Where to find it: NowTV
Length: Six 30-minute episodes
Synopsis: Surreal queer sketch show
Recommendation rating: 5/5
What I like about it: artful, satirical, anti-capitalist, incredibly imaginative
What I don’t like about it: hit-and-miss (like all sketch shows)
Review:
Julio Torres’ comedy series follows him through a dreamlike plot, filmed on a soundstage with sets inspired by German Expressionism and Dogme 95, interrupted by surreal overlong sketches and amazingly considered characters. Torres is a fantastic comic actor, making us laugh with only his fingers. He gets the best out of all his collaborators and the outcome is a real work of art about compromise, modern society and growing up. Weird and often awkward but self-contained and fascinating, it’s the best thing I’ve seen in a couple of years.
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