Larry David interviewed by Charlie Rose 1998

[@gadai4609]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIOsXnuEiNSij9k

[@nickknepper6417]

This is actually the pilot episode for Curb your Enthusiasm.

[@aarondaank]

FACTS 😂

[@RPGyourLIFE]

Genius bro

[@zacdolby9858]

Haha totally

[@jeanchampollion3329]

Lmao!

[@jeanchampollion3329]

This should be the premiere episode for season 11. Larry meeting up with Charlie Rose then getting chewed out for it, a la Jeff / Weinstein confusion.

[@benf1111]

I love how difficult Larry is. Curb seems more realistic than I thought.

[@dkimside8260]

Geniuses like Larry David, have a unique ability to voice the thoughts and reactions that everyone has to everyday mundane situations, and react in a way that everyone can connect with. To be able to write a whole episode in the waiting area of a chinese restaurant and make it one funniest shows ever made is such brilliant observation. You could make a strong argument that he is a modern Shakespeare.

[@deephouse412]

More difficult than Charlie doing a show w/ out sexually assaulting someone?

[@ranjodh6]

You mean normal ?

[@alexscott730]

It's an act ffs.He's a comedian.

[@michaelsieger9133]

my dad saw him at the airport once. apparently he was going off on security for some little inconvenience lmao

[@RMHVids]

The interview starts with a curb worthy moment. What a gem, Larry David.

[@MerchantsOfMisery]

You can see his beady little eyes analyzing every word the host is saying and it's so goddamn funny. George's neuroticism in Seinfeld perfectly mimicked Larry David

[@abstractnonsense3253]

- How do you feel about being here? - Well, I'm not happy

[@jonnytheboy7338]

And as the interview goes on you can see why he's not happy about being there. No one likes being interrupted so much or asked silly questions that Barbara Walters would ask

[@NEpatriots88]

Larry looks like he would head backstage and immediately scream at Jeff because of this

[@deephouse412]

Charlie looks like he would head backstage and immediately sexually assault.

[@janeelliott1548]

@@deephouse412 I did a spit take when I read your comment deephouse

[@bossudude420]

Jeff isnt his actual manager, jeff is a fellow standup comedian

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

One of the best running jokes in Curb is how butthurt Larry is that people were underwhelmed by the final episode of Seinfeld

[@_yak]

Seinfeld held the record for the most disappointing series finale for 21 years, finally surpassed in 2019 by Game of Thrones.

[@Dab137]

@@_yak You nailed it 👏

[@Jonathan-pi3tt]

@@_yak It was only disappointing to people who don't appreciate the good writing that made Seinfeld iconic. It stayed true to the story and characters and imo perfectly combined that with the dumb societal and critical expectation of what sitcom finale should be, this big gimmicky spectacle. It seemed to me most peoples disappointment was there not being a positive closing arc on the characters, but all along the writing made it clear that these were bad people who were never gonna change, no reason to betray what you had made clear for the past 8 seasons.

[@vanbinsbergentv]

@@_yak Ive seen all eps 4 times for both GOT (except season 7&8) and Seinfeld and you could not be more wrong. The Seinfeld finale was real and spectacular!

[@crazymulgogi]

@@Jonathan-pi3tt all are entitled to their own opinions, but it's absurd to claim that those who didn't like the Seinfeld finale don't "appreciate" the genius of Seinfeld writing. Mozart wrote weak pieces of music too.

[@TheHaiku2]

Larry is no mere comic genius, he's a full-blown comic mastermind. He can't stop being funny. There's no switch for him.

[@EchoRhythmMusic]

Agreed

[@grahamwatkins3604]

“No! You can’t not be funny!” “What about now?! Am I being funny now?!” “Yes! It’s funny, you’re funny!” His voice just raises to a comedic pitch

[@StruggleoftheOutsider]

yeh.. but the idea for the big finale was "Clip Show"

[@22tango79]

Shut up.

[@bradleyreeder7146]

He looks exactly the same now as he did 22 years ago, how on earth lol

[@daniellee1722]

A billion dollars helps

[@MonturiDrums]

I was JUST gonna say that

[@Living_Legend85]

@@daniellee1722 came here to write this. He is a genius without genius

[@daniellee1722]

@@Living_Legend85 I see what you did there...acting without acting (;

[@JohnsolomonH]

Like Bernie Sanders... oh wait they are distant relatives LOL

[@DenkyManner]

His mannerisms at this time are so close to George Costanza, Jason Alexander really studied and embodied the essence of Larry David

[@surfexp383]

So Larry didn't actually respect wood. Interesting.

[@robertstraw9881]

It’s Charlie Roses responsibility to provide coasters. It’s is he who does not respect wood.

