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{{Short description|American television sitcom (2000–2024)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Curb Your Enthusiasm.png
| genre                = {{plainlist|
*[[Sitcom]]
*[[Improvisational theatre|Improvisational comedy]]
*[[Cringe comedy]]
*[[Black comedy]]}}
| creator              = [[Larry David]]
| starring             = {{plainlist|
*Larry David
*[[Jeff Garlin]]
*[[Cheryl Hines]]
*[[Susie Essman]]
*[[J. B. Smoove]]}}
| theme_music_composer = {{ill|Luciano Michelini|de}}
| composer             = 
| open_theme           = "[[Frolic (song)|Frolic]]"
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 12
| num_episodes         = 120 (and 1 special)
| list_episodes        = List of Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes
| executive_producer   = {{plainlist|
*Larry David
*Jeff Garlin
*[[Robert B. Weide]]
*[[Alec Berg]]
*[[David Mandel]]
*[[Jeff Schaffer]]
*[[Larry Charles]]
*[[Gavin Polone]]
*Tim Gibbons
*Erin O'Malley}}
| location             = {{plainlist|
*[[Los Angeles]]
*[[New York City]]}}
| camera               = [[Single-camera]]
| runtime              = 26–59 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-season/curb-your-enthusiasm-seasons-1-8/id1117110239 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seasons 1–8 |date=October 15, 2000 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=November 8, 2017 |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109040036/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-season/curb-your-enthusiasm-seasons-1-8/id1117110239 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| company              = {{plainlist|
*[[HBO|HBO Entertainment]]
*Production Partners}}
| network              = [[HBO]]
| released             = {{Start date|1999|10|17}}
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|2000|10|15}}
| last_aired2          = {{end date|2024|4|7}}
| related              = ''[[Seinfeld]]''
}}
'''''Curb Your Enthusiasm''''', also known colloquially as '''''Curb''''', is an American television [[comedy of manners]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Wesley |date=April 5, 2024 |title=Larry David's Rule Book for How (Not) to Live in Society |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/magazine/larry-david-curb-your-enthusiasm.html |access-date=May 21, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Remnick |first=David |date=April 8, 2024 |title=No Kaddish for 'Curb' |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/curb-your-enthusiasm-finale-review |access-date=May 21, 2024 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> created by [[Larry David]] that premiered on [[HBO]] with an hour-long special on October 17, 1999, followed by 12 seasons broadcast from 2000 to 2024. David stars as a fictionalized version of himself and the show follows his life as a semi-retired television writer and producer in [[Los Angeles]] and, for one season each, [[New York City]] and [[Atlanta]]. Also starring are [[Cheryl Hines]] as his wife Cheryl, [[Jeff Garlin]] as his manager and best friend Jeff Greene, [[Susie Essman]] as Jeff's wife Susie, and [[J. B. Smoove]] as Larry's housemate Leon Black. It often [[List of Curb Your Enthusiasm guest stars|features celebrity guest stars]], many of them playing fictionalized versions of themselves, including [[Ted Danson]], [[Richard Lewis (comedian)|Richard Lewis]], [[Wanda Sykes]], [[Rosie O'Donnell]], and [[Jon Hamm]].

The sitcom was developed from a 1999 one-hour special, ''[[Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', which David and HBO originally envisioned as a one-time project. It was shot as a [[mockumentary]], in which the characters were aware of the presence of cameras and a crew. The series, while not in documentary form, was shot in a somewhat similar [[cinéma vérité]]-like style.<ref name="directing_curb" /> As with ''[[Seinfeld]]'', which David co-created, the humor of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' often revolves around the minutiae of everyday social life. Each episode's plot and subplot is established in an outline written by David, and the actors largely improvise the dialogue,<ref name="directing_curb">{{Cite news |last=Richmond |first=Ray |title=Unscripted: Directing HBO's Improv Comedy ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' |newspaper=DGA Magazine |date=July 2003 |access-date=October 17, 2012 |url=http://www.dga.org/news/v28_2/feat_unscripted.php3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530143948/http://www.dga.org/news/v28_2/feat_unscripted.php3 |archive-date=May 30, 2009}}</ref> a technique known as [[retroscripting]]. In Season 7, the series began producing and airing episodes in [[16:9 aspect ratio|widescreen 16:9]].

''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' received high critical acclaim and has grown in popularity since its debut. It was nominated for 55 [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, including Outstanding Comedy Series for eleven of its twelve seasons.<ref name="Emmys">{{Cite web |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/curb-your-enthusiasm |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Emmys.com |publisher=Television Academy}}</ref> It won the 2002 [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy]].<ref name="about_the_show">{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/curb-your-enthusiasm/about/index.html |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: About the Show |publisher=[[HBO]] |access-date=December 27, 2010 |archive-date=September 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926134409/http://www.hbo.com/curb-your-enthusiasm/about/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It aired for eight mostly consecutive seasons until 2011, and resumed with a ninth season in 2017. The tenth season aired in 2020 and the eleventh in 2021. The series was renewed for a twelfth and final season that premiered on February 4, 2024, and the series finale aired on April 7, 2024.

