Anti-Defamation League Joins Protests Against ‘Saturday Night Live’ Larry David Monologue

The Larry David appearance on Saturday Night Live this past weekend was one of the most controversial in years. As previously reported here at Inquisitr, there were a lot of people on Twitter who attacked David and Saturday Night Live for what they perceived as an offensive comedy monologue. Deadline reported on Sunday that it wasn’t just offended viewers of Saturday Night Live that joined in on the protests of the Larry David monologue. Also taking to Twitter to speak out about the entire monologue was Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.

Larry David Saturday Night Live Controversy

After Larry David made jokes in his Saturday Night Live monologue about picking up women at Nazi concentration camps and then focusing on the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault allegations, Jonathan Greenblatt took to Twitter to voice his disapproval.

“Watched #LarryDavid #SNL monologue this AM. He managed to be offensive, insensitive & unfunny all at same time. Quite a feat.”

It is really not new for someone to call out Larry David for being “offensive,” “insensitive” and “unfunny,” as his comedy has always been polarizing. While Seinfeld was a huge rating success, its humor was always a little off-kilter and always a little risque.

Curb Your Enthusiasm is no different, with Larry David’s character ending up with a death warrant on his head for making jokes about fatwa. There has never been a line that Larry David wouldn’t cross and this time he offended the head of the Anti-Defamation League.

Larry David splits Twitter joking about Holocaust during SNL monologue https://t.co/hr9NuRhshR

— The Independent (@Independent) November 6, 2017

Other Saturday Night Live Controversies

The Larry David monologue is just one of many controversies to strike hosts on Saturday Night Live. It also probably won’t be the last. There have been a ton of moments in SNL history where hosts embarrassed the show and caused a huge uproar after their monologue.

Head back to 1994 and the up-and-coming comedy sensation Martin Lawrence appeared on Saturday Night Live as a host. Maybe he thought that since Eddie Murphy was a former cast member it was ok, but he launched into a very vulgar monologue about feminine hygiene. SNLbanned him after this episode.

If the Larry David Saturday Night Live monologue crossed a line, then Louis C.K. jumped right over it in 2015 when he made jokes about child molesters. With the recent controversies surrounding Louis CK and sexual assault allegations, it looks even worse.

Probably the most infamous moment on Saturday Night Live came in 1992 when singer Sinead O’Connor appeared on the show. She held up a photo of The Pope during her singing performance of Bob Marley’s “War” and then ripped it to pieces. She was protesting child abuse allegations in the Catholic Church but it was not well known at the time and effectively ended her musical career.

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