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As Larry David’s landmark comedy comes to an end, two of its biggest stalwarts open up about what it’s like to work on the show – and whether this is really its last outingThe most influential television comedy of the 21st century is coming to an end. Tonight, the first episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm’s 12th and final season will air, kicking off a 10-week run that will apparently wrap up Larry David’s revolutionary improvised sitcom with a definitive conclusion. For a show like Curb, which perpetually seems to be on the brink of killing Larry off entirely, that sounds terribly ominous. Just how definitive are we talking?“I will say this: none of us die,” assures Susie Essman over a video call from a hotel room in LA, where she is preparing for the season premiere. And she would know. Any show that has been around as long as Curb will always have a fluctuating cast. Some stars, such as Bob Einstein, died along the way. Others, such as Wanda Sykes, disappeared and never returned. Recent seasons have been bolstered by the likes of Vince Vaughn and Tracy Ullman. But Essman and Jeff Garlin have been there since the very start. As the Greenes – Garlin plays Larry David’s manager, and Essman his explosively foul-mouthed wife – the pair are foundational pieces of the Curb puzzle. Aside from Larry David himself, there is no greater authority on the show. Continue reading...