Kate Berlant on Her HBO Special ‘Parmesan,’ the Joke That Made a Man Flip Her Off and Her Next Project With John Early

There’s a throughline in Kate Berlant’s new HBO special “Parmesan,” and it’s not cheese. “My addiction? My phone,” the comedian says at the beginning of the hour. With slapstick style and performative haughtiness, Berlant yearns for a time before cellphones in the special, out Oct. 16. Chronicling the hyper-niche behaviors that define our online existence, […]

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According to Variety’s source item, Kate Berlant on Her HBO Special ‘Parmesan,’ the Joke That Made a Man Flip Her Off and Her Next Project With John Early, There’s a throughline in Kate Berlant’s new HBO special “Parmesan,” and it’s not cheese. “My addiction? My phone,” the comedian says at the beginning of the hour. With slapstick style and performative haughtiness, Berlant yearns for a time before cellphones in the special, out Oct. 16. Chronicling the hyper-niche behaviors that define our online existence, […]

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