WIBCI we listened to LARRY DAVID?
Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from comedy?
Comedy has to be based on the truth. You take the truth and put a little curlicue at the end.
-Sid Ceasar
If you don’t know who Sid Caesar is, look him up. He knows what he is talking about. His comedy career spanned 60 years on television and the big screen; from ‘Your Show of Shows‘, to ‘Cannonball Run II’, to ‘Vegas Vacation’.
Recently I watched Larry David’s new show called ‘Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness‘. In this show American history is given a comic edge, Larry David style. I found it hilarious, ambitious, and ballsy. I like that there are still artists in this country who are willing to put their necks on the line to shine a comic light on what is unwell in our country.
Below is a GREAT example:
Narrator (Samuel L. Jackson):
‘George Washington was nearing the end of his second term. and though the Constitution allowed for unlimited re-election, Washington thought that it was best for the country that he step aside, proving to his fellow citizens that his commitment was to democracy instead of power. Washington also warned against the rise of political factions. He feared that if people voted in line with party loyalty instead of the common interest of the nation (Better For The Most), it could promote a spirit of revenge, leading to the rise of cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men who would take the reins of government…
but that could never happen.’
Next we pan down to a reenactment of Washington’s concession speech. The part of George Washington is played to perfection by the late, great, Rob Reiner:
‘My fellow citizens, I stand before you today as your President to announce that I shall not be seeking a third term.’
The gathered crowd in 1790’s garb gasp in astonishment and someone yells:
‘Your country needs you!’
The President continues:
‘No, in order to assure the success of our fledgling democracy, I believe that no man should serve more than two terms as president. And I hope that future presidents will follow my lead.
A spectator of the seeming merchant class (Larry David) speaks up:
‘What if some future President doesn’t follow your lead and runs for a third term?’
The President responds:
‘There are remedies for that. The Congress can pass a constitutional amendment that would prohibit that’
Merchant counters:
‘What if there was some asshole in office, some narcissistic prick, who doesn’t follow the Constitution?’
After some grunts and ‘yeahs’ from the crowd, George retorts:
‘I understand your fervor sir but perhaps you could temper your language.’
Merchant:
‘My apologies Mr. President. You know, I…this really gets up my dander, this stuff.’
President:
‘I understand, but rest assured, even if this future president violated the Constitution, then the Congress of the United States and the United States Supreme Court would not allow it.
Merchant:
But what if the Supreme Court is a bunch of yes-men and Congress is a bunch of pussies who care more about party than country?!’
President:
‘I can’t even fathom the existence of such men but to further ensure the success of this grand experiment, I would suggest that after every presidential election, there be a peaceful transfer of power….where the loser accepts the results of the election and full-throatedly endorses the victor.’
Merchant:
‘Anyone who wouldn’t accept the results of a free and fair election is a sociopath, a madman. A man like that could even foment an insurrection rather than just admit that he lost.’
The crowd is riled up by this and one of the men yells:
‘What a cocksucker!’
Merchant continues:
‘He could use the presidency to enrich himself and his family. He could send troops into American cities to terrorize and even kill American citizens, all to distract from the fact that he’s friends with a pedophile! He could attack universities, even the free press, silencing anyone who dares to criticize him.’
Here the Merchant is interrupted by another onlooker (Jimmy Kimmel):
‘Ah Come on. That could never happen.’
Merchant:
‘That’s what you think.’
On-Looker:
‘Are you suggesting that the President would taketh the time to challenge anyone who dare make fun of him, as if he were a big baby?’
Merchant agreeing:
‘A big baby!’
On-Looker:
‘I don’t see it.’
President:
‘No! What duly elected president would do such a thing!’
Merchant:
‘An insecure, lying asshole! He would cheat at golf!’
Crowd murmurs:
‘That’s sick!’ & ‘That’s vile!’
President:
‘What is golf?’
Merchant:
‘It’s a game they invented in Scotland. It’s a lot of fun’
President:
‘What kind of man would cheat at this golf?’
Crowd:
‘A sick man!’ & ‘An Asshole!’
Merchant:
‘And did I mention that he’s best friends with a pedophile?’
President:
‘Please citizens, be calm. He is only talking hypothetically. In reality a man of such poor character would never be elected president in the first place.’
Merchant:
‘I’m just spitballing here, Mr. President, but what if he was a deeply corrupt con man, a pathological liar who preys on people’s prejudices?’
President:
‘Are you positing that our electorate is a collection of dupes that would be swayed by such a scoundrel?’
Merchant:
‘Yes Mr. President! That’s exactly what I’m positing!’
Last Updated on 07/12/2026 by Death of Hypatia Inc.
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