Larry David urges ‘idiots’ to stay home and watch TV
Larry David is telling people they are missing a great chance to sit on the coach and watch television.
The California governor’s office enlisted the comedian and creator of “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” to help spread the message that people should stay at home to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
In the video, posted Tuesday to Twitter, David introduces himself and in typical sarcastic manner, says, “Obviously somebody put me up to this because it’s generally not the kind of thing I do but …
“I basically want to address the idiots out there, and you know who you are … you’re going out … I don’t know what you are doing,” he says, referring to people leaving their homes despite shelter-in-place orders.
“You’re hurting old people like me,” he said. “Well, not me, I have nothing to do with you. I’ll never see you. But, you know, other … let’s say, other old people who might be your relatives. Who the hell knows?”
He adds, “You’re passing up a fantastic opportunity … a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity … to stay in the house, sit on the couch and watch TV!”
“You’re hurting old people like me. Well, not me... I’ll never see you.”
Larry David wants everyone to stay home to protect older Californians from #COVID19!
He does not do these things.
Listen to Larry.#StayHomeSaveLiveshttps://t.co/snYe5v55Rw pic.twitter.com/C5cKOaAufE— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) March 31, 2020
Many have credited the state’s early action to issue stay-at-home orders — first in the San Francisco Bay Area two weeks ago and then a few days later in Los Angeles and the rest of the state — with slowing the rise of cases there.
In California, there were more than 8,200 cases and at least 173 deaths reported on Tuesday, according to data kept by Johns Hopkins University.
Los Angeles County, the state’s largest with 10 million residents, has about one-third of the state’s cases. It reported its largest one-day increase Tuesday — 548, along with 10 deaths.
Associated Press contributed.
Frank Carnevale is the TribLive multimedia editor. He started at the Trib in 2016 and has been part of several news organizations, including the Providence Journal and Orlando Sentinel. He can be reached at fcarnevale@triblive.com.
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