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The afterparty episodes5/10/2023 Yasper (played by Ben Schwartz, a scene-stealer among scene-stealers) sees himself as the star of a musical, complete with a side-splitting Hamilton-inspired number written by Jon Lajoie and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend alum Jack Dolgen. For Brett (Ike Barinholtz), it’s a Fast and the Furious-style actioner, down to gravelly pronouncements about the importance of family. Sam Richardson stars as sweet nerd Aniq, for whom the night seemed to be developing like a rom-com, at least until the whole murder part. The Afterparty is stuffed with actors who tend to be the funniest parts of whatever project they’re in, but who meld together here as the ensemble of a comedy geek’s dreams. The first detective on the scene, Danner ( Tiffany Haddish) realizes immediately that the culprit must be someone in their midst, and sets about taking their statements - or, as she puts it, hearing their “mind movies.” She’s even brought a bag of popcorn to snack on while hearing them play out.Ĭast: Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ike Barinholtz, Ben Schwartz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou, Dave Franco 30something pop star Xavier (Dave Franco) has been dashed against the rocks below his sleek beachside mansion, where he’d been hanging out with old classmates after their 15-year high school reunion. The story begins, of course, with a death. As its characters will keep reminding you, it all depends on how you look at it. From another, it’s just a good time - a half-hour-ish comedy that plays with familiar TV and movie tropes, without taking any of them, or itself, too seriously. From one angle, Apple TV+’s The Afterparty feels like a glorified storytelling exercise: It’s a murder mystery that unfolds over eight episodes, each styled in a different genre to match the perspective of a different character.
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