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Tom's Guide
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
5 shows like 'Big Mouth' on Netflix to stream now that the animated show is over
Netflix recently released the final season of the hit animated show 'Big Mouth," serving up one last crudely hilarious deluge of puberty jokes and high school drama. Nick, Andrew, Jessi, Missy, Jay, and Matthew are all growing up — both inside and out — and the series continues to embrace the messy, awkward and deeply weird process of adolescence. And now that the last episode has dropped, 'Big Mouth' fans might find themselves itching to fill the hormone-fueled void with another favorite adult animated binge. Here are five shows like "Big Mouth," all of which you can stream on Netflix. The creators of 'Big Mouth' (comedian Nick Kroll and showrunner Andrew Goldberg) saw how successful their first series had become and launched a spin-off in 2022 featuring a new cast of emotional 'monsters.' This time, the setting is an HR department, which brings some refreshing office humour to what could've been a staid backdrop. SNL alum Aidy Bryant personifies Emmy the Lovebug, the key character driving the story of 'Human Resources." She struggles to identify with her first client, Becca, a pregnant lawyer with various shades of depression. Randall Park voices Pete the Logic Rock, who is as stoic as his name and often acts awkward in any interaction, but he begins to open up as the seasons progress. And comedian Maria Bamford brings her unique voice to Tito the Anxiety Mosquito, who often chills with Depression Kitties, as you would expect. Segueing from 'Big Mouth' to 'Human Resources' is as easy as diving into 'Better Call Saul' after 'Breaking Bad,' and the tight writing and complex themes around self-actualization will be familiar ground for B'ig Mouth' veterans — especially those who would love a cameo or two from Maury the Hormone Monster. Watch on Netflix Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. The five-season show, which ended in 2021, is the brainchild of stand-up star Bill Burr, and it's one of the more realistic animated shows on the list. Set in the 1970s and inspired by Burr's own family experiences, the show gives viewers a raw portrayal of a dysfunctional family navigating generational clashes and financial quagmires. With the father being a perpetually angry guy, Bill Burr afficionados will see many themes cropping up from the comedian's popular stand-up bits. But 'F is for Family' allows Burr to explore deeper probes into the, say, father-son dynamic that he rarely discusses on stage. You'll also notice an A-list cast of actors lending their voices to the series, from Laura Dern to Sam Rockwell to Justin Long. Watch on Netflix The biggest criticism this show gets is that Coach Ben (voiced by Jack Johnson, also the creator) is an unlikable character, but to each their own, right? If you can get past this issue, you'll likely enjoy this fun show about a high school basketball coach overwhelmed by his own ego. Believing he's destined for coaching greatness, Ben is obsessed with recruiting a seven-foot student with no interest in basketball, which is the main arc of the show, except for bits about his thorny relationship with his wife and battling Principal Opal. 'Hoops' only lasted one season (did the vulgarity turn off Netflix in the end?), but it's still an engaging watch whether or not you've come across a disillusioned coach like Ben. Watch on Netflix Lasting five seasons before Netflix axed it, 'Disenchantment' has the same animation style as 'Futurama' and 'The Simpsons' thanks to creator Matt Groening, who brought us Homer, Marge and Bart eons ago. Set in a fictional Medieval country, the series stars Princess Tiabeanie (Abbi Jacobson) revolting against her parents' plans to marry Prince Merkime (Matt Berry), but she only has eyes for Elfo (Nat Faxon), a naïve and lovesick elf. It doesn't always hit the same comedic notes as Groening's other popular shows, but it's fair to call 'Disenchantment' charming and digestible. It's also a great watch for family viewing if your children are pre-teens or older, as this series doesn't boast the same crude jokes as 'Human Resources' and 'Hoops.' Another strong anchor of the show is Luci (Eric Andre) who is a demon acting as the princess's lovable but scheming companion. He also often has the best lines: 'Being evil is a lot of work. You gotta tempt, you gotta corrupt, you gotta convince people to do bad stuff. It's exhausting.' Watch on Netflix Without a doubt, 'BoJack Horseman' is one of the more popular animated shows on Netflix