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在拉里·大卫位于洛杉矶的办公室里，贴着海报、照片，还有一份“有点不一样”的《独立宣言》。其中一条条款写道：“要求共用雨伞属于违法行为。”
这有什么问题？“因为撑伞的人正在淋雨，你挤过去跟人家共用，人家也得跟着湿，”他解释道，“自己带伞啊！”
那如果是亲人呢？“呃，不行。”
真正的《独立宣言》申诉清单里还漏掉了一条：“抚摸胡须属于违法行为。”“我实在看不惯男人这么做，”大卫说。
“那如果是弗洛伊德博士呢？”我问道。
“嗯，这我就不知道了，”他答道。
拉里·大卫向苏西·埃斯曼展示了版本经过修改的《独立宣言》，其中收录了一些未能入选原版的条款，比如“1月7日起，祝他人‘新年快乐’属于违法行为”。哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
当被问及这些条款没能加入开国元勋们的原版文件是否让他感到不快时，大卫说：“我觉得《独立宣言》里本该加点幽默的。任何东西都应该有笑点好吗？你逗我呢？”
这其中也包括美国历史。所以，身为《宋飞正传》和《抑制热情》的创作者，大卫为我们带来了限更七集的素描喜剧系列《人生、拉里与不快乐的追寻》，该剧于上周五在HBO和HBO Max首播。他表示，这部剧完全颠覆了历史——就像那位希望《独立宣言》里加上“不准分享甜点”条款的开国元勋那样。（“自己拿该死的馅饼去，富兰克林！”）
大陆会议上曾出现过分歧声音，其中就有拉里·大卫饰演的角色情绪激动地反对分享甜点：“这不卫生！”HBO
大卫还饰演了一名假装阵亡的一战士兵（“如果我身处那场战争，以我的性格，肯定会立刻逃跑，假装自己中弹了”），以及坐在民权先驱罗莎·帕克斯旁边的一名男子。（“我知道她拒绝坐到巴士后排去。但如果她坐在我旁边呢？她肯定会主动去后排的！”）
罗莎·帕克斯（朱尼·斯莫利特 饰）在《人生、拉里与不快乐的追寻》中坐在一名令人反感的巴士乘客（拉里·大卫 饰）身旁。HBO
我本人也参演了这部剧，饰演女权主义者苏珊·B·安东尼。“我当时就觉得，让我演一个极度大男子主义的角色会很有趣，”大卫说，“一听到这个名字——哦，苏西肯定得演苏珊·B·安东尼。所以我觉得这个设定会很有反差感，你懂的，我们就尽情发挥了。”
我确实为苏珊·B·安东尼做了大量研究，包括观看肯·伯恩斯关于她的纪录片，阅读所有相关资料。但这些在拍摄那场戏时完全没用上。“当然没用，”大卫笑着说，“不然还能干嘛？”
苏珊·B·安东尼（苏西·埃斯曼 饰）与一名厌恶女权主义者的男子（拉里·大卫 饰），出自《人生、拉里与不快乐的追寻》。HBO
这部剧背后还有一些知名历史人物的参与。制片人是前总统贝拉克·奥巴马和米歇尔·奥巴马。
尽管大卫在拍摄《抑制热情》期间从未收到过HBO的任何修改意见，但在这部剧里情况并非如此。“他真的很喜欢这部剧，”大卫说，“他对其中一段小品有意见。他开始跟我说：‘我觉得这段……’我斜着眼看他。然后他说：‘我当总统的时候，如果遇到问题，我会征求他们的意见，只要有人点子好，我就会采纳。我可是美利坚合众国的总统。’我说：‘在这儿我才是总统！’”
这位出生于布鲁克林的演员将于7月2日年满79岁——生日快乐！他一直对历史很感兴趣，大学时读的是历史专业。“人们总问我：‘你学这个将来打算干嘛？’”大卫说，“我才不打算用它干嘛！”
当他告诉母亲自己要读历史专业时，母亲是怎么想的？“只要我还在上大学，那就够了，”她说，“她希望我去当邮递员。”
他没能当上邮递员。幸好，喜剧给了他出路。
在《人生、拉里与不快乐的追寻》中，大卫将过去250年来所有被视为进步的事件都描绘成了噩梦。他几乎能在所有事情中找到好笑又令人恼火的点，包括乘坐莱特兄弟的飞机当乘客。“那些让你在跑道上干等的飞机？纯粹是无端折磨，”他说，“这就是虐待狂！”
在美国建国250周年之际，拉里·大卫为我们带来了一个可以开怀大笑的方式，这庆祝的法子不赖。而且只有在美国才会发生这种事。还有哪个国家能做到？法国？
大卫琢磨道：“英国？或许吧。”“挪威？瑞典？”
“算了吧。他们可没有我们这种幽默感，”我说，“你就是美国梦！”
“好吧，谢了，”他笑着说。
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Larry David on “Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness”
2026-06-28T10:10:00-0400 / CBS News
At Larry David’s Los Angeles office, there are posters, pictures, and the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence – sort of. Among its clauses: “It is illegal to ask to share an umbrella.”