== Premise ==
Larry David has explained the show's name in TV interviews as reflecting his perception that many people seem to live their lives projecting false enthusiasm, which he believes is used to imply that "they are better than you". This conflicts with his dry style. The title also urges the audience not to expect too much from the show; at the time of the premiere, David wanted to lower expectations after his earlier success in the entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/16/style/the-great-and-wonderful-wizard-of-odds.html|title=The Great And Wonderful Wizard of Odds|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 16, 2007|access-date=March 1, 2010|first=Rick|last=Marin|archive-date=July 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715235959/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/16/style/the-great-and-wonderful-wizard-of-odds.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The series stars David as a fictionalized version of himself. Like the real-life David, the character is well known as a co-creator and main co-writer of the sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]''. Although Larry maintains an office, he is rarely shown working. Episodes frequently center on his ignorance of or disregard for well-established social conventions and expectations, and his insistence that others adhere to rules of which only he seems to be aware. This social ineptitude, combined with an inability to let even the most minor grievance or annoyance go unexpressed, often leads him into awkward social situations and draws the ire of his friends, family, and total strangers. He is also routinely the victim of labyrinthine misunderstandings wherein people think he has done something immoral or distasteful.

For the first half of the series, David is living a married, child-free life in Los Angeles with his wife, Cheryl ([[Cheryl Hines]]). His main confidant on the show is his manager and friend Jeff Greene ([[Jeff Garlin]]). [[Susie Essman]] plays Susie Greene, Jeff's short-tempered wife, who is frequently at odds with Larry. Many of the show's frequent [[guest stars]] are celebrities and public figures, who usually play fictionalized versions of themselves. Among the more frequently recurring guest stars are Larry's longtime friend [[Richard Lewis (comedian)|Richard Lewis]] as well as [[Ted Danson]] and his wife [[Mary Steenburgen]].

The show is set and filmed in various affluent [[Westside (Los Angeles County)|Westside]] communities of (and occasionally in downtown) Los Angeles, as well as in the adjacent cities of [[Beverly Hills]], [[Culver City]], and [[Santa Monica]]. David's hometown of [[New York City]] is featured in some of season 8.{{clear left}}

== Episodes ==
{{See also|List of Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes}}

''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' premiered with an hour-long special on October 17, 1999, upon which the series was based. The series' first eight seasons aired from 2000 to 2011. The series took a prolonged hiatus before returning for a ninth season in 2017, a tenth in 2020,<ref name="S10premiere">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-10-premiere-date-hbo-trailer-1202806663/ |title='Curb Your Enthusiasm' Gets Season 10 Premiere Date On HBO |website=Deadline |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=December 11, 2019 |access-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211194412/https://deadline.com/2019/12/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-10-premiere-date-hbo-1202806663/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and an eleventh in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-11-premiere-date-1234845991/ |title='Curb Your Enthusiasm': Season 11 Teaser Reveals Premiere Date |website=Deadline |first=Rosy |last=Cordero |date=September 28, 2021 |access-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928172830/https://deadline.com/2021/09/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-11-premiere-date-1234845991/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was renewed for a twelfth season in August 2022,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/curb-your-enthusiasm-renewed-12th-season-hbo-1235098257/ |title='Curb Your Enthusiasm' Renewed For 12th Season By HBO |website=Deadline |first=Lynette |last=Rice |date=August 23, 2022 |access-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823170550/https://deadline.com/2022/08/curb-your-enthusiasm-renewed-12th-season-hbo-1235098257/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which was confirmed to be the final season in December 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-12-final-season-1235838123/ |title='Curb Your Enthusiasm' Ending With Season 12 as Larry David Says 'I Bid You Farewell' |website=Variety |first=Ethan |last=Shanfeld |date=December 14, 2023 |access-date=December 14, 2023 |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214181239/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-12-final-season-1235838123/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The final season premiered on February 4, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-12-premiere-date-1234933452/ |title='Curb Your Enthusiasm' Season 12 Sets Premiere Date — Exclusive |website=IndieWire |first=Tony |last=Maglio |date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208171433/https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-12-premiere-date-1234933452/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The episodes are typically named after an event, object, or person that figures prominently in the plot, much as ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episodes were titled. Unrelated events woven throughout an episode are tied into a climax that resolves the story lines simultaneously, to Larry's advantage or detriment. Each episode has a distinct plot, but most seasons feature a [[story arc]] that extends across several episodes and culminates in a finale that often features the return of many of the characters who appeared throughout the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ign.com/articles/2010/03/15/larry-david-talks-curb-your-enthusiasms-future |title=Larry David Talks Curb Your Enthusiasm's Future |publisher=IGN |first=Eric |last=Goldman |date=March 14, 2010 |access-date=August 24, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084735/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/15/larry-david-talks-curb-your-enthusiasms-future |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ign.com/articles/2011/09/12/curb-your-enthusiasm-larry-vs-michael-j-fox-review |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox" Review |publisher=IGN |first=Eric |last=Goldman |date=September 12, 2011 |access-date=August 24, 2012 |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929044000/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/09/12/curb-your-enthusiasm-larry-vs-michael-j-fox-review |url-status=live }}</ref>

