 441: +0.90 (1 take)PKA 479: +0.58 (3 takes)PKA 480: +0.85 (1 take)PKA 481: +0.03 (2 takes)PKA 482: +0.75 (3 takes)PKA 484: +0.82 (2 takes)PKA 485: +0.85 (1 take)PKA 490: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 497: +0.80 (1 take)PKA 511: +0.82 (2 takes)PKA 519: +0.65 (2 takes)PKA 527: +0.50 (1 take)PKA 538: +0.20 (3 takes)PKA 582: +0.80 (1 take)PKA 662: +0.88 (2 takes)PKA 683: +0.85 (1 take)PKA 736: +0.05 (2 takes)
Each dot is one episode’s average take (bigger = more takes that episode). Toggle a host to isolate their arc. Voice-verified film/show opinions only.

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 538 @ 55:08 — PKN 538
Discussion of Cheryl Hines' role in the show, recent final season, and Larry David's age and appearance
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Larry David's so old, I can't watch it anymore. He looks frail. He looks so frail.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“That's a good show. I can't watch”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“She's hilarious in Curb Your Enthusiasm. She was Larry's wife in the early seasons who divorces him and takes half his money and then stays in his life to kind of mock him about it.”
▶ PKN 490 @ 4:52 — PKN 490
Woody recounts his favorite episode where Larry discovers an erotic bakery cake
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“one of my favorite episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm Larry goes to a dinner party or something and there's this delicious cake everybody's fawning over it”
▶ PKA 519 @ 3:16:47 — PKA 519 Plastic Surgery wins and losses, Chris Hemsworth Instagr
Discussion of episode featuring car periscope invention that Larry David invests in
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“so anyway i'm gonna watch some of that show”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“That's a really funny episode”
▶ PKA 497 @ 1:05:20 — Painkiller Already #497
HBO series ranked
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Curb Your Enthusiasm is probably number three.”
▶ PKN 527 @ 15:05 — PKN 527
Discussion of Michael Richards guest appearances where he plays himself dealing with his past controversial comments
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · news/off-topic, not scored
“Michael Richards was also in several episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm playing himself and he's worried about that. He's worried about the N-word stuff.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Fake forgives him to build his self-esteem back up. The community is forgiving you. It's okay. Basically giving him his blessing to act again. It was really good.”
▶ PKN 379 @ 12:35 — PKN 379
Discussion of watching Curb Your Enthusiasm season 3, discomfort in situations, Ted Danson character
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'm really enjoying it i'm into season three now and that's something's like all new stuff for me but like it's so viscerally uncomfortable sometimes”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Ted Danson's a piece of shit. He is. He's always picking fights.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“But I like that show a lot. There's a new season coming out right now.”
▶ PKA 511 @ 2:15:02 — PKA 511 Dick Masterson - Boogie and Frank Hassle Battle, Taylor'
Kyle discusses multiple seasons of Curb and a recent episode featuring the Spite store storyline
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“curb is great like larry david really showed that he was the genius behind that show by making Curb”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“it's fucking great man you're starting on new shows and you haven't even finished curb”
▶ PKA 482 @ 3:19:33 — Painkiller Already #482
Extended discussion of recent Curb episodes including Jon Hamm's guest appearance and Larry David neurotic character
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'm really enjoying it. I'm going to either do that or I'm going to watch guys prepping channels on YouTube.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'm going to watch an episode or two of Curb before I go to bed after the show.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'm really glad you told me to give that show another chance because it is so fucking funny. It gets better as it goes.”
▶ PKA 479 @ 1:37:08 — Painkiller Already #479
HBO comedy series now in 10th season, discussion of specific scenes and character dynamics
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“it's just as good as seinfeld i think i fucking love it”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“i've watched a few seasons of it probably only like the first three but it's it's funny it's very funny”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“from what i've seen i've watched a few seasons of it... it's funny”
▶ PKA 430 @ 3:56:45 — Painkiller Already #430
Kyle and others discuss the HBO comedy series created by and starring Larry David, comparing it to Seinfeld and praising David's comedic direction and character work
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“it's a really good show”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I love Curb Your Enthusiasm because you get to – I think if you watch Curb after you've seen Seinfeld, you can see, like, the influence of Larry David and where that came from. like even timing like it's it's clearly dir”
▶ PKA 356 @ 3:15:07 — Painkiller Already #356
Extensive discussion of show's humor style, specific episodes, and character dynamics
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“that show is the my balls touching another man balls of tv show I just can't fucking set through it.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Very uncomfortable. The uncomfortable stuff in Seinfeld made me laugh because they're all in on the joke. So many of the awkward moments in Curb Your Enthusiasm, I'm embarrassed for you and I know this is a TV show like ”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“He's like George Costanza if he got old and stayed as much of a petty, awful, awkward son of a bitch as he always was.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I've been watching Curb Your Enthusiasm a lot lately. I watched it all, if I'm being honest. I watched nine seasons of it, eight seasons, and then whatever. I'm on the ninth tour right the fuck through it.”
▶ PKA 408 @ 3:05:52 — Painkiller Already #408
Discussion of episode where Larry David encounters a Hasidic woman; debate about sheet myth in Hasidic communities
Kyle · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“There was an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm where Larry is going to hook up with his Hasidic dry cleaner. She's very attractive. And so he goes to the hotel room and he's got his sheet. And she's like, what the fuck is ”
▶ PKA 355 @ 2:01:27 — Painkiller Already #355
Kyle mentions he has been binge watching Curb Your Enthusiasm while eating snacks at night.
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I've been watching Curb Your Enthusiasm lately, and I'm just binge watching that shit.”
