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''After Lately'' is a scripted comedy best described as ''[[The Office]]'' [[X Meets Y|meets]] ''[[ |
''After Lately'' is a scripted comedy best described as ''[[The Office]]'' [[X Meets Y|meets]] ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV)|Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' [[X Meets Y|meets]] ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''. Which is weird, considering that it airs on [[The E! Network|E!]]. |
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There is some logic to to this: the show is a [[Spin |
There is some logic to to this: the show is a [[Spin-Off]] of ''[[Series/Chelsea Lately|Chelsea Lately]]'', which is somewhat more typical E! fare, being a talk show centered on celebrity news. However, the tone is quite different: while ''Chelsea Lately'' is all about [[Chelsea Handler]] [[Insult Comic|making fun of celebrities]], ''After Lately'' is about the writers, and the celebrity most often insulted is Chelsea herself, who comes off as a younger, female version of [[Larry David]]. |
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=== This show provides examples of: === |
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* [[Fawlty Towers Plot]] |
* [[Fawlty Towers Plot]] |
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* [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]: Pretty much everybody, but particularly Chelsea herself. |
* [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]: Pretty much everybody, but particularly Chelsea herself. |
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