for being a mature and smart look at mental health, intergenerational trauma and addiction. All this from a cast of characters with names like Mr. Peanutbutter and Pinky Penguin. As the titular character falls into a depression after realizing his career as a professor is a far cry from his early days as an actor on the show "Horsin' Around," we see a range of storylines about BoJack finding validation in one-night stands, recovering from his traumatic upbringing, and reconnecting with someone from his past he never thought was alive (don't worry, we won't spoil it here). Starring Will Arnett, Paul F. Tompkins, Amy Sedaris and Aaron Paul, the show is punchy and confident, and the writing is tight and at turns beautiful. It truly should've won more Emmy Awards. Rest assured, you won't look at how we view fame and self-worth the same when 'BoJack' is done with you. Watch on Netflix
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why Bob Odenkirk Has Wanted to Do ‘Glengarry Glen Ross' for Decades
Bob Odenkirk ('Better Call Saul') earned a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut in the hit revival of 'Glengarry Glen Ross.' But almost 30 years ago, if he'd gotten his way, he would have starred in a very different production of David Mamet's celebrated from Variety 'Nobody 2' Trailer: Bob Odenkirk Kills Thugs With Whack-A-Mole Mallet, Boat Anchor and More in 'John Wick'-Style Action Sequel 'Glengarry Glen Ross,' Starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr, Recoups $7.5 Million Investment on Broadway Where to Buy Tickets For Broadway's Biggest Tony Nominees: 'Oh, Mary,' 'Stranger Things,' 'English' and More 'Back around '97-'98, I wrote to David Mamet and asked him if I could do an all-comedy cast of 'Glengarry Glen Ross' with Fred Willard as Shelley Levine,' Odenkirk recalled on the new episode of 'Stagecraft,' Variety's theater podcast. 'I would be Ricky Roma, and David Cross and other people would be in it too. And I said: 'Is it okay if we change it so that instead of selling land, the characters are selling pots and pans?' He never wrote back.' Odenkirk has wanted to do the show ever since. When asked why, he replied, 'I can't help but think about my roots. My dad, who was not a friend of mine, he would take me and my brother to his office occasionally, until I was about seven or eight years old. And we would go to lunch with him and his friends and they'd get drunk. They were all drunks. They all destroyed their businesses, ended up divorced. Most of them had car accidents. My dad would take us to lunch, and those guys were the guys in 'Glengarry.'' He continued, 'So I don't know, something about the play. You say, 'Well, I thought you didn't like your father. You want to get close to him or whatever?' I don't know, I guess I want to play those guys. I hung out with them occasionally, and I want to be one of those fuckers for a little while and live in their world. Live in their shoes. They're very short-sighted people, and immature. But you know, so are most of us.' Odenkirk got his start in sketch comedy, which is considerably looser and more improvisatory than the word-perfect clockwork of performing in a Mamet play. His approach to 'Glengarry' ended up being an extension of how he worked on 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul.' 'For 'Breaking Bad,' when I first got the script, I almost started marking up that first script, like: 'Well, what if you said it this way? What if you shorten this?' Like I'd been doing my whole life in comedy. And then I immediately thought, 'You know what? I don't think a real actor does that.' I think a real actor goes: These are the words. What character do they describe, as scripted? Who is this guy if he talks like this, if he uses these phrases, if he repeats himself, if he backtracks? Who does that tell me he is?' Also in the new episode of 'Stagecraft,' Odenkirk expounded on the honor of being a Tony nominee — 'to be invited in and embraced and given a nod here by this Broadway community, a community that you can see really knows each other, is pretty special' — and revealed why he was intimidated to tackle his first Broadway project. 'The truth is, this was very intimidating and I told myself it wasn't,' he said. 'I told myself this is no big deal. It's just a stage. I've been on a million stages. But it was another level by a lot, and I didn't prepare for it, anxiety-wise.' But, he added, he's grown to love it. 'The audiences at a Broadway show come with the best fucking energy, and you get to work from that. It's the best. So now I'm looking at other plays.' To hear the entire conversation, listen at the link above or download and subscribe to 'Stagecraft' on podcast platforms, including , and the . Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
