Larry becomes an unlikely role model for battered women. Richard Lewis's relationship with a burlesque performer is put to the test. Leon survives a case of mistaken identity.
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“The Safe House” ranks #25 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 85.0 — Elite. The episode packs 62 scored jokes at 1.6 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.1 on impact, with Larry landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Lewis: You looked at her mole with a goddamn telescope like Galileo jerking off from 40' away.
Lewis Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Lewis: I have breast vision and that's how I'm able to-- You have breast vision?
Dale: Dale punches Larry giving him black eye
Dale Physical/Slapstick Escalation ★ Rewatch Computer owner · Larry: So you think that all black people look alike? I think all computers look alike.
Lewis: So on Thursday I'm going to throw myself and those breasts a farewell party like they've never seen in their lives. A breast blowout.
Lewis Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 62 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry · Margaret · Saundra: I just want to get some chubby hubby. Sir, could you please give us a moment?
Margaret: Don't pay attention to that jerk.
Unknown friend: Richard is dating a burlesque dancer. I don't like to sound like a pig, but she has magnificent breasts. She's dumb.
Lewis: I was on the phone with an ex-girlfriend who was suicidal, so I couldn't exactly hang up to say I want to go to a salad bar.
Lewis Absurdist Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Lewis · Larry: A lot of people call me who are suicidal. I don't think you'd be my suicide call.
Lewis Larry Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Larry: So you'd be calling the guy who caused you to-- Okay.
Lewis · Larry: Hey, if it wasn't for fucking burlesque, we wouldn't have Chaplin or the Marx brothers. Oh, Chaplin was a great pole dancer.
Larry: Have you set a date aside when you're going to finally look at her face?
Larry Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Lewis · Larry: She gives to charity. Milk? She gives milk?
Lewis · Larry: Dance for underprivileged kids. Charity! Gives to charity?
Larry · Various strangers: Computer watching chain of responsibility
Larry · Saundra: No bag? Where's your bag? Because the dog without the bag-- It's incomplete. It's a marriage. The bag and the dog, they go together.
Larry: I'm yelling for society, for everybody.
Larry Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Leon: It's like jell-o pudding inside of those motherfuckers. The fuckin' titties are talking right now. Those titties are a blabbermouth.
Leon Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Leon: Those titties are a blabbermouth, you know what I'm talking about? They're fuckin' just yippity-yapping right now.
Leon Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Leon: Those titties are a blabbermouth, you know what I'm talking about? They're fuckin' just yippity-yapping right now.
Leon Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Stella · Lewis · Larry: I thought you said he was old. You don't seem that old. You called me old? You're two days older than I am.
Larry · Lewis: You're a dissipated alcoholic. How dare you? Recovering alcoholic.
Larry · Stella: I saw the movie 'Gypsy' with Natalie Wood. Oh, then you should be a Professor at Ohio state and teach this.
Stella · Larry: Did you like the air fucking number I did? The air fucking was sensational.
Larry · Lewis: I did notice in the show that there's a small mole on the underside of your right breast that you might want to get checked out. How did you see a small mole from where you were sitting?
Larry Lewis Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry · Lewis: I have breast vision and that's how I'm able to-- You have breast vision?
Larry: I could be a burlesque dermatologist.
Larry Wordplay/Pun Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Computer owner: I gave it to some black guy. You gave it to some black guy. You gave it to a black guy?! What I was about to say was why wouldn't you give it to a black person?
Leon: You trusted that black motherfucker. I could've stole this motherfucker... Plenty of times, but I didn't. I know the code to the fuckin' house and shit. 3948, right? The last four of your social security card number is 4938.
Leon Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Leon: Your signature-- Come on. It's a big L. It's real clear, right? Then the 'arry David' is sloppy. Any man can do that shit. Your mom's maiden name-- Ratner.
Leon Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Margaret · Larry: Some people call them battered women. I choose not to use that phrase. Oh, they're battered. I think it's very pejorative.
Margaret · Larry: So it would be so great to have a safe man in their midst that could give them a male perspective that they could feel good about hearing. So I would be representing men.
Larry · Margaret: Maybe I could drum up a date over there, huh? Oh, now Larry, let's remember boundaries.
Larry: I don't know where you were living before, but I would think this probably would be a step up. You hit the jackpot with this place, huh?
