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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorPret-ty, pret-ty, pret-ty….surprising.FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange, did its best to stand out in its first time advertising at the Super Bowl by tapping an actor who has never appeared in commercials before: Larry David.David, best known for his contrarian, curmudgeonly humor, took to the Super Bowl stage for FTX in a minute-long commercial that showed him turning down some of history’s best ideas, era by era. In various historical mini-dramas, David dismisses the wheel, the fork, the toilet, the electric light bulb, the Walkman and even the notion of American independence (because “even the stupid ones” will get a chance to influence major political decisions.)He isn’t much for cryptocurrency, either.

The cast of Curb Your Enthusiasm huddles together in a group at the premiere of the new season held at Paramount Pictures Studios on Tuesday (October 19) in Los Angeles.

The Directors Guild of America has revealed its 2021 nominees in its documentary, TV and commercial categories. Ted Lasso and Curb Your Enthusiasm each scored two nominations in the comedy series categories.

Curb Your Enthusiasm boss Jeff Schaffer has often said, "Documenting the missteps and social mistakes of the Westside of Los Angeles is an evergreen business," and he maintains that as he and star Larry David plot out an 11th season of the HBO comedy. But before cameras roll — "We're hoping to shoot late fall, but we'll see," he says — Schaffer reflects on season 10, which has earned the show's ninth Emmy nomination for best comedy series.

FXX is bringing Dave back for another round. The Disney-owned basic cable network on Monday (May 11) announced that it has renewed the half-hour comedy based on the life of/starring rapper and comedian Dave Burd, aka Lil Dicky."Co-creators Dave Burd and Jeff Schaffer, along with their entire creative team have delivered one of television’s best comedies series while becoming FX’s most-watched comedy ever.

In the pantheon of unlikely great comedies, perhaps we don't talk enough about FX's The League and its complicated achievement in making a quirky and frequently toxic obsession, and its devoted practitioners, seem likable and extremely funny without ever losing sight of its toxicity.

Will the real Lil Dicky please stand up? On Wednesday, March 4, the viral rapper with a flair for the comedic born Dave Burd will blur the lines of fact and fiction in an attempt to introduce himself to the world in the new FXX comedy he co-created with Curb Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld vet Jeff Schaffer and executive-produced alongside heavyweights like Kevin Hart, Greg Mottola (Superbad) and Scooter Braun. (Yes, that Scooter Braun.) A show entitled, appropriately enough, Dave.