Party Down S02e01 Bdmv Fixed

Season 2, Episode 1 of Party Down originally aired on . It picks up nine months after the Season 1 finale with several major shifts for the catering crew:

The script, penned by creators Dan Etheridge, Paul Rudd, and John Enbom, utilizes the "cringe comedy" aesthetic perfectly. The dialogue is rapid-fire but filled with uncomfortable pauses. The humor isn't derived from jokes, per se, but from the disconnect between what the characters feel and what they are allowed to say. party down s02e01 bdmv

Roman DeBeers (Martin Starr) is given less to do narratively but provides the necessary acidic counterpoint, likely critiquing the phoniness of the mourners while secretly hoping to pitch a script. And Kyle Bradway (Ryan Hansen) remains the beautiful idiot, a ray of sunshine in a morbid setting, likely confusing the funeral for an opportunity to network with the deceased's industry friends. Season 2, Episode 1 of Party Down originally aired on