Curb Your Enthusiasm

The 50 greatest HBO shows ever – ranked

From juicy dramas about polyamory, bootlegging and the ‘golden age of porn’ to the most jaw-dropping documentary moment of all time, HBO is known as the home of prestige TV. As it turns 50, here are its greatest hits so far

Michael Hogan and Sammy Gecsoyler

08, Nov, 2022 @4:49 PM

From Curb to Kurt: Larry David’s director on how his literary hero helped him through personal pain

When Robert Weide read Kurt Vonnegut as a teenager, he never dreamed he would one day make a film about the author – or become a longstanding friend

Claire Armitstead

15, Jul, 2022 @11:24 AM

Jurassic Park! It’s Steve Coogan’s TV roles ranked … from worst to best

Paul Calf, Tommy Saxondale and a little known Norfolk radio presenter: as the actor returns to the screen in Channel 4’s Chivalry, we ask which of his roles is the best

Michael Hogan

21, Apr, 2022 @11:45 AM

An antidote to curbing your joy this Christmas | Brief letters

Letters

23, Dec, 2021 @5:45 PM

Do we really want TV shows to mention the pandemic?

From The Morning Show to You to Curb Your Enthusiasm, shows are facing a thorny question: should they include Covid?

Adrian Horton

26, Oct, 2021 @5:33 PM

Curb Your Enthusiasm review – Larry’s back, and funnier than ever

The return of the angriest yet most comforting comedy on television brings the perfect formula of celebrity cameos, snark and screaming

Jordan Hoffman

25, Oct, 2021 @1:28 PM

The 50 best TV shows of 2020: 50-1

Michaela Coel’s smart, subversive and taboo-breaking drama gave us absolutely unbeatable television – plus more of the year’s best

18, Dec, 2020 @8:09 AM

The joy of messing up: in praise of the TV blooper reel

As box sets have given way to streaming platforms, the blooper reel has become an overlooked treat. Here are some classics to savour

Hannah Jane Parkinson

18, Nov, 2020 @10:00 AM

Winner, winner, stricken dinners: from Doctor Foster to Succession, TV's most awkward meals

Netflix thriller White Lines is the latest show to make the most of a dinner party confrontation. Here’s our countdown of the best

Laura Martin

19, May, 2020 @9:45 AM

Is Curb Your Enthusiasm the best-equipped sitcom to tackle #MeToo?

In the latest season, Larry David is accused of sexual misconduct, a scenario which shows the comedy’s strengths and limitations

Charles Bramesco

20, Feb, 2020 @3:24 PM

#MeToo to MAGA: why Curb Your Enthusiasm is still TV's most daring comedy

Ditching the heavy-handed slapstick of its last series, Larry David’s arch-misanthrope gets back to causing chaos in this furious return to form

Rebecca Nicholson

30, Jan, 2020 @5:19 PM

Richard Kind: 'I’m a team player, but I also want to win'

The comedy veteran – a star of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spin City and A Serious Man – is an essential ensemble player. He talks about not taking centre stage and his upcoming role as Rudy Guiliani

John Patterson

13, Dec, 2019 @10:00 AM