Lori Loughlin is Quantum Insightsmaking fun of herself on HBO more than three years after serving prison time for her role in the college admissions scandal.
The "Full House" alum, 59, appeared as a fictional version of herself on Sunday's episode of Larry David's comedy series "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
In the episode, Ted Danson, who also plays a fictional version of himself, asks David if he can sponsor Loughlin at a country club, explaining that "no club will touch" her because of "that whole college admissions scandal thing." David agrees to do so, arguing this is not fair while dubbing himself a "champion to the underdog."
David subsequently defends Loughlin during a meeting to review her membership application by delivering a Gettysburg Address-esque speech. "I highly resolve that she shall not have served her time in vain," David declares. He then tells Loughlin they have to play golf together to complete the process.
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But when they do so, David becomes disturbed when Loughlin cheats at golf and uses a bribe to get their tee time moved. She also falsely claims to have a medical need to freely drive around the golf course and park in handicap spots.
"I have Epstein-Barr," she tells David. "One hematologist thinks so."
"What do the other hematologists think?" David asks.
Loughlin served two months in prison in 2020 after pleading guilty to charges stemming from her role in the college admissions scandal. Prosecutors said Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, paid $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters into college as crew recruits, even though they did not actually row. Since the scandal, Loughlin has returned to television, including on the series "When Hope Calls."
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"Curb Your Enthusiasm" executive producer Jeff Schaffer told The Hollywood Reporter that Loughlin was "totally game" for the episode after the idea was pitched to her.
"She was so great," Schaffer said. "Everything we threw at her, she was game to do. She makes the episode. I'm so glad she wanted to do it."