[@conorsmith8551]

Hahaha the network people not giving him a coaster must have fucked larry off

[@karinpowers1018]

Only cold liquids require coasters.

[@graxjpg]

@@karinpowers1018 if it’s hot enough, it could leave a huge white spot on many finishes.

[@karinpowers1018]

@@graxjpg He's not drinking scalding coffee, 🤣.

[@heretolevitateme]

Larry has been 75 years old for the last 25 years.

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

Seriously.

[@losferwords100]

The best day of Jerry Seinfeld's life is the day he met Larry David. Jerry is a funny dude but Larry is a mad genius. Turned sitcom writing into a science that will likely never be matched again. Once in a lifetime talent.

[@purleybaker]

I have said the same thing for years. IT was a very good day for Jerry. And yes, funny versus genius.

[@calguerin4594]

and richard lewis going forward

[@SDSuko]

This is hilarious. Larry treated the interviewer perfectly.

[@TheDigitalDecade]

I love how much he makes Charlie laugh, it’s wonderful.

[@danieltx7066]

Larry David seems like one of the most genuine, honest, likable people in show business.

[@platogenova9573]

Likeable? What’s likeable about him?

[@DrJones20]

@@platogenova9573 Look at yourself, a whiny, thorny and capricious person

[@clutch7548]

@@platogenova9573 hes honest, self-deprecating, and laughs & jokes a lot despite his suffering

[@ryancalhoun2910]

@@platogenova9573You can't be serious

[@JBugz777]

Whenever I need stability in my life, to know that some things never change, I turn to the one & only LD.

[@JBugz777]

@Mitch Rymes He also has a beautiful smile

[@esdailestate]

I've never seen Charlie Rose laugh so much, dude's having the time of his life here

[@118Columbus]

Except for when he would walk out of his shower naked around his female college interns.

[@svscared]

Seriously. He actually seems like he has a personality here which is why it was so surprising that he of all people had a sex scandal.

[@heyhandyman9292]

Geniuses like Larry David, have a unique ability to voice the thoughts and reactions that everyone has to everyday mundane situations, and react in a way that everyone can connect with. To be able to write a whole episode in the waiting area of a chinese restaurant and make it one funniest shows ever made is such brilliant observation. You could make a strong argument that he is a modern Shakespeare.

[@rustymertz]

Well said.

[@Alfakkin]

I agree...he is a mesmerising human being...one of a kind...

[@homer9868]

He has more in common with Pablo Picasso

[@homer9868]

He has more in common with Pablo Picasso

[@sokolow33]

@@MG-ei7pt If we will keep forcing poor children to read this bullshit (i mean Shakespeare), then yes. It will still be read in 200 years, but i doubt.

[@spoondaddy80]

He goes on from here to create, imo, one of the best shows ever in Curb. The legend of Larry David.

[@magillagorilla420]

One of the finest interviews I've ever seen! Never has Larry been so candid. Charlie got everything he wanted!

[@jerrymylove1754]

Larry or Mr David to you is always like that. All his interviews are the same and there’s not many. He’s like that when he gives award speeches. The man is a national treasure.

[@JJ-gf5qs]

Love how happy and excited he was to hear Yogi Berra was there.

[@HisNameWasCrazy]

It was like his reward for making it to the end of the interview

[@wilsonm.d6923]

It's so great Larry went on to continued success. Seinfeld was his launching pad. Surely he doesn't doubt his own comedic genius any more.

[@billblaski9523]

Curb has basically surpassed Seinfeld now in popularity and longevity

[@bgdddyweave77]

@@billblaski9523Longevity, yes. Popularity, no… not even close.

[@jamesdettmann94]

​@@bgdddyweave77looks like you curbed their enthusiasm

[@codycos]

The comedians in car's getting coffee episode with Larry was fantastic. Both of them are laid back discussing the great topics in life. You can tell they really have familiarity and comfort with each other.

[@FRNKNSTNmusic]

What a pleasant back-and-forth banter. So shrewd and wise, both of them.

[@Nomzai]

Larry was roasting the shit out of Charlie Rose the entire time. Charlie looks anything but wise here.

[@johnvalentine3456]

What ? ? ? Charlie Rose shrewd and wise? As in every interview, he exposes (pun intended) how untalented and awful he is at his job.

[@mosesappleby4357]

The beauty of going gray and bald early is that you look the same age for 30 years

[@kurtdewittphoto]

Like Patrick Stewart.

[@UltraVibeProductions]

Steve Martin Syndrome.

[@HammyGiblets]

truly blessed

[@DDandrums]

Yes.

