The Curb Your Enthusiasm meme, often associated with the 'Directed by Robert B. Weide' end credits and the upbeat 'Frolic' theme song, originated from the HBO comedy series starring Larry David. The meme typically highlights a situation where someone’s pride, lie, or social blunder is immediately followed by a hilarious and predictable failure. It gained massive internet fame as a video format where a clip ends abruptly with the iconic credits crawl, but as a static image, it often features Larry David’s skeptical stare or a setup showing an ironic punchline. It remains the gold standard for representing those awkward, self-inflicted moments of misfortune in modern internet culture.