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Comedian Joe Pera wants you to get comfortable — preferably in the right chair

Most television shows feel like they're made by an energy drink, Joe Pera says. He wanted his to feel like it was made by apple cider.
Source: Adult Swim

The average American adult spends about 6½ hours each day sitting down.

"And that doesn't even include laying down," says Joe Pera.

He'll tell you all about sitting in the first episode of the third season of his Adult Swim series Joe Pera Talks With You. It's an episode all about chairs, which may sound a little dry, but that's okay in Pera's book. He says he wanted to make a show that's gentler than others.

"You know how most shows on television feel like they were made by an

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