Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ben's Birthday Party
Season 4, Episode 2 · Aired 2004-01-11
Synopsis
Mel Brooks taps Ben Stiller to be Larry's co-star in The Producers. But when Larry accidentally punctures Ben Stiller in the eye during a birthday party game gone wrong, Ben drops out of the production.
In the series
This episode is part of Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024) on HBO.
Larry David vs. social contracts — improv cruelty as high art.
Key cast
- Larry David as Larry David
- Jeff Garlin as Jeff Greene
- Cheryl Hines as Cheryl David
- Susie Essman as Susie Greene
- J. B. Smoove as Leon Black