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== Characters ==
=== Main cast ===
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| footer = Creator [[Larry David]] ''(left)'' stars as a fictional version of himself; he also writes the story outline for each episode. [[Cheryl Hines]] ''(right)'' portrays Larry's  wife in the show. Hines also directed one episode of the show (in the tenth season).
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| footer = Jeff Greene is portrayed by [[Jeff Garlin]] ''(left)'', who is also an executive producer and has directed an episode. Greene's wife is portrayed by [[Susie Essman]] ''(right)''.
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[[File:JB Smoove 2014 NBC Universal Summer Press Day (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[J. B. Smoove]] joined the series in season 6 as Leon Black. His character quickly became a fan favorite.]]

* [[Larry David]] as a fictionalized version of himself, the show's idiosyncratic, tactless and curmudgeonly protagonist. Larry is a semi-retired television writer and producer. Born and raised in New York, he is the only child of Nat and Adele David. He is Jewish, but he is not observant and is willing to betray his heritage (or overemphasize it) when it suits him. After years struggling as a writer and comic, he gained massive success with the sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]''. Having made a fortune off the show, Larry now works only occasionally. Stubborn and self-centered, he frequently flouts social conventions he perceives as pointless, inconvenient, or nonsensical. But at the same time, he rebukes friends, acquaintances, and strangers for failing to adhere to his self-imposed (and often equally nonsensical) social rules. Larry often becomes obsessed with minute, insignificant details of others' behavior, and is seemingly unable to let any grievance, annoyance, or inappropriate remark go unexpressed. He is often reluctant to apologize to people he has offended, firmly believing himself to be in the right and going to extreme lengths to prove the correctness of his beliefs and actions. When he does apologize, he usually does so only because he needs something, and he is often more self-defensive than truly apologetic. But Larry is generally well-intentioned, and is often simply a victim of circumstance, finding himself at the center of complex misunderstandings or falling victim to others' selfishness and/or stupidity. He is even at times celebrated by those around him for his candor and his willingness to call others out for their hypocrisy.
* [[Jeff Garlin]] as Jeff Greene, Larry's [[Talent manager|manager]] and best friend. He is married to Susie Greene (Susie Essman), with whom he has a daughter, Sammi (Ashly Holloway). Jeff and Susie have a tumultuous marriage, due in large part to Jeff's frequent extramarital affairs as well as Susie's incessant criticism of Jeff, most often in regard to his weight and cheating. Jeff often recruits Larry in his efforts to cover up his affairs from Susie, though these efforts usually fall apart. Garlin has said that he does not empathize with his character at all,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_qWDlzdrfs |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm - Jeff Greene a Villain? |date=July 22, 2009 |publisher=The Paley Center for Media |access-date=August 25, 2012 |archive-date=July 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730020222/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_qWDlzdrfs&feature=plcp |url-status=live }}</ref> calling him a "pretty evil guy" who has "no morals, no scruples".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/curb-your-enthusiasm/exclusive-interview-jeff-garli-10655.aspx|title=Exclusive Interview: Jeff Garlin, from ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' |website=[[BuddyTV]]|date=November 11, 2007|access-date=February 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524133154/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/curb-your-enthusiasm/exclusive-interview-jeff-garli-10655.aspx |archive-date=May 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Cheryl Hines]] as Cheryl David (seasons 1–7, 9–12; guest season 8), Larry's long-suffering wife (and later ex-wife). Patient, friendly, and generally easygoing, she serves as a comic foil to the stubborn and nit-picky Larry and often serves as a voice of reason. She is nominally an actress, but is not shown working for most of the series. She is very environmentally conscious and devotes a great deal of her time and money to charitable causes, particularly the [[Natural Resources Defense Council|NRDC]]. Unlike Larry, Cheryl is outgoing, enjoys most social functions, and is the primary agent in maintaining many of the couple's friendships. She is also the driving force behind many of Larry's apologies. While she feels a deep affection for Larry and often shows patience with his foibles, she has her limits, particularly with his obsession over unimportant details. She is finally pushed to her breaking point in the season 6 episode "The TiVo Guy" when, aboard a flight experiencing severe turbulence, she calls Larry to tell him she loves him. To her shock and anger, Larry pays no attention to what is ostensibly his wife's final goodbye and instead badgers her with questions about their DVR. In the wake of the incident, Cheryl leaves Larry. They briefly reunite at the end of season 7 before Cheryl is once again driven away by Larry's obsession with details, in particular a stain Cheryl's coffee cup left on Julia Louis-Dreyfus's table. They finalize their divorce at the start of season 8. In season 9, Cheryl begins dating Larry's friend [[Ted Danson]]. Before that, she and Ted had a close, platonic friendship, of which Larry was always suspicious.
* [[Susie Essman]] as Susie Greene (seasons 8–12; recurring seasons 1–7), Jeff's loud and overbearing wife, known for her explosive temper. Her interactions with Larry often begin friendly and quickly degrade into vicious arguments. Shrewd and perpetually suspicious of both Jeff and Larry, Susie is often the first to uncover their schemes and wrongdoing and often rebukes them with profanity-laced tirades. Susie and Jeff have an "on-again, off-again" relationship. She often uses Larry as a scapegoat for her marital problems. She often defends traditional moral standards, such as the sanctity of marital vows and fealty to hearth and home, at times against Jeff, at others against Larry, and usually against both.
* [[J. B. Smoove]] as Leon Black (seasons 9–12; recurring seasons 6–8), Larry's friend, and later, roommate ([[mother-in-law suite|casita]]). He is the brother of Loretta Black, a single mother whose [[New Orleans]] home was destroyed by Hurricane Edna. When Larry and Cheryl take in Loretta and her family, Leon moves in too, despite living in Los Angeles and having been unaffected by the hurricane. When Loretta and her children move back to Louisiana, Leon stays behind. He and Larry develop an unlikely friendship, with Leon frequently offering Larry questionable advice on romance, business, and social interactions. Like Larry, Leon is blunt and often confrontational, although unlike Larry, his confrontations with others end favorably for him. Leon first appears in the season 6 episode "The Anonymous Donor".

