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
David Mitchell (comedian) David Mitchell (comedian) David James Stuart Mitchell (born 14 July 1974) is a British comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He is half of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, alongside Robert Webb. The duo starred in the Channel 4 sitcom "Peep Show", in which Mitchell plays Mark Corrigan. Mitchell won the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2009 for his performance in the show. The duo have written and starred in several sketch shows including "Bruiser", "The Mitchell and Webb Situation", "That Mitchell and Webb Sound" and also "That Mitchell and Webb Look". Mitchell and Webb