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<\/p>\nWelcome to what to watch, where we take you through what’s on the box in April.<\/p>\n
This month is chock full of new-season premieres, from a two-handed comedy from Anne Edmonds and Kitty Flanagan, to a highly anticipated sitcom reboot, and the newest drama from the creator of Baby Reindeer.<\/p>\n
Here’s what we’re watching this month.<\/p>\n
The Audacity<\/p>\n
Billy Magnussen nails the brief as sociopathic tech luminary Duncan Park. (Supplied: SBSonDemand)<\/p>\n
What’s it about? Silicon Valley CEO Duncan Park (Billy Magnussen) wants you to think he has everything under control. But right from the get-go of this techy new drama from Succession writer Jonathan Glatzer, it’s very apparent Park is flailing wildly.<\/p>\n
After leaking rumours of his own data company’s acquisition, the buyers are backing out leaving Duncan bug-eyed and desperate to keep his stock price high. He ruthlessly badgers everyone in his privileged circle for a way out, but none more so than his “performance psychologist” Joanne Felder (Sarah Goldberg), as he practically begs Silicon Valley’s most in-demand shrink to coddle him and say it’s gonna be okay.<\/p>\n
Of course it’s not all going to be okay. The Audacity comes in a long line of satirical dramas poking fun at society’s richest, and most deranged characters. Moving the Succession-esque action from New York media to the tech centre of the United States provides ample opportunity to laugh at the petulant toddlers that unfortunately have access to all your personal data.<\/p>\n
After her stunning turn in Barry, it’s excellent to see Goldberg’s soft sliminess once more and Zach Galifianakis drops by to do some killer deadpan work, but Magnussen’s frazzled, frantic CEO rightly steals the very grimy spotlight.<\/p>\n
Perfect for: Anyone with a Succession-shaped hole in their hearts<\/p>\n
Where to watch: The Audacity will stream from April 16 on SBSonDemand<\/p>\n
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Fisk’s Kitty Flanagan and Anne Edmonds go head to head in Bad Company. (Supplied: ABC)<\/p>\n
What’s it about? If you can imagine an argument between the artistic right half and the logical left half of a human brain then you are about halfway to Bad Company, the latest sitcom from Logie-winning comedian Anne Edmonds.<\/p>\n
Kitty Flanagan struggled to get Fisk made. Now, it’s an international hit<\/a><\/p>\n The much-loved Australian comedian speaks about the hard road to getting her ABC TV sitcom Fisk made, and its international success.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Edmonds plays Margie Argyle, the nepotistic creative director of The Argyle Theatre which was started by her father and has been going down the gurgler since the old man was in charge. Verging on financial ruin and exasperated by Margie’s everyday theatrics, The Argyle’s board installs no-nonsense CEO Julia McNamara (Kitty Flanagan) to turn the flailing theatre around.<\/p>\n Written by Edmonds, there are twinges of her breakthrough character Helen Bidou in Margie \u2014 especially when she’s forcing her employees into a breathing exercise or touting her own artistic achievements. Crisp as a freshly ironed sheet, Flanagan provides the flip side of Margie’s coin with hopes that her straight-laced finance #girlboss can let her hair down before the season’s end.<\/p>\n Caught in the crosshairs of Margie and Julia’s war is a hilariously understated supporting cast including Cameron James as a flop-sweaty marketing manager and comedian Angella Dravid as a deliciously deadpan costumer.<\/p>\n Perfect for: Those who want to watch two Australian comedians at the top of their games<\/p>\n Where to watch: Bad Company will stream on ABC iview from April 28<\/p>\n Half Man Jamie Bell and Richard Gadd have some demons to work through in Half Man. (Supplied: Stan)<\/p>\n What’s it about? In 2024, comedian Richard Gadd broke out of the stand-up scene with his dark drama Baby Reindeer, based partly on his real-life experience with a stalker. The Netflix series was a sleeper hit, breaking global viewing records and sending superfans on a twisted mission to find the real people that inspired the characters on the show.