Barack Obama Pokes Enjoyable at Tan Swimsuit Debacle on Larry David’s HBO Present

Barack Obama poked enjoyable at his notorious determination to put on a tan swimsuit on the season finale of Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, HBO’s history-rewriting comedy starring Larry David and co-produced by the Obamas.

“People always ask me where the tan suit came from. I think it’s time the truth finally came out,” the previous president wrote on social media whereas sharing a clip from his look.

In 2014, Obama wore a tan-colored swimsuit to a press convention addressing ISIS, a wardrobe alternative that was endlessly criticized by sure factions of the media and even earned its own Wikipedia page. In the section from Life, Larry, we be taught that the tan swimsuit concept got here from Larry David himself.

After suggesting the tan swimsuit as a result of it was “Casual Friday,” David then used his trademark “pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good” praise to coax the then-president into carrying the swimsuit to the press convention. “People are going to be talking about this for a long, long time,” David tells Obama.

Barack and Michelle Obama function co-producers on Life, Larry by way of their Higher Ground manufacturing firm; Barack beforehand offered the on-screen introduction to the primary episode of the collection, however his newest look allowed him to showcase his comedic chops alongside David.

“From the very beginning, my dream was to close the book on the tan suit once and for all,” Higher Ground government producer Ethan Lewis told Variety. “The banter was phenomenal. Being a fly on the wall in that room was incredible.”

Co-creator Jeff Schaffer added of the scene between Obama and David, “The funny thing was watching him go, ‘Larry, you’re coming in late!’ He was the president, so he’s used to telling people what to do. Larry was in the odd position of being told what to do, which never happens on a Larry set.”