[@delilh325]

Thinking this was before Curb makes it all so weird. It's like watching his character but in real life, almost like if Larry David was based on Larry David somehow

[@anthonymays9287]

No kidding. Wow you're quick.

[@modernmontresor4046]

@@anthonymays9287 No kidding. Wow your quick.

[@paullayfield]

My quick ?

[@anthonymays9287]

@@modernmontresor4046 ok 👌 boomer

[@blindblackpianist]

No kidding. Wow your quick.

[@24-Com]

Larry David is our finest national treasure.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Larry David is an american treasure. I love his work, it never gets old to me. Seinfeld will never get old because the jokes in the show will always be funny.

[@gheller2261]

It's clear from this interview that at the time, Larry David is basically unknown. His was just a name in the Seinfeld credits. The HBO special that turned into Curb was more than a year in the future.

[@haydenwilsonx]

How I got here

[@ando2821]

Unknown as far as the average fan who watched the show at the time. But certainly known and well respected by his peers, writers, and most people in show business at the time. His way of writing had never been done before and attracted a lot of people. I think he was completely fine not being known at the time though.

[@Ravi-xf8dw]

@Travis Newsome not every rich person is famous. No one knows producers and show creators. He was coming - creator and writer. Tv show writers are not that famous.

[@Jonathan-pi3tt]

​@@Ravi-xf8dw It was the #1 show on television for a few years and it's not like this was his first interview or his first public shoutout. Also, Tv show writers actually can be famous, see JJ Abrams from Lost. Obviously it's not a high level of celebrity but you're still underselling it.

[@justgivemethetruth]

Unknown billionaire to be.

[@bobhermitopmh3469]

this is amazing. He's literally not acting at all in Curb

[@krisscanlon4051]

not even a little lol

[@spjfrat]

I binge watch Curb because of so many scenes I’ve forgotten. Amazing humor.

[@KnocksX]

One of the best Larry David interviews. I miss Charlie Rose.

[@DrummerBoy233]

CR: "How do you feel about being here?" LD: "I-I'm not happy." LD: *On finishing any Seinfeld episode* "It's nice to feel good about something." I love the sheer honesty of this man.

[@NightMedicine]

I cannot imagine Larry David ever having a soulful conversation.

[@stanleymasterson1135]

I see you're quoting this song.... "You got soul on the dole You don't take no shit from a benefit You got soul on the dole You don't take no shit from a benefit I said, ah, get, get, get on down Said, ah, get, get, get on down"

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@stanleymasterson1135 Sounds bad, really bad.

[@marciasloan534]

Larry gets paid to reveal SOULFUL CONVERSATIONS

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

@@dixonpinfold2582 😆😆 that made me laugh

[@patrickscottwalsh]

a good curb episode would be larry leaving the interview and telling leon, " I think that guy is sex pervert" and leon looks at him and sees his boxers above his waist line "oh yeah, larry, big time"

[@cherisebauguss6966]

Totally

[@jamesford2192]

He’s exactly who he is in curb. Love Larry

[@pochengueTV]

18:55 Hahaha i loved how he complicated the whole thing. That conversation could easily be on an episode of Curb your enthusiasm.

[@yungjetski2751]

It is absolutely hilarious how confident he is in the finale at 11:13, and its even funnier considering how confident his opinion remained on curb

[@neilmurphy7554]

Charlie Rose has a knack of connecting with his interview subjects in an authentic way. He assumes depths of character so always is confident to dig deep. He is also a man of few cliches and retreading already covered grounds. His vision is expansive, good humoured and empathetic and this usually results in the interview subject being interested in him enough to answer his questions at Rose's desired level of enquiry. He is IMO far and away the most interesting interviewer to ever appear on US television. Who wouldn't enjoy answering such interesting and penetrating questions.

[@ss11111ss]

larry aged poorly until he got old then literally never changed after that

[@Xoltris]

A late-bloomer immortal

[@JamesHahnII]

The $100 million probably helps. lol

[@coltonbates629]

@@JamesHahnII does Larry really strike you as the type of guy to spend his fortune on keeping his image as a young guy? Lol

[@JamesHahnII]

@@coltonbates629 When you have $100 million, your life is substantially less stressful. That’s the joke.

[@clutch7548]

@@JamesHahnII you dont need a lot of money to live stress free. Dont live above your means and get yourself into massive debt and its all good

[@bongwaterbear]

Larry David is a national treasure.

[@HoneyMike]

So cute how excited he was about Yogi Berra being on the same show

[@johnnyraven4217]

Larry is a legend.

[@alexcampcomedy]

This interview is basically the blueprint for Curb. When he was asked about the $100 million he realised the challenge of making that funny, and then he changed TV for good.

