That jovial, rednecked fellow you see above is not Larry the Cable Guy; it’s an impersonator who “not only looks like Larry the Cable Guy, he has captured the entertainer’s voice and mannerisms, as well.” Any well-known celebrity from Roseanne to Larry David can be impersonated by dozens of actors and actresses online, and then hired by you, for only hundreds of dollars! Win-win. So, the next time you need someone to entertain your corporate event or gathering, why not give Fake Alan Alda or Terrifying Sarah Jessica Parker a shot?

Here are some of my favorite TV impersonators. And if you decide to hire Black-and-White Tim Allen, tell ‘em Warming Glow sent you and they’ll throw in a Wilson for free!

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While “Curb Your Enthusiasm” has never appealed to me, I appreciate the way Larry David is unafraid to get laughs out of the most taboo topics, as evidenced by this scene from last night’s episode, when Larry meets a Palestinian woman named Shara (Canadian actress Anne Bedian) who shouts anti-Semitic slurs at him during their sexual encounter. It’s something that would both turn me on and make me laugh if Larry David weren’t in the picture. Still, as racist sex scenes go, this one’s a lot better than Selma Blair’s in Storytelling.

Here’s the trailer for Season 8 of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which premieres Sunday, July 10th. This season changes it up by moving Larry David from Los Angeles to New York City, where people acting like complete assh*les is more of an everyday occurrence. I barely go outside, and I encounter a schmuck like Larry David at least once a week, so you’d think that guest stars like Paul F. Tompkins, Michael J. Fox, and “Mad Men’s” Rich Sommer would be a little more impervious to David’s prickly character. Oh well, maybe this is the season that David finally gets stabbed or pushed into the path of an oncoming subway train. Fingers crossed!

Ha ha! That Garfield really loves lasagna!

CBS has announced they have canceled “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” Yes, I can hardly believe the news either—“The New Adventure of Old Christine” was still on the air this season? It’s fifth? Really? So it will probably go into syndication and make Julia Louis-Dreyfuss even more money? And she won an Emmy? Huh. I might need to watch more television not aimed at my gender, age, tastes, or sense of humor.

While the continued existence of this show was perhaps not exactly well publicized by CBS, what is no secret is the “Seinfeld Curse.” “Watching Ellie,” “Bob Patterson,” and “Listen Up!,” and “The Michael Richards Show” were all supposed to be break-out hits based upon America’s love affair with the cast of “Seinfeld.” But each of these shows, one worse than the other, failed because of the ridiculous expectations placed upon their stars. And honestly, a sitcom based on a daily, timely talk-show and airing on a different network?

You might be tempted to say that nobody from “Seinfeld” sits prettier today or offers more evidence that there is no “Seinfeld Curse” than Larry David. There he is, sitting on top of the world with his hit HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and starring in Woody Allen movies. Wait, Whatever Works? Even Leitch was disappointed; politely, of course. At least Larry left “Seinfeld” before gimmicks like “The Apology” “The Betrayal” and the inevitable let-down of the show’s finale. Wait, he wrote that? Yikes. Moving on.

Let me revise: nobody from “Seinfeld” is sitting prettier than Bob Balaban. Not only did he speak French with François Truffaut while wearing an epic beard before “Seinfeld” in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but he joined up with Christopher Guest’s comedy troupe and has been part of Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration. You sir, you Mr. Bob Balaban, you have shown the world that there is no “Seinfeld Curse.”

I don’t really have to talk about “The Marriage Ref” do I?

Hitlerfish doesn't take kindly to being compared to Cheryl

HBO has renewed “Curb Your Enthusiasm” for an 8th season, picking up ten more episodes (a standard season for the show) that will air next year. It is now HBO’s longest-running scripted series.

“After much soul searching – and by the way, it was nowhere to be found – I have decided to do another season of ‘Curb,’ ” creator David said. “I look forward to the end of shooting, when I can once again resume the hunt for my elusive soul. I know it’s here somewhere or perhaps in the rugged mountainous regions of Pakistan.” [THR]

I hate to file this in the “meh” folder, but I just don’t care for “Curb.” I think Larry David is funny, I thought the Seinfeld reunion stuff last season was smartly done, but the show doesn’t do it for me. I know that means I don’t get to hang out with the cool kids, but the unscripted/loosely scripted thing just comes off as lazy at this point. Hey, if I’m going to pay extra for premium cable, the dude can afford to pay some writers to craft a narrative and write some jokes. At least look like you’re trying, you know?