=== Recurring roles ===
{{Main|List of Curb Your Enthusiasm recurring roles}}
Among the show's many recurring roles, [[Richard Lewis (comedian)|Richard Lewis]], [[Ted Danson]], and [[Wanda Sykes]] play fictionalized versions of themselves as old friends of Larry with whom he frequently butts heads. [[Shelley Berman]] plays Larry's father, Nat David. [[Richard Kind]] appears as Larry's cousin Andy. [[Bob Einstein]] frequently appears as Marty Funkhouser, another of Larry's longtime friends. [[Kaitlin Olson]] recurs as Becky, Cheryl's sister. In seasons 6 and 7, [[Vivica A. Fox]] appears as Loretta Black, a member of the Black family, a family of hurricane evacuees who take refuge in Larry's house upon Cheryl's invitation. Loretta becomes Larry's primary love interest for a time after he and Cheryl split up. [[Saverio Guerra]] plays Mocha Joe, who first appears in season 7 and returns as Larry's nemesis in season 10.

=== Notable guest appearances ===
{{Main|List of Curb Your Enthusiasm guest stars}}
Celebrities, including actors, comedians, authors, musicians and athletes, often make [[guest appearance]]s on the show, many of them playing themselves or fictional versions thereof. Some who appear as fictionalized versions of themselves include [[Mary Steenburgen]], [[Mel Brooks]], [[Michael York]], [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Lucy Liu]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[Christian Slater]], [[David Schwimmer]], [[Rob Reiner]], [[Rosie O'Donnell]], [[Seth Rogen]], [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[George Lopez]], [[Michael J. Fox]], [[Mila Kunis]], [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]], [[F. Murray Abraham]], and the main cast of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' – [[Jerry Seinfeld]], [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], [[Jason Alexander]], and [[Michael Richards]].

Notable people who fill in fictional roles include [[Bryan Cranston]], [[Bob Odenkirk]], [[Michael McKean]], [[Wayne Federman]], [[Gina Gershon]], [[Elisabeth Shue]], [[Vince Vaughn]], [[Bobby Lee]], [[Frank Whaley]], [[Kaley Cuoco]], [[Mayim Bialik]], [[Stephen Colbert]], [[Bill Hader]], [[Catherine O'Hara]], [[Nick Offerman]], [[Flula Borg]], [[Chaz Bono]], [[Rebecca Romijn]], [[Melissa McCarthy]], [[Tracey Ullman]], [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Greg Kinnear]], [[Dean Norris]], [[Zachary Levi]], [[Mindy Kaling]], and [[Allison Janney]].

