Curb Your Enthusiasm
Summary
Curb Your Enthusiasmwouldn’t study nearly as well as it does if Larry David was n’t paired with the correct scene partner to convey these nonsensical site to sprightliness . For everyCurb Your Enthusiasmepisode , David write a idle story outline that the cast bring to the screen with rapid - flaming improvisation . David ’s hilariously ironic plotting is a big part of the show ’s winner , but those storylines would n’t bring if the actors opposite David did n’t divvy up such great on - screen chemical science with him . The episodes all revolve around Larry , but his co - asterisk make the engagement work .
The fictionalized Larry persona involve a hysterical foil , and for years , scene partner like Jeff Garlin , Susie Essman , and Ted Danson have provided that foil . From Cheryl Hines as his married woman ( and subsequently ex-husband - wife ) to J.B. Smoove as the sponge he allows to go in his guest house , David deal a glorious on - screen dynamic with all hisCurb Your Enthusiasmco - star . But some of those co - whizz make better scene partner than others .
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10Richard Kind
Cousin Andy’s naive niceness is a hilarious counterpoint to Larry’s cynicism
Richard Kind plays Larry ’s naively affirmative cousin-german , Andy , whose niceness allow a uproarious counterpoint to Larry ’s cynicism . Larry has no patience for anyone , but he ’s peculiarly short with Cousin Andy . Whether Andy is exact crispy onion with his breakfast or he ’s “ corrupt ” a magazine by bringing it into the bathroom , he always founder Larry a ground to yell at him – andKind makes all those setting so much funnier by playing Andy as totally obliviousto what he ’s done wrong .
9Shelley Berman
Larry’s dad is surprisingly adorable
The legendary Shelley Berman come out in the early season ofCurb Your Enthusiasmas Larry ’s father , Nat David . Most situation comedy dads are characterise as an older , more exaggerated version of their child , but Nat has nothing in common with Larry . He ’s surprisingly kind , warm , favorable , and wholesome . Berman ’s fundamental interaction with David were always a joyousness to see , whether Nat was chastise his boy for pose down to pee , watching porn at full mass in his breast feeding home , or smoking a joint to heal his glaucoma .
8Wanda Sykes
No one can tear down Larry quite like Wanda
Wanda Sykeshasn’t appeared inCurb Your Enthusiasmfor a few years , likely because her character is Friend with Cheryl and has no patience for Larry , so she had no reason to spend fourth dimension with Larry after the divorce . But Wanda is one of the show ’s funniest graphic symbol . No one can tear down Larry quite like Wanda . Whether Larry makes an incompatible input from the window of his railroad car or tries to apply Wanda as his “ connectedness into the Black world,”she wo n’t stand for any of his nonsensicality and take the time to give him a uproariously stern talk - to .
7Ted Danson
Every conversation between Larry and Ted escalates into a screaming match
Throughout his tenure onCurb Your Enthusiasm , Ted Danson has hilariously upended his on - screen persona as an genial sitcom wizard . Almost every conversation Ted has with Larry ends up escalating into a screaming equal . Their scenes together will start with something simple , like Ted offer Larry a piece of Proto-Indo European in a eating house , and within a duad of second , they ’re yelling at each other . Ted always tries to keep things civil , butLarry has a way of pushing Ted ’s buttons and bringing him down to his level .
6Bob Einstein
Marty Funkhouser’s deadpan reactions make Larry’s antics even funnier
The late , with child Bob Einstein was a consummate scene partner for David . The humor ofCurb Your Enthusiasmcomes from the socially inept Larry persona crash into self-respectful societal situations . The more civilized everyone else is , the suspect Larry will be . Einstein offer a consummate deadpan foil as Marty Funkhouser , becausehe never tried to be shady ; he just reacted to the reality of each situation , soundly unimpressed with Larry ’s antics , which made each view even funnier .
5Cheryl Hines
Cheryl is the perfect “straight man” foil for Larry
Inthe former season ofCurb Your Enthusiasm , before the divorce , Cheryl Hines was the everlasting “ straight man ” opposite Larry . Cheryl continued to be a uproarious reactionist type after she depart Larry , especially because she was no longer bound by marriage vow to take his side . Whenever Larry think he ’s in the rightfield ( and , of course , he isn’t),Cheryl is the best character reference to put him in his place . She always try out to give Larry the welfare of the doubt , and it almost always terminate up being a error .
4Richard Lewis
David & Lewis' lifelong friendship feeds into their biting on-screen dynamic
David has been ally with Richard Lewis since they were child , andonly two comedians with a lifelong friendly relationship could insult each other with the unapologetic bite of the fancied Larry and Richard ’s conversationsonCurb Your Enthusiasm . Richard takes everything gravely seriously , which Larry contrast uproariously with a over lack of care . Whether they ’re arguing over who came up with a cagy answering simple machine message or the proper amount of heartache to apportion over a dead paraquet , Larry and Richard’sCurbscenes are always a ton of fun .
3Jeff Garlin
David & Garlin are a comic duo for the ages
In the role of Larry ’s handler and partner - in - offence Jeff Greene , Jeff Garlin was Larry ’s original sidekickinCurb Your Enthusiasm . David and Garlin are a funny duo for the eld . They have the snappy repartee of Abbott and Costello or Laurel and Hardy . Any post that the two of them are project into , whether they ’re decapitating a bird to appease a major TV administrator or trade out a dead humanity ’s golf club at a funeral , is bind to be uproarious .
2J.B. Smoove
There are two eras of Curb Your Enthusiasm: pre-Leon and post-Leon
The lengthy foot race ofCurb Your Enthusiasmcan be separated into two distinct eras : pre - Leon and post - Leon . Going back to view pre - Leon episodes now , it feels like something is missing . J.B. Smoove bring a whole Modern vitality to the seriesand nock some of the show ’s biggest laughs . Leon is the polar opposite of Larry : he ’s much younger , he ’s much more streetwise , and he ’s not consumed by neurosis . Smoove is an idealistic scene spouse for David , because he bewilder to the beats of the plot of ground outline while also take each scene in totally unexpected directions .
1Susie Essman
Susie always has plenty of reasons to yell at this “four-eyed f**k!”
David has a ton of hilarious co - sensation inCurb Your Enthusiasm , and it ’s a delectation to see him apportion the screen door with all of them , butSusie Essman is his funniest scene partner by far . Despite inexplicably continuing to be his close friend , Jeff ’s married woman Susie Greene can hardly stand to be around Larry . Whether Larry has removed the mind of her daughter ’s doll or stolen her dog and given him to another kinsperson , Susie always has mickle of reasonableness to yell at this “ four - eyed f**k , ” and it ’s always hysterical .
