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Larry David Makes Jesus Cry, Angers Catholics

Wed., Oct. 28, 2009 3:46 PM PDT by Natalie Finn

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Should Larry David have curbed his urine stream on last week's Curb Your Enthusiasm?

The plot thread in which Larry's midriff-showing assistant thinks her mom's painting of Jesus is crying because of Larry's bathroom backsplash has a couple of Catholic groups on the offensive against what they perceive as a tasteless, persecutorial jab against their religion.

"I don't think it's funny," InsideCatholic.com publisher Deal Hudson told FoxNews.com. "Why is it that people are allowed to publicly show that level of disrespect for Christian symbols? If the same thing was done to a symbol of any other religions—Jewish or Muslim—there'd be a huge outcry. It's simply not a level playing field."

Hudson thinks an apology is in order.

But Curb is indeed an equal-opportunity lampooner. No character is safe from being made to look like an ass, and HBO is proud of it.

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Jerry Seinfeld: What's the Deal with the Reunion?

Wed., Apr. 22, 2009 5:30 PM PDT by EOL Staff

Jerry Seinfeld always brings the funny.

The E! News cameras caught up with the comedian as he came out of The Grill on the Alley in Beverly Hills Wednesday afternoon.

“I don’t think my publicist set this up,” joked Seinfeld while chewing on a toothpick.

Check out the video for his comments on Larry David, the Seinfeld cast reunion on Curb Your Enthusiasm and the new Yankee stadium.

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Seinfeld Stars Reunite With Enthusiasm

Thu., Mar. 5, 2009 2:24 PM PST by Natalie Finn

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Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer are preparing to meet their maker.

Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and a probably pretty grateful Michael Richards will show up for a multi-episode arc on Seinfeld creator Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm this season.

The funnymen-and-woman will play Curb-style versions of themselves (aka more neurotic and self-absorbed) on the critically acclaimed life-reflects-art series, which is returning to HBO for a 10-week seventh season.

This will be Richards' first time on the show, while the rest of the quirky quartet have previous cameos—but it will be the first time Richards, Louis-Dreyfus, Alexander and Seinfeld have shared a soundstage since their Seinfeld incarnations were sent up the river in 1998.