==Reception==
===Critical response===
{{Television critical response
| rotten_tomatoes1 = 89% (18 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s01 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163554/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s01 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic1      = 80 (20 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes2 = 100% (8 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s02 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 2 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163554/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s02 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic2      = {{N/A}}

| rotten_tomatoes3 = 100% (10 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s03 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 3 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163552/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s03 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic3      = 93 (12 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes4 = 93% (14 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s04 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 4 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163553/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s04 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic4      = 88 (18 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes5 = 100% (11 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s05 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 5 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163553/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s05 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic5      = 91 (5 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes6 = 87% (15 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s06 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 6 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163555/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s06 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic6      = 89 (9 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes7 = 97% (32 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s07 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 7 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163552/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s07 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic7      = 81 (18 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes8 = 92% (25 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s08 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 8 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163553/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s08 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic8      = 86 (6 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes9 = 74% (47 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s09 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 9 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163555/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s09 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic9      = 74 (10 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes10 = 94% (36 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s10 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 10 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163555/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s10 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic10      = 78 (5 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes11 = 94% (17 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s11 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 11 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163552/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s11 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic11      = 89 (7 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes12 = 94% (50 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/curb_your_enthusiasm/s12 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 12 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref>
| metacritic12      = 82 (17 reviews)
}}

''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' has received critical acclaim, praised particularly for its writing and the actors' improvisational comedy. The show enjoyed largely positive critical reception since its debut and outgrew its early "cult" status.

On [[Metacritic]], the first season of the show scored 80 out of 100 (based on 20 reviews),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-1|title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219080948/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-1|url-status=live}}</ref> 93 for season 3 (based on 12 reviews),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-3|title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 3|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-date=April 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420033320/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-3|url-status=live}}</ref> 88 for season 4 (18 reviews),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-4|title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 4|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-date=August 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827032446/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-4|url-status=live}}</ref> 91 for season 5 (5 reviews),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-5|title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 5|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 10, 2011|archive-date=August 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828173846/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-5|url-status=live}}</ref> 89 for season 6 (9 reviews),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-6|title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 6|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-date=June 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601033445/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-6|url-status=live}}</ref> 81 for season 7 (18 reviews),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-7|title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 7|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 10, 2011|archive-date=August 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829044101/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-7|url-status=live}}</ref> 86 for season 8 (6 reviews),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-8|title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 8|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 10, 2011|archive-date=July 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711124744/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-8|url-status=live}}</ref> 74 for season 9 (10 reviews),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-9|title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 9|website=Metacritic|access-date=October 4, 2017|archive-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003222506/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-9|url-status=live}}</ref> 78 for season 10 (5 reviews),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-10|title=Curb Your Enthusisam: Season 10|website=Metacritic|access-date=February 6, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201060324/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-10|url-status=live}}</ref> 89 for season 11 (7 reviews),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-11|title=Curb Your Enthusisam: Season 11|website=Metacritic|access-date=December 16, 2023|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216162925/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-11/|url-status=live}}</ref> and 82 for season 12 (17 reviews).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm/season-12/ |title=Curb Your Enthusisam: Season 12 |website=Metacritic |access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref>

''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' named the characters Cheryl David and Susie Greene two of the best on television and reasons to look forward to the show's return in 2007.<ref name="slate">{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/tv_week/2007/09/oh_how_weve_missed_you.html|title=Oh, How We've Missed You!|access-date=September 23, 2007|last=Lapidos|first=Juliet|date=September 21, 2007|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|archive-date=October 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001123919/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/tv_week/2007/09/oh_how_weve_missed_you.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' has also received praise from ''Galus Australis'' magazine for being even more unabashedly Jewish than ''[[Seinfeld]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Frosh |first=Anthony |title=Jews in Pop-culture: a Critical Examination Part |newspaper=Galus Australis |date=June 28, 2009 |url=http://galusaustralis.com/2009/06/347/jews_in_pop-culture/ |access-date=March 30, 2010 |archive-date=August 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809162826/http://galusaustralis.com/2009/06/347/jews_in_pop-culture/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Of the show's depiction of Jewish characters, academic Vincent Brook wrote, "''Curb''{{'}}s commitment to Jewish identification greatly enhances its storytelling capacity, as it lends greater realism and dimension to the characters and opens the show up to episodes with meaningful Jewish themes."<ref>{{cite book|last=Brook|first=Vincent|title=You should see yourself: Jewish identity in postmodern American culture|url=https://archive.org/details/youshouldseeyour00broo|url-access=limited|year=2006|publisher=Rutgers University Press|location=New Brunswick, N.J.|isbn=0-8135-3845-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/youshouldseeyour00broo/page/n290 279]–284|edition=[Online-Ausg.]}}</ref>

The character of Larry is in many ways reminiscent of the ''[[schlemiel]]'' character in traditional Yiddish folklore. The ''schlemiel'' is usually a comic character whose actions lead to his inevitable downfall, but also stands as a form of resistance to social and cultural values and norms. David Gillota wrote: {{cquote|As a true ''schlemiel'', Larry's failure serves as a direct challenge to the status quo and encourages viewers to question the myriad unwritten rules that we follow in our everyday lives. Whereas the schlemiel of Eastern Europe encountered problems that mostly affected Eastern European Jews (such as anti-Semitism and economic survival), Larry encounters problems that affect contemporary middle- to upper-class American Jews, namely, [[Jewish assimilation]], secularism, intermarriage, and, as all of these suggest, the Jews' precarious ethnic identity in an increasingly multicultural environment.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gillota|first=David|title=Negotiating Jewishness: and the Schlemiel Tradition|journal=Journal of Popular Film and Television|year=2010|volume=38|issue=4|pages=152–161|doi=10.1080/01956051003725244|s2cid=143932889}}</ref>}}

