{
  "id": 15018826,
  "title": "Kate Berlant on Her HBO Special ‘Parmesan,’ the Joke That Made a Man Flip Her Off and Her Next Project With John Early",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/kate-berlant-on-her-hbo-special-parmesan-the-joke-that-made-a-man",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:39:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/kate-berlant-hbo-special-parmesan-1236913499/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "There’s a throughline in Kate Berlant’s new HBO special “Parmesan,” and it’s not cheese. “My addiction? My phone,” the comedian says at the beginning of the hour. With slapstick style and performative haughtiness, Berlant yearns for a time before cellphones in the special, out Oct. 16. Chronicling the hyper-niche behaviors that define our online existence, […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}