Simply in time for the USA’ Semiquincentennial — sure, that’s really the official title for a 250th anniversary — Larry David is giving his personal bent — curb, if you’ll — on the previous U.S. of A. The comedy legend will produce for HBO a restricted yet-untitled half-hour sketch comedy collection alongside producer Jeff Schaffer — who may even direct — and one of many nation’s former leaders, President Barack Obama, by way of his and Michelle Obama’s Increased Floor manufacturing firm. Vinnie Malhotra and Ethan Lewis may even function govt producers.
In keeping with the official logline, “President and Mrs. Obama wished to honor America’s 250th anniversary and have a good time the distinctive historical past of our nation on this special day… however then Larry David referred to as.”
“I’ve sat throughout the desk from among the world’s most tough leaders and wrestled with a few of our most intractable issues,” Obama mentioned in a press release. “Nothing has ready me for working with Larry David.”
In a launch, David mentioned that after “Curb Your Enthusiasm” ended its future in April 2024, he “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,” David continued. “Alas, someday 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.”
HBO & HBO Max’s Government Vice President and Head of Comedy Programming Amy Gravitt added that it was “onerous to recollect earlier than ‘Curb’” a time with no perspective from David on what it’s wish to stay within the trendy world. As such, she professed, “We’re thrilled that Larry is coming again to HBO, this time with Increased Floor, to present us a glimpse at our shared historical past as we have a good time our Semiquincentennial.”
“The characters Larry is enjoying didn’t change historical past,” Schaffer mentioned in a press release. “In truth, they had been largely ignored by historical past. And that’s a great factor.”
No launch date or further data is accessible concerning the new mission.
The Obamas’ Increased Floor Manufacturing has been busy lately, with initiatives just like the Oscar-nominated “Rustin” and the six-part Olympic basketball docuseries “Court docket of Gold.” David has stored a reasonably low profile since “Curb” ended, although he did seem on the “Saturday Night time Reside” fiftieth anniversary particular.
