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Larry with Ricky Gervais

Alex — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:27:50 +0000

From Ricky’s live DVD, Science.

Listen to how Larry tries to exploit his TV character to decline unwanted dinner invitations.

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Video: Letterman Interview 2nd Oct 2009

Alex — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:37:44 +0000

Season 7 Season 7 Season 7!

Alex — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:28:20 +0000

Larry recently unveiled the context behind the Seinfeld reunion that forms the story arc for the seventh season of Curb:

“The context is for years I’ve been asked about a ‘Seinfeld’ reunion — as has Jerry and the other cast members. I would say, ‘No, there’s no reunion, we would never do that, it’s a lame idea’ … but it might be really funny to do that on ‘Curb’ … and I kept thinking of how we could pull this off, and Jerry was game … so we’re doing a ‘Seinfeld’ reunion show.”

On returning to a Seinfeld “state of mind” Larry said “it was surprisingly smooth”, likening it to “getting on a bicycle”. He also hinted at a possible hour long season finale but wouldn’t give up whether or not fictional Larry would end up ruining the fictional reunion. That does sound like something his character would do and as Larry recently told ABCNews, “I don’t evolve. I don’t believe in character evolution.” What can we expect to actually see? Larry explains in this short video:

As for a possible season 8? Susie has assured us that real Larry hasn’t changed either:

“The most difficult part of doing the show is after every season we never know if Larry’s going to want to do another season or not. I don’t know if we’re doing a season eight, it’s all up to Larry. When he finishes a season, he feels like it’s exhausting and like he has no new ideas … but he always snaps out of it, so I’m hoping we’ll be back.”

HBO have been running several promos for the upcoming season. Thank God for YouTube, here they are (thank you to those who emailed and posted the links):

More interviews

Alex — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:29:19 +0000

Larry recently talked to John Jurgensen from the Wall Street Journal about Whatever Works. In comparing his and Woody’s comedy, he said:

I am not nearly as ambitious or as smart as he is. I’m dealing pretty much with what people have to deal with in their everyday lives. I don’t take on big things. What I do, pretty much, is make the big things small and the small things big. It’s a comedic device. That works for me.

Mali Elfman from Screencave also recently covered a press conference that Larry attended for the film with co-stars Evan Rachel Wood and Patricia Clarkson:

Did you hang our with a lot of Jewish people to prepare for the role?

Clarkson: I mean you never do that.

David: I’ve never done that. So, yes, that aspect was really unusual. I tried to find as many Jews as I could and be-friend them and talk to them and see what made them tick.

Clarkson: Didn’t you go back and you were bar mitzvah-ed again?

David: Oh, my God (laughing). I went back to Brooklyn and walked the streets and interviewed people, what’s it like being a Jew? How do you behave?

In other news, Meg Ryan has been confirmed as a guest star early in the upcoming seventh season of Curb.

Video: Larry and Evan Rachel Wood on The View

Alex — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:57:45 +0000

Apologies but I can’t embed the first YouTube video so just click through to view.

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Video: Larry on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Alex — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:50:32 +0000

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

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Jason Jones in Iran

Video: Larry David on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

Alex — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:32:20 +0000

Update: The Youtube video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by NBC Universal. I have added the official NBC video to this page but it may only work for those in North America. Apologies, my hands are tied.

Larry talks to Conan on June 16 about his role in the upcoming Woody Allen film Whatever Works. He also discusses his divorce, dental hygiene and orgasm regret.

Not as good as his Letterman interview but enjoyable nonetheless.

For one reason oranother I can’t seem to embed the second video so click here to view it.

Larry David as the Riddler?

Alex — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:06:33 +0000

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Curb Your Enthusiasm Season Seven begins September 20

Alex — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:00:50 +0000

Curb cast member Jeff Garlin indicated on his Twitter account on the 2nd June that season 7 of Curb Your Enthusiasm will premiere on HBO on the 20th September. Thanks to fellow fan Jim for spotting it, he has been invaluable in getting Larry related news on here FIRST! I apologise for having been a bit slack on keeping the blog up to date but promise to be on the ball in the run-up to the big night.

Scott Raab of Esquire recently had a “An Extremely Awkward Encounter with Larry David” over a bowl of soup. Among othe things the two find time to discuss the health of their necks, vegetables, hummus, and the Seinfeld curse.

SR: So Curb‘s seventh season is coming up. You’re starring in a Woody Allen movie. You’re here in New York City. You walked the red carpet last night at the Tribeca Film Festival. How does it feel to be Larry David?

LD: A lot better than it used to, I can tell you that. Better than having to walk from First Avenue to the West Side because I couldn’t afford to get home at night. Having to eat Chef Boyardee, emptying the pennies in a grocery at three o’clock in the morning to buy Chef Boyardee — it’s better than that. I feel good.

For those wondering, I’ve already wiki’d it and Chef Boyardee is a brand of canned pasta.

Also of note, last month Mark Haris from New York Magazine did a excellent feature on Larry, Woody Allen and the evolution/future of Jewish humour. Whether you agree with its assertions or not, if you appreciate the humour of Larry and where it came from, this is a really interesting read.

Stay tuned, more to come!

Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7- a year and a bit away?

Alex — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:12:19 +0000

Jeff Garlin appeared at press junket for the new Pixar film WALL-E, in which he stars. Chud.com reports Jeff had to say this about a seventh season of Curb:

The earliest we would be on the air would be a year from now, and I’m guessing a year from this fall.

Let me just tell you what Curb Your Enthusiasm is like for me and Larry. We do all first drafts – there’s no rewriting, it’s all first drafts. When we get to the set, let’s say it’s a scene where Larry and I are driving somewhere, talking about something. They’ll say ‘Speed,’ meaning the sound and cameras are ready to go, and I’ll turn to Larry and say, ‘What’s this scene about?’ He’ll say ‘I don’t remember.’ We’ll call over the AD, who has a small version of the script, and we’ll look at it and say ‘Oh, okay.’ So I won’t know until I’m filming that day. I mean, I read the outlines in advance, but I forget them by the time we go into production.

MoviesOnline have a transcript of an interview with Jeff, though he doesn’t discuss Curb.