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The Treatment

Kim and Roberto Benabib: The Brink

Co-creators Kim and Roberto Benabib talk about making global annihilation funny in their new series for HBO, The Brink.

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By Elvis Mitchell • Jul 1, 2015 • 29m Listen

The Brink, which premieres this summer on HBO, stars Tim Robbins (pictured) as US Secretary of State Walter Larson, and Jack Black as Alex Talbot, a lowly foreign service officer, working together to fend off World War III. A geopolitical crisis doesn't seem like the best fodder for a comedy, but co-creators Roberto and Kim Benabib pull it off. They talk to Elvis about how to make global annihilation funny.

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    Elvis Mitchell

    host of KCRW’s The Treatment

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    Jenny Radelet

    former producer, KCRW's Independent Producer Project

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    Roberto Benabib

    TV writer, producer and film director

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    Kim Benabib

    Television writer and producer

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