Right here’s an unlikely pairing: Larry David and President Barack Obama are making a sketch comedy for HBO.
The community has ordered the sequence, which is able to concentrate on American historical past, and can function forged members of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
The logline: President and Mrs. Obama needed to honor America’s 250th anniversary and rejoice the distinctive historical past of our nation on this big day…However then Larry David known as.
The untitled, half-hour restricted sequence is written by David and his Curb companion Jeff Schaffer, who additionally directs. It’ll additionally function “noteworthy” visitor stars. It will likely be produced by Obama’s Larger Floor.
The sequence is government produced by David, Schaffer, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Vinnie Malhotra and Ethan Lewis.
The sensational pairing marks the primary venture that David has labored on since Curb Your Enthusiasm ended with its twelfth season final yr.
Former President Obama stated, “I’ve sat throughout the desk from a number of the world’s most tough leaders and wrestled with a few of our most intractable issues. Nothing has ready me for working with Larry David.”
David added, “As soon as Curb ended, I celebrated with a three-day foam social gathering. After a violent allergic response to the suds, I yearned to return to my easy life as a beekeeper, harvesting natural honey from the wildflowers in my meadow. Alas, at some point my bees mysteriously vanished. And so, it’s with a heavy coronary heart that I return to tv, hoping to ease the lack of my beloved hive.”
Amy Gravitt, EVP, Head of HBO & HBO Max Comedy Programming, stated: “It’s laborious to recollect a time earlier than Curb, or with out Larry David’s perspective on fashionable life. We’re thrilled that Larry is coming again to HBO, this time with Larger Floor, to offer us a glimpse at our shared historical past as we rejoice our Semiquincentennial.”
Schaffer added, “The characters Larry is enjoying didn’t change historical past. In truth, they had been largely ignored by historical past. And that’s a very good factor.”