Jeff Schaffer on When Larry Met Obama + The Emmy Noms!

TV's Top 5 by The Hollywood Reporter

Jul 9, 202645:54TV & Film

'Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness' showrunner Jeff Schaffer stops by with thoughts on the complications of spoofing and celebrating America at this moment and the enduring thrall of Euro Trip's "Scotty Doesn't...

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