'Alice and Steve' Review: Clement and Walker Shine in Hulu's Wrong-Com About Middle-Aged Friendship Tested by an Awkward Romance
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Alison Herman
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Summary
A review of Hulu's series "Alice and Steve," starring Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker as two middle-aged best friends in London. The show is a 'wrong-com' where Steve, a divorced celebrity hairstylist, starts dating a much younger woman who happens to be the daughter of Alice's new partner, putting their decades-long friendship to the test. The review highlights the comedic chemistry between the leads and the show's unique twist on romantic comedy conventions.
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· 3 pulledThe namesake characters are not, in fact, the lovebirds whose ill-advised union serves as the show's inciting incident.
Steve (Jemaine Clement), a divorced and childless celebrity hairstylist who yearns for a nuclear family, starts dating Izzy — a woman who's half his age, and also Alice's...
Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker are hilarious as a pair of best friends on the war path.
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