Ted Danson InitiallyThought Curb Your Enthusiasm'Absolutely Sucked' and He 'Felt Sorry' for Larry David

Mar. 15, 2025

Larry Davidhad a vision — andTed Dansoninitially couldn’t see it.

From left: Larry David and Ted Danson on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’.HBO

HBO

Like David, Danson appeared as a pretentious and smug version of himself on the beloved series.

“Curbreally did change my life because it reinvigorated my desire to be funny,” he began in the podcast. “I’ve told this story before, but we watched the pilot ofCurb, [my wife] Mary [Steenburgen] and I.”

“Mary thought it was great. I thought it sucked,” he continued. “I thought it absolutely sucked and I felt sorry for my new friend, Larry David. So in trying to be an encouraging kind of thing, I said, ‘If you ever need us to play ourselves, we’d be happy to.’ And in that sort of idiocy, I ended up being part of something that changed my life.”

Larry David on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’.John P. Johnson/ HBO

John P. Johnson/ HBO

Back in April,Curb Your Enthusiasmcame to an end following 12 seasons spanning 24 years. The series finale picked up after David fell from grace as a liberal hero because he gaveBruce SpringsteenCOVID.

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“And so ‘Larry David,’ I bid you farewell,” he continued. “Your misanthropy will not be missed. And for those of you who would like to get in touch with me, you can reach me at Doctors Without Borders.”

source: people.com