If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Larry David has been the master of awkward, people-talking-over-each-other comedy since Seinfeld, a talent he later honed on his long-running series Curb Your Enthusiasm.
With Curb officially over since 2024, I and many others have wondered what Larry is going to do next — and the answer seems to be "more Curb, but this time in a funny wig." Not that I'm complaining, mind. HBO's historical comedy Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness tosses Larry David into various pivotal moments in American history and lets him muck them up. The writing doesn't look quite as tight as Curb, probably because David is getting up there, but at this stage in his career I'm just treating anything else he makes as a bonus. The costuming is pulling a lot of weight here.
Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda is there, because you apparently can't do anything historical without a cameo from him and that damn frock coat.
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