Keeping up with the Obamas! Barack and Michelle team up with Seinfeld creator for new TV show
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Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are teaming up with Seinfeld creator Larry David for a new HBO TV show.
The unlikely team will be collaborating on a still-untitled sketch comedy for the network, which will explore American history.
‘President and Mrs. Obama wanted to honor America’s 250th anniversary and celebrate the unique history of our nation on this special occasion…But then Larry David called,’ the network announced on Thursday.
The six-episode series will be written by David, 78, and his longtime Curb Your Enthusiasm partner, Jeff Schaffer, who is also set to direct.
‘I’ve sat across the table from some of the world’s most difficult leaders and wrestled with some of our most intractable problems. Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David,’ Obama, 63, humorously said in a statement.
Meanwhile David shared, ‘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. Alas, one day my bees mysteriously vanished.’
Former President Barack Obama, 63, and his wife Michelle Obama, 61, are teaming up with Seinfeld creator Larry David, 78, for a new HBO TV show; The couple pictured 2019
The unlikely team will be collaborating on a still-untitled sketch comedy for the network, which will explore American history; David pictured 2022
‘And so, it is with a heavy heart that I return to television, hoping to ease the loss of my beloved hive.’
The show will feature some stars from Curb Your Enthusiasm as well as other ‘noteworthy guest stars’ according to HBO.
The project will be produced by the Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground.
The Obamas, David, Schaffer, Vinnie Malhotra and Ethan Lewis will serve as executive producers.
The project marks David’s return to television, a year after his long-running HBO series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, concluded its 12th and final season.
It also marks what is believed to be the first production from Higher Ground outside of its deal with Netflix, which the Obamas’ company expanded in June 2024.
A date for the premiere of the new series has not yet been announced.
‘It’s hard to remember a time before Curb, or without Larry David’s perspective on modern life,’ HBO’s Executive VP of Programming said in a statement.
‘President and Mrs. Obama wanted to honor America’s 250th anniversary and celebrate the unique history of our nation on this special occasion…But then Larry David called,’ the network announced on Thursday
‘I’ve sat across the table from some of the world’s most difficult leaders and wrestled with some of our most intractable problems. Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David,’ Obama humorously said in a statement; Pictured 2015
The series will be written by David and his longtime Curb Your Enthusiasm partner, Jeff Schaffer, who is also set to direct; Schaffer and David pictured in 2021
The project marks David’s return to television, a year after his long-running HBO series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, concluded its 12th and final season; (L-R) David, Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jason Alexander seen in a promo image for the show
‘We’re thrilled that Larry is coming back to HBO, this time with Higher Ground, to give us a glimpse at our shared history as we celebrate our Semiquincentennial.’
‘The characters Larry is playing didn’t change history. In fact, they were largely ignored by history. And that’s a good thing,’ Schaffer added.
