History Series / CurbYourEnthusiasm

* NoYou: The "argument" between Larry and Hugh's son in "The Nanny From Hell" pretty much equates to this.
* NWordPrivileges: Averted, as Krazee-Eyez Killah has no objection to Larry repeating the term after the rapper affectionately uses it in reference to Larry. Even inverted later when Larry tells Krazee-Eyez (before their [[OncePerEpisode inevitable falling out]]) that he's his "Caucasian".

* TheIllegible: One episode riffs on the old "illegible doctor's handwriting" concept. Larry spends the night with a doctor, which is oddly reminiscent of a doctor's exam from start to finish. In the morning, she leaves him a note that he can't read. He eventually realizes that the only people who can read doctors' notes are pharmacists, so he takes it to a pharmacist to read it to him, which causes a comical misunderstanding.

* IDidntTellYouBecauseYoudBeUnhappy: In the episode "The Special Section", Larry's mother dies while he is shooting a film in New York. No one in his family tells him this because it was actually her dying wish that they not bother him about it. Larry is understandably upset that his mother died, had a funeral, and everyone has moved on - all while he was filming in New York and only just found out about it. [[spoiler: He calls her out on this when he meets her in the afterlife.]]

* DisabledLoveInterest: In the episode "Denise Handicapped", Larry dates Denise, a pretty woman in a wheelchair, mainly to use the fact that people are more considerate with the disabled to his advantage.

** Creator/MichaelJFox irritates Larry (such as handing him a shaken pop), then claims it's a result of Parkinson's.

** Pretty good. Prettaaay, prettaaay, prettaaay, pretty good.

** In the episode "Larry vs Michael J. Fox", Larry meets the son of his girlfriend, who exhibits stereotypical CampGay mannerisms - but he's only seven. Larry terms him "pre-gay".
** In another episode, Larry takes on the mannerisms of a choreographer he's working with.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Richard Lewis to Larry in the first episode.

Creator/LarryDavid, the super-wealthy co-creator of ''Seinfeld'', plays Larry David, the super-wealthy co-creator of ''Seinfeld'', in this improvisational comedy, broadcast on Creator/{{HBO}} since 2000. Edgy, cynical and anarchic to a degree not even achieved by its predecessor -- basically, think if ''Seinfeld'' had been just about George.

** Creator/TedDanson and Richard Lewis as Larry's friends, along with Creator/MarySteenburgen and Rosie O'Donnell.
** Creator/BenStiller, Creator/DavidSchwimmer, Creator/CadyHuffman and Creator/MelBrooks, during the ''Theatre/TheProducers'' arc.

** Then there's Creator/MichaelJFox, Shaquill O'Neal, Creator/RobReiner, Creator/MichaelYork, Music/AlanisMorissette, Paul Raiser, Creator/LucyLawless, Creator/RickyGervais, Creator/SalmanRushdie, Creator/LinManuelMiranda... it makes sense since the main character is a real life celebrity playing himself while living in LA.

* HalloweenTrickery: In "Trick or Treat", after Larry refuses Halloween candy to a couple of non-costumed teenage girls, they respond by [[ToiletPaperPrank toilet-papering his house]] and painting "bald asshole" on the front door.

* GroinAttack: In the episode "The 5 Wood", the Greene's dog, Oscar bites Larry's penis.

Initially beginning as a one-off HBO special in 1999-- coincidentally just a year after ''Seinfeld'' ended and a decade after its own initially one-off NBC pilot special premiered-- the show ran for eight seasons (from 2000-2011), going on hiatus until a long-awaited ninth season premiered on October 1, 2017. The tenth season came out in 2020, with an eleventh premiering in 2021.

In a typical episode, Larry casually offends someone in the first act, discovers that he desperately needs their help in the second, then makes matters worse trying to secure it in the third. Usually, he acts like such an unrepentant {{jerkass}} to everybody he meets that when there's a [[NotWhatItLooksLike genuine misunderstanding]], he can't convince anybody of his innocence. Of course, this varies from one episode to the next. Sometimes, Larry is the more-or-less [[TheChewToy hapless victim]] of circumstance; sometimes, he makes all the [[WhatAnIdiot worst possible choices]] on the way to his comeuppance. Either way, the comeuppance is the punchline to the show, and will be saved for [[InterruptedByTheEnd the very end]].

* RightPlaceRightTimeWrongReason: The episode "Carpool Lane" follows Larry on his trip to a LosAngelesDodgers game with a prostitute. This included shooting footage at a real game, including mundane footage of Larry going up and down stadium stairs and sitting down and getting up from his seat, most of which never made the final cut. However, in the exact same row sat Juan Catalan, who would later be accused of a murder that took place at the ''exact same time'' as the shoot. So even though the footage didn't make the episode, it ended up clearing an innocent man of murder.

* TheyDo: This trope is discussed on several levels and ultimately parodied in the Seinfeld arc. George's relationship with his ex-wife is used as a way to discuss how believable/satisfying it would be for Larry and Cheryl to get back together. Then the Season 7 finale seems to build up a standard TheyDo ending... [[spoiler:Only for it to be subverted at the last moment with Larry's standard behavior ruining their moment.]]

* SitcomArchNemesis: Mocha Joe becomes this to the point where the whole season 10 story arc is about Larry setting up a "spite store", Latte Larry's, right next door.

** The story arc of Season 3 is Larry investing in a restaurant, which opens in the finale, then never mentioned again.

In a typical episode, Larry casually offends someone in the first act, discovers that he desperately needs their help in the second, and then makes matters worse trying to secure it. Usually, he acts like such an unrepentant {{jerkass}} to everybody he meets that when there's a [[NotWhatItLooksLike genuine misunderstanding]], he can't convince anybody of his innocence. Of course, this varies from one episode to the next. Sometimes, Larry is the more-or-less [[TheChewToy hapless victim]] of circumstance; sometimes, he makes all the [[WhatAnIdiot worst possible choices]] on the way to his comeuppance. Either way, the comeuppance is the punchline to the show, and will be saved for [[InterruptedByTheEnd the very end]].

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: A subplot of season 11, episode 7, [[spoiler:mocks Asa (the actor who was hired to be young Larry in Larry's new TV show) having been raped at age 17 by 37-year-old Adriana Amonte]].

* DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery: Creator/MichaelJFox irritates Larry (such as handing him a shaken pop), then claims it's a result of Parkinson's.

* ShowWithinAShow: ''Film/TheProducers'' in season 4, and the ''Seinfeld'' reunion in season 7.

Initially beginning as a one-off HBO special in 1999-- coincidentally just a year after ''Seinfeld'' ended and a decade after its own initially one-off NBC pilot special premiered-- the show ran for eight seasons (from 2000-2011), going on hiatus until a long-awaited ninth season premiered on October 1, 2017. The tenth season came out in 2020, with an eleventh set for 2021.

** In "The Lefty Call", Larry calls Richard Lewis's girlfriend, Cha Cha, and she believes that he is hitting on her - first, because he asks what she is wearing (so that his wife can plan accordingly) and then because he starts moaning (because his ear hurts).

* DefiniteArticleTitle: Most of the episode titles are done this way.

Initially beginning as a one-off HBO special in 1999-- coincidentally just a year after ''Seinfeld'' ended and a decade after its own initially one-off NBC pilot special premiered-- the show ran for eight seasons (from 2000-2011), going on hiatus until a long-awaited ninth season premiered on October 1, 2017. The tenth season came out in 2020.