With just a season and a half, Hulu's PEN15 has established itself as one of the best TV comedies ever made. As a show about middle schoolers starring two women in their 30s, it's unlike anything else in the streaming world. Its curious experimental style works spectacularly and its spot-on deep dive into the excruciating foibles of adolescence is as painful to watch as it is hilarious.
There are also a handful of other shows out there that share PEN15's brand of cringe humor to tide over fans who are waiting for the second half of season 2 to release on Hulu.
Actors like Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki or Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox can be cast to play best friends and do a serviceable job of convincing the audience of their characters' friendship. But the difference between two actors hired to play best friends and two actual best friends playing best friends is night and day.
Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle's on-screen chemistry in PEN15 is off the charts. It goes a long way toward immersing the viewer in the reality of the show.
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