Mar 19 2016
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Dr. Brown might be the least-known of the comics of The Characters, but he’s got strange similarities to Chip…
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Mar 18 2016
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Originally hired as a featured player on Saturday Night Live—code for “prove yourself and make the varsity”—Tim…
Mar 17 2016
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If The Characters is intended as a showcase for comics few have heard of, Paul W. Downs’ episode makes that plan…
Mar 16 2016
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Heading into the back half of The Characters’ eight-episode run, so far each comedian’s showcase can be roughly…
Mar 15 2016
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For her episode of The Characters, Kate Berlant decided to delve into a world she knows intimately. Her father Tony…
Mar 14 2016
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The beauty of The Characters is the freedom it affords its comics to show us what they’d do if, as is the case…
Mar 13 2016
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As The Characters’ customary opening enters John Early’s dressing room, it finds him already in character. Xscape’s…
Mar 12 2016
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The Characters is the Netflix programming model in miniature. Say what you want about Netflix’s flood of original…
Mar 9 2016
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Netflix touts its new sketch comedy series The Characters as “outlaw comedy.” The formula is simple: Netflix gave…