In 2013, the [[Writers Guild of America]] ranked ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' #30 on its list of the 101 Best Written TV Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-best-written-tv-series/list|title=101 Best Written TV Series|website=Writers Guild of America West|date=June 2, 2013|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=April 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429170702/https://www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-best-written-tv-series/list|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, [[Rob Sheffield]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' the 19th-greatest television series ever made.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520/curb-your-enthusiasm-w439621 |title=100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 21, 2016 |access-date=October 24, 2016 |archive-date=October 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024153916/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520/curb-your-enthusiasm-w439621 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Curb Your Enthusiasm}}
The series received 55 [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations, winning twice: [[Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series]] for [[Robert B. Weide]] for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" in 2003, and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series]] for Steven Rasch for "Palestinian Chicken" in 2012. The series received eleven nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series. [[Larry David]] received seven nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. [[Cheryl Hines]] received two nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. [[Shelley Berman]] and [[Michael J. Fox]] each received a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. The series also received ten nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.<ref name="Emmys"/> The ninth season received four nominations at the [[70th Primetime Emmy Awards]], for Outstanding Comedy Series, Larry David for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and [[Bryan Cranston]] and [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] each for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-emmy-nominations-list-see-all-the-nominees-1110785/item/writing-a-comedy-series-emmy-nominations-2018-1110796 |title=Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 12, 2018 |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713011538/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-emmy-nominations-list-see-all-the-nominees-1110785/item/writing-a-comedy-series-emmy-nominations-2018-1110796 |url-status=live }}</ref> The tenth season was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the [[72nd Primetime Emmy Awards]], and the series received three further nominations in technical categories.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/emmys-nominations-list-72nd-annual-television-nominees-1202996949/ |title=Emmy Awards Nominations: The Complete List |website=Deadline |first=Patrick |last=Hipes |date=July 28, 2020 |access-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728212758/https://deadline.com/2020/07/emmys-nominations-list-72nd-annual-television-nominees-1202996949/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The series also received five [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations (in 2003 and 2006) and won for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 2003. Larry David was nominated for three Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 2003, 2005, and 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/23905|title=Award Search|publisher=The Hollywood Foreign Press Association|access-date=September 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801093536/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/23905|archive-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref> It was nominated for four [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s, two for Larry David and two for the ensemble cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|publisher=Screen Actors Guild|access-date=September 8, 2011|archive-date=September 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930172653/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/16th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|publisher=Screen Actors Guild|access-date=September 8, 2011|archive-date=March 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325034310/https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/16th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> It was nominated six times for the [[Producers Guild of America Award]], winning twice in 2003 and 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/?page=pga_award_19902010|title=PGA Award Winners 1990–2010|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=September 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408065235/http://www.producersguild.org/?page=pga_award_19902010|archive-date=April 8, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was nominated for eleven [[Directors Guild of America Award]]s, winning twice for [[Bryan Gordon]] for "The Special Section" in 2003 and [[Robert B. Weide]] for "Palestinian Chicken" in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dga.org/Awards/Explore.aspx|title=Award / Winner and Nominee Search|publisher=Directors Guild of America|at=Search for Curb Your Enthusiasm|access-date=September 8, 2011|archive-date=February 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221054101/http://www.dga.org/Awards/Explore.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> It was nominated five times for the [[Writers Guild of America Award]], winning once in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3916|title=Larry David to Receive 2010 TV Laurel Award|publisher=Writers Guild of America|first=Gregg|last=Mitchell|date=January 19, 2010|access-date=September 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207154253/http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3916|archive-date=December 7, 2011}}</ref>

