Michael Calore: It's 10 episodes.

Lauren Goode: No, I definitely can't then. Paramount+ has me in their clutches now.

Michael Calore: Yeah. Well, get through as much of it as you can and then pay the 10 bucks to finish it.

Lauren Goode: Yeah. Well, thank you for that, Mike.

Michael Calore: Sure.

Lauren Goode: Also, Benny Safdie is your doppelganger.

Michael Calore: Do you think I look like him?

Lauren Goode: Yeah. And it took me a moment to realize... It took me almost the entire first episode to realize that was Benny Safdie. I was like, "Oh my God."

Michael Calore: Yeah, good physical-

Lauren Goode: Total greaseball producer.

Michael Calore: Physical transformation. He's very good on the show. Everybody's very good on the show. Anyway, what is your recommendation?

Lauren Goode: My recommendation is also a TV show. It's called, I'm very behind on this, Catastrophe. When I started watching Catastrophe, because it was available on Amazon Prime Video and I was looking for something to watch that was half hour digestible episodes, I realized that it came out in 2015 and my brain did this thing where I thought, "OK, it's just a few years old." And I was like, "Oh my God. That was almost a decade ago." Now 2015 is almost a decade ago. What has happened?

Anyway, it stars Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, who also write the show. They star as characters named Sharon and Rob. And the very first episode, they have a week-Long fling in London where Sharon's character is based and Rob is visiting on business, and it results in a pregnancy, an unplanned pregnancy, and they decide to move ahead with it and not only move ahead with it, but also, have a relationship, and eventually get married and build a family and move to London and deal with in-laws. And they just go all in.

And the thing about both Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney is that they're both deeply funny, but heartfelt people, and I think the show really reflects that. There's four seasons and I can't believe I'm so late to this, because once again, the finale, a lot of ink was spilled on the finale because it ends in a ambiguous and slightly ominous way. But it's really good. And I'm glad, even though a lot of you listening, maybe you've already seen it because it's nearly 10 years old, I'm glad that I discovered this and I'm watching it late.

And yeah, there are also some references in there to Brexit and Trump and things like that going on at the time that they were happening. And of course, it's all pre-pandemic too, so it's a time warp. But put that aside and just enjoy the dialogue and the dynamic between these two wonderful writers and actors.

Michael Calore: Solid.

Lauren Goode: All right, that is our show this week. Makena, thank you again for joining us. We hope to have you back on, hopefully from a more comfortable place on your end.

Makena Kelly: Of course.

Lauren Goode: And thank you all for listening. If you have feedback, you can find all of us on the social media sites. Just check the show notes. Our producer is the excellent Boone Ashworth, also known as Mr. Redundancy. Goodbye for now. We'll be back next week.

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Michael Calore: You should say, also known as Mr. Redundancy a few more times, just so he has it.

Lauren Goode: Exactly. Also known as Mr. Redundancy. Our producer-

Michael Calore: Also known as Mr. Redundancy.

Lauren Goode: Also known as Mr. Redundancy. Also known as Mr. Redundancy.

Boone Ashworth: Wait, sorry, can I get that one more time?

Lauren Goode: Also known as Mr. Redundancy.