Larry David Satirizes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in New HBO Comedy Episode
In the latest episode of HBO Max's series Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, Larry David portrays a character who mocks anti-vaccine rhetoric linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a figure connected to his former co-star Cheryl Hines.
Larry David appears in the newest episode of HBO Max's mock-history series Life, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, where he plays Dora Salk, mother of polio-vaccine developer Jonas Salk. During a backyard scene, Dora is confronted by a neighbor who dismisses vaccines as dangerous, comparing them to a Nazi plot.
"That vaccine’s gonna kill people, it’s gonna give them heart attacks!" the neighbor says. David’s character responds sharply, telling the neighbor to "drop dead" and questioning his scientific credibility. The episode targets Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose anti-vaccine activism has drawn criticism from David, who has known Kennedy through Kennedy’s marriage to Cheryl Hines, David’s former co-star on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Hines has not appeared in the series and has indicated that her friendship with David has cooled in recent years.