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The fertile mind of 'BoJack Horseman's' Lisa Hanawalt hatches the surreal Netflix series 'Tuca & Bertie.'

A few episodes into Lisa Hanawalt's new, terrifically funny animated series "Tuca & Bertie," there's a moment when a puffin in a pink suit calls a crowded auditorium to attention. In the process, she tidily summarizes the show's twisted and (yet undeniably human) perspective.

"Ladies and gentle-birds," the emcee begins, "and plants, humans and sometimes inanimate objects that talk - what a weird world!"

Even for Netflix viewers who may be coming to "Tuca & Bertie" from Hanawalt's other television job - character designer and producer of the biting yet melancholy Hollywood satire "BoJack Horseman," created by her longtime friend Raphael Bob-Waksberg, who also executive produces the new show - the statement can't be denied.

Featuring stand-up stars Ali Wong and Tiffany Haddish as a pair of bird best friends at

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