'The Larry David Story' Scrapped Last Minute Because Larry David Said So

HBO's The Larry David Story was supposed to premiere tonight.

Instead, the new documentary detailing the Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator's rise to fame was pulled at the last minute, per the request of David himself.

"The #LarryDavidStory on @HBOMax is being postponed," HBO tweeted, via its @HBODocs account. "Larry has decided he wants to do it in front of an audience."

"Stay tuned for more info," @HBODocs added.

Last month, HBO announced The Larry David Story, a two-part documentary reflecting on the last 30 years of David's illustrious comedy and television careers. Scheduled to premiere on Mar. 1, the documentary was reportedly split into two, back-to-back episodes titled "American Jewboy" and "The Jewish Fountainhead," according to IMDb.

In a statement released by Warner Media, which owns HBO and HBO Max, the media conglomerate described The Larry David Story as "genuine, hilarious, and eye-opening," and excited fans with a deeper look into David's life.

"For over three decades, award-winning producer/writer/comedian Larry David has been one of TV's defining talents," the statement read. "Now, this insightful documentary finds the 74-year-old sitting down with friend/director Larry Charles for a peek behind the proverbial curtain, as David gets candid about his professional highs and lows."

"In between reflecting on his bumpy road to success...David shares his thoughts on everything from metaphysics to parenthood," it continued. "The Larry David Story shines a new light on the infamous cynic who remains a singular voice in comedy today."

Unfortunately, that "new light" seems to have been switched off.

Despite HBO's prompt to "stay tuned" for any further information regarding David's desire to bring The Larry David Story to a live audience, fans looking forward to the two-part documentary were quick to react to the news that it had been postponed.

Many commenters in popular Reddit forum r/television, which boasts 16.5 million members, questioned the decision to nix the documentary the day before it was scheduled to premiere, while others assured that this was a customary David tactic.

"Announcing on the date that it was supposed to release is pretty weird," Redditor u/Cameroni101 wrote. "Seems like a true last minute choice."

"This is 100 [percent] Larry David," Redditor u/ArchDucky responded. "He would quit during Seinfeld, and between each season. As the show grew in popularity the cast had to go to his house to convince him to come back."

"I 100 [percent] believe he would do something like this," the Redditor added.

(Following Seinfeld's seventh season, David took a hiatus from the sitcom, but returned to help write the series' finale two years later, in 1998.)

Reddit users, as well as Twitter users, also speculated that David's last-minute decision could have been a call-back to the pilot episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, in which David used his nonexistent stepfather's illness as an excuse to get out of filming an hour-long HBO special just hours before he was scheduled to go on.

"I've heard his stepfather is not doing well," one Redditor quipped, responding to the news that the documentary had been pulled.

While it is currently unclear how The Larry David Story will be translated into an interview format in front of an audience, the fate of Curb Your Enthusiasm is also up in the air.

Recently wrapping up its eleventh season, 2022 marks 22 years since the sitcom initially premiered on HBO.

Last year, during an interview with podcaster Tim Dillion, Curb co-star Jeff Garlin hinted that the sitcom is approaching its finish line.

"I think we could maybe do one more [season], maybe," Garlin said. "You know, Larry is in his seventies."

Garlin, who was ousted from his role in ABC sitcom The Goldbergs following allegations of misconduct made against him in December, concluded that even two more seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm would be pushing the envelope.

"I don't know if physically he can do more than, let's say another season," Garlin said of David. "I think he could do another, I don't know if he has two in him."