David released a statement on the renewal with a joke that surely must have been made a time or two over the last two decades of playing a fictionalized version of himself: “Playing the role of Larry David has been the greatest honor of my life.” He continued, “In researching this multi-faceted, multi-talented man, I discovered that there’s more to him than I ever could have imagined: He speaks six languages, brines his own pickles, and spearheads a national movement to install a bidet in every home. I’ve also been told from numerous sources that he is the most generous of lovers. I am so excited to once again transform into this force of nature. I only pray that I can do him justice.”
“Larry outdoes himself season after season and always manages to come back when the audience needs him most,” said HBO Programming EVP Amy Gravitt in a statement. “We’re thrilled for him, Jeff Schaffer, and our phenomenal cast to continue making us laugh and cringe in equal measure.”
In a recent interview, executive producer Jeff Schaffer admitted that they approach every season like it’s the last season–even filming a version of the finale in which David died drowning in a pool. But odds were good that the Seinfeld creator would return when Schaffer revealed David’s reaction to that alternate ending: “He said, ‘‘I’m not ready to die.’” Cue up that classic Curb music, then!
