In the grand tradition of Freaks and Geeks and Arrested Development, Party Down is a canceled-before-its-time TV comedy that’s earned a devoted cult audience. Airing for just two seasons on Starz, Party Down tracks the workplace doings of a Los Angeles catering crew staffed with aspiring actors, writers, stage moms, and has-beens—and the show reliably stumbles into deep, itchy hilarity. Tonight’s TV Party features four episodes handpicked by series cocreator Rob Thomas. (Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave, www.central-cinema.com, 7 pm, reserve a seat with a $5 food/beverage voucher, all ages)
David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest... More by David Schmader
And whatever you do, don’t buy PAX tickets, cause today is probably the last day single-day tix are available …
Seriously, though, an LA catering crew? You watch stuff like that?
@1 Tragic comedy is an art too :]
I tried to like it—the cast is good—but after a few episodes, I just couldn’t get into the premise that famous people, and their eccentricities, are somehow interesting.
Loved this show!
I loved this show.