Curb Your Enthusiasm Jewish identification greatly enhances its storytelling capacity, as it lends greater realism and dimension to the characters and opens the show up to episodes with meaningful Jewish themes." The character of Larry on the show is in many ways reminiscent of the "Schlemiel" character often present in traditional Yiddish folklore. The "schlemiel" is usually a comic character whose actions lead to his inevitable downfall, but also stands as a form of resistance to social and cultural values and norms. David Gillota wrote: In 2016, Rob Sheffield of "Rolling Stone" ranked "Curb Your Enthusiasm" as the 19th greatest television series ever
Larry Grayson fragment." Ken Dodd, comedian, said of Grayson's appeal and warmth: "He loved everybody and he wanted them to love him in return and yes, they did, they all loved Larry". In 2009, Network DVD released a 3 disc set "Shut That Door – Larry Grayson At ITV", which features material from his ITV days, including the one existing episode of his series "Shut That Door" and both series of "The Larry Grayson Show". Larry Grayson Larry Grayson (31 August 1923 – 7 January 1995), born William Sulley White, was an English comedian and television presenter who was best known in