![]() But it’s also the type of show that you can use as an escape. Joe Pera Talks With You is the type of show you can put on to fall asleep to. Its easy-going sense of humor holds up to repeat viewings. Because of its wide-eyed view of the world and its accepting view of its characters’ eccentricities, it’s something worth turning on after a long day. Like its characters, it’s unapologetically unusual and is so much more charming for it. Beyond its unassuming persona, there’s something beautiful and deep. As a sort of antithesis to toxic masculinity, Joe is a patient and understanding male figure to learn a thing or two from.Īs far as off-beat comedies go, this is one of the best. He’s too damn friendly-too considerate-for us to think anything but highly of him. There’s no shame in his awkwardness, and the fact that he’s different from the people around him is largely celebrated by the show. When he attends his neighbor’s brother's bachelor party, he leaves to go hiking in search of snakes. His reaction to hearing a decades-old song is the most delightful shade of wholesome. In another, Pera gets sidetracked from reading his weekly church announcements by his enthusiastic account of hearing The Who’s “Baba O’Reilly” for the first time. In one episode, he goes to a local diner to talk about breakfast. The show’s small-town scope is cozy and inviting. A complete lack of cynicism makes each watch an uplifting experience, and even its darker themes and plot points are looked at serenely. Even if the show wasn’t funny (it is), it would seriously be worth viewing. It takes joys in the little things-building an arch to grow string beans, a barbeque with the neighborhood, watching internet videos in bed-and basks in them. There really isn’t a mean bone in its lean body, and just like Pera himself, it’s patient and understanding. That’s one of the keys to the show’s greatness. An endearing type of weird, he is soft-spoken, timid, and square in a way that’s impossible to hate. He offers quips as he philosophizes the profound and the menial (“DVDs…will they even exist in two years?”). He prefers “not to watch movies with violence”, and he rarely if ever swears. He is fascinated by wholesome activities, esoteric facts, and his job as an elementary school choir teacher. It’s like he’s a pleasant old man trapped in a young man’s body. Joe is a soft-spoken man of great manners who wears his Midwestern quirks and lack of hipness on his sleeve. Sure, he’s funny, strange, but he’s also lovable. Miraculously, the show never quite places him-or any of the characters, really-as the butt of the joke. Though many Adult Swim series are no strangers to misfits and oddballs (the anti-comedy of Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! features a number of amateur actors and “alternative performers” that are set loose at their peak weirdness for the sake of the show’s trademark anti-humor), Joe Pera Talks With You is the first time the quirky are portrayed so intimately. Its alternative approach to comedy fits right in at Adult Swim, but compared to most other programs on the channel, it’s pretty tame. It doesn’t rely on cheap jokes or clichéd humor. It’s funny in a way that’s hard to describe. It’s often absurd, and it employs a dry wit that layers the dialogue with quotable jokes. And thank you for watching and supporting the show and helping it get as far as it did,” he said.Yeah, it’s true: the show’s sense of humor is weird. That especially includes the crew in Milwaukee, many of whom have been with the show from the start. To the many people who worked on it and gave so much of their talent and hard work to it. “A sincere thank you to everyone who made the show possible. He shouted out Jo Firestone, Conner O’Malleya, Dan Licata, Nathan Min, Katie Dolan, Whit Conway and Marty Schousboe as well as Jo Scott, Brad Howe, Annie Donley, Devin Bockrath and Carmen Christopher. In his note, he paid tribute to his team and cast and said how rare it was that they were given “creative freedom” by the network. ![]() ![]() It was a lot to process, especially after meeting so many of you on the road who were so enthusiastic about it. “Ok, I know what to do” I thought, and stopped the car for some fast food. ![]() “We were driving home from Bethlehem, PA the morning after my final Spring Tour show when I got a call that it wouldn’t be renewed for another season,” he added. Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season ![]()
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