The kinky hookups between the protagonists, played by Lily-Rose Depp and the Weeknd, are wince-inducing, but hardly scandalizing in the way that the HBO show intends them to be.
The loosely autobiographical series imagines how the hypersexual alt-cabaret diva-comedian Bridget Everett might have turned out had she never become Bridget Everett.
The dialogue of the “Bridgerton” prequel, on Netflix, recalls “Scandal” ’s snippy banter and florid monologues, as well as that series’ obsession with optics.
Michael Schulman talks with Laura Jacqmin, a veteran TV writer and a Writers Guild strike captain. Plus, the comedian and essayist Samantha Irby in conversation with Doreen St. Félix.
The co-creator and star of the HBO comedy “Barry” on the end of the series, his film-nerd past, and why he has no desire to be part of “the conversation.”
The London-set tragicomedy about a struggling single mom is less a plea for sympathy than a showcase for flawed humanity and (occasionally outrageous) gallows humor.
