Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 3

The show continues to come into its own, with deeper, more connected plot lines and laughs enhanced by the attention to detail. Larry David is a comic genius, and he knows how to surround himself with other funny talent, either playing fictionalized versions of their real life personae or made up characters that fit the story. The dialogue's still mostly improvised and the whole cast deserves credit for how entertaining it is, but David's always at the center being the butt of all the jokes and driving the story.

The main plot thread this time is Larry and some other people investing in a restaurant, as they come across problems like uniforms for the waiters, the possibility of someone buried under the floor, and Larry's seeming inability to be satisfied with any of the chefs they find. This last point comes to a head in the finale, in one of the funniest ways to end a season I've ever seen. It's pretty vulgar, but supremely enjoyable nonetheless. There are a couple other intermingling plot points as well, like his manager's allergy to the dog, Larry having a part in a Martin Scorsese film, and getting one of his wife's pubic hairs stuck in his throat. You don't have to watch Enthusiasm from the beginning to enjoy it, although doing so, or at least starting at the beginning of a season, yields a lot more satisfaction.