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 Copperfield (comedian) David Copperfield (comedian) David Copperfield (born Stanley Barlow, 1947, Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire), is a British comedian who is best known for his role in the 1980s BBC sketch show "Three of a Kind", in which he starred alongside Tracey Ullman and Lenny Henry. Copperfield began his professional career performing in various cabaret venues. His first TV appearances were on the "Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club." His big break in TV earned him appearances on "Wogan" and "Cliff and Friends". "Three of a Kind" ran from 1981 to 1983. After that, Copperfield worked on his own shows, "Coppers &