Stars: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Richard Lewis, Jason Alexander, Shaquille O'Neal, Rob Reiner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, Wanda Sykes

Summary: The second season of the American TV comedy series where the cast are given scene outlines and improvise as they go along.

Everyone's favourite miserable millionaire is back for another season of unparalleled hilarity. This year, in addition to buying and settling into a new house, Larry manages to send Shaquille O'Neal to the hospital, offend a fellow Jewish neighbour, aggravate a professional wrestler, give an unwanted haircut to a doll, and much, much more. Once again, Larry David (co-creator of SEINFELD) has assembled a brilliant supporting cast--Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Wanda Sykes, Richard Lewis, Susie Essman--to realise his vision of a world that is comprised of one unfortunate misunderstanding after another.

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It's more of the same for Larry David's sitcom from HBO, and for fans, that's a good thing. The show--largely extemporized--follows suit of David's former series, Seinfeld: it's a show about nothing, just the everyday life of the star going about his pseudo-real world. But David's show has far more edge (thanks, in part, to airing on cable TV) with all the bad luck, embarrassing situations, and dreadful behavior as its premiere season. The closest thing to an arc is David's season-long pitch to the networks for a new show starring former Seinfeldstars Jason Alexander and Julia-Louis Dreyfus. Each network is lampooned, especially HBO, which David has a bad history with in this alternate world. Sure to repel those with soft funny bones, Curb's acerbic comedy allows jokes where David is accidentally framed--if ever so briefly--as a child molester, wife abuser, or murderer. But for those who do love his shtick, there are big laughs, especially when we bump into characters as unbridled as David, like a fellow writer who is quite protective of his dad's invention, the Cobb salad.

Many comic actors pop up, some as "themselves" (Richard Lewis, Rob Reiner) and others as characters (Rita Wilson, Ed Asner) along with the delights of co-stars Cheryl Hines as David's wife and his affable manger, Jeff Garlin. There are several touchstone bits: what a thong brief can do to a relationship, a run-in with pro wrestler, Larry's first baptism, and one very collectible doll. To pick one episode to capture this second season--and its grandstanding nature--it would be "Shaq," in which the NBA star is accidentally tripped, changing David's usual bad luck with gut-busting results. --Doug Thomas

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Release Date:	October 18, 2004
Runtime:	300 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 025330
Label:	H B O
Keywords:	Your, Comedy, General, Series, Second, Tv, Complete, Curb, Enthusiasm
Genre:	Comedy