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* AmbiguousDisorder: It's never defined or really touched on at all, but Kat's impulsive nature and aggressive jealousy seem indicative of a mental health problem.
* ArtifactTitle: By the third season, Pete has his own place and his career is going pretty well, so he's no longer "crashing" in any sense of the word.
* ArtifactTitle: By the third season, Pete has his own place and his career is going pretty well, so he's no longer "crashing" in any sense of the word.
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* UglyGuyHotWife: All of the descriptions of Pete's appearance are insulting or self-deprecating. By contrast, Pete calls Ali "not just comedian-hot but regular-hot." Cat is also repeatedly portrayed as out of Pete's league in terms of looks.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/JohnMulaney portrays a rude, mean diva version of himself instead of the nice guy he usually portrays.
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* YourCheatingHeart: The catalyst for the show is Pete catching his wife in bed with another man.
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* AdamWesting: Most of the comedians play off of their established comedic personas, however, some cameos subvert their popular image:
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* AdamWesting: Most of the comedians play off of their established comedic personas, however, personas. However, some cameos subvert their popular image:
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** /JohnMulaney, who is known within comedy circles as an extremely nice guy, plays himself as an obnoxious, pretentious asshole.
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** /JohnMulaney, Creator/JohnMulaney, who is known within comedy circles as an extremely nice guy, plays himself as an obnoxious, pretentious asshole.
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* AdamWesting: Most of the comedians play off of their established comedic personas. Doctor Oz, however, camps it up a bit during his appearance.
** Subverted with Creator/JohnMulaney, who is known within comedy circles as an extremely nice guy, but plays an obnoxious, pretentious asshole on the show.
** Subverted with Creator/JohnMulaney, who is known within comedy circles as an extremely nice guy, but plays an obnoxious, pretentious asshole on the show.
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* AdamWesting: Most of the comedians play off of their established comedic personas. Doctor Oz, personas, however, some cameos subvert their popular image:
** Doctor Oz camps it up a bit during his appearance.
**Subverted with Creator/JohnMulaney, /JohnMulaney, who is known within comedy circles as an extremely nice guy, but plays himself as an obnoxious, pretentious asshole on the show.asshole.
** Doctor Oz camps it up a bit during his appearance.
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** Subverted with Creator/JohnMulaney, who is known within comedy circles as an extremely nice guy, but plays an obnoxious, pretentious asshole on the show.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/JohnMulaney portrays a rude, mean diva version of himself instead of the nice guy he usually portrays.
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!!The Series Provides Examples series provides examples of the Following Tropes:following tropes:
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* HomeEarlySurprise: The IncitingIncident of the series is Pete coming home early and walking in on his wife Jess who just had sex with some guy.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Jess doesn’t treat Pete very well, but he also deserves it a few times when she calls him out on stuff.
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*SelfDeprecation: Being a show about comedians, most characters indulge in this, the most blatant example being Porter’s repeated insults to himself in the mirror as he shaves off his beard bit by bit.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Neither Jess nor Kat treat Pete very well, but he also deserves it a few of the times they call him out.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: It’s never defined or really touched on at all, but Kat’s impulsive nature and HairTriggerTemper seem indicative of a mental health problem.
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*BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Kat is introduced as vivacious, sweet, and loving towards Pete...until she gets drunk and jealous and is flat-out cruel to him and Ali.]]
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*StrawmanHasAPoint: Neither Jess nor Kat treat Pete very well, but he also deserves it a few of the times they call him out.
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: KatKat is a subversion. She's a wild and free spirit who helps break Pete out of his mild-mannered shell a bit, but [[spoiler:she ultimately proves incompatible with him, and they have a very ugly break-up]].
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*SecondLove: Ali for Pete after the divorce.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Jess leaves the wholesome Pete (Betty) for the free-spirited Lief (Veronica) in the first episode.
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*ManicPixieDreamGirl: Kat
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* SitComic: The show is a sitcom about a struggling comedian played by a successful comedian.
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''Crashing'' is a comedy series created by and starring Creator/PeteHolmes, airing on Creator/{{HBO}} since 2017.
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''Crashing'' is a comedy series created by and starring Creator/PeteHolmes, airing Creator/PeteHolmes that aired on Creator/{{HBO}} since 2017.
Creator/{{HBO}}. The show ran for three seasons, from 2017 to 2019.
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* ArtifactTitle: By the third season, Pete has his own place and his career is going pretty well, so he's no longer "crashing" in any sense of the word.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: The premise of the show is built on Pete being homeless and crashing on the couches of famous comedians, so he doesn't start making enough money to afford his own place until season three, when presumably the premise would become too depressing.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: The premise of the show is built on Pete being homeless and crashing on the couches of famous comedians, so he doesn't start making enough money to afford his own place until season three, when presumably the premise would have become too depressing.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Pete becomes much more comfortable with himself as a person and as a comedian through the course of the show.
