The Studio Is the Funniest Show on TV, and Hollywood Deserves Every Joke

Entertainment’s favorite subject is entertainment, which is usually a terrible sign. Nobody wants another drama about tortured creatives whispering about “the work” while staring into a rainstorm. Then along comes The Studio, a comedy about a movie executive trying to survive celebrity egos, corporate panic, and the spiritual emptiness of franchise filmmaking—and it remembers that Hollywood is, fundamentally, a very expensive group project.

Benny’s Picks

The Studio — Apple TV+
Yes, the obvious pick is also the correct one. Seth Rogen plays Matt Remick like a man whose soul has been replaced by a calendar notification, and the cameos are used properly: not as “Hey, it’s that person!” interruptions, but as weapons. The episode featuring a disastrous movie premiere is a miniature panic attack in formalwear. This is what satire should do: make you laugh, then make you wonder who, exactly, approved the budget.

The Pitt — Max
This hospital drama is tense, humane, and refreshingly uninterested in turning every nurse into a secret billionaire. It moves with the frantic rhythm of a real shift, where the crisis is never over and someone is always asking for a pen. Not exactly a relaxing watch—unless your idea of relaxation is screaming “wash your hands!” at the television.

Hacks — Max
If you abandoned this after the first season, return immediately and apologize to Jean Smart. Deborah Vance remains a rhinestone-coated menace, while Ava grows from anxious assistant into someone capable of making her own terrible decisions. The show understands that ambition is funny, ego is funnier, and emotional growth is best served with a deeply unnecessary insult.

BRAT by Charli xcx — streaming everywhere
This album was popular enough to become a color, which is usually when art starts smelling like a marketing meeting. But the songs hold up. “360,” “Von dutch,” and “Girl, so confusing” are sleek little grenades about fame, friendship, envy, and being online too much. It’s dance music for people who have checked their ex’s story while actively claiming they are healed.

Skip It

Another prestige drama about rich people behaving badly. We have reached the point where a billionaire staring at a swimming pool no longer counts as a plot. If the trailer contains a yacht, a family dinner, and the phrase “legacy,” save yourself eight hours and watch The Muppet Movie instead. It has wealth, power, betrayal, and far better table manners.

Sleeper Pick

Colin from Accounts — Paramount+
A messy Australian romantic comedy built around a stray dog, two damaged adults, and the kind of jokes that arrive wearing work boots. It is warm without becoming syrupy and rude without confusing cruelty for wit. Colin is the dog, naturally, and he is already more emotionally intelligent than most television protagonists.