David Mandel (1971-) is an executive producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm. He is also one of the creators of Clerks: The Animated Series. He also was a writer for Seinfeld and Saturday Night Live. He also had a brief stint as a host of Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion, a comedy video game review show that aired late nights on TBS as part of the Burly Bear Network. The show only lasted a few episodes before the entire block was cancelled. He is also a Harvard alum. Wikipedia
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