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SMARTLESS: ON THE ROAD

Three guys on the road, eating

Streaming: ThreeNow

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a successful podcast? That’s what this is about. Over six episodes, actors Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes travel from city to city on a live tour of their podcast , meeting the likes of Conan O’Brien, Will Ferrell, Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Hart, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and David Letterman. It’s not exactly deep – a lot of it seems to be about food on the road – but its observational style seemed to hit the mark for US audiences. The ’s reviewer called it “a curious blend of fascinating, off-putting and absorbing”.

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