▶ PKA 481 @ 2:08:23 — Painkiller Already #481
Discussion of Larry David show and specific scenes with Larry and Jason Alexander
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“other than the fact that Larry David isn't a very good actor, it's hilarious.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“There are times on that show where I have to pick up my phone and look at hockey scores because I'm like, this is the black family thing. I couldn't watch. I had to look away. It was so uncomfortable.”
▶ PKA 485 @ 2:10:44 — Painkiller Already #485
Discussion of the 10th season quality
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“This 10th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm was one of their best ever. It was excellent.”
▶ PKA 441 @ 2:04:16 — Painkiller Already #441
Discussion of Larry David comedy series and guest appearances
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“a curb is very good. You know, it would Larry David and he has lots of really good guest stars. They do like a Seinfeld reunion, one episode where you get the full Seinfeld cast and the premise of the curb your enthusias”
▶ PKA 480 @ 3:04:38 — Painkiller Already #480
Discussion of Larry David HBO series, character Leon, specific episodes and comedic writing style across seasons
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I've been watching a shitload of Curb Your Enthusiasm. I'm introducing someone to it who's never seen it before”
Taylor · unverified▼ negative
“it's a scripted show but it's improvised so you lose the really good dialogue so it just seemed a little sloppy to me”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“It gets better as it goes there are some early episodes that are real fucking classics but the most recent seasons I feel like they're I mean the man is 73 years old but I feel like his current season is fucking amazing.”
▶ PKA 484 @ 2:17:25 — Painkiller Already #484
Extended discussion of watching Curb Your Enthusiasm, finishing season 10, and discussing the show's quality and characters
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“One of the best shows on television... Larry David is like I basically like a billionaire and I only doing this as a vanity project because I want to make an amazing funny show to the best of my ability”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I was going to watch Curb last night, but I decided to pop on Tiger King instead. Good idea. Good choice. After Tiger King is done, I'll jump back to Curb. I think I'm like season four or five at least right now”
▶ PKA 410 @ 8:53 — Painkiller Already #410
Discussion of an episode where Larry David gets caught using the handicapped bathroom stall
Woody · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“That's a recurring theme on the Larry David show on Curb Your Enthusiasm. uh he gets caught shitting in the handicapped stall”
▶ PKA 764 @ 9:46 — PKA 764 W/ King Trout: Rental Nightmare Stories
Brief mention of the show when discussing RFK's wife Cheryl Hines
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“the woman who's uh the wife in curb enthusiasm”
▶ PKA 749 @ 2:40:15 — PKA 749 W/ Dick Masterson: Deciding Woodys Grandpa Title
Discussion of the final season and how it mirrors the ending of Seinfeld with a trial episode
Kyle · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“in the la like the last episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm when Larry goes on trial”
▶ PKA 739 @ 10:00 — PKA 739: Ye Has A Meltdown Again
Discussion of actress Cheryl Hines' dual role as Larry David's wife on the show and as Cheryl with RFK
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“I know y'all don't watch as much curb as I do but I see her it's like that's the actress that's Cheryl Hines from Curb Your enthusias Larry David's wife she's a main character in this very liberal leaning show”
▶ PKA 736 @ 2:22:26 — PKA 736 W/ Karl: The Worst Podcast Ever
Multiple speakers discuss the show's recent and final seasons
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I couldn't I didn't finish it because he's 78 and and he looks 88 and and he he's too frail and and he looks it I couldn't get through it”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I love curb i' I've really enjoyed the longevity and I like that he's taken breaks over the time”
▶ PKA 683 @ 1:40:13 — PKA 683 W/ Harley: Fatphobia Isn't Okay, Keem Yells At Harley, T
Extensive discussion of episodes and Larry David's humor style
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I love that show I was watching it a lot this week has anyone else seen louder milk am I the only one watching that”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I watched a whole bunch of movies and I a lot of things like I watched um a lot of the funniest parts were things that I even realize like watching old Nick Cage movies”
▶ PKA 673 @ 1:37:22 — PKA 673 W/ Brandon Buckingham: Turning To A Clean Life, Donating
Discussion of the Seinfeld reunion special episodes and how they addressed Michael Richards' historical incident
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · news/off-topic, not scored
“well if you watch um the Curb Your Enthusiasm um episodes where they're like doing the Seinfeld reunion show that's a big part of it is that Michael Richards is pretending like he's really upset”
▶ PKA 662 @ 1:47:20 — PKA 662 W/ Chris James: Chubby Chaser Crushed, Tributing Donald
Discussion of the show's humor and a specific episode about spite stores
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I love it because Larry says the idea is that Larry David says whatever he [ __ ] wants to that he's and it's kind of if he was a normal human being I probably hate him but because Larry David has become Larry David bill”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I can't watch too much of it it's like sometimes it's a bit much my teeth hurt because it's like ah come on don't don't act like this don't like don't embarrass yourself”
▶ PKA 582 @ 2:58:49 — PKA 582: Woody's Christmas present, NFT Scams, Lawyer Letters
Woody and Kyle discuss the Larry David show and a reunion episode that aired on the show, praising David's wit and the satirical premise
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“and the way he described whatever union show is a disappointing look at everyone who got older and fatter”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“and larry david keeps making episodes though i haven't i haven't started this newest season but like larry david is so old”
▶ PKA 471 @ 1:32:04 — PKA 471 - Joe Rogan's Body, Taylor was Right about Chickens, Net
Discussion of specific episode where Larry is on ski lift with religious Jewish lady
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“that's a great show it's just like Seinfeld but a little need to watch more of it I haven't gotten through that catalog”