Nah mate. He came across a total narcissist who was massively overcompensating for the fact he knows Larry David is a comic genius with more talent in his little finger than this pretender. Rule number one, play the straight guy when the funny guy comes on and don’t try to out funny him (especially when you’re not funny)
There is obviously a vast middle ground between pretentious sycophant and overbearing, attention-seeking, unfunny bore. It’s not one that Craig Ferguson occupied in any of his guest interviews, apparently.
@@dominicwhite2203 no i don't think he a narcissist type, Craig likes to play against the standards of usual tv show host troupes, he does that in every other episode, that's his style and he simply did that here too, i don't think suddenly becoming a "staight guy" when really funny guy comes like fallon & Kimmel do is much entertaining, it's much better if they play off each other like Ricky Gervais did with Craig but here Larry just did not take this positively & was visibly annoyed for this unusual banter which is pretty ironic cause in "curb.." Larry goes against the norm, has quirky personality & everyone's annoyed of him lol
Thanks, I get that his default persona is to be iconoclastic and absurdist but he commits the cardinal sun, in my view, of just not being funny (nevermind authentic, hence the narcissism - if you look closely it’s all about him). So when you have a genuine comic genius like Larry David on he is exposed for being a third rater. Anyway, that’s enough overanalysis from me, it’s a matter of taste ultimately.
Craig Ferguson is so underrated. He is much better than other talk show hosts. He brings out the best in other comedians. Absolutely loved this interview. One man show.
Larry met his match here cos Craig was the very personification of anti chat show interviewing which you'd think Larry would appreciate since he hates formula himself but without that formula he had nothing to rail against, possibly why he never came back.
I think it's great that Larry was clearly on the back foot but in the end, tried his best to roll with Craig's interruptions and usual non sequiturs :) I half expect him to do a walk off - given all the anecdotes about his stand up past
Certainly a meeting of too anarchic minds producing a memorably chaotic interview, shame he never returned, I think Larry was too used to the usual chat show crap and Craig was unpredictable.
I don't know who this craig guy is but he's a bad interviewer. Tries to control the whole interview, doesn't give his guest room to breath. You could see any time Larry was going somewhere for a bit the other guy just interrupted him, talked over him with a pointless non-sequitur so obviously it went no where, but not Larry's fault.
@@HopUpOutDaBed Craig usually bounces back and forth with his guest in quite an entertaining way and you get the sense the guest enjoys it more than the 1000 other interviews they just did on their press tour for a particular movie/TV series/etc. In this case it came across more awkward and less entertaining though.
Craig is a smart guy. Hard to find a Scotsman who is not super smart and does not take any prisoners. He was not about to be the stool pigeon for Larry. But, it was an awkward interview and could see that Larry was off his game. Most people just cave to Larry and get all proud that he came on their show. Craig did not play that game sadly for Larry.
Craig out "awkward" Larry David, and Larry didn't know how to react. His reactions were and the first time I saw Larry David be really uncomfortable. Craigs is so gifted with gift of gab, he was able to keep Larry engaged. They rode the fine between a comic genius interaction and horrible cringe
I think the problem arose because both men are anti chat show, so Larry only works as a guest when he's railing against the standard interview and Craig only worked when he had a standard guest he could mess about with, they effectively cancelled each other out cos they're both anarchists.
I don't think it was meant to be an "interview". I think it was just meant to be a stream of consciousness "lets see where this goes" type of conversation
this guy is terrible, not funny, doesn't give Larry a chance to talk or go anywhere with his bits. A good interviewer plays off their guest. This guy just likes hearing himself talk
Maybe not a great "traditional " interview but funny as hell with 2 quick improvisational minds riffing off of each other. Very entertaining. I don't believe either one of them wanted to do a boring regular Ole interview. Larry David is nothing if not irreverent.
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The pure enjoyment on Larry's face when Craig asks him if he is a farty man.
I duno if you meant that ironically cos David actually hates scatological humour which is why he never answered Craig properly.
Making LD feel uncomfortable is something to behold! Excellent!
I loved how Craig just didn’t give a damn about someone’s movie and his interviews just didn’t go anywhere. Magnificently bubble bursting.
Nah mate. He came across a total narcissist who was massively overcompensating for the fact he knows Larry David is a comic genius with more talent in his little finger than this pretender. Rule number one, play the straight guy when the funny guy comes on and don’t try to out funny him (especially when you’re not funny)
@@dominicwhite2203 Or, hear me out.. he behaved the same way he does with every other guest, because he's not a pretentious sycophant?
There is obviously a vast middle ground between pretentious sycophant and overbearing, attention-seeking, unfunny bore. It’s not one that Craig Ferguson occupied in any of his guest interviews, apparently.
@@dominicwhite2203 no i don't think he a narcissist type, Craig likes to play against the standards of usual tv show host troupes, he does that in every other episode, that's his style and he simply did that here too, i don't think suddenly becoming a "staight guy" when really funny guy comes like fallon & Kimmel do is much entertaining, it's much better if they play off each other like Ricky Gervais did with Craig but here Larry just did not take this positively & was visibly annoyed for this unusual banter which is pretty ironic cause in "curb.." Larry goes against the norm, has quirky personality & everyone's annoyed of him lol
Thanks, I get that his default persona is to be iconoclastic and absurdist but he commits the cardinal sun, in my view, of just not being funny (nevermind authentic, hence the narcissism - if you look closely it’s all about him). So when you have a genuine comic genius like Larry David on he is exposed for being a third rater. Anyway, that’s enough overanalysis from me, it’s a matter of taste ultimately.
