Joe Pera Talks with You

I think this wonderful man might have found a new genre of post-cynicism comedy. It doesn't shy away from grim reality but finds beauty and humour in the mundane. I adore this show.

I get why people like Ted Lasso and consider it a breath of fresh air, but Joe Pera is undeniably the more genuine wholesome anti-cynical spokesman of quiet happiness. A show full of dad jokes between comfy dads who are all happy to laugh at your dad jokes too, stranger. Your point in life factors a lot here: I would’ve hated this as a teen but utterly love it as a thirty-something.

Wow did I miss the boat for finding anything redeeming to this milquetoast bland commentary and delivery disguised as a show.

although he ends up leaning too far into the wholesome shtick in the later epsisodes, others make for some great deadpan humor, especially the grocery and lunch ones