Larry David is again, and this time, he is bringing former President Barack Obama alongside for the trip. HBO has formally greenlit a brand new half-hour sketch comedy collection that brings collectively David’s signature awkward brilliance and Obama’s, properly… endurance.
The untitled restricted collection will discover American historical past in the one method Larry David can in a hilariously, irreverently method, with a contact of self-deprecation.
The mission is being written by David and Curb Your Enthusiasm collaborator Jeff Schaffer, who’s additionally directing. It should function solid 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 rejoice the distinctive historical past of our nation on this big day… However then Larry David known as.”
It’s additionally the very first thing David’s accomplished since Curb wrapped its twelfth and ultimate season final yr, 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 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.”
Obama, clearly bracing for no matter chaos David has deliberate, quipped: “I’ve sat throughout the desk from a few 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.”
HBO’s Amy Gravitt is all in on the mission: “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 Greater Floor, to provide us a glimpse at our shared historical past as we rejoice our Semiquincentennial.”
Jeff Schaffer teased the tone of the collection, including: “The characters Larry is enjoying didn’t change historical past. In actual fact, they have been largely ignored by historical past. And that’s an excellent factor.”
No launch date but, however that is shaping as much as be probably the most sudden comedy collaborations in current reminiscence.
