Obama and Larry David drop new teaser for upcoming HBO Max comedy series
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Former President Barack Obama and comedian Larry David previewed the upcoming HBO Max series “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness” in a new teaser on Thursday.
“I have sat across the table from some of the world’s toughest leaders and grappled with some of the world’s toughest problems.” Obama said in the video. “Nothing prepared me for working with Larry David. I’m just a producer on this show, so I don’t have to deal with him every day, but it’s still a lot.”
David then walks into the teaser, referring to Obama as “44” and jokingly asking if he can list him as an emergency contact.
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Larry David and Barack Obama have partnered on the upcoming miniseries “Life, Larry and The Pursuit of Unhappiness.” (Getty Images)
“Because if they see your name, they will be more willing to help,” David said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to a representative of the Obama family for comment.
According to Deadline, the show’s logline reads: “President and Mrs. Obama wanted to honor America’s 250th anniversary and celebrate our nation’s unique history on this special day… But then Larry David called.”
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Former President Barack Obama will appear in an episode of the comedy series. (Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images)
Former “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star I previewed the series. At South by Southwest last March. The series will consist of seven episodes, each episode featuring four historically-based comedy skits. In one of the previews, David played a sailor moments after the famous VJ Day Times Square kiss.
In addition to Obama, actors such as Bill Hader, Kathryn Hahn, Jon Hamm and Sean Hayes will also appear in the series.
New episodes of “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness” will be released weekly on June 26.
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Michelle Obama and Barack Obama’s film company is reportedly leaving Netflix. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The teaser for the HBO Max series comes less than a month after reports that Obama and his wife, Michelle, would be leaving Netflix despite their film production company Higher Ground’s long-standing deal with the streaming giant. The former president hinted at the change on the History Channel’s HistoryTalks special edition.
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“[W]”We were in partnership with Netflix,” Obama said, and continued: “We are currently in the process of transitioning to a more independent platform. [future] “We can work with a lot of different studios here.”
Reactions on social media were mixed. a reader Channel X responded to the news by saying: “I love Larry David, but I found this a shame. The show could still be good. The premise of the piece was very, very simple and didn’t really have a punchline.”
Another offered a more hopeful approach“Can’t wait for this! Larry David actually ran Barack Obama’s campaign in the 2008 New Hampshire primary, so these two go way back!”
