 The HBO cable television channel aired David's one-hour special, "", on October 17, 1999.This was followed by "Curb Your Enthusiasm", a television series on HBO that aired its first episode on October 15, 2000.The show revisits many of the themes of "Seinfeld", and is improvised from a story outline only several pages long that David writes (as of the 5th season, additional writers were hired).