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 Wilmore Larry Wilmore Elister L. "Larry" Wilmore (born October 30, 1961) is an American comedian, writer, producer, and actor. Wilmore served as the "Senior Black Correspondent" on "The Daily Show" from 2006 to 2014, and hosted "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" in 2015 and 2016. He is also the creator of the sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show". He serves as an executive producer for the ABC television series "Black-ish". He is also the co-creator, alongside Issa Rae, of the HBO television series "Insecure". Since May 2017, he has hosted a podcast, entitled "Black on the Air" in which he discusses