Should you watch Kidding?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Kidding
Series · 2018
Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's TV. But when his family begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through this crisis, which advances faster than his means to cope. The result: a kind man in a cruel world faces a slow leak of sanity as hilarious as it is heartbreaking.
The sides of Kidding
- A beloved children's TV host
- A family broken by the loss of a son
- Puppets that can't fix real grief
Kidding is good for you if…
- you like Jim Carrey holding back a breakdown behind a gentle smile.
- you like laughing in the middle of something sad.
- you like a story about grief that can break your heart.
Kidding is bad for you if…
- you can't watch a father drowning in grief.
- you expect Jim Carrey to just make you laugh.
About: grief · kindness · family
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