The 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' creator jokes about the disabled, Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal, and checking out women at concentration camp.
- November 6, 2017
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Larry David came under fire over his gags during the monologue when hosting "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend. The "Curb Your Enthusiasm" creator was criticized for joking about hitting on women at concentration camp.
The comedian kicked it off with jokes about the homeless and disabled before moving on to sexual harassment issues. "I couldn't help but notice a very disturbing pattern emerging, which is that many of the predators - not all, but many of them - are Jews," he said. "And I have three words to say to that, Oy vey izmir [woe is me]."
The 70-year-old actor added. "I don't like it when Jews are in the headlines for notorious reasons. I want Einstein discovers the theory of relativity. Salk cures Polio. What I don't want: Weinstein took it out." He then took a jab at himself, "I know I consistently strive to be a good Jewish representative."
"I've always, always, been obsessed with women, and I've often wondered - if I'd grown up in Poland when Hitler came to power and was sent to a concentration camp, would I still be checking out women in the camp?" he continued. "I think I would."
"The problem is, there are no good opening lines in a concentration camp," he went on before pretending to be a Nazi prisoner trying to pick up women, "How's it going? They treatin' you okay? You know, if we ever get out of here, I'd love to take you out for some latkes. You like latkes?"
Earlier on the show, Alec Baldwin returned as Donald Trump. He was joined by Alex Moffat as Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort who was recently indicted for conspiracy against the U.S. in probe over Russia links. "Whatever happens sir, I won't betray you," he told Baldwin's Trump.
The two were later seen bare-chested in the shower. "I brought you to the shower to make sure you weren't wearing a wire, Paul," the POTUS said. "That's why we're going to do this 'Gone Girl" style." The President added, "I can't pardon you right now ... we're gonna wait a few weeks and dress you like a turkey and then pardon you."
"What an idiot that Harvey Weinstein is. He could have gotten away with all of it if only he had gotten himself elected president," Baldwin's Trump also said during the sketch before Beck Bennett's Vladimir Putin jumped into the shower and offered to scrub Manafort's back.
