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Q 01Who created the television series 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'?
Larry David
Larry David not only created 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' but also stars as a fictionalized version of himself in the series. He is also known for co-creating 'Seinfeld'.
Q 02In season nine, Larry's ex-wife Cheryl starts dating which of his celebrity friends?
Ted Danson
Danson and his real-life wife Mary Steenburgen are among the show's most frequent recurring guests, both playing versions of themselves.
Q 03Who is Larry David's manager and best friend on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'?
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene, played by Jeff Garlin, is Larry's manager and closest friend; Garlin lent the character his own first name.
Q 04Which actress plays Jeff Greene's hot-tempered wife, who frequently confronts Larry?
Susie Essman
Susie Essman portrays Susie Greene, Jeff's loud and overbearing wife, who is famous for her explosive temper and memorable insults.
Q 05Who is J.B. Smoove's character, the houseguest who never leaves Larry's home?
Leon Black
Leon arrives in season six's 'The Anonymous Donor' with Loretta's hurricane-displaced family, despite living in Los Angeles and never being affected, and simply stays when they leave.
Q 06Which neurotic stand-up comic, Larry David's friend since summer camp at age 12, plays himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm?
Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis and David met at a summer camp in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, and by Lewis's account they hated each other at the time.
Q 07What unique production technique is primarily used for the dialogue in 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'?
Improvised from an outline
Larry David writes an outline setting each episode's plot and subplots, and the cast improvises the lines, a method known as retroscripting.
Q 08In the series, what is Larry David's profession?
Semi-retired TV writer
Larry plays a semi-retired TV writer living comfortably in Los Angeles on his Seinfeld money, which leaves him free to blunder through everyday social situations.
Q 09On which network did Curb Your Enthusiasm run for twelve seasons?
HBO
HBO aired the hour-long special 'Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm' in 1999 and then all twelve seasons of the series proper, beginning in October 2000.
Q 10In what format was the 1999 one-hour special that grew into the show made?
A mock documentary
The special 'Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm' was a mock documentary following Larry as he prepared a stand-up special, conceived as a one-off rather than a series pilot.
Q 11Which actress plays Larry's long-suffering wife, and later ex-wife, across most of the run?
Cheryl Hines
Cheryl Hines plays Cheryl David, Larry's wife for the first six seasons and, after their split, a recurring ex-wife through the final season.
Q 12The show's uncredited opening and closing theme is 'Frolic', written by a composer from which country?
Italy
The piece is by Luciano Michelini, and it is not mentioned anywhere in the credits.
Q 13When did the series finale air?
April 2024
The series finale aired on HBO on 7 April 2024, closing a twelfth and final season that had begun on 4 February 2024.
Q 21Which actor plays Larry's coffee-shop nemesis Mocha Joe?
Saverio Guerra
Saverio Guerra plays Mocha Joe, the cafe owner who debuts in season seven and returns as Larry's nemesis when Larry opens a rival coffee shop next door in season ten.
Q 22Raw footage from a Curb Your Enthusiasm shoot at Dodger Stadium exonerated which murder suspect, as told in Netflix's Long Shot?
Juan Catalan
Juan Catalan was facing the death penalty until the season 4 outtakes proved he was at the ballgame.
Q 23Which two season-nine guest stars earned Emmy nominations for Guest Actor in a Comedy?
Bryan Cranston and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Q 14What does Larry call the brief sidewalk conversation he dreads when passing an acquaintance?
A stop and chat
A stop and chat is Larry's term for the obligatory small talk when he runs into someone; he argues a wave should suffice and resents being expected to stop.
Q 15The show's Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy honored which year?
2002
Curb Your Enthusiasm won the Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy at the January 2003 ceremony honoring 2002, the show's only win in that category.
Q 16Besides Los Angeles, the show relocated Larry for one season each to New York City and which other city?
Atlanta
New York was season 8; the final season sent him to Atlanta.
Q 17Leon first turns up because his sister Loretta's New Orleans home was destroyed by which fictional hurricane?
Edna
Hurricane Edna, a fictional storm, drives Loretta Black's family from New Orleans into the Davids' home in season six; Leon, who lived in Los Angeles all along, simply moves in too.
Q 18Which actress plays Irma Kostroski, the councilwoman Larry dates in season eleven?
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman plays Irma Kostroski, the city councilwoman Larry courts in season eleven hoping she will help repeal the fence ordinance, and then cannot shake off.
Q 19Which comedian plays Larry's longtime friend Marty Funkhouser?
Bob Einstein
Bob Einstein played Marty Funkhouser from season four until his death in January 2019, after which the show wrote in Marty's cousin Freddy.
Q 20Which actress plays Loretta Black, who becomes Larry's love interest after his split from Cheryl?
Vivica A. Fox
Vivica A. Fox plays Loretta Black, one of the hurricane evacuees Cheryl takes in during season six, who becomes Larry's girlfriend after Cheryl leaves him.
Bryan Cranston, as Larry's therapist, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, as himself producing Larry's musical, were both nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2018 Emmys.
Q 24In season seven, Larry agrees to an NBC Seinfeld reunion mainly to do what?
Win back Cheryl by giving her a part
Larry agrees to the reunion mainly to win back Cheryl by giving her a part as George's ex-wife, after she tells him she liked him better when he was working.
Q 25In season five, a word his hospitalised father mumbles makes Larry suspect what?
That he was adopted
Larry suspects that he was adopted after his ailing father seems to mumble the word in season five, and he hires a private investigator to find his birth parents.
Q 26The episode 'Palestinian Chicken' was directed by which frequent Curb director, later a meme?
Robert B. Weide
The 'Directed by Robert B. Weide' credit became internet shorthand for comic misfortune.
Q 27Larry David grew up in which Brooklyn neighbourhood?
Sheepshead Bay
Larry David was raised in Sheepshead Bay, a seaside Brooklyn neighbourhood, and attended Sheepshead Bay High School before the University of Maryland.
Q 28On which ABC show did Larry work as writer and cast member from 1980 to 1982 alongside Michael Richards?
Fridays
Fridays, ABC's late-night sketch show, employed Larry David as a writer and performer from 1980 to 1982, where he worked alongside Michael Richards, later Seinfeld's Kramer.
Q 29Which politician has Larry impersonated on Saturday Night Live since 2015?
Bernie Sanders
Larry David began impersonating Bernie Sanders on Saturday Night Live in October 2015, and Sanders himself appeared alongside him in a February 2016 sketch.
Q 30What was the title of Larry's 2015 Broadway debut, a comedy he wrote and starred in?
Fish in the Dark
Fish in the Dark opened on Broadway in March 2015 with Larry David in the lead as Norman Drexel; Jason Alexander later took over the role.