CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM Will Feature a Slew of Famous Faces in Season 9 and You'll Never Expect Where it Ends
HBO has confirmed that the 9th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm will welcome a slew of famous faces for its upcoming ninth season. THR listed those expected to appear:
Elizabeth Banks, Bryan Cranston, Jimmy Kimmel, Ed Begley, Jr., Carrie Brownstein, Lauren Graham, Nick Offerman, Nasim Pedrad, Elizabeth Perkins, June Diane Raphael and Judge Judy herself, Judith Sheindlin, who appears as her TV alter-ego, are among those set to appear in the new season of the returning HBO comedy.
HBO made the announcement today at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour. The premium cable channel also confirmed that longtime star Cheryl Hines, as well as fan-favorite recurring guests Richard Lewis, Bob Einstein, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, will return for the 9th season. They will join main cast members Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman and JB Smoove.
Show creator Larry David discussed the upcoming season and explained why he decided to do another season:
"I'm not a misser. I don't really miss things, people that much, but I was missing it and i was missing these idiots so I thought, 'Yeah, what the hell? And I got tired of people asking is the show coming back? I couldn’t get asked that question anymore and I wasn’t ready to say no, never."
A lot of the cast were able to slip right back into their old characters, David said he had some problems. "I had trouble the first take and I thought, 'Jeez, I thought, 'I lost it. How am I going to do this?'" Director Jeff Schaffer added:
"You're going to find out very quickly when the show starts what' he's been up to the for last five years and what everyone has been up to for the last five years. Once the show starts to air, it will be self-evident. It goes to this really strange, fun, crazy place and then you'll never expect where it ends."
Season 9 of Curb Your Enthusiasm premieres on HBO Sunday, October 1st.