Larry David Roasts Kennedy on Vaccine Drama | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 20, 2026 · 1m

Larry David unleashes his signature brand of biting satire in his new HBO show, playing Dora Salk — the mother of polio vaccine pioneer Jonas Salk — and delivering a furious takedown of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., portrayed as a vaccine-hating menace. In a fiery sketch set during the vaccine’s development, David’s character roasts Kennedy’s character, Bobby, for warning kids against lifesaving shots — even the measles vaccine — and declaring he’d stop them if in charge. “God help us all,” David’s Dora snaps, calling it a “dark day for humanity.” The personal stakes? David once introduced Kennedy’s…