The fourth season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" marks the zenith of the series so far. After the first two seasons, I was somewhat underwhelmed with the show. It was awkward, annoying, and inconsistently funny. Season 3 marked a serious shift in the quality of the show's writing and acting. The upward trend continues into Season 4. The show is now not just consistently funny, but usually pretty hilarious. The scripting is now much tighter, allowing the show to actually develop along some story arcs rather than flounder around from topic to topic. The actors have grown into their characters enough to make the show's improv style dialogue actually flow smoothly. Bottom line, this show has slowly matured into one of the funniest and most entertaining shows to watch.
Season 4 centers around Larry's newfound career on Broadway. Offered the starring role of Max Bialystock in The Producers by Mel Brooks, Larry attempts (poorly) to sing, dance, and learn his lines in time for the show's opening. After scaring away his costar Ben Stiller (it may have had something to do with poking his eye out with a toothpick and refusing to sit in the front seat of his car), Mel Brooks recruits David Schwimmer to play opposite Larry. Schwimmer and Larry get off to a great start when Larry insults Schwimmer's father and accidentally leaves him a vile message on his phone.
Meanwhile, Larry's attempts to cash in on Cheryl's intriguing offer for a 10th anniversary gift land him in hot water with just about everyone, including his country club, his Hasidic laundry service, Wanda Sykes, a hooker, and another Producers castmate. All the antics culminate in the premiere of the Producers on Broadway, where Larry and Schwimmer put away their differences to blow the house away, while Mel Brooks tries to pull a Producers on the Producers!
Storyline & plot: 9/10
Cinematography & effects: 6/10
Music & mood: 6/10
Performances: 9/10
The Reverend says: 8/10
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