USA Today
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Glengarry Glen Ross' review: Bill Burr, Kieran Culkin ignite a red-hot revival
'Glengarry Glen Ross' review: Bill Burr, Kieran Culkin ignite a red-hot revival Show Caption Hide Caption Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg walk Oscars 2025 red carpet "A Real Pain" stars Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg walk the Oscars red carpet. The movie has two nominations. Entertain This! NEW YORK — If coffee's for closers only, then Bill Burr deserves a double espresso. The irreverent standup comic sets off fireworks in 'Glengarry Glen Ross,' an exceedingly straightforward yet savagely entertaining revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, which opened March 31 at the recently restored Palace Theatre. Like many of this spring's top-dollar productions, Burr is joined by a megawatt cast that includes newly minted Oscar winner Kieran Culkin ('A Real Pain'), Bob Odenkirk ('Better Call Saul') and Michael McKean ('Laverne & Shirley'). Mamet's play premiered on Broadway in 1984 and was later adapted into a 1992 movie starring Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino and Alec Baldwin, whose oft-quoted character was added solely for the film. (So if you're waiting to hear 'third prize is you're fired,' you'll just have to settle for steak knives projected on the house curtain.) Like its big-screen counterpart, the show follows a group of weaselly real-estate agents in cutthroat pursuit of the 'premium leads' (in other words, names and phone numbers for the most lucrative potential clients). Odenkirk brings palpable despair to Shelley Levene, a washed-up salesman pleading for better leads in hopes of reversing his chronic losing streak. It's a role not dissimilar to his 'Better Call Saul' protagonist Jimmy McGill, another bungling sad sack trying to keep his moral compass from spinning amok. In interviews, the affable actor has repeatedly expressed his desire for a lighter, broader spin on 'Glengarry,' but it's Odenkirk who really grounds the comedy in its heartbreak. Making his Broadway debut, Burr is a cyclone as the fast-talking, double-dealing Dave Moss, who springs a plan to steal the leads on his unwilling accomplice, George Aaronow (McKean, drolly exasperated). The boisterous comedian lights up the stage with sly wit and brazen confidence, conveying Moss' righteous fury over being bottom of the office food chain. Culkin, meanwhile, takes on the agency's top dog Richard 'Ricky' Roma, portrayed with barking machismo onscreen by Pacino. It's a cliché, at this point, to say Culkin is up to his same old 'shtick,' after some critics griped that his 'Real Pain' performance was a mere photocopy of his petulant Roman Roy in HBO's 'Succession.' 'Glengarry' certainly won't silence the naysayers: As Roma, the live-wire actor gets to slam desks, detonate F-bombs and slather on his signature snark, all while hurling racial abuse at cool-headed office manager John Williamson (Donald Webber Jr.). He never fully taps into Roma's seductive undercurrent, as the salesman traps an unsuspecting client (John Pirruccello) while soliloquizing about the futility of life. But Culkin fares much better in the propulsive second act, as all the characters uncoil in the pressure cooker of the office, and Roma goes toe-to-toe with Burr's equally hotheaded Moss. Despite its small cast and intimate setting, the production rarely gets swallowed up by the cavernous Palace, which has typically housed splashy musicals and diva residencies. That's thanks in large part to Scott Pask's richly ornate production design, which captures the glow of a Chinese restaurant and the austerity of a musty office, down to the rusted pipes and water-stained walls. The direction by Patrick Marber ("Leopoldstadt") is entirely safe and unfussy, almost to a fault. In playing up the material for laughs, you lose some of the agony and desperation that's lurking just underneath Mamet's spiky crowd-pleaser. And with its brisk running time ‒ the first act clocks in at roughly 35 minutes ‒ you may feel somewhat cheated forking over hundreds of dollars for something that feels relatively slight. Still, you can't deny the sheer delight of watching the stars that Marber has aligned. With a dynamite cast firing on all cylinders, these 'Glengarry' leads are ultimately worth the investment. 'Glengarry Glen Ross' is now playing at the Palace Theatre (160 W. 47th Street) through June 28, 2025.
