Summary
The future ofCurb Your Enthusiasmgets a surprising update after the HBO show’s finale earlier this year. After 22 award wins in total and a run that dates back to 2000,Curb Your Enthusiasmhad its series finale in April. Although it went relatively big, with creator and star Larry David echoing hisSeinfeldfinale while bringing back some familiar faces, the curmudgeonly comedy’s very last scene suggested that it could easily come back for another run.
Now, in a new interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Jeff Schaffer reveals that he’s spoken with David about continuingCurb Your Enthusiasmin some form. The showrunner shares, in the quote below, thatthe show getting revived could take yearsand that it may not return in its current form. Schaffer also discussesthe possibility of a spinoff focused on Leon Black, the character played by J.B. Smoove:
We’re still in an office together, next to each other. Things are still happening. We’re not running out of ideas, because people are still terrible… Larry said to me the other day, “What are we going to do with all these ideas?” I said, “Let’s figure it out.” So, we’re going to figure it out. Not weeks. Maybe months. Definitely years. We’re talking about talking about stuff. [It’s] done in its current form, but Larry’s not done. If comedy were beer, he’s a master brewer. I think he’s going to still make beer, but what are we going to pour it into? I don’t know yet. I’ve definitely been chatting with J.B., who has a million ideas. I don’t think we’ve seen the last of Leon. I don’t know how or when, but Leon is going to get his.
What Could A Different Curb Your Enthusiasm Revival Look Like?
The Show Lends Itself To Different Formats
After escaping from his time behind bars due to a technicality,Curb Your Enthusiasm’s finale wraps up in a fashion that’s true to the series. All the main characters — from Larry himself to Leon, Jeff, and Susie — are arguing and generally being petty on an airplane. It is not a definitive finale, and there could easily be another season. It’s a far cry from how the showrunner and producers have teasedkilling off Larry Davidas a way to conclude the series in the past.
Given that Schaffer suggests that the two-time Emmy-winning comedy will not be back in its current form, however, that could open upCurb Your Enthusiasmto different formats. One possibility is an adult animated adaptation of the series, which would potentially recreate some of the show’s older episodes or reveal new ones. Another approach would be to bring backCurb Your Enthusiasmfor hour-long episodes here and there, or perhaps even a movie.
10 Times Curb Your Enthusiasm Reinvented Itself After A Major Change
From retconning characters to losing cast members, Curb Your Enthusiasm faced a lot of big changes over the years (and reinvented itself every time).
A spinoff focused on Leon, which Schaffer strongly hints at, is another avenue that could allow for guest appearances from the formerCurb Your Enthusiasmcast. It is worth noting that the series has taken significantly long breaks between seasons over the course of its run, with the team content to stay away until the right opportunity arises. These recent remarks do not necessarily mean that a revival or spinoff will happen, but the fact that the creatives are discussing it allows it to remain a possibility.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Cast
Curb Your Enthusiasm is a Comedy television show created by Larry David, the same creative mind behind the wildly popular sitcom, Seinfeld. Starring Larry David himself, along with Cheryl Hines, and Jeff Garlin, the show acts as a semi-fictionalized look at Larry’s every day life and the people he would come in contact with.