[@raywest3834]

Charlie Rose's fall from grace left such a hole in the PBS late night; he had such a wonderful variety of interesting people every night.

[@BroskiRIP]

He's such a sweetheart. Fabulous fella.

[@95jegsz]

Pretty good interview

[@aconteh08]

Pretty, pretty good!

[@frannyca]

You referred to me as “David.” Haha!!

[@brothamanhowser8222]

This was a great one

[@bluescat59]

If there is ever a Mount Rushmore for influential comic minds, LD is on it

[@jamieSp69]

Is this an episode of Curb?

[@pete6705]

I feel like if I spent a day with Larry David, he would pick apart everything about me, and show me how ridiculous my life is

[@simonyricools]

Oh, to have that luxury...

[@Tfrne]

This was 22 years ago and Larry looks exactly the fucking same

[@red149]

Well he is Larry fucking David 😂

[@BusinessandLifeMastery]

Larry David is the best comedy writer ever, period!!

[@WhoBeSilly]

I dunno - when he had to write a line stating that he couldn't accept a twenty dollar bill because someone had scrawled lipstick on Andrew Jackson, that was pretty lame. Also, when Jerry said that Newmania would be lame because it would be late, rather than early, that was pretty lame, too.

[@delilh325]

@@WhoBeSilly Don't be silly, watch curb your enthusiasm

[@dylanharnettmarshall9700]

@@gm679 norm macdonald not exactly a comedy writer. More of a comedian. Of course that means he writes material, but Larry david has more experience being a "comedy writer" which really means writing for a comedy show. Seinfeld, Curb, SNL for a little bit. Norm is my favorite comedian btw

[@DanielLopez-jz4yj]

Nooooooooo Jerry Seinfeld is....?

[@mikeisapro]

@@gm679 Ok I can see someone sort of attempting to try to dispute Larry as being the best comedy writer. But Norm? As in Norm Macdonald? Are you kidding me?

[@wisperingbeard]

So is this a lost episode of Curb? Never laughed like this watching a Charlie Rose interview.

[@customerguy8581]

hahahahaha same. cracks me up the second clip they tried to edit out had just like 2 seconds of George sitting down and saying "well..." then Charlie looking like "that was quite a clip, wasn't it?"

[@chadgermany]

It warmed my heart when Larry found out that Yogi Berra was on the show

[@FPOAK]

He’s exactly like his character. This could have been inserted into an episode of the show like when Larry was on Judge Judy.

[@albanianmmakid.9300]

What a talented INTELLIGENT person !

[@wolfrankguzman]

This niggah said 7 years is a long time to suffer his life the way he does. I love Larry David. Immensely. 😭😭😭🙌🏾 7:48

[@wolfrankguzman]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😁

[@wolfrankguzman]

Also, I never seen Mr. Rose that happy in an interview. He is delighted to have Larry over.

[@mangafq8]

I dated a guy from Sheepshead Bay. So many famous people were born and raised in Brooklyn. Extraordinary. God bless them.

[@stanislavsd]

What a great journalist, questions and answers,...what happened to our world, no more conversations, just show.

[@goauld88]

He looks almost exactly the same 22 years later.

[@DomB413]

The great Karl Pilkington has made the same statement about the "worry hole" in your brain and having to fill it!

[@johnlavery1416]

The two greatest bald men on earth

[@takeawalkwithme803]

Pure natural comedian... just so effortlessly funny 😁

[@Araconox]

Even though I found him rather out of his element doing stand up given the pressures on that genre, he is definitely on top of the profession later, especially doing the Curb episodes. He is everyman dealing with everyman situations and reacting in kind, or rather the way we would all like to react the way he does.

[@Gopherbee]

nowadays, i feel LD doesnt take interviews very serious. this is a nice glimpse in to the man he is

[@totalbliss1]

I wish Charlie Rose was back to interview Larry David about wrapping up Curb. There's never been a better interviewer that has interviewed Larry David.

[@invisibot6]

Check out kevin pollack chat show featuring larry

[@Jonathan7H]

I swear I just knew he was gonna say something about the interviewer refering to him as David

[@lindasheldon6940]

Larry David does not age! He speaks like I wish I could. I've always worried about other ppl's feelings and don't trade or initiate insults. He's great. Watching this in 2/24! Been binge watching all his interviews while waiting for the second episode of season 12 of Curb. Fabulous!!

[@MaxMalm]

"Can't complain about the little issues anymore" but he wanted to; and now we can enjoy curb

[@unbridledenthusiasm]

Larry's faces at the beginning are killing me

[@tomcruiiseship9461]

Ya he was like twitching lol

[@infotrad]

So in 1998, Larry David was still sane as we can see in this interview.

