Here to fill the Larry David/Curb Your Enthusiasm void is… Huey Lewis?

It seems doubtful that Lewis’ mockumentary will be as acerbic a satire as those predecessors; in fact, his version sounds downright wholesome. According to a description from Deadline, the series “follows rock and roll legend Huey Lewis as he navigates his new life after losing his hearing. With the help of his codependent family and eccentric celebrity friends, Huey will tackle this hilarious next phase with his signature Heart and Soul.”

The real-life Lewis revealed he was suffering from hearing loss as a result of Ménière’s disease back in 2018, which impeded his ability to play music: “Although I can still hear a little, one on one, and on the phone, I can’t hear music well enough to sing. The lower frequencies distort violently making it impossible to find pitch,” he shared at the time. In the intervening years, he helped develop the Broadway show The Heart Of Rock And Roll, a jukebox musical featuring the songs of his band Huey Lewis and the News. The show closed in June 2024, so now it’s on to the next project. 

Though he’s best known for his work as a musician, Lewis has some acting experience under his belt. He quite famously appeared in Back To The Future, but he later appeared on shows like One Tree Hill, Just Shoot Me!, and Hot In Cleveland. He even had a guest role as himself on The King Of Queens, so he has a little experience playing fictionalized Huey Lewises. He’s not the first guy we’d think of to walk the Larry David path, but, again… why not?