Larry David Mocks RFK Jr. by Saying ‘Drop Dead, Bobby’ in New HBO Show, Which Reunites ‘Curb’ Cast Except for Cheryl Hines
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for Episode 4 of “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America,” now streaming...
Key points
- SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for Episode 4 of “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America,” now streaming on HBO Max.
- Larry David weaponizes history to mock his former pal Robert F.
- in his HBO sketch comedy show “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.” In the latest episode of the Barack Obama-produced series, Larry dresses in drag to portray Dora Salk, the mother of virologist Jonas Salk, who is known for developing the first successful polio vaccine.
- Kennedy’s wife, Cheryl Hines, played David’s wife (and then ex) Cheryl on 12 seasons of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” And it’s well known that David, who used to be close friends with Kennedy, introduced him to Hines.
What happened
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for Episode 4 of “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America,” now streaming on HBO Max. Larry David weaponizes history to mock his former pal Robert F. in his HBO sketch comedy show “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.” In the latest episode of the Barack Obama-produced series, Larry dresses in drag to portray Dora Salk, the mother of virologist Jonas Salk, who is known for developing the first successful polio vaccine. Kennedy’s wife, Cheryl Hines, played David’s wife (and then ex) Cheryl on 12 seasons of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” And it’s well known that David, who used to be close friends with Kennedy, introduced him to Hines. (David has been a strong critic of Trump and has mocked him in both “Curb” and “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.”) Hines said in an interview that she hadn’t spoken to David after the series finale of “Curb” because “I think he’s mad [that] Bobby’s in the administration.” Their rift is evident in the fact that every main cast member of “Curb” has appeared in “Life, Larry” (or at least showed up to the premiere) except for Hines. As to whether Hines was made...