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Larry David ‘never analyzed’ his comedy ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’: ‘I’m not an intellectual, I’m just an idiot from Brooklyn’

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Ahead of the series finale of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Larry David joined MSNBC’s Ari Melber for a special discussion on Friday.

At the Manhattan event hosted by Tribeca Festival, the Brooklyn native was asked about the mostly Jewish comedy that takes place in affluent Westside communities of Los Angeles.

Melber asked the television producer, 76, if he felt more Jewish being back in New York.

Larry David.
David was on hand to talk about “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Dave Allocca / StarPix
Larry David.
The beloved comedy premiered in 2000. Getty Images

“Can I feel more Jewish? … That’s maxed out,” he scoffed before noting, “But I do feel comfortable here.”

The former standup then weighed in on one of his show’s favorite subjects: social etiquette.

He mused that it’s appropriate to leave a dinner party “10 minutes after dessert,” and one’s farewell to a host should take no more than “12 to 15 seconds.”

Larry David.
David played a fictionalized version of himself.
Larry David and Richard Lewis on "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
The show featured David’s longtime pal, Richard Lewis, who died earlier this year. HBO

During the audience question time, one fan asked for “Curb” spoilers ahead of the final episode, David rolled his eyes.

“Do you really think I’m going to talk about the ‘Curb’ finale? Are you nuts?” he snapped.

The “Seinfeld” co-creator also refused to be drawn into any deep philosophical musings about the show or his comedy.

An Evening with Larry David in Partnership with Tribeca Festival.
David was interviewed by MSNBC host Ari Melber. Dave Allocca / StarPix

David made it simple: “I don’t put any thought into that whatsoever,” he told Melber of his HBO series. “Zero. I just try to write funny shows. That’s all it is. I’ve never analyzed it.”

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Melber then went into a lengthy theory comparing David’s character in Woody Allen’s “Whatever Works” with his semi-fictional “Curb” depiction, and David replied, “I didn’t understand any of that.”

“I’m not an intellectual,” he stressed. “I’m just an idiot from Brooklyn.”

Larry David and Ted Danson in "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
David also discussed his rules for social etiquette during the chat.
Susie Essman and Larry David.
David was joined by his co-star Susie Essman. Dave Allocca / StarPix
Tracey Ullman, Larry David and Susie Essman.
Tracey Ullman, who played Irma Kostroski, in the last 2 seasons, also joined the stage. Dave Allocca / StarPix


He was later joined by his costars Susie Essman and Tracey Ullman.

Ullman shared that David asked her to play “the worst person in Los Angeles” — which proved to be a conundrum, since, “there are so many people to choose from!”

The event kicked off Tribeca’s new membership program. 

The final episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” will be available for streaming on Max later this evening.

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