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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Middleditch and Schwartz’: Netflix’s new all-improvised comedy special

    Thomas Middleditch (“Silicon Valley”) and Ben Schwartz (“Parks and Recreation”) are eccentric characters in two different comedy series. Now they’ve joined forces — and created a three-part improvised comedy special on Netflix.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 22, 2020 • 1 min read

    Thomas Middleditch (“Silicon Valley”) and Ben Schwartz (“Parks and Recreation”) are eccentric characters in two different comedy series. Now they’ve joined forces — and created a three-part improvised comedy special on Netflix. It’s called “Middleditch and Schwartz.”

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Thomas Middleditch

      comedian

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      Ben Schwartz

      Actor, writer, comedian, producer, director

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    Dental work during COVID-19
    1. 0:00Senate approves $484 billion relief package. How much will it help small businesses?
    2. 14:48No routine cleanings, only emergencies: How a dentist runs his private practice during COVID-19
    3. 24:06A tribute to Lewis MacAdams, the poet whose mission was to restore the LA River
    4. 34:42‘Middleditch and Schwartz’: Netflix’s new all-improvised comedy specialYou’re reading this
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