Comedy, Television
TV: Abbott Elementary (Season 1)
In its basic components, there isn’t much to set Abbott Elementary apart: it’s a light, pleasant, workplace mockumentary in…
May 30, 2022-
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Comedy, Mystery, TelevisionTV: Only Murders in the Building (Season 1)
As a mystery, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building is merely a middling success, but fortunately it’s got a…
October 23, 2021 -
TelevisionComedy in the Age of Political Chaos
The real world isn’t all that hilarious these days, but at least we still have comedy. Comedy is…
May 2, 2019 -
Comedy, TelevisionTV: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Season 1)
Kudos to Netflix for picking up Robert Carlock and Tina Fey’s zany new series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, a fast-paced…
March 12, 2015 -
Animation, Comics, Hockey, Life, Non-Fiction, WritingPostapalooza
The last couple of weeks have been dominated by work, writing, and wrangling cats. All well and good, but…
July 27, 2011 -
Comedy, Film, TelevisionHoliday Viewing
A few brief viewing notes from the past week or so: I meant to write up a full review…
December 27, 2009