== Syndication ==
When aired in syndication, the series is edited from its original HBO broadcast (for running time and without the [[TV-MA]] scenes). On June 2, 2010, the series premiered on the [[TV Guide Network]], making its basic cable debut. The network also recorded a series of related discussions with high-profile guest stars, media pundits, and prominent social figures called ''Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Discussion'', debating the moral implications depicted in each episode.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/03/22/tv-guide-network-teams-up-with-legendary-show-creator-larry-david-to-launch-curb-your-enthusiasm-exclusive-extras-hosted-by-series-regular-susie-essman-35016/20100322tvguide01/|title=TV Guide Network Teams-up with Legendary Show Creator Larry David to Launch "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Exclusive Extras Hosted by Series Regular Susie Essman|publisher=TV Guide Network|date=March 22, 2010|access-date=March 22, 2010|archive-date=January 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123174120/http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/03/22/tv-guide-network-teams-up-with-legendary-show-creator-larry-david-to-launch-curb-your-enthusiasm-exclusive-extras-hosted-by-series-regular-susie-essman-35016/20100322tvguide01/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show was produced by Scott Carter and hosted by ''Curb'' co-star [[Susie Essman]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |date=March 22, 2010 |title=In Syndication, the Agonizing on 'Curb' Is Only Escalating |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/business/media/22curb.html |access-date=December 20, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=December 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220080731/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/business/media/22curb.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The show debuted in syndication on local stations and [[WGN America]] in September 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/WGN-America-Now-Available-In-HD-On-DIRECTV-20100527|title=WGN America Now Available In HD On DIRECTV|publisher=Broadway World|date=May 27, 2010|access-date=March 9, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010523/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/WGN-America-Now-Available-In-HD-On-DIRECTV-20100527|url-status=live}}</ref> but was removed the following year due to low ratings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/07/wgn-america-fall-2011-schedule-metv.html|title=WGN America Fall 2011 Schedule; MeTV Network Celebrates Lucille Ball's 100th Birthday With 100 Episodes of Lucy Series|publisher=SitcomsOnline.com|date=July 26, 2011|access-date=September 11, 2011|archive-date=August 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827124549/http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/07/wgn-america-fall-2011-schedule-metv.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

It debuted on [[TV Land]] in February 2013 but was later removed in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/tv-land-switches-gears-acquires-curb-enthusiasm-article-1.1264409|title=TV Land switches gears, acquires 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'|work=New York Daily News|first=Dave|last=Hinckley|date=February 14, 2013|access-date=March 17, 2013|archive-date=February 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220015426/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/tv-land-switches-gears-acquires-curb-enthusiasm-article-1.1264409|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Home media ==

=== VHS release ===
The first season of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' was released on [[VHS]] in a three-volume box set.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.hbo.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1888675&cp=1885649&parentPage=family |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208042659/http://store.hbo.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1888675&cp=1885649&clickid=dhtmlnav_shows_txt&parentPage=family |title=HBO Store - Curb Your Enthusiasm: Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete First Season VHS |website=HBO |archive-date=February 8, 2005 |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref>

=== DVD releases ===
''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' seasons come in a two-disc DVD set with ten episodes.

{| class="wikitable"
|+DVD releases of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Season
!scope="col" colspan="2"|Release dates
!scope="col"  rowspan="2"|Bonus features
|-
!scope="col" |[[DVD region code#1|Region 1]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Curb-Enthusiasm/275 |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm on DVD, Release Info, Reviews, News |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |access-date=March 9, 2018 |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074206/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Curb-Enthusiasm/275 |url-status=live }}</ref>
!scope="col" | [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]]
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1
|January 13, 2004||May 17, 2004||Commentary by [[Larry David]], [[Jeff Garlin]], [[Cheryl Hines]] and [[Robert B. Weide]] on the pilot episode; interview with Larry David; HBO TV special ''Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm''
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2
|June 15, 2004||October 18, 2004||None
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|3
|January 18, 2005||February 7, 2005||60 minutes of extras with the cast and directors at the [[U.S. Comedy Arts Festival]] in Aspen
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|4
|August 30, 2005||September 26, 2005||None
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|5
|August 1, 2006||September 11, 2006||"The History of ''Curb''... so far" and "The History of ''Curb''... even further" featurettes
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|6
|January 29, 2008||June 9, 2008||"A Conversation with Larry David and [[Susie Essman]]"; "On the Set: ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''"; gag reel
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|7
|June 8, 2010||June 7, 2010||Rebuilding the ''Seinfeld'' sets; Larry David as George Costanza; interview with Larry David and the ''Seinfeld'' cast, and more
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|8
|June 5, 2012||June 11, 2012||"Leon's Guide to NYC"; roundtable discussion with Larry and the cast
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|9
|March 6, 2018||March 5, 2018||Cast memorable moments and deleted scenes
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|10
|July 21, 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086B1H23N/ |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 10 (DVD) |website=Amazon.com |date=July 21, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113212319/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086B1H23N/ |url-status=live }}</ref>||July 20, 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085K67QVC/ |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 10 [DVD] [2020] |website=Amazon.co.uk |date=July 20, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113212339/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085K67QVC/ |url-status=live }}</ref>||"What Finally Broke Them"
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|11
|June 14, 2022<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screen-connections.com/2022/04/19/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-11-dvd-details/ |title='Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Eleventh Season'; Arrives On DVD June 14, 2022 From HBO – Warner Bros |website=Screen-Connections |access-date=January 8, 2023 |date=April 19, 2022 |archive-date=January 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107192731/https://screen-connections.com/2022/04/19/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-11-dvd-details/ |url-status=live }}</ref>||June 13, 2022||None
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|12
|October 8, 2024<ref name="CompleteSeries">{{Cite web |title=Entire 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' TV Series Now Available for Digital Purchase; DVD Release to Follow Oct. 8 |url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/entire-curb-your-enthusiasm-tv-series-now-available-for-digital-purchase-dvd-release-to-follow-oct-8/ |website=Media Play News |first=Thomas K. |last=Arnold |date=April 8, 2024 |access-date=April 9, 2024}}</ref>
|October 7, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 12 [DVD] [2024] |website=Amazon UK |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D1365DKC}}</ref>
|
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''The Complete Series''
|October 8, 2024<ref name="CompleteSeries"/>
|October 7, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Series [DVD] [2000] |website=Amazon UK |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D136NZ5G}}</ref>
|See individual releases
|}

