What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
Issue link: http://www.epageflip.net/i/1439406
T2 WHATS UP! December 26, 2021 - January 1, 2022 TV FEATURE BY SARAH PASSINGHAM TV Media M isanthropy rules the day in "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Legendary comedi- an, writer and actor Larry David returned for an 11th season of his critically acclaimed, award-win- ning sitcom "Curb Your Enthusi- asm" in October, and its season finale airs Sunday, Dec. 26, on HBO. The cinéma vérité-style sit- com follows David as he goes about his life in Los Angeles, playing a fictionalized version of himself — someone who is con- tinually incapable of reading the room. Consistently getting him- self into all kinds of awkward sit- uations in his career, with his friends and in his romantic rela- tionships, it seems as though Da- vid just can't help but always say the wrong thing. Famous for creating "Sein- feld," forever known as "the show about nothing," with co- median Jerry Seinfeld ("Come- dians in Cars Getting Coffee"), David has been making TV audi- ences laugh at everyday obser- vations for decades. Set in L.A. and loosely based on David's own life as a comedy writer and performer, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" has featured innumerable A-list guest stars and cameos during its 11-season run to date. This season, sitcom veteran Kaley Cuoco ("The Big Bang Theory") and big-screen funny guy Vince Vaughn ("Wed- ding Crashers" 2005) made a memorable appearance. The pair starred together in an episode in which David strug- gles to understand why he ex- pects others to be more under- standing than himself, a notori- ous judgmental cynic. David en- gages in one of his signature screaming matches with Cuo- co's character, Heidi the optom- etrist, over something inconse- quential that happened in her of- fice. This later bleeds into her date with Vaughn's character, Freddie Funkhouser. Another notable cameo this season was that of "Mad Men" actor Jon Hamm. Hamm has spent more than a decade showing off his comedy chops, from hosting "Saturday Night Live" for the first time way back in 2008 to stealing scenes in movies like "Bridesmaids" (2011) and on TV shows like "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." Hamm first appeared on "Curb" in Season 10 as himself, shadow- ing David before diving into a role based on the perpetually miserable comedian. Returning for the Season 11 premiere, Hamm confronted a "COVID hoarder" at his own faux funeral after David discov- ered a closet packed to the ceil- ing with toilet paper and hand sanitizer while trying to find the bathroom. There couldn't have been a better way for "Curb" to return to HBO following pan- demic shutdowns than David loudly and awkwardly ruining someone's funeral (fake or not). One of the most reliable celeb- rity appearances in "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is from "Cheers" actor Ted Danson, who has played himself in more than 30 episodes of the show since its premiere season in 2000. Speaking to GQ journalist Brett Martin in 2020, Danson Bentonville Acupuncture 5 x 5 continued on page T10 Larry David stars in "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Difficult people Not a subscriber? No problem, subscribe today and receive an iPad with your subscription*. *iPad must be returned within 30 days of termination of account. now available on the digital replica! NEW INTERACTIVE PUZZLE PAGES Get the new puzzle pages on the digital replica, featuring puzzles daily! CROSSWORDS KIDS' GAMES SUDOKU WORD GAMES STRATEGY & MEMORY NUMBERS Call 479-684-5509 or visit nwaonline.com/nwaipad