In Life, Larry, And The Pursuit Of Unhappiness, Larry David stars in sketches that puts his own particular brand of cantankerousness at the center of important moments in U.S. history. Larry is either ...

Iconic curmudgeon Larry David celebrates our nation's 250th anniversary in an HBO sketch show that rehashes American history through his distinct lens. But amid a parade of recycled jokes and ...

For Larry David and Barack Obama, history is a laughing matter. And they've got the sketch comedy show to prove it. Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, "Unhappiness" (HBO, Fridays, 9 p.m. ET/PT, ★★ ...

Imagine, for a second, that Thomas Jefferson didn’t write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. Larry David can. David, dressed in layered woolen and cravats, kicks off his new HBO ...

Larry David is no everyman. For one, the money he makes every year from Seinfeld residuals probably eclipses what the average person would make in a decade. For another, he’s a genuinely singular ...

Larry David doesn't have much enthusiasm for President Donald Trump's UFC event. The "Curb Your Enthusiasm" creator and star, 78, weighed in on Trump's recent UFC Freedom 250 event while speaking with ...

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” may be over, but some of its concepts seem to still be knocking around in Larry David’s head. The principle that “Happy New Year!” is a sentiment that expires on Jan. 7, for ...

'Curb Your Enthusiasm' collaborators David and Jeff Schaffer use their seven-episode series to add a crotchety 'Curb' sensibility to various historical moments. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television ...

Each sketch of HBO's seven-part comedy series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America, starts with historical fact — then veers wildly, and enjoyably, off the rails.

There are glimpses of the Curb star at his razor-like best here – but they are desperately few. It’s mainly worth watching for the immaculate Obama intro It is always an emotional blow to see former ...

How well do you remember your U.S. history class from high school or college? Did some of the key moments in America’s 250 years of existence involve Larry David playing a founding father? OK, maybe ...

On the one hand, the 250th anniversary has given us presidential blood sport. On the other comes a show about star-spangled nothing. By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik is the chief TV critic of The ...