Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
After a slow start, showing you why Dunham uses puppets to get a laugh, things kick into high gear in Beside Himself.
You can see potential in the future, but it is hard to tell if you’re being optimistic or the series just needs time to flesh everything out.
You can see potential in the future, but it is hard to tell if you’re being optimistic or the series just needs time to flesh everything out.
After a slow start, showing you why Dunham uses puppets to get a laugh, things kick into high gear in Beside Himself.
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Season 1 of Carnival Row is ambitious and builds a wonderful world filled with lore, but the majority of its characters fail to really make that world come to life.
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