Long Haired Businessmen
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Long Haired Businessmen is a comedy series produced by Funny or Die.
It aired between 2013 and 2020[1] and was acquired by Amazon Prime in 2018.[2]
Long Haired Businessmen has featured cameos by Will Ferrell, Will Forte, J.K. Simmons, and J Mascis.
Content
[edit]The show follows Seth (George Kareman), Kyle (Pat O’Brien), and Kevin (Ben Wietmarschen), "team leaders" at an unnamed corporation, conducting unknown business. The show's main theme is a satirical view on corporate ineptitude and business speak.
Commentary
[edit]Maintaining the absurd dynamic is an essential element of the show, the bouffant hairpieces are neither explained; nor even acknowledged. According to Thrillist's Dave Infante, this visual gag reflects the tenor of the show itself – divorced from distinguishing context and unburdened by likable characters. Long Haired Businessmen is able to ruthlessly lampoon corporate culture. Its characters speak in non-stop buzzwords and clichés, and while the dialogue occasionally touches on their personal lives, this mostly serves to underline an absence of self-awareness and detachment from the world at large.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Long Haired Businessmen". 6 August 2021.
- ^ Infante, Dave (26 September 2018). "It's Time We Let 'The Office' Die as the Standard Bearer of the Workplace Comedy". Thrillist.
- ^ Petski, Denise (October 3, 2017). "IFC Launches Funny Or Die TV Short-Form Programming".