What’s wrong with that? “Because the person who has the umbrella is getting wet, ’cause you’re squeezing in,” he explained. “Bring your own umbrella!”
And what if it’s a loved one? “Ehhhh, no.”
Also missing from the actual Declaration’s list of grievances: “It is illegal to stroke one’s beard.” “I can’t stand seeing men doing this,” said David.
“What if you’re Dr. Freud?” I asked.
“Hmm, yeah, I don’t know,” he replied.
Larry David shows Susie Essman a version of the Declaration of Independence with clauses that didn’t quite make it, such as, “After January 7th, it is illegal to wish anyone a ‘Happy New Year!’” CBS News
Asked if he’s upset these weren’t in the Founding Fathers’ original document, David said, “I think there should’ve been some humor in that Declaration. There should be jokes in everything. Are you kidding?”
That includes American History. So, leave it to a creator of “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” to give us “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” the limited seven-episode sketch comedy series that premiered this past Friday on HBO and HBO Max. It’s a history, he says, that is completely skewed – like the Founding Father who wanted the Declaration to read, “No sharing of dessert.” (“Get your own damn piece of pie, Franklin!”)
There were divisive voices in the Continental Congress, not the least of which was Larry David’s emotional plea against the sharing of desserts: “It’s unsanitary!” HBO
David also plays a World War I soldier pretending to be dead (“If I was in that war, knowing who I am, I would run and pretend I got shot”), and a man sitting next to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. (“I know that she refused to go to the back of the bus. But what if she was sitting next to me? She’d want to go to the back of the bus!”)
Rosa Parks (Jurnee Smollett) sitting next to an obnoxious bus passenger (Larry David) in “Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.” HBO
I’m even in the show, playing suffragist Susan B. Anthony. “I just thought it would be funny if I could play a really sexist character,” said David. “As soon as I heard the name Susan – oh, Susie’s gotta be Susan B. Anthony. So, I thought it would be a funny dynamic and, you know, we just go at it.”
I did do a lot of research on Susan B. Anthony, including watching a Ken Burns documentary about her, and reading all about her. None of that served any purpose in doing the scene. “Of course not,” David smiled. “Why would it?”
Susan B. Anthony (Susie Essman), and a man who doesn’t suffer suffragists (Larry David), in “Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.” HBO
There are historic figures behind the show as well. The producers are former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.
And while David never got any notes from HBO the entire time we did “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” that was not the case with the former president. “He really liked the show,” David said. “He had an issue with one of the sketches. And he started telling me that, ‘I don’t think this is …’ And I looked [askance] at him. And he said, ‘When I was president, if there was an issue, I would ask their opinions, and if somebody had a good idea I would listen to it. And I was the President of the United States.’ And I said, ‘I’m the president here!’”
The Brooklyn-born David, who turns 79 on July 2 (Happy birthday!), was always interested in the subject, being a history major in college. “People would always say to me, ‘What are you gonna do with that?’” David said. “I’m not gonna do anything with it!”
What did his mother think when he told her he was going to be a history major? “As long as I was in college, that was plenty,” she said. “She wanted me to be a mailman.”
The postal service didn’t deliver. Luckily, comedy did.
In “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” everything that has happened over the past 250 years that has been progress, David paints as nightmares. He finds the funny (and annoying) in just about everything, including being a passenger on the Wright Brothers’ airplane. “Those planes that keep you on the runway? Such needless torture,” he said. “It’s sadism!”
On this 250th anniversary of the nation, Larry David gives us something to laugh at, not a bad way to celebrate. And it’s only in America that this could have happened. Where else? France?
David pondered: “U.K.?” Maybe. “Norway? Sweden?”
“Nah. They don’t have a sense of humor like we have,” I said. “You’re the American dream!”
“Okay, thanks,” he laughed.
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Story produced by Gabriel Falcon. Editor: Ed Givnish.