Leaders
25-04-2025
- Health
- Leaders
KSrelief Volunteer Medical Team Conducts 42 Surgeries in Damascus
A volunteer medical team from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has treated 90 patients and successfully carried out 10 neurosurgical operations along with 32 urological procedures in Damascus, Syria. This effort is part of Saudi Arabia's continued dedication to delivering humanitarian aid through KSrelief, supporting communities in need across the globe. Related Topics : Tunisian Health Minister Holds Talks with KSrelief Supervisor General KSrelief Launches 30th Volunteer Medical Program at Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan Saudi Arabia Accelerates Nuclear Plant Bid Process: Reports American Comedian Bill Burr Ridicules Israel's 'Human Shield' Argument Short link :
Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chicken wing fans rejoice as iconic restaurant announces all-you-can-eat deal...but you'll need to act fast
Restaurant-goers looking to load up on chicken wings can do so now at Buffalo Wild Wings. The iconic restaurant chain's fan-favorite all-you-can-eat deal returned to all locations nationwide yesterday. However, following its popular response last year, Buffalo Wild Wings added a big twist to this year's deal — an extra day. Unlike last year, the offer is now available Monday through Thursday, instead of just on Mondays and Wednesdays Pricing remains the same: $19.99 for boneless wings, and $24.99 for traditional or mix-and-match. Each order also includes fries, with the option to sub in tater tots or potato wedges for a $1 upcharge. Social media stars Kaitlin Reagan and The Pointer Brothers were quick to celebrate the return. Reagan posted a video enjoying the deal with friends, most of whom managed to eat at least 15 wings. The Pointer Brothers filmed themselves joyfully scarfing down piles of wings as well. The all-you-can-eat deal will be offered to dine-in guests only with prices starting at $19.99 and $24.99 Other Instagram users were just as thrilled for the special that answered their prayers. 'Let me adjust my crown and get my day started,' a Buffalo Wild Wings fan commented on a post. 'Everyone is complaining, but I'm pounding 35 traditional wings and 2 orders of fries easy,' another person wrote. Multiple customers interested in the deal claimed the only things holding them back were the wait times and ' expensive meal prices.' The offer is available for dine-in guests only, and they are not allowed to share their all-you-can-eat meal with other customers. Besides the all-you-can-eat deal, Buffalo Wild Wings is celebrating the 'Month of Free.' This month's specials for the chain's Rewards members featured various discounts, including free sandwiches with a purchase of $15 or more, and a free dessert when spending at least $10. It's also getting over media attention it received for a viral pre-recorded sketch starring Bill Burr on Saturday Night Live last year. Comedian Bill Burr starred in a pre-record Buffalo Wild Wings commercial sketch on Saturday Night Live last year Multiple restaurant chains besides Buffalo Wild Wings have been offering discounts or freebies on new or existing products this month. Subway is giving its Rewards members a coupon for a free double meat upgrade every day until April 29. The Sonic Drive-In chain is celebrating Smasher Week by offering its first 1 million customers who order on the app a $1 Double Sonic Smasher. The rising fast-food chain Whataburger is offering free Whataburger to its Rewards members who purchase a medium drink and fries— a deal that ends today. Outside of special offers, Taco Bell is getting ready to add its Crispy Chicken Nuggets. The highly anticipated product debuted in January, and the restaurant chain hinted that it could become permanent menu addition next year.
