喜剧大师拉里·大卫（Larry David）与长期合作者杰夫·沙弗（Jeff Schaffer）共同打造的新喜剧系列《Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness》已在HBO Max完成制作[1]。该系列以一段由前美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马参演的素描作为收尾[1]。
这部作品汇集了《Curb Your Enthusiasm》的众多演员，采用无所不包的历史喜剧形式，涉及美国建国250周年期间的多个历史事件，并包含对当代政治人物的讽刺内容[1]。沙弗表示与奥巴马的合作是"我有过最惊人的经历"[1]。奥巴马在素描中即兴创作了"old lips"这一台词来嘲笑拉里·大卫[1]。该系列采用提纲加即兴表演的创作方式[1]。
演员罗伯·莱纳（Rob Reiner）在该系列中饰演乔治·华盛顿[1]，这是他去世前一个月拍摄的最后一个屏幕作品[1]。沙弗与拉里·大卫的合作关系始于他24岁时，已延续至今[1]。
Larry David has completed production on a new comedy series for HBO Max titled "Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness," which features a closing sketch starring former U.S. President Barack Obama [1]. The show was co-created by Jeff Schaffer, David's long-time collaborator, and brings together numerous cast members from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" [1].
The series employs a sprawling historical comedy format that explores multiple events spanning America's 250-year history, interspersed with satirical commentary on contemporary political figures [1]. According to Schaffer, collaborating with Obama on the closing segment was "the most amazing experience I've ever had" [1]. During filming, Obama improvised a joke using the phrase "old lips" to mock David [1]. Schaffer's creative partnership with David dates back to when Schaffer was 24 years old and has continued to the present day [1].
The production also features Rob Reiner portraying George Washington in a sketch designed as a direct satire of Donald Trump [1]. Notably, this role marked Reiner's final on-screen performance, filmed approximately one month before his death [1]. The series was created using an outline-plus-improvisation approach to comedy writing [1].