{"id":2843,"date":"2026-06-24T04:38:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2843"},"modified":"2026-06-24T04:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:38:29","slug":"larry-david-on-barack-obamas-perfect-comedic-timing-in-new-hbo-show-and-donald-trumps-white-house-ufc-fight-i-was-embarrassed-to-be-an-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2843","title":{"rendered":"Larry David on Barack Obama\u2019s \u2018Perfect\u2019 Comedic Timing in New HBO Show and Donald Trump\u2019s White House UFC Fight: \u2018I Was Embarrassed to Be an American\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! -->\n<div><p>\nLarry David is celebrating the United States\u2019 250<sup>th<\/sup> birthday with his new HBO show, \u201cLife, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America,\u201d but he wasn\u2019t feeling too patriotic when President Donald Trump marked the nation\u2019s milestone anniversary with a UFC fight at the White House.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2841\">Alexis Wilkins, Kash Patel\u2019s Country-Singer Girlfriend, Gets Booked for Freedom 250 Event in D.C., Rebuts \u2018Sham Accusations\u2019: \u2018I Was Invited to Sing This Anthem on My Own Accord\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIt was a travesty,\u201d David told me Tuesday night at the \u201cLife, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness\u201d premiere in Hollywood. \u201cWhat else can you say about it? It was embarrassing. I was embarrassed to be an American.\u201d\n\n\t\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPremiering June 26 on HBO, \u201cLife, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America\u201d is a sketch show satirizing key points in U.S. history.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe series features a slew of celebrity guests, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Hader, Kathryn Hahn, Jon Hamm, Henry Winkler, Sean Hayes, Joe Manganiello, Jane Krakowski, Greg Kinnear, Alan Tudyk, Rita Wilson, Jerry and David Seinfeld. Vince Vaughn also guest stars, as do \u201cCurb Your Enthusiasm\u201d alumni Jeff Garlin, J.B. Smoove and Susie Essman as Susan B. Anthony.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBarack Obama also acts in one of the skits. His and Michelle Obama\u2019s Higher Ground is producing the series.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWhile details of the skit are being kept under wraps, David said Obama had \u201cperfect\u201d comedic timing. \u201cHe was really good at ad-libbing,\u201d David said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe described having Obama as a scene partner as \u201creally trippy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIt was exciting. We had a great time,\u201d David said, adding he tried not to think about it too much because he didn\u2019t want \u201cto screw it up.\u201d\n\n\t\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPerhaps the former President will earn an acting Emmy for his performance? In typical David behavior, he shrugged, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t go that far.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2839\">Amazon Prime Day Report [Updating]: Health and Household Essentials Dominate Sales; Oura Ring, Sony, Lenovo Lead Tech Brands at 50% Off<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIt was Higher Ground who approached David about the project.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI know the President a little bit. We played golf together, and I did a Super Bowl ad maybe four or five years ago where I was dressed in costumes and everything. So maybe that was part of their thinking,\u201d David said. \u201cI don\u2019t know. Maybe they just like \u2018Curb.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDavid sure does wear a lot of period costumes and wigs. No surprise, but he wasn\u2019t a fan of spending so much time in hair and makeup. \u201cI don\u2019t know how people walk around with wigs and hairpieces,\u201d he said. \u201cIt feels like you\u2019ve got 1,000 insects crawling on your head and beards are even worse. They\u2019re so itchy, you can\u2019t eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe series is directed by co-creator Jeff Schaffer. Higher Ground\u2019s Ethan Lewis serves as executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn order to keep the evening free of spoilers, guest stars who attended the premiere, including Garlin, Essman and Winkler, were not allowed to talk to press. David, Schaffer and Lewis were the only ones giving interviews.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tLewis told me that the Obamas were looking to celebrate the 250<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary, but wanted to do so \u201cin a way that feels unexpected and unique.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSchaffer said one of his biggest concerns was what to call Obama while directing him. \u201cI was telling the Higher Ground people, \u2018What do I call him when I want to give him a note?\u2019\u201d he recalled. \u201cThey were like, \u2018Just try sir.\u2019 You\u2019re trying to remember not to just go, \u2018Alright, Barack, you\u2019ve got to do this,\u2019 because we move really fast. But he was amazing.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2808\">How \u2018American Dollhouse\u2019 Breaks Down Modern Anxieties and Evokes Classic Slashers With the Help of a Bloodthirsty Nosy Neighbor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3c89ef540f6a5d24259ae9302bb6b5cb.webp\" width=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3c89ef540f6a5d24259ae9302bb6b5cb.webp 639w, https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3c89ef540f6a5d24259ae9302bb6b5cb-300x111.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry David talks about acting with Barack Obama in his new HBO show and what he thought about Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8217;embarrassing&#8217; White House UFC fight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[13,2404],"class_list":["post-2843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","tag-just-for-variety","tag-larry-david-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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