Luke Kleintank is leaving the hit CBS series FBI: International after just three seasons.
04.04.2024 - 15:23 / variety.com
Ethan Shanfeld J.B. Smoove enters our Zoom interview dressed to the nines. “You look very stylish right now,” is the first thing I say to him.
“You’re definitely showing me up on this Zoom call.” Smoove — black pork pie hat and shades on, plus earrings and a chain draped over a red flannel shirt covering a neatly tucked denim shirt — deadpans: “It’s all good, man. It’s hard to catch up to me, so don’t try.” The 58-year-old stand-up and improv comedy vet is preparing to wrap 17 years and seven seasons of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which airs its series finale on April 7. Since Smoove joined Larry David’s unscripted comedy in Season 6, it’s been hard to imagine that “Curb” ever existed without him.
Still, after 70 episodes, Smoove believes Leon “left a lot on the table.” “That’s the thing about characters that makes them iconic and legendary,” he tells Variety. “They give you a lot, but you know it’s not everything.” He pauses, and considers the impact of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” at large. “It’s the same thing with the show,” he says.
“Do you know how many people, for the rest of their lives, are going to say, ‘This is such a “Curb” moment?’ … No matter if this show comes back or if it’s the end, that shit’s gonna go on forever.” It’s April Fools’ Day today. Do you appreciate a good prank? I’m always prepared for a prank. I thought you weren’t gonna show up today.
I thought I was gonna get up in the morning, get all fancy and dressed up for a Zoom call — my damn hat on, my glasses, my chain, my nice shirt — and you weren’t gonna show up because of April Fools’ Day. Has anybody tried to get you today? No one has got me today as of yet, but I haven’t been outside. I haven’t been out into the real world.
Luke Kleintank is leaving the hit CBS series FBI: International after just three seasons.
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Jerry Seinfeld has revealed the television show he thinks he had the “greatest final moment” ever.Speaking with GQ, the comedian and actor, 69, spoke about his recent appearance in the series finale of HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm alongside Seinfeld co-creator Larry David.He also reflected on the ending of his own series, Seinfeld, which ran from 1989 to 1998, and became one of the most popular television shows of all time.He went onto explain how he, David, and Jeff Schaffer, who worked on several episodes of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, were discussing what they believed to be “great” television show finales.Seinfeld shared that his choice was the period drama Mad Men. Starring Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss, the series ran from 2007 to 2015 and won a total of 16 Emmys and five Golden Globes.He said: “I feel Mad Men was the greatest … So satisfying.
Stacey Solomon has teased an 'exciting' statement with her fans after getting plenty of reaction to her recent social media post in which she said it was 'time to say goodbye'. The Loose Women star is back at work after enjoying some downtime during the school holidays with her children.
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Stacey Solomon has shared her family's sadness as their Easter holiday comes to an end, as she shared some highlights of their trip to a caravan park.The 33 year old TV and social media star and her ex-Eastenders actor husband Joe Swash, 42, have been spending time at a holiday park in Kent with their three young children, Rex, four, Rose, two, and baby Belle. Stacey's two older sons from previous relationships didn't appear to have joined them.The pair shared snaps with their youngest children as they said their goodbyes to the caravan park, as Stacey admitted: "Time to say goodbye." She went on to say: "The state of us. I had to bribe our family home from the caravan park today because it's back to school tomorrow.There must be some kind of stigma around holiday parks because so many of you messaged saying you couldn't believe that's where we'd chosen to go!" "Honestly I think they're THE best.
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We’ve all been there – you wake up one morning and discover that a pimple has appeared on your face, and the temptation to squeeze it is very, very real. You might think that it’ll help it go down or make it easier to cover up with makeup, but according to one expert, it’s actually the worst thing you can do.
