Curb Your Enthusiasm
SKY ATLANTIC, 10.00PM
Cometh the hour, cometh the curmudgeon. It’s been six years since we last saw the irascible Larry David and the rest of his gang of malcontents, and this return is something of a surprise delight given that David had previously claimed to have mined every last possible drop from his alter-ego’s grumpy loathing of modern life.
No previews were available for this opening episode, which is not a surprise seeing as David has always run a tight ship regarding spoilers and HBO went into lockdown after episodes were leaked during the summer. So what can we expect? Bryan Cranston joins the cast as Larry’s new therapist, the wonderful double act of Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen return, and David has promised that we’ll uncover just what happened after Larry left for Paris with perpetual house guest Leon (the scene-stealing JB Smoove). “It’s been a five-year log-jam of indignities and violations of etiquette,” executive producer Jeff Schaffer told Variety and it’s true that Curb’s return seems particularly suited to our current times. “Every day confirms, more and more, he’s right… about everything,” noted David. One thing is certain: it’ll be fun finding out if that’s true. Sarah Hughes