A very unusual host meets a very unusual guest.
Great creative tension between them!
this was great. Larry doesn't mind this at all. Craig was great
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" IS SIMPLY THE GREATEST sitcom in the history of television Period!!
Guess you haven't seen ALF.
@@toastedjoe1013tried to get into ALF. Just couldn’t. ALFs voice irritates me.
What about Seinfeld?
It's a bit too jewy for me
@@peterpiper47watch the later seasons when he gets his roommate Leon
I was at a restaurant where Larry was eating, he is a very farty man.
Did he try to blame the smell on the catfish?
Craig Ferguson is so underrated. He is much better than other talk show hosts. He brings out the best in other comedians. Absolutely loved this interview. One man show.
5:03 I'm dying. lmao
Is it possible for somebody to dislike Larry David?
@@michaelunderhill8847 haha noice
The two most charming men in the world.
Larry met his match here cos Craig was the very personification of anti chat show interviewing which you'd think Larry would appreciate since he hates formula himself but without that formula he had nothing to rail against, possibly why he never came back.
I think it's great that Larry was clearly on the back foot but in the end, tried his best to roll with Craig's interruptions and usual non sequiturs :)
I half expect him to do a walk off - given all the anecdotes about his stand up past
at the same time craig might not easily do the type of improv they do for curb but it would be awesome to see him guest star
The ending I’m GOOD 😂😂😂
Larry just turned 70 a few days ago!
Hurray !
He's 75 now. Time is just flying by!
Hasn't he always been 70?
I was just in a room and the air temperature was most agreeable.
Certainly a meeting of too anarchic minds producing a memorably chaotic interview, shame he never returned, I think Larry was too used to the usual chat show crap and Craig was unpredictable.
I don't know who this craig guy is but he's a bad interviewer. Tries to control the whole interview, doesn't give his guest room to breath. You could see any time Larry was going somewhere for a bit the other guy just interrupted him, talked over him with a pointless non-sequitur so obviously it went no where, but not Larry's fault.
@@HopUpOutDaBed Imagine calling a top3 late night host of all time a bad interviewer.
@@HopUpOutDaBed Craig usually bounces back and forth with his guest in quite an entertaining way and you get the sense the guest enjoys it more than the 1000 other interviews they just did on their press tour for a particular movie/TV series/etc. In this case it came across more awkward and less entertaining though.
Craig is a smart guy. Hard to find a Scotsman who is not super smart and does not take any prisoners. He was not about to be the stool pigeon for Larry. But, it was an awkward interview and could see that Larry was off his game. Most people just cave to Larry and get all proud that he came on their show. Craig did not play that game sadly for Larry.
Larry giving short answers didn't help. Left Craig hanging quite a bit.
awkward chemistry
After watching this no wonder this was Larry’s on appearance on the Late Late Show
That was rough.
Yeah. Everyone seems to think one or the other was great but I feel neither was... Kinda awful all around.
@@smudge3446 Maybe why LD never came back.
I, for one, enjoyed this.
Craig out "awkward" Larry David, and Larry didn't know how to react. His reactions were and the first time I saw Larry David be really uncomfortable. Craigs is so gifted with gift of gab, he was able to keep Larry engaged. They rode the fine between a comic genius interaction and horrible cringe
A market in Hong Kong...so pre 2020 😂
Isn't it weird how this host's chair is several inches higher than his guests?
"Put your penis cup down!" LOL
that was a perfect Larry quote
Only good part of the interview.
This whole interview was a string of awkward pauses.
Oh why didn’t he do the Awkward pause / mouth organ with Larry!
what does Craig say at 7:21? My veltonshon???
Weltanschauung
@@paulkietz8836 Thank You!!!!
He only wanted to talk about his movie and go
I think he felt personally attacked, because he is indeed a farty man
Craig always askig the right question😂😂😂 and is much much funnier than Larry David Europeans/Scots:Americans 1:0
was a part edited out?
what do you mean?
5:04
Larry is better than Ted Denson
Love Larry but this is a horrible interview!
I think the problem arose because both men are anti chat show, so Larry only works as a guest when he's railing against the standard interview and Craig only worked when he had a standard guest he could mess about with, they effectively cancelled each other out cos they're both anarchists.
Still good
I don't think it was meant to be an "interview". I think it was just meant to be a stream of consciousness "lets see where this goes" type of conversation
Craig's overpowering him to the point where Larry can't even be Larry.
That works with interviewing vapid, pretty women. But not here...
The closed captions on this suck!😢
Fergusson is out of his depth
Maybe Craig prefers Females. He is usually better than this.
Think he was himself, Larry just didn't know how to play along.
You can see they ran out of subjects here....quite embarrassing
this guy is terrible, not funny, doesn't give Larry a chance to talk or go anywhere with his bits. A good interviewer plays off their guest. This guy just likes hearing himself talk
they were too similar in personality. as they say styles makes fights, same style did not work when these two came together
How many comments do you usually leave under same video, you weirdo?
I left 2 comments, in 2 different threads, and you replied to both of them. so I guess we left the same number of comments?@@broom_shaped939
Maybe not a great "traditional " interview but funny as hell with 2 quick improvisational minds riffing off of each other. Very entertaining. I don't believe either one of them wanted to do a boring regular Ole interview. Larry David is nothing if not irreverent.
This was just awful.