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Twenty minutes later, I found myself crying sobbing, really.
There was something about his mannerisms that brought me so much … solace.
Its an uneasiness that feels familiar, and familial, to me.
Assimilation is an uncomfortable thing.
Thats why watchingCurb, or any Larry David creation, feels bittersweet to me.
This is the final season ofCurb Your Enthusiasm.
David has claimed the show is ending before.
I believe him not just because of his age, but becauseCurbitself feels a bit … old.
For decades, American comedy was, essentially, Jewish American comedy.
Or Jews gravitated toward comedy to deal with the trauma of the Holocaust.
A large part of the season involves Larry grappling with his Jewishness.
Larry plays up not only his religion but also all the mannerisms associated with Jews and Jewish comedy.
David no longer strikes me as a comedic representation of the discomfort inherent in assimilation.
He has fully assimilated into his white-guy-in-L.A.-ism.
But, perhaps, its also that I need more.
WatchingCurborSeinfeldthese days feels less comforting, less like home, because beinghomethese days often feels less comforting.
Theres too much arguing and not the fun, bickering, uniquely Jewish kind and theres too much grief.
For me at least, in reality and in depictions of it, theres much less to laugh about.
