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On Sunday, April 20, 2025, American actor and comedia Mark Curry took to Instagram and uploaded a video that caught netizens' attention. In the video, Mark explained that he was going to taste the polluted water from the Ohio river, which seemingly is a fresh water body.
The comedian could be heard saying:
"Tastes good, like a little bit petroleum. I taste a little bit of bird. I taste a little dirt. And I taste Ohio, baby. Yeah, it tastes good, not bad. Ain't nothing wrong with me now. That water didn't do affect me at all."
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After this, Mark Curry was seen walking in a funny way. There are multiple netizens since then, who had taken to social media platforms like X to share their take.
The platform was flooded by the reactions from the users. A user (@jserrday) tweeted:
"Someone check in him 😆."
Another user wrote on X:
"That's not good."
"I think the joke went over y'alls head. He tried the water and started walking funny after saying there ain't nothing wrong with it 🤣🤣," added a tweet.
"Risky a** joke 🤣," added a tweet.
One netizen even claimed that the comedian did not actually lick the water off his finger. Instead, he seemingly just pretended to do so.
The user commented:
"He probably licked the part of his finger that was dry to make a joke and everyone is going crazy lol."
"WTF is he doing 🫣," wondered another one.
Everything to know about comedian Mark Curry's career
Born in June 1961, in Oakland, California, Mark Curry realized that he had a great sense of humor, as reported by IMDb. It was further reported that Curry was working at a drugstore after he quit college. IMDb reported that at the time, Curry honed his comedy skills.
Curry is well known for being a part of American television sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, where he played the character named Mark Copper.
The comedian had also served as one of the several hosts of It's Showtime at the Apollo, which aired in the 90s.
Curry debuted in the film industry with the 1991 comedy film titled Talkin' Dirty After Dark. Mark Curry had made guest appearances on several sitcoms too, including Martin and Living Single.
Over the years, Mark had been a part of multiple movies including The Fanatics, A Man Is Mostly Water, The Poof Point, and Armageddon.
Some shows that he was a part of included Less than Perfect, See Dad Run, Family Reunion, Black Jesus, and The Jamie Foxx Show. Not just movies and shows, Mark Curry also made it to the music industry.
Some songs that he had featured on include I Ain't Trippin', Take Ya Home, as well as Oakland Raiders.
In the video, Mark Curry seemingly claimed that the water from the Ohio River was known to be fresh. According to an article by EBSCO, while the Ohio River is a significant water body, it reportedly is a polluted one.
That possibly even led netizens to ask if he was doing fine after tasting the water from there.