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: My father would call this crap. That's a lot of crap.
Larry Character Comedy Observational Saundra · Larry: I was just going to say th your anger is your problem and it's not my problem anymore. Huh, interesting.
Saundra · Larry: Do you want to apologize to my dog? Because you really yelled at my dog. Yeah, it's very hard to apologize to a dog because they're a stupid animal.
Larry: Yeah, it's very hard to apologize to a dog because they're a stupid animal.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Larry: I would go maybe to the-- Where the Japanese food is. The hoisin sauce I don't think is a big-- It's not like buying ice cream.
Larry Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: What a bovine she is, huh? She's like the capo here, huh?
Larry Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Larry: Does she run the show? Tell me the truth. Is this the inspirational speaker that we're getting?
Larry Character Comedy Misdirection Larry: If you need a machine, you're welcome to come and use my machine anytime you want. Give me a little round of applause if you want to. It won't kill you. Go ahead. That's kind of tepid.
Larry Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Larry: Give me a little round of applause if you want to. It won't kill you. Go ahead. That's kind of tepid.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Larry: Did you put one of these disgusting things back in here after eating it? There's a whole side dish here for the remnants. This is the remnant plate.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Stella · Larry · Lewis: Imagine you had huge balls. Enormous, sweaty, just filled with spunk-- You're comparing breasts with balls? People hate balls. Balls are reviled.
Stella · Larry: Balls are male boobs. What? Balls are disgusting they're hideous. Everybody wants to see those. Who wants to see balls?
Larry: You take an advil for that stuff. You throw a couple of stones behind your brassiere. You just even it out. Like a seesaw.
Larry Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Stella: Imagine you had huge balls. Enormous, sweaty, just filled with spunk--
Stella Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Stella Escalation Setup/Punchline Lewis: You looked at her mole with a goddamn telescope like Galileo jerking off from 40' away.
Lewis Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Jeff: What's half of double d? B+? No, B-. What's closer to the D, the minus or the plus?
Leon: There shouldn't be a motherfucker cutting titties down. You don't fuckin' wanna reduce your titties by half and expect a motherfucker to be happy with that shit.
Leon Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Larry · Leon: You say that to white people too. You can't turn blue? Hell no I can't turn blue. Blacks don't fuckin' blush. Never seen a black blush in my fuckin' life.
Larry Leon Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Leon: You don't fuckin' wanna reduce your titties by half and expect a motherfucker to be happy with that shit.
Leon Character Comedy Escalation Larry · Dale: So, Dale, if you don't mind my saying, with all due respect, I was just wondering how you kind of... You know, wound up over there. Because it looks like you could... Take care of yourself.
Larry Dale Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry · Dale: [Dale reveals black eye] That is some shiner you got there.
Dale: Dale punches Larry giving him black eye
Dale Physical/Slapstick Escalation ★ Rewatch Larry · Dale: That is some shiner you got there. Can you tell me how it happened? I was home and I was talking to somebody. And... I said something I shouldn't have said. So this person struck you? No. I fell. Yeah, I fell. I'm clumsy.
Larry: You know, I didn't even ask him to move in. He just moved in, doesn't pay any rent and he eats all my food. He knows all about me. He knows my mother's maiden name. I've got to get this guy out of my house.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Callback Larry: You know, I didn't even ask him to move in. He just moved in, doesn't pay any rent and he eats all my food. He knows all about me. He knows my mother's maiden name. I've got to get this guy out of my house.
Larry Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Lewis: I'm going to throw myself and those breasts a farewell party like they've never seen in their lives. A breast blowout.
Lewis Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Lewis: So on Thursday I'm going to throw myself and those breasts a farewell party like they've never seen in their lives. A breast blowout.
Lewis Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Lewis: It's like the last time you're going to see them, like going off to war. I never went to 'nam and I feel like this is sort of like-- In a way sort of the same thing for me.
Lewis Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Computer owner · Larry: So you think that all black people look alike? I think all computers look alike.
Police: You match the description of somebody who's been reported for domestic battery at this address.
Police Escalation Misdirection ★ Rewatch Callback Police · Bob: [Police arrest wrong person as Larry returns computer] You're going to jail now. A computer. I don't live here. You're making a mistake. Wait for the guy to come back.
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