Making good on years of tentative "we'll sees" from both the creator and network, Curb Your Enthusiasm will indeed return to HBO. The network announced a ninth season for Larry David's beloved comedy on Tuesday, though a formal return date was not included.
Curb Your Enthusiasm last aired an original episode in September, 2011, and the nearly five-year gap since has seen neither HBO nor David ready to publicly dismiss the idea of revisiting the show. On the network end, former programming chief Michael Lombardo had said he was "cautiously optimistic" about more Curb — while David, in keeping with his schtick, often seemed less than optimistic.
On his decision to revisit his alter ego, David had this to say: “In the immortal words of Julius Caesar, ‘I left, I did nothing, I returned.’”
To say he's done nothing might be a bit melodramatic. David has been hard to miss in the last year, parodying Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday Night Live, hosting the show and most recently sitting down on NBC variety hour Maya and Marty for an interview with Martin Short character Jiminy Glick.
More to come.
