Obama and Larry David release a new teaser for the upcoming HBO Max comedy series
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Former President Barack Obama and comedian Larry David premiered their upcoming HBO Max series “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness” at a new teahouse on Thursday.
“I’ve sat across the table from some of the world’s toughest leaders and wrestled with the world’s most intractable problems,” Obama said in the video. “Nothing prepared me for working with Larry David. I’m just a producer on the show, so I don’t have to deal with him every day, but, still, it’s a lot.”
David then goes on a rant, referring to Obama as “44” and jokingly asking if he can put him on the emergency list.
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Larry David and Barack Obama co-star in upcoming episodes of “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.” (Getty Images)
“Well, because if they see your name, they will want to help,” said David.
Fox News Digital has reached out to a representative for the Obamas for comment.
At Deadline, the series’ byline reads, “President and Mrs. Obama wanted to honor America’s 250th anniversary and celebrate our nation’s unique history at this special event…But then Larry David called.”
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Former President Barack Obama will appear in one episode of the comedy series. (Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images)
The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star premiered the series at Southwest last March. The series will have seven episodes with four historical comedy sketches per episode. Another preview showed David playing a sailor moments after the famous VJ Day Times Square kiss.
The series will feature actors such as Bill Hader, Kathryn Hahn, Jon Hamm and Sean Hayes as well as Obama himself.
“Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness” will premiere on June 26 with new episodes airing weekly.
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Michelle Obama and Barack Obama’s film company are reportedly walking away from 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’s film production company, Higher Ground, will be leaving Netflix despite their long-term deal with the streaming giant. The former president commented on the change during a special edition of HistoryTalks.
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“[W]we’ve been working with Netflix,” Obama said. “We’re in the process now of going private [future] where we can work with a lot of different studios.”
Responses on social media were mixed. One reader on X responded to the news by saying, “I like Larry David, but I found this weird. The show could still be good though. The premise of the beat was too basic and didn’t really have a punch line.”
Another offered more hope, saying, “I can’t wait for this! Larry David campaigned for Barack Obama during the 2008 New Hampshire primary, so these two are going back to back!”