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” ended its storied run on HBO.That’s because “Hapless,” premiering April 10 on Peacock, is extremely similar in tone and context to “Curb,” with a few exceptions — and is even described as a “cringe comedy” a la Larry David’s masterpiece.Season 1 of “Hapless” streamed very briefly on Prime Video in early 2020 (under the title “The Jewish Enquirer”) and is getting a shot now on Peacock (Seasons 1 and 2), hoping to fill the void left in the wake of “Curb’s” final episode, which aired April 7. The series was created, written and directed by Gary Sinyor; unlike Larry David on “Curb,” our “Hapless” series protagonist/antagonist Paul Green (Tim Downie, “Outlander”) isn’t a celebrity playing an exaggerated version of himself — he’s a reporter for The Jewish Enquirer, described as the “4th biggest Jewish publication” in the UK, who finds himself in awkward situations, most of them of his own making.
Curb Your Enthusiasm fans have been reacting on social media to the show’s “perfect” finale episode.The finale aired yesterday (April 7) and brought an end to Larry David’s hit HBO show that has run for 12 seasons.The final episode was a throwback to the infamous 1998 finale of Seinfeld, a show David co-created. The finale for that show became one of most widely disliked finales of all time.The Curb Your Enthusiasm finale featured multiple references to the show and the finale, and included an appearance with his Seinfeld co-creator Jerry Seinfeld.At one point, Larry’s friend Leon (JB Smoove) finally got around to watching Seinfeld and asked Larry about the way it ended.Larry directly addresses the criticism the show faced, saying: “I’m not really interested in your opinion”, as the episode doubled-down on the Seinfeld finale.Fans on social media have been reacting to the show, with many calling it “perfect”.One user wrote: “Still grinning over curb your enthusiasm finale.
SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the series finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO.
“Curb Your Enthusiasm.” At the end of the HBO comedy, titled “No Lessons Learned,” the show — which aired for 12 seasons, from 2000 to 2024 — circled back to the plot line that began when Larry was arrested in Atlanta for giving water to Auntie Rae (Ellia English) while she was standing on line to vote. This violated a local Georgia law and made Larry an unlikely folk hero, despite the fact that he didn’t do it on purpose. In the spirit of the show, he had been unaware that he was breaking any law, and he hadn’t intended for the gesture to be a grand statement.
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Larry David made sure to make a few more enemies before bidding farewell to “Curb Your Enthusiasm” forever on Sunday night.
SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the series finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO.
William Earl administrator SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot points from the series finale of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” After nearly 25 years of Larry David‘s disagreements, feuds and outbursts, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” aired its final episode on Sunday. The appropriately-named “No Lessons Learned” — the 10th episode of Season 12 — wrapped up a season-long arc that started when Larry was arrested in Atlanta for giving water to Auntie Rae (Ellia English) while she was in line to vote, violating local law.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot points from the series finale of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Larry David got the opportunity to revise the controversial ending he’d chosen for his first widely loved TV series, and he stayed pretty close to the formula. But while his previous series ended with its protagonist in prison, his current one is ending with David himself walking free.
The final episode of the long-running, highly acclaimed American sitcom "Curb Your Enthusiasm" will air Sunday night on HBO. As the show draws to a close after 12 seasons, fans everywhere are looking back on the most and least favorable episodes, memorable lines and former guest stars. On Friday, Larry David gathered in front of fans to indulge in the history of "Curb" ahead of the show’s finale.
Ethan Shanfeld In his final public appearance before the series finale of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Larry David joined MSNBC’s Ari Melber Friday night for a special discussion in Manhattan hosted by Tribeca Festival. David, a Brooklyn native whose distinctly New York Jewish comedy migrated to the golf courses of West Los Angeles, was warmly welcomed by an audience of a few hundred. He waved off a standing ovation before taking a seat.
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finale of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” by “Seinfeld” creator Larry David, won’t do numbers like those. Not even pretty… pretty… pretty close.But, after 24 years on the air, the finish line for “Curb” feels momentous all the same. That’s because it’s one of the last comedy series — if not the last — to let us laugh without cumbersome strings attached.