Larry David Says Bruce Springsteen Improvised This Explicit Line on Curb Your Enthusiasm

The singer was “absolutely” improvising during his appearance on the hit sitcom’s final season, Larry David said

Larry David, Bruce Springsteen.

Bruce Springsteen’s stint on Curb Your Enthusiasm left quite the impression on the cast.

The 74-year-old musician appeared on a recent episode of the hit comedy series’ final season, and one of his more notable lines from the episode was actually improvised, according to Larry David.

On April 5, David, 76, reflected on Curb’s currently airing final season and gave a fun behind-the-scenes anecdote about Springsteen’s appearance in particular at Tribeca Film’s An Evening With Larry David event.

“Springsteen was fantastic last week,” Susie Essman, a surprise guest at the event, said. “He really was. A lot of that was his stuff in that scene.”

David then chimed in, noting that the musician was “absolutely” improvising when he delivered one of the episode’s more hilarious lines, “I didn’t make you out for a floor f—er, Larry.”

“He made that up,” the Curb creator said.

Bruce Springsteen, Larry David and Jeff Garlin on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’.

Essman, 68, who plays Susie Greene on the show, added, “What you want from an improviser is they surprise you.”

She and David then shouted out another star who’s made several appearances on Curb: Vince Vaughn.

“Vince is an amazing improviser,” Essman said, as David called the actor, who has repeatedly made cameos as Freddy Funkhouser, “Great.”

Susie Essman, Larry David and Tracey Ullman speak onstage during An Evening With Larry David – A Farewell To Curb Your Enthusiasm hosted by HBO & Tribeca Festival on April 05, 2024 in New York City.

In last week’s episode, Springsteen’s storyline provided a hilarious backstory for his recent string of postponed concerts.

He and David met for a meal to talk about his activism in Atlanta, and during their conversation over restaurant health inspection grades, the pair broke into an argument about whose water glass was whose.

Later, they both tested positive for COVID, leading Springsteen to postpone shows on his world tour — which he publicly blamed David for on social media.

Once David tested negative, he managed to break into Springsteen’s home, where he found him sick, watching in a back house.

“They think I’m dying from the COVID I got from you,” Springsteen said of his fans, blaming his illness on the water incident.

“I’m almost 99.9% sure that was my glass, Bruce,” David responded.

Bruce Springsteen and Larry David on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’.

In March, Springsteen resumed his world tour with the E Street Band more than six months after he’d postponed it. When the string of shows initially began in 2023, he postponed several due to various illnesses, and in September, he announced that he was being treated for peptic ulcer disease, prompting a more serious postponement.

He took the stage for the first time on March 19 in Phoenix, Arizona, and was in great form as he rocked through his 29-song set and addressed the postponement.

“Phoenix, first I want to apologize if there was any discomfort because we had to move the show last time. . . . I hope we didn’t inconvenience you too much,” he told the crowd, according to the Associated Press.

The final episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm airs Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on HBO.