Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Kidding… There is pushing the envelope, breaking the fourth wall, challenging conventions and redefining expectations. In just five episodes Kidding has achieved all bar one of these serial milestones whilst managing to go meta with Conan. Aside from that this additional half hour of off kilter social commentary […]
Kidding Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Bye, Mom’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Kidding… There is a depth of exploration and intellectual curiosity which frames Showtime’s Kidding which underpins, asks questions and challenges what audiences should expect from their dramatic television. Manipulation of identity for personal and corporate gain exist alongside heartfelt deviations into notions of gender identity, sexual attraction and […]
Kidding Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Every Pain Needs a Name’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Kidding… Something is being done with Kidding which few if any would be brave enough to attempt. Moments of acting subtlety combine with tonal shifts, characteristic emotional transference and underlying debates over publicly private personas to make for uniquely engaging television. Public perceptions, individual identities and personal relationships […]
Kidding Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Pusillanimous’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Kidding… Although the title of episode two implies a lack of backbone intrinsically linked to our central protagonist Jeff Pickles, his actions and apparent emotional stasis reveal something considerably stronger. By turning a moment of mental instability on its head Pickles shows a level of manipulation, which both […]
Kidding Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Green Means Go’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Kidding… Meta moments of darkly awkward surrealism mix with uncomfortable character revelations, making Jim Carrey’s return to television difficult viewing. Headlined by an oddly aloof yet benign children’s television presenter, Kidding reveals itself slowly never allowing the audience too close. Screen time is split evenly between Frank Langella, […]
Watch the first episode of Jim Carrey’s Kidding for free
Ahead of its launch on September 9th, the pilot episode of Jim Carrey’s Kidding has been made available for free to watch on YouTube. You can view it below, but please be aware that it might be geo-blocked for some territories… https://youtu.be/NTrqSWS2oaw In his first series regular role in over two decades, Jim Carrey stars as […]
Jim Carrey stars in new trailer for Showtime’s Kidding
Ahead of its season premiere next month, Showtime has released a new trailer for upcoming comedy drama Kidding which stars Jim Carrey as Jeff/Mr. Pickles, a children’s TV show host who finds himself in the midst of a mental breakdown as his family falls apart. Also featuring in the cast alongside Carrey are Catherine Keener, Judy […]
Jim Carrey returns to the small screen in first trailer for Kidding
Showtime has released the first trailer for its upcoming comedy drama Kidding which stars Jim Carrey, who also serves as an executive producer for the series, as Jeff, aka Mr Pickles – a children’s television icon who struggles to cope with life as his family begins to implode. The half-hour show also stars Catherine Keener, […]
Catherine Keener joins Jim Carrey in Showtime comedy series Kidding
Catherine Keener (Capote, Get Out) has signed on for her first series regular role on the small screen, with Deadline reporting that the Oscar-nominated actress will star opposite Jim Carrey in the upcoming half-hour comedy Kidding from Showtime. Created by Dave Holstein (Weeds) and directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), the […]
Jim Carrey reteaming with Michel Gondry on comedy series Kidding
Jim Carrey is set for a return to the small screen for his first regular role since In Living Color in the 1990s, reteaming with his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry for the half-hour comedy series Kidding. Variety reports that Showtime has placed a ten episode order for the series, which […]
