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Larry David's HBO Sketch Calls RFK Jr. “Drop Dead”

7/21/2026

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Larry David’s new HBO sketch pits a fictional mother of Jonas Salk against a caricature of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The sketch urges Kennedy Jr. to “drop dead” and warns a “dark day for humanity” if he leads health policy.
X users with over a million followers called the satire “hilarious” and “genius.”

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Larry David’s new HBO sketch pits a fictional mother of Jonas Salk against a caricature of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The sketch urges Kennedy Jr. to “drop dead” and warns a “dark day for humanity” if he leads health policy.
X users with over a million followers called the satire “hilarious” and “genius.”