Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David makes Jesus cry

Sunday's episode of HBO's hit comedy series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, is upsetting a lot of folks in the Christian community. In this installment, comic Larry David accidently splashes urine on a picture of Jesus which is later perceived as a miraculous "crying" Jesus by his assistant and her mother.

 At one point in the show, David goes to the bathroom in a Catholic home and splatters urine on a picture of Jesus; he doesn’t clean it off. Then a Catholic woman goes to the bathroom, sees the picture and concludes that Jesus is crying. She then summons her equally stupid mother and the two of them fall to their knees in prayer. When David and Jerry Seinfeld (playing himself) are asked if they ever experienced a miracle, David answers, “every erection is a miracle.” That’s what passes for creativity these days.

Was Larry David always this crude? Would he think it comedic if someone urinated on a picture of his mother? This might be fun to watch, but since HBO only likes to dump on Catholics (it was just a couple of weeks ago that Sarah Silverman insulted Catholics on “Real Time with Bill Maher”), and David is Jewish, we’ll never know.

In response, HBO had this to say:

"Anyone who follows Curb Your Enthusiasm knows that the show is full of parody and satire. Larry David makes fun of everyone, most especially himself.  The humor is always playful and certainly never malicious."

Malicious or playful? You be the judge. Here's the clip:

Photo Credit:  Angry Jesus

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