Susie Essman Actually Loves Larry David

The Last Laugh

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4.6 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Susie Essman made a name for herself cursing out Larry David as her alter-ego Susie Greene on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’ But as she reveals in this episode, in the 21 years since the show premiered—and the 35 years since she met David in the New York comedy clubs—they have never once gotten into an actual fight. Essman opens up about David’s unique “genius” as a comedian, how ‘Curb’ gets away with being so politically incorrect, the unconscious inspiration for her character and the bizarro world in which she could have played Elaine on ‘Seinfeld.’

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0:00.0	I'm always up before the birds and the kids.
0:02.9	Good thing Costa Express is always up too.
0:07.0	Early starts are easier with great coffee.
0:09.7	And if I grab one for Bob, I might even get some decent company.
0:14.5	Large cappuccino for the bloc who's half asleep.
0:17.2	Oh, you legend.
0:19.6	Now that's a proper coffee.
0:21.3	Should kick in Justin Samfut, remember which end of the screwdriver to use.
0:25.1	Hmm.
0:26.3	Costa Express.
0:27.8	Quality coffee every time.
0:31.9	My guest on today's show has been screaming obscenities at Larry David for more than two decades.
0:42.0	You sick, fuck Larry David.
0:45.3	What the fuck do you think you're doing, getting my kid drunk?
0:49.1	Drunk, what are you talking about?
0:50.8	She's slurring her words.
0:52.3	She's bumping into things.
0:53.3	She stinks like a fucking whino.
0:55.0	Oh, I poured some of you.
0:59.0	I had poured some wine.
1:01.0	Oh, she must have accidentally.
1:05.0	A seven-year-old kid drank some wine.
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