♪ >>> WERE BACK WITH MORE OF THE
BIG RETURN OF "CURB YOUR
ENTHUSIASM" AFTER A SIX-YEAR HIATUS.ASM" AFTER A SIX-YEAR
HIATUS.
>> IT FOLLOWS THE LIFE OF LARRY DAVID AND HIS FRIENDS PLAYED BY
JEFF GARLIN, CHERYL HINES, SUSIE
ESSMAN, AND J.B. SMOOVE.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> THIS IS OUR FRIEND, LARRY.
>> HEY.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> IM GOING TO EXCUSE MYSELF.
>> WHAT IS --
>> YOU DIDNT THANK HIM FOR HIS
SERVICE [ BLEEP ].
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> I DIDNT NEED TO THANK HIM
FOR HIS SERVICE.
YOU THANKED HIM FOR HIS SERVICE.
DOES EVERYBODY NEED TO THANK HIM
FOR HIS SERVICE?
>> GUYS, WELCOME BACK.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I WAS COMMENTING WITH JEFF THAT
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LONGEST
SIX MINUTES OF OUR LIVES OR THE
FASTEST SIX MINUTES OF OUR
LIVES.
ITS COMPLETELY UP TO YOU.
>> WE WANT TO GO BACK TO SLEEP.
SO, QUICK.
>> LETS START -- I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE NICE, LETS START BY
EMBARRASSING LARRY.
OKAY?
>> NO.
>> GO DOWN THE LINE AND SAY WHAT
LARRY MEANS TO YOU.
>> OH, NO.
>> YES.
>> I LOVE THE GUY.
LEAVE IT AT THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> HES ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
>> SHES WELLING UP.
>> LARRYS KIND AND SWEET.
>> LARRY DAVID.
>> LARRYS THE MOST LOYAL PERSON I KNOW.YS THE MOST LOYAL PERSON
I KNOW.
>> THATS TRUE.
>> CRINGE-WORTHY. ILL SAY THAT.THY.
ILL SAY THAT. YOU TELL ME ALL THE TIME.
>> NICEST THING ANYONE EVER
SAID.
SAID.
>> YOU LOVE COMPLIMENTS, RIGHT?
>> I LOVE THEM.
>> YOU ENJOY THIS? >> I HAVE A TREMENDOUS ABILITY
TO ACCEPT PRAISE.
>> DO YOU RETURN PRAISE?
>> NO.
>> NO. >> WE KNOW HOW HE FEELS ABOUT
US.
US.
WE DONT NEED TO HEAR IT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING? >> TAKING PICTURES.NG?
>> TAKING PICTURES. >> DO YOU HAVE TO DO THAT RIGHT
NOW?
NOW?
>> YES.
>> OKAY. FINE.AY.
FINE.
SO -- YOURE ALSO ONE OF THE PRODUCERS
OF THE SHOW.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IT IS UNSCRIPTED.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IS THAT A THING?
IS THAT REALLY -- CAN IT REALLY
BE COMPLETELY UNSCRIPTED?
>> YES.
>> YES. WELL, HES -- FOR THE MOST --
LOOK.
LOOK.
WE HAVE, I WOULD SAY, MAYBE, DURING A SEASON, 5% IS, SAY THIS
LINE.
LINE.
BUT 95% OF IT ISNT SCRIPTED.
BUT HE WRITES A STORY THAT ALL
YOU HAVE TO DO IS BE TRUE TO THE
STORY AND YOURE GOOD.
>> WE DONT JUST SHOW UP AT A
DELI AND SAY, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? WE KNOW WHAT THE SCENE IS ABOUT.
>> THERE ARE PARAMETERS.
>> THERES A STORY THATS
WRITTEN.
WRITTEN.
AND THEN, WE WING IT.
>> AND WHEN SOMETHING -- WHEN THERE IS A LINE WRITTEN, IT IS
USUALLY JUST BECAUSE ITS NEEDED
FOR STORY PURPOSES.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> YOU KNOW.
>> SO PEOPLE KNOW WHATS
HAPPENING?
HAPPENING?
>> NO. IT MIGHT BE A LINE THAT MIGHT BE
SAID FOR THE PURPOSE OF A STORY.
>> NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO
KNOW.
KNOW.
>> THE ONLY LINE I HAVE EVER
WRITTEN THAT I REMEMBER MEMORIZING WAS, ITS LIKE EATING
A DELICIOUS SPONGE FROM THE
SPONGE CAKE.
