Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good Larry David and the Making of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, Fully Revised and Updated - Softcover

Josh Levine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1770418377 ISBN 13: 9781770418370

Publisher: ECW Press, 2025

Synopsis

For Larry David, success was no sure thing. A frustrated New York comic who was known to walk off the stage in disgust, David was barely making a living. At least until his friend Jerry Seinfeld asked him to create a new kind of television sitcom for NBC. The result - Seinfeld - started slowly but became a gigantic hit. But most people didn't know that the real genius behind the show was Larry David. Rich beyond his wildest dreams, David still had something to prove - and some television boundaries to push. And so he created Curb Your Enthusiasm, the improvised comedy that cast aside political correctness and made for hilarious, cringeworthy TV, a show that dared to relive the disastrous Seinfeld finale and turn it into a triumph. This second, fully updated edition of Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good offers a complete episode-by-episode guide to the series and recounts David's early struggle to succeed in television and movies, the creation and development of his hit sitcoms, and his later success starring in the HBO film Clear History and the Broadway hit Fish in the Dark. It also explores Larry's on and offscreen relationships with famous pals like Richard Lewis, Ted Danson, and Jerry, Jason, Julia, and Michael. Filled with candour and humour David himself would respect, Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good is an essential companion to a comedic force.

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About the Author

Josh Levine is a film and television critic. He is the author of books on the Coen Brothers, David E. Kelly, and Jerry Seinfeld. He lives in Toronto, ON.

Edition details

• Publisher: ECW Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1770418377
• ISBN 13: 9781770418370
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312