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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Why this pick
Its deadpan commitment to an incompetent, self-important protagonist and absurdly escalating consequences closely matches Todd Margaret’s cringe-heavy comic disaster.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE SERIES
SERIES2010 0h 25m / episode USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Shows like
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Comedy
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Peep Show
Why this pick
Its brutally intimate perspective on selfish, deluded people repeatedly making the worst possible choice delivers a similarly relentless cringe-comedy rhythm.
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Stath Lets Flats
Why this pick
Stath’s spectacular professional incompetence, misplaced confidence, and British workplace friction make this a warmer but comparably chaotic cousin.
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Review
Why this pick
A naive host destroys his life by treating increasingly terrible experiences as professional assignments, echoing Todd’s catastrophic devotion to bad judgment.
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Nathan for You
Why this pick
Its straight-faced business schemes weaponize social discomfort and elaborate failure, sharing Todd Margaret’s pleasure in watching confident plans collapse.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Comedy about an inept American placed in charge of sales at his company's London branch. He has no experience with British culture, knows nothing about sales, and has only one employee, Dave. Each episode begins with a scene of Margaret appearing in dire circumstances — in season one, he is a defendant in a British court, with a long list of charges against him being read; in season two, he is in what appears to be a North Korean nuclear missile base, being forced to press a launch button — then flashes back to portray the events leading to his sad fate.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
David Cross
Todd Margaret
Sharon Horgan
Alice
Blake Harrison
Dave
Will Arnett
Brent Wilts
Russ Tamblyn
Chuck Margaret
Spike Jonze
Doug Whitney
Sara Pascoe
Pam
Jack McBrayer
Doug Whitney