Michael J. Fox revisits Larry David's exploding soda on Esquire
Michael Sebastian's What I've Learned interview supplies a week of clips spanning Back to the Future, Tracy Pollan and Coldplay.
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Life imitates art. #MichaelJFox #CurbYourEnthusiasm #LarryDavid
Larry David accepts a soda from Michael J. Fox, opens it and gets sprayed. Esquire returns to that Curb Your Enthusiasm gag in its most-watched new upload, with Fox offering a straightforward explanation for taking the guest role: "Well, cause it's hilarious."
The clip, "Life imitates art. #MichaelJFox #CurbYourEnthusiasm #LarryDavid", reached roughly 36,000 views. Fox played Larry's upstairs neighbor in an episode built around Larry suspecting him of using his Parkinson's symptoms to make life difficult. In the comments, viewers single out the shaken soda and recall another of Fox's guest appearances, on Scrubs.
Esquire posted seven uploads altogether. The full What I've Learned conversation with editor-in-chief Michael Sebastian provides the wider picture: Family Ties and Back to the Future, his partnership with Tracy Pollan, living with Parkinson's and playing guitar with Coldplay. Separate clips give his connection with Lea Thompson and that Coldplay appearance their own space.
The full interview is currently drawing the most daily views among the highlighted uploads, while the Lea Thompson clip is the busiest of the shorter extracts. That gives the conversation some continuing movement beyond the soda gag's initial audience.
Across Esquire, subscribers held steady and daily viewing was a little below its usual level. The channel nevertheless passed 200 million lifetime views, with a week's programming that let Fox's career stretch from sitcom memories to a stadium stage.
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What viewers say
I hadn't seen that coke bottle gag. That's hilarious!
@AsclepiusDreamSee it on YouTubeI adored his short arc in Scrubs. One of his best, most hilarious and most human roles.
@maddieo2079See it on YouTubeMARTY!
@jaredm7997See it on YouTube
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More Michael interviews pleeeese!!
@AmandaLindsay-c5sSee it on YouTubeGreat interview.
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- Channel
- Esquire
- Subscribers
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- Videos published this week
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- November 5, 2026
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