Larry David has announced the news that his comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm would be returning for an 11th season in the most Larry David way possible.
Following Larry donning a MAGA hat to ward off people and opening up a “spite” coffee store in the show’s tenth season earlier this year, the show’s 11th season will see the long-running comedy pass the 100 episode mark.
“This past season tapped into the zeitgeist in such an uncomfortably delightful way,” said Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming said of Curb. “Larry is already busy writing, and we can’t wait to see what he has in store.”
Larry David added, “Believe me, I’m as upset about this as you are. One day I can only hope that HBO will come to their senses and grant me the cancellation I so richly deserve.”
That may be a while away for the comedian, with HBO previously saying they would keep renewing the series so long as the Seinfeld creator was willing to do it.
Last season starred much of the show’s core actors including David, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, Cheryl Hines, Richard Lewis, J.B. Smoove and Ted Danson – with the majority expected to return in the forthcoming season. One notable absence from the most recent season was that of Bob Einstein, who famously played Marty Funkhouser since 2004 and died from cancer in January this year.
Curb showrunner Jeff Schaffer also recently spoke about he and Larry David’s conversations around shooting a new season amid COVD-19 restrictions, telling EW: “We’ve been doing a lot of FaceTiming, Larry and I.”
“We’re still in the talking about talking-about-it stage. Between every season, we have to replenish. Luckily, detailing the “social shortcomings of the Westside Angelenos is pretty much an evergreen business,” he continued.
“The one spanner in the works right now is that usually in-between seasons, we go out into the world and embarrass ourselves or chronicle terrible people. But right now, we’re all just stuck at home. So that’s a little disappointing. But I will say we both discovered that we have very deep reservoirs of stories of us making fools of ourselves.”
Curb Your Enthusiasm first debuted in 2000 and originally ended in 2011 after eight seasons, though Larry David revived the show in 2017. The show has proved to be a huge hit following his success with Seinfeld, with Curb received 43 Emmy nominations throughout its run so far, including eight nominations for best comedy series.
