Larry David is again, and this time, he is bringing former President Barack Obama alongside for the journey. HBO has formally greenlit a brand new half-hour sketch comedy collection that brings collectively David’s signature awkward brilliance and Obama’s, effectively… endurance.
The untitled restricted collection will discover American historical past in the one approach Larry David can in a hilariously, irreverently approach, with a contact of self-deprecation.
The undertaking is being written by David and Curb Your Enthusiasm collaborator Jeff Schaffer, who’s additionally directing. It would characteristic forged members from Curb, “noteworthy” visitor stars, and is produced by the Obamas’ Greater Floor banner.
The official logline already units the tone completely: “President and Mrs. Obama needed to honor America’s 250th anniversary and have fun the distinctive historical past of our nation on this big day… However then Larry David referred to as.”
It’s additionally the very first thing David’s completed since Curb wrapped its twelfth and closing season final 12 months, and it sounds just like the break didn’t go fairly as deliberate.
David mentioned: “As soon as Curb ended, I celebrated with a three-day foam occasion. 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.”
Obama, clearly bracing for no matter chaos David has deliberate, quipped: “I’ve sat throughout the desk from among the world’s most troublesome leaders and wrestled with a few of our most intractable issues. Nothing has ready me for working with Larry David.”
HBO’s Amy Gravitt is all in on the undertaking: “It’s laborious to recollect a time earlier than Curb, or with out Larry David’s perspective on trendy life. We’re thrilled that Larry is coming again to HBO, this time with Greater Floor, to present us a glimpse at our shared historical past as we have fun our Semiquincentennial.”
Jeff Schaffer teased the tone of the collection, including: “The characters Larry is enjoying didn’t change historical past. In reality, they had been largely ignored by historical past. And that’s a superb factor.”
No launch date but, however that is shaping as much as be probably the most sudden comedy collaborations in latest reminiscence.