Larry David breaks down what made Bob Einstein ‘curb your enthusiasm’ to the point of being ridiculous

Some of the funniest people on the planet are considered Bob Einstein, who died two years ago at the age of 76, the funniest person they ever met. And now there’s a new HBO documentary to prove them right.

This Tuesday, December 28th, Movie about Super Bob Einstein premieres on HBO and HBO Max. The documentary includes rave reviews from the late comedian’s co-stars, friends, and lifelong admirers — including his brother Albert Brooks, the former Late show host David Letterman, and Curb your enthusiasm Creator and star Larry David.

If it was Letterman who helped bring Einstein’s reckless ego, Super Dave Osborne into the mainstream nearly 40 years ago, then David is responsible for introducing the comedian to a whole new generation with his portrayal of Marty Funkhouser frank on Roadside.

As David included it in our exclusive clip from the documentary, which you can see below, “He was hilarious. He really made me laugh. I’m laughing just thinking about it.”

The film’s director, Danny Gold, told The Daily Beast, adding that it was Einstein’s unique “death style” that made him comedic.

“When he’s on talk shows, he’s been able to set up the longest in the world, to the point where the talk show host and audience can get a little uncomfortable,” Gold explains, “but then he was able to pull off the line at the right spot and get the laughs. “

Elsewhere in the documentary are interviews with Roadside’s JB Smoove, Cheryl Hines and Susie Essman, who shared fond memories of working with Einstein just last month on the podcast The Last Laugh.

Essman told me, “We all miss Bob every day. “He was so funny and weird and you can’t replace that kind of funny voice. It is completely original. There’s only one Bobby. ”

Einstein’s ability to make his co-stars break is best demonstrated in episode 7 of Curb your enthusiasm where Marty Funkhouser destroys fantasy film Seinfeld reunite and tell a dirty joke that makes Jerry Seinfeld laugh out loud they had no choice but to leave that part on the show.

Seinfeld told Einstein on Comedians in the car go to coffee, to which Einstein smiled and replied, “That’s the greatest thing.”

For more, listen to ‘Constrain Your Enthusiasm’ Susie Essman on The last laugh audio file.