Larry David teams with the Obamas for HBO US history sketch show for the nation’s 250th
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES AP Larry David will bring his grumbly sensibility to U S history in a team-up with Barack and Michelle Obama for an HBO sketch show the configuration informed Thursday The Curb Your Enthusiasm creator and Seinfeld co-creator will act as executive producer writer and star of the limited series consisting of six half-hour episodes produced by the Obamas company Higher Ground The show marks the -year-old David s return to HBO just over a year after the end of the th and final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm His Curb showrunner Jeff Schaffer will co-write and direct episodes HBO did not give a premiere date but the show is meant to mark the nation s th anniversary next year The series doesn t have a title yet but it has a promotional logline President and Mrs Obama wished to honor America s th anniversary and celebrate the unique history of our nation on this special occasion But then Larry David called FILE Former President Barack Obama speaks at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum Dec in Chicago AP Photo Erin Hooley File And statements from selected of the principals suggest the tone it will take Once Curb ended I celebrated with a three-day foam party After a violent allergic reaction to the suds I yearned to return to my simple life as a beekeeper harvesting organic honey from the wildflowers in my meadow David declared Alas one day my bees mysteriously vanished And so it is with a heavy heart that I return to television hoping to ease the loss of my beloved hive Related Articles Moulin Rouge s red windmill sails restored and turning again The Salt Path A book that captured the hearts of millions but now mired in argument Giveon s Beloved highlights the universal commonality of love and romance struggles Justin Bieber releases Swag his long-awaited seventh album Hear the best songs Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to further charges over London nightclub assault episode In his report Barack Obama mentioned I ve sat across the table from particular of the world s majority complex leaders and wrestled with specific of our greater part intractable problems Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David The Obamas got into the entertainment business by launching Higher Ground in saying they desired to raise the prominence of new diverse voices and expand the range of conversation in the industry They signed production agreements with Netflix and Spotify soon after Their involvement has had a high profile in chosen productions but they ve kept more of a background role in others Their shows and films have included the Oscar-winning documentary American Factory the kids series Waffles Mochi and the movies Rustin and Leave the World Behind David known for his sitcoms and stand-up has specific experience in sketch work He was a writer and star on ABC s Saturday Night Live knockoff Fridays in the early s and later wrote briefly for SNL itself