[@jasrajsinghbhinder5033]

I am so used to Larry being this way that this doesn't seem out of place at all. But man it would have been fun to watch it in 1998, before Curb came out!!!

[@rja9784]

Larry David is Jerry, George, Elaine, Cosmo, Newman, and every character on Seinfeld rolled into one producer

[@paulharty3081]

His expressions looks a lot like that of Jason Alexander on the Seinfeld. It is a tribute to Jason's skill as a mimic.

[@oriolopocholo]

This interview was recorded when I was 1 year old and this dude looks exactly the same, wtf?

[@Truth5eeker33]

He like only eats salads

[@wallacetf]

lol i was 4 - same exact guy wtf

[@smokeweedeveryday8297]

Larry leads a very Healthy life.

[@jnnx]

You kiss yo momma wif dat MOUF?

[@Art-OfficialIntelligence]

He says “The Contest” Was probably the most important turning point for the show.. I truly believe ‘The Contest’ was 💯 percent the catalyst for everything put out on Network Tv til present day.. No doubt ! An absolute genius ..

[@writerkhan8111]

This is the most larry david, larry david is seen in any larry david interviews.

[@declancarroll3131]

"You've got a problem hole in your brain. It's a standard size on everyone." - Karl Pilkington/Larry David

[@insertclevername4123]

Producer: Okay, Charlie, you'll probably need to ask about at least one episode in-depth during the interview. They did a bunch of them, so we'll need to deci-- Rose: Masturbation. Producer: Okay, that was a popular episode, sure, but there are a lot of others that people might want to know abo-- Rose: Masturbation. Producer: Fine, have it your way. You really like that episode, huh? Rose: Episode of what?

[@tariqbacchus]

I'm telling you man, with all the cynicism LD portrays in his writing he truly does look like a guy who straight up enjoys life. I've noticed that out of all the cast of Seinfeld he's the most youthful looking to this day.

[@Amero2323]

No way Elaine is still hot and she's like a 75 year old lady

[@jiyu9277]

@@Amero2323she’s 63

[@heyjoe710]

"Why talk to me?" 😂 Most relatable thing I've heard today.

[@7ItalianStallion]

When the interviewer said "oh yeah??" I immediately thought "fuck yeah , curb!"

[@vasjaklun6008]

I laughed more by 1:30 already than with several stand up comedians' sets.

[@roland6663]

I'm so glad that the interviewer knows he needs to be slightly confrontational with Larry in order to get something out of him.

[@mikecranapple8878]

Confrontational?! You mean ask the dumbest questions so that Larry has to correct the idiocy.

[@seanbiller1241]

Emerged victorious, I’m proud to say

[@JRAFF145]

FYI - "Sour Grapes" - - "The film gained poor reviews from critics. The film made it on the 2000 list of Roger Ebert's most hated films. In his review, he remarked "I can't easily remember a film I've enjoyed less." The film has a 21% rating on Rotten Tomatoes."

[@flyjarrett]

Interesting that he said he was “excited” to write the last episode, when he later said he didn’t get excited about anything. His mom used to say, “Larry, you never get excited. Why aren’t you excited?”

[@enquarsports9687]

Love this dude!!

[@FomorViceroy]

I think was the first time we all got a sense of who Larry is. During the Seinfeld years, he wasn't seen much giving interviews, though it was fairly well-known he was the basis for George. But this really was the first time we saw the Larry of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

[@rdb5670]

"You created something that touched a lot of people" Rose..... So did your mom Charlie.

[@peytonrowe571]

He looks the same. But still so old. How is this possible.

[@josedealva4205]

larry looking the same since y2k that´s consistency

[@jean2479]

His worrying aka anxiety is a real thing for some people. I mean ... when he talks about how he worried sooo much about money but then even when he didn’t have to worry about money, and he was able not to worry, something else came rushing in, wow! That’s so true! I’m a worrier myself. I’m known for it LOL! It’s not fun. Larry David is an interesting guy, to me.

[@clutch7548]

Yep that part got me😂

[@mikecranapple8878]

@8:45 Brilliant analogy: "You want your ex-girlfriend to be happy, but not too happy."

[@Dontdrinklean6]

Coulda swore this interview was relatively recent this guy Larry never ages

[@Dontdrinklean6]

He aged a lot and then stopped lol

[@gclarke9656]

I’ve watched so much Curb I kept expecting this interview to go horribly wrong at some point.

[@beef8319]

Larry David. Brilliant

[@themollymachine]

He's so relatable it's unbelievable almost