<\/p>\n Baby Reindeer is a nuanced look at trauma; it\u2019s also inspiring fans to dox women <\/a><\/p>\n Baby Reindeer is currently the most watched TV title on Netflix but some fans are taking the real life story of a stalker and the man she stalked too far.<\/p>\n Baby Reindeer might still be caught up in a legal battle<\/a> based on the definition of ‘true story’, but Gadd is pushing on with his next project, this time a work of pure fiction called Half Man.<\/p>\n The six-part series is a two-hander between Gadd as Ruben, the jacked surrogate older brother to meek Niall (Jamie Bell). Flashbacks reveal the boys were as thick as thieves in their youth, but when Ruben turns up to Niall’s wedding decades after school both men are thrown back into their tumultuous connection.<\/p>\n Gadd has said<\/a> he didn’t write Half Man with the manosphere in mind, rather lasering in on a relationship between two men and their shared sense of masculinity.<\/p>\n Perfect for: People who want a story with heft.<\/p>\n Where to watch: Half Man will stream on Stan from April 24<\/p>\n Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair Almost all of the original cast of Malcolm in the Middle appears in the 20th reunion special. (Getty: Theo Wargo)<\/p>\n What’s it about? It’s the year of the television reboot and next on the chopping block is Malcolm in the Middle, the scruffy early-2000s family comedy.<\/p>\n It’s been 20 years and short-fused genius Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) has finally figured out how to not freak out while around his large, loud family by avoiding them in person completely. He’s even kept his teenage kid Leah (Keeley Karsten) a secret from the family brood. But when his parents Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) insist he attends their 40th anniversary party, going as far to visit Malcolm unannounced, his elaborate ruse unravels.<\/p>\n With nearly all the cast returning, except for Erik Per Sullivan, the original Dewey who declined to return to focus on academia (respect), the show falls back into its comfortable vibe very easily. Cranston and Kaczmarek remain the MVPs for their heightened, physical comedic performances.<\/p>\n Don’t go into Life’s Still Unfair expect a Scrubs-style story pickup<\/a>; the four half-hour episodes leave the feeling of more of an elongated reunion than any kind of series continuation \u2014 but sometimes that’s all you need.<\/p>\n Perfect for: Indulging in a little smooth-brain nostalgia<\/p>\n Where to watch: Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair is streaming on Disney+ now<\/p>\n Margo’s Got Money Troubles Margo finds an out-of-this-world way to support her baby. (Supplied: Apple TV+)<\/p>\n What’s it about? All hail Elle Fanning, the patron saint of chameleon acting! She’s slipped into everything from a Russian queen<\/a> to a legless android<\/a> and now she’s Margo, who has money troubles.<\/p>\n The troubles stem from the fact she entered into an illicit relationship with her married college literature professor, which resulted in a baby boy who requires a lot more money for upkeep than a 20-something waitress can provide. With her mother (Michelle Pfeiffer), an ex-Hooters waitress who had Margo by herself at a young age, only able to provide minimal support, and her lit teacher going full radio silence it’s up to Margo to figure out how to provide for herself and her bub.<\/p>\n Just about when it looks like the end of the road, Margo’s estranged, ex-wrestler father Jinx (Nick Offerman) rolls back into town, ready to be the father he never was. It’s her roommate’s idea to start getting into online “modelling” in order to make more money which leads to Margo spinning up an arty OnlyFans-style career.<\/p>\n Executive produced by Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman, keep an eye out for the latter as a wrestler from Jinx’s past \u2014 complete with sparkly spandex costume and original Australian accent!<\/p>\n Perfect for: Feeling a little bit better about your current predicament<\/p>\n Where to watch: Margo’s Got Money Troubles streams on Apple TV from April 15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to what to watch, where we take you through what’s on the box in April. 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