SPONGE CAKE. ITS LIKE EATING A DELICIOUS
SPONGE.
SPONGE.
AND I LOVED IT.
IF THATS THE LINE YOU LEARN, YEAH.ATS THE LINE YOU LEARN,
YEAH.
>> I REMEMBER, SHE CALLED AFTER
THE CUTOFF TIME.
THAT WAS MY ONE LINE I HAD TO
REMEMBER. >> THAT WAS THE STORY.
>> THE STORY WAS BEING CALLED
AFTER A CUTOFF TIME.
>> DO SCENES GO ON AND ON
FOREVER?
FOREVER?
>> NO.
>> HOW DO YOU HAVE A BEGINNING,
MIDDLE AND END TO THEM?
>> THE STORY IS WRITTEN.
THE STORY IS CONCISE.
AND I LOOK INTO THE CAMERA AND SAY OBSCENITIES WHEN IM DONE.D
SAY OBSCENITIES WHEN IM DONE. I DO.
I DO.
I SAY PART OF MY BODY HURTS.
>> THE COOL THING ABOUT THE SHOW
IS THESE BRANCHS.
YOU GET TO CREATE YOUR OWN
STORYLINE.
AND I TRY, WHEN IM ON CAMERA, I TRY TO GIVE THIS GUY SOMETHINGI
TRY TO GIVE THIS GUY SOMETHING NEW ABOUT LEON HE DIDNT KNOW
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
WHICH I LIKE, TO CREATE MY OWN BRANCHES, SO THE WRITERS HAVEN
BRANCHES, SO THE WRITERS HAVE SOMETHING TO PLAY AROUND WITH.
LARRY CAN GIVE ME SOMETHING
BACK.
BACK.
>> YOU REALIZE NOW, IF WE EVER
SHOOT THE SHOW AGAIN, IM GOING
TO ASK HIM, HOW ARE THE BRANCHES COMING?HIM, HOW ARE THE BRANCHES
COMING?
IM GOING TO BRANCH YOU OUT, MAN.OING TO BRANCH YOU OUT,
MAN. I WILL NEVER STOP WITH THE
BRANCHES.
BRANCHES.
YOU SAID THAT, BRANCHES.
>> ITS LINGO.
>> LARRY IS THE EASIEST TO CRACK
UP, THOUGH.
HE BREAKS.
>> UNEQUIVOCALLY. >> AND HES -- HE LAUGHS SO
JOYFULLY.
JOYFULLY.
ITS LIKE, YOU KNOW. >> HE ENJOYS EVERYONE.
>> BUT HE YELLS AT YOU IF YOU
BREAK BECAUSE YOURE RUINING THE
TAKE.
TAKE.
I HAVE TO BITE THE INSIDE OF MY CHEEK WHEN HES SAYINGSIDE OF MY
CHEEK WHEN HES SAYING RIDICULOUS THINGS.
RIDICULOUS THINGS. >> WE GENERALLY DONT BREAK.
>> WE CANT.
>> SHOW THAT CLIP WITH LARRY AND
THE PANTIES --
>> THEYRE ALL ACTORS.
AND IM THE COMEDIAN.
OKAY?
THATS THE DIFFERENCE.
>> ALSO, AS A COMEDIAN, IN MY MIND, IM THINKING, I LIKE TO DO
MY DIALOGUE AS IF IM
PERFORMING.
PERFORMING.
SO, IF IM ON STAGE, IM TRYING
TO MAKE A SNOT BUBBLE COME OUT
HIS NOSE.
>> WORKING WITH BRANCHES.
HES GOT THE BRANCHES.
>> GIVE ME THE CAMERA. >> WHEN I LOOK AT YOU, I THINK
OF SOME OF YOUR CURSE-FILLED
RABBIT
RABBIT RANTS.
RANTS.
>> YES.
>> IS IT TRUE THAT PEOPLE COME UP TO YOU ON THE STREETSE COME
UP TO YOU ON THE STREETS SOMETIMES AND WANT YOU TO RECORD
VOICEMAIL MESSAGES.
VOICEMAIL MESSAGES. >> ITS LIKE, I GET PAID MONEY
TO DO THAT.
IM NOT DOING IT FOR FREE.
UNLESS ITS MY HUSBAND.
