Name: Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
Director: Jason Woliner
Genre: Comedy, Horror, TV Movie
Released: 2015-02-13
Duration: 22 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Brett Gelman, Tony Roberts, Patti LuPone, Barbara Gruen, Sean Andrew Bradley

Brett Gelman's anniversary gift to his parents? Emotional terrorism in a 22-minute fever dream.

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Overview

Comedy Horror TV Movie

Brett Gelman throws his parents a dinner and show for their 40th anniversary.

Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Patti LuPone's deadpan suffering as Brett's mom.

Direction

Jason Woliner's tightrope walk between comedy and horror.

Writing

Every toast escalates into psychological warfare.

Best for:Solo·Friends

Heads up:Triggers·Disturbing

Director

Jason Woliner

ReleasedFeb 13, 2015

Runtime22m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Top Cast

Brett Gelman

Himself

Tony Roberts

Patti LuPone

Barbara Gruen

Iris Gelman

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of Adult Swim's infamous 'Infomercials' block, this short helped define the network's anti-comedy aesthetic of the 2010s alongside Too Many Cooks.

Insight

Brett Gelman later had a public falling out with Adult Swim over their lack of diverse programming, making this deranged family tribute oddly prescient about institutional dysfunction.