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Kate Berlant: Parmesan

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Seamlessly weaving through personal stories and stream-of-consciousness epiphanies, Kate offers up razor-sharp reflections on everything from the moon, to her destructive relationship to technology, to the evolving nature of sexuality. Filmed at the historic Plaza Nightclub in Los Angeles.
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Kate Berlant: Parmesan

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Coleman Spilde Salon.com Oct 27, 2026
Berlant’s a tenured professor at the Make-‘Em-Laugh Institute, and “Parmesan” proves her research-driven thesis statement time and again: There’s no bad mood a good clown can’t improve. Go to Full Review
Chase Hutchinson AV Club Oct 18, 2026
B+
Not only is she able to careen through all her various jitters, spinning uproarious yarns one moment and landing one absurdist punchline after another in the next, she also has stage presence to spare. Go to Full Review
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Kalissa H @kali_416 1 hr ago I wasn’t a fan of the over-exaggerated facial expressions used for laughs, it felt very hammy. More of a personal preference. See more Richard R @RT07674964 4 days ago You know how you have that overly goofy friend that says stupid stuff? That is what this is. I feel like too many in her life told her she was funny because she has a goofy vibe so she thought she was actually funny. You know when you laugh because you know someone is trying to be funny but there joke was not but you laugh. 1 line jokes you see on socials but no punchlines. The only cohesion of the whole thing is being gay. She is evidence of a straight person so obsessed with themselves that they think their gay. Very specific humor few general funny jokes. Maybe just a new kind of comedian but not really for me. I thought because she was expressive that it might get better, it didn't. She is textbook SO-OCD or HOCD. I know disorder comedians are coming out now but I feel this kind of comedy could be the first transmitable psychological disorder BEWARE! She should be canceled. how she got HBO special baffles me, definitely know someone. Won't listen to Jimmy Kimmel ever again sellout See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Seamlessly weaving through personal stories and stream-of-consciousness epiphanies, Kate offers up razor-sharp reflections on everything from the moon, to her destructive relationship to technology, to the evolving nature of sexuality. Filmed at the historic Plaza Nightclub in Los Angeles.
Director
Doron Max Hagay
Screenwriter
Kate Berlant
Distributor
HBO
Genre
Stand-Up, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 16, 2026
Runtime
1h 2m
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