>> CHERYL, THE FACT THAT YOURE
BACK IN THIS SEASON, COULD WE
HOPE THAT MAYBE YOU AND LARRY
PATCH THINGS UP?
>> LARRY?
>> LARRY? >> CHERYL.
>> CHERYL. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> WELL SEE.
>> WELL SEE.
WELL SEE.
WELL SEE. >> HES EASIEST TO CRACK UP.
I HEAR YOU MIGHT BE THE EASIEST
TO BREAK.
TO BREAK. SO, NOT BREAK LAUGHING, MEANING,
YOU WOULD TELL ME THE SECRETS --
BECAUSE YOURE THE NEWEST.
YOU WOULD TELL ME THE SECRETS.
DONT LOOK AT HIM.
>> HOLD ON A SECOND, NO KIDDING
AROUND, WHEN THERES NEWS ON THE
SHOW IN THE PRESS, BECAUSE HE
SAID IT.
SAID IT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> LARRY DOESNT LIKE TO DO
PRESS.
PRESS.
IM LIKE THE UNOFFICIAL GUY THAT GOES OUT THERE, DOES THE PRESS.
PEOPLE PRY IT OUT OF ME, BECAUSE
IM A BIG FAN.
MY BLACK PEOPLE, WE LOVE YOU.
BLACK PEOPLE LOVE YOU.
I TOLD YOU THAT BEFORE.
>> I KNOW.
>> THEY LOVE LARRY.
THEY LOVE -- I GIVE THEM A
LITTLE TEENY BIT.
AN INKLING OF WHAT -- THE
POSSIBILITIES.
POSSIBILITIES.
>> YOU KNOW WHATS GREAT?
EVERYBODY BUT BLACK PEOPLE DONT CARE.BODY BUT BLACK PEOPLE DONT
CARE.
I DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY. >> ARE YOU GUYS AT ALL NERVOUS
THAT WHEN YOU GO BACK ON THE
AIR, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO CONFUSE
THIS WITH THE RETURN OF "WILL &
GRACE"?
GRACE"?
>> NO. FUNNY YOU SAY THAT, THOUGH.
ON THE SET EVERY DAY, EVERYONE
TOOK A TURN OF DRESSING LIKE
THEIR FAVORITE "WILL & GRACE"
CHARACTER.
CHARACTER.
WE LOVE "WILL & GRACE." CANT GET ENOUGH.GRACE."
CANT GET ENOUGH. AS A MATTER OF FACT THIS YEAR,
IM GOING TO GIVE IT UP, ONE OF
US IS GAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT YOU
SPILLED THOSE BEANS.
NOT J.B.
NOT J.B. SOMEBODY KNOW WHEN YOURE
PREGNANT, AS SOON AS YOU HAVE
THE BABY, THEY SAY, WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO HAVE THE SECOND BABY?
ARE YOU GOING TO DO A SEASON
AFTER THAT?
AFTER THAT?
>> MAYBE.
I DONT KNOW.
>> J.B., ARE YOU GOING TO DO
ANOTHER SEASON? >> LETS SAY, GAVE ME ABOUT FOUR
OR FIVE MONTHS, ILL KNOW
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING.
>> HE TOTALLY WILL. >> IF WE DO ANOTHER SOMEONE, IT
WILL NOT BE FIVE YEARS IN
BETWEEN.
BETWEEN.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT. >> WE MIGHT NOT BE AROUND THEN.
>> WELL, ON THAT NOTE --
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> I WILL ALWAYS BE.
>> MAY I PLEASE DO A SHAMELESS
PLUG FOR "THE BOOK OF LEON"
COMING OUT OCTOBER 10th.
GET YOUR HANDS ON IT.
>> MAY I DO A SHAMELESS --
>> AMAZING BOOK.
>> HOLD ON.
>> YOURE STILL TALKING?
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>> SHAMELESS PLUG, J.B. SMOOVE, POP-UP STORM.PLUG, J.B. SMOOVE,
POP-UP STORM. DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
>> I WANT TO ANNOUNCE, YOURE GOING TO GET MAD AT ME, HESE
GOING TO GET MAD AT ME, HES GOING TO HAVE A BUNCH OF LOTIONS
ON THE MARKET.
A LINE OF LOTIONS.
>> SOAPS ON.
>> THE NEW SEASON OF "CURB YOUR
ENTHUSIASM," PREMIERES OCTOBER
1st ON HBO.
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