Kate Berlant Releases HBO Special 'Parmesan' Critiquing Smartphone Addiction
The comedian's new hour-long special critiques hyper-niche online behaviors and her own phone addiction through slapstick style.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 16 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 16 October at 18:39 UTC; The A.V. Club followed 17h 21m later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 17 October at 12:00 UTC.
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- Kate Berlant
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- John Early