Yeah, this.  I'm curious to see how Marc Maron's show fares - not that Maron is a director, but it's my understanding that he stars and is at least co-writing everything. I have a feeling it will read like a Louie knockoff - although I imagine Maron's show will at least have continuity.

I certainly hope so.

I certainly hope so.

Worst comedies is strong, but I didn't see The Jerk until my late 20s and I really don't think it's all that good.  It has some decent bits - 'Ohhh.. it's a profit deal!' is a great line that I wish I could quote more often.  But there's a lot of flailing that I suspect would've been much funnier had I been in the…

Worst comedies is strong, but I didn't see The Jerk until my late 20s and I really don't think it's all that good.  It has some decent bits - 'Ohhh.. it's a profit deal!' is a great line that I wish I could quote more often.  But there's a lot of flailing that I suspect would've been much funnier had I been in the…

Not to mention his journey was to become a late-night talk show host, which is ridiculous in itself - in all the scenes with Lynch, we're treated to the absurdity that is the skillset of a late-night talk show host.  Being able to read off cue cards.  Being funny on command.  Being able to exchange inane banter with…

Not to mention his journey was to become a late-night talk show host, which is ridiculous in itself - in all the scenes with Lynch, we're treated to the absurdity that is the skillset of a late-night talk show host.  Being able to read off cue cards.  Being funny on command.  Being able to exchange inane banter with…

Obviously the presence of David Lynch confounds this sort of discussion further - David Foster Wallace argues that Lynch is sort of anti-ironic but audiences (to a degree) can't handle this and treat him as such.  Lynch's ability to be ultra-serious and therefore funny was used to full effect here - nothing he says is…

Obviously the presence of David Lynch confounds this sort of discussion further - David Foster Wallace argues that Lynch is sort of anti-ironic but audiences (to a degree) can't handle this and treat him as such.  Lynch's ability to be ultra-serious and therefore funny was used to full effect here - nothing he says is…

Insofar as any serious show about a well-off (or even poorly off) Americans must be about 'The American Dream', Breaking Bad is about that.  But to me it's almost totally unconcerned with that - Walter's day to day life is so tense that he doesn't have the time or inclination to think about things as grand as that,…

Insofar as any serious show about a well-off (or even poorly off) Americans must be about 'The American Dream', Breaking Bad is about that.  But to me it's almost totally unconcerned with that - Walter's day to day life is so tense that he doesn't have the time or inclination to think about things as grand as that,…

It's shitty, but I think movie executives have made the decision that if people who don't have a lot of money to spend on movies go out and see one, do they really want to see people who are struggling with the same issues they are?  The trouble is that indie movies have made this decision too, and probably even worse…

It's shitty, but I think movie executives have made the decision that if people who don't have a lot of money to spend on movies go out and see one, do they really want to see people who are struggling with the same issues they are?  The trouble is that indie movies have made this decision too, and probably even worse…

I think the movies have always been a refuge from the problems of the day, and few people like to see financial problems discussed in depth - in fact, I imagine the target audience for such a film is upper-class people who aren't living paycheck to paycheck, who have had sufficient leisure time to develop an enjoyment…

I think the movies have always been a refuge from the problems of the day, and few people like to see financial problems discussed in depth - in fact, I imagine the target audience for such a film is upper-class people who aren't living paycheck to paycheck, who have had sufficient leisure time to develop an enjoyment…

Are we sure that it's Netflix's choice to pare down episodes?  I thought it had to do with music rights.

Are we sure that it's Netflix's choice to pare down episodes?  I thought it had to do with music rights.

He is horrible in it.  It's like he's copying Ryan O'Neal's Barry Lyndon, only there, O'Neal's woodenness is exactly what's called for.

He is horrible in it.  It's like he's copying Ryan O'Neal's Barry Lyndon, only there, O'Neal's woodenness is exactly what's called for.

All the signs were amusing.  I think some comedians have worked these stories out as bits and some haven't, and Leggero presumably hadn't.