==Other media==
=== Book ===
A ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' book was released on October 19, 2006, published by [[Gotham Books]]. The book contains stories from Larry David's past, original interviews and commentary, episode outlines, episode guide, and over 100 full-color photographs. The contents of the book span the first five seasons of the show.<ref>{{ASIN|B000RWEL7Y}}</ref>

=== Music ===
The show is punctuated between scenes with music orchestrated by Wendell Yuponce and from a music library company called [[Killer Tracks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/features/article/?id=189|title=Exclusive – Curb Your Enthusiasm – First Listen|publisher=SoundtrackNet|first=Dan|last=Goldwasser|date=April 5, 2006|access-date=September 8, 2011|archive-date=December 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231222124/http://www.soundtrack.net/features/article/?id=189|url-status=live}}</ref> Frequently heard are instrumental arrangements of the whimsical "[[Three Little Maids From School Are We]]" from ''[[The Mikado]]'', and the rhythmic Gypsy dance "Les tringles des sistres tintaient" from ''[[Carmen]]''.

The opening and closing theme song (not mentioned in the credits) is "[[Frolic (song)|Frolic]]" by Italian [[composer]] {{ill|Luciano Michelini|de}}. Larry David heard the music used in a bank commercial years before the show was created and thought it had a lighthearted, joyful quality.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4z0y4vTLok|title=Curb Your Enthusiasm – Larry David on Theme Song (Paley Center)|publisher=Paley Center for Media|date=July 29, 2009|access-date=September 8, 2011|archive-date=July 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725053117/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4z0y4vTLok|url-status=live}}</ref> An unofficial soundtrack was released by Mellowdrama Records in 2006.<ref>{{ASIN|B000FDJ31Y}}</ref>

=== Documentary ===
The 2017 [[Netflix]] [[documentary]] film ''[[Long Shot (2017 film)|Long Shot]]'' contains raw footage from the filming of an episode of season 4 at [[Dodger Stadium]] which helped to inadvertently exonerate Juan Catalan, who was accused of murder and faced the death penalty, by giving him an alibi during the time the murder was committed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2017/09/23/how-curb-your-enthusiasm-saved-this-man-from-prison/ |title=How 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' saved this man from prison |website=New York Post |first=Kirsten |last=Fleming |date=September 23, 2017 |access-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118131105/https://nypost.com/2017/09/23/how-curb-your-enthusiasm-saved-this-man-from-prison/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
{{Further|Frolic (instrumental)#Meme culture}}{{Redirect|Directed by Robert B. Weide|the shows directed by him|Robert B. Weide#Filmography}}[[File:Directed by Robert B. Weide.jpg|thumb|The part of the credits where the meme comes from.]]
The show's closing credits have been used as an [[internet meme]], paired with clips of people in awkward situations.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 24, 2018 |title=This Internet Person Thinks Your 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Memes Are Terrible |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/style/seinfeld-2000-curb-your-enthusiasm-memes.html |access-date=September 2, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902125558/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/style/seinfeld-2000-curb-your-enthusiasm-memes.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cotter |first=Padraig |date=June 18, 2019 |title=How The Curb Your Enthusiasm Theme Spawned A Hilarious Meme |url=https://screenrant.com/curb-your-enthusiasm-theme-memes/ |access-date=September 2, 2023 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415110419/https://screenrant.com/curb-your-enthusiasm-theme-memes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The meme typically appears right after an awkward, ironic, or disastrous moment as a comedic punchline. Although Weide had no role in the meme’s creation, he has acknowledged its popularity online, often responding with amusement to seeing his name used as a symbol of comic misfortune.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Internet Thinks Year 2020 is Directed by Robert B Weide and the Meme 'Director' Has Thoughts |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/internet-thinks-year-2020-is-directed-by-robert-b-weide-and-the-meme-director-has-thoughts-2547193.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240512111638/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/internet-thinks-year-2020-is-directed-by-robert-b-weide-and-the-meme-director-has-thoughts-2547193.html |archive-date=2024-05-12 |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
*{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Katie |date=November 19, 2021 |title=Sharing the Enthusiasm |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/11/19/22789464/curb-your-enthusiasm-cameos-oral-history |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}

== External links ==
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