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* ThrowItIn: Much of Artie Lange's dialogue is improvised. Lange threw out almost all of the dialogue during his audition, so they cast him to do exactly that.
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''Crashing'' is a comedy series created by and starring Creator/PeteHolmes, airing on Creator/{{HBO}} since 2017.
Holmes plays a fictionalized version of himself as an aspiring stand-up comedian whose marriage falls apart, so he decides to dedicate himself full-time to comedy. Moving to New York City without any funds or support, he's reduced to "crashing" at the homes of various established comedians as he tries to launch his career.
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The Series Provides Examples of the Following Tropes:
* AdamWesting: Most of the comedians play off of their established comedic personas. Doctor Oz, however, camps it up a bit during his appearance.
* AsHimself: A number of famous comedians appear as themselves. Given their established comedy personas, there's a limited amount of AdamWesting needed to fuel the comedy.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: Pete's life is "crashing" down on him, so he's "crashing" on people's couches. “Crashing” is also a term for performing poorly on stage.
* FirstGirlWins: [[spoiler:Pete's first girlfriend after getting divorced is the one he ends up with at the end of season 3]].
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Pete's passionate and tumultuous relationship with Kat involves a lot of sex in public places.
* MeetCute: Pete meets Kat at a clothing store after exchanging a few witty remarks about the merchandise.
* NewAgeRetroHippie: Lief is an easy-going, optimistic and hairy hippy without any real job.
* OddFriendship:
** Pete becomes friends with Lief, the man who slept with his wife. Pete still hates the fact that Lief did that to him, but Lief is such an optimistic and friendly guy (and Pete is such a nice guy) that Pete can't help but forgive him, and they even end up living together briefly. Other comedians express amazement that Pete didn't exercise some sort of terrible revenge on Lief instead.
** Pete's friendship with Creator/ArtieLange, a crass and scuzzy addict who is the polar opposite of Pete's wholesome, nice-guy personality.
* PlotIncitingInfidelity: The series is launched by Pete catching his wife in bed with Lief.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Pete quits his lucrative job playing on the religious circuit because it would mean not performing the comedy he wants to tell.
* StatusQuoIsGod: The premise of the show is built on Pete being homeless and crashing on the couches of famous comedians, so he doesn't start making enough money to afford his own place until season three, when presumably the premise would become too depressing.
* StealingFromTheHotel: Pete's agent asks him for help stealing their hotel room's robes, which annoys him.
* TimePassageBeard: One of Pete's signature bits is about how he can't grow a beard, so if he were ever stranded on a desert island, his rescuers would assume that he just got there because he has no beard.
* ThrowItIn: Much of Artie Lange's dialogue is improvised. Lange threw out almost all of the dialogue during his audition, so they cast him to do exactly that.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Pete Holmes really did divorce his unfaithful wife and rethought his life as a nice Christian man before becoming successful in comedy.
* YourCheatingHeart: The catalyst for the show is Pete catching his wife in bed with another man.
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Holmes plays a fictionalized version of himself as an aspiring stand-up comedian whose marriage falls apart, so he decides to dedicate himself full-time to comedy. Moving to New York City without any funds or support, he's reduced to "crashing" at the homes of various established comedians as he tries to launch his career.
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The Series Provides Examples of the Following Tropes:
* AdamWesting: Most of the comedians play off of their established comedic personas. Doctor Oz, however, camps it up a bit during his appearance.
* AsHimself: A number of famous comedians appear as themselves. Given their established comedy personas, there's a limited amount of AdamWesting needed to fuel the comedy.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: Pete's life is "crashing" down on him, so he's "crashing" on people's couches. “Crashing” is also a term for performing poorly on stage.
* FirstGirlWins: [[spoiler:Pete's first girlfriend after getting divorced is the one he ends up with at the end of season 3]].
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Pete's passionate and tumultuous relationship with Kat involves a lot of sex in public places.
* MeetCute: Pete meets Kat at a clothing store after exchanging a few witty remarks about the merchandise.
* NewAgeRetroHippie: Lief is an easy-going, optimistic and hairy hippy without any real job.
* OddFriendship:
** Pete becomes friends with Lief, the man who slept with his wife. Pete still hates the fact that Lief did that to him, but Lief is such an optimistic and friendly guy (and Pete is such a nice guy) that Pete can't help but forgive him, and they even end up living together briefly. Other comedians express amazement that Pete didn't exercise some sort of terrible revenge on Lief instead.
** Pete's friendship with Creator/ArtieLange, a crass and scuzzy addict who is the polar opposite of Pete's wholesome, nice-guy personality.
* PlotIncitingInfidelity: The series is launched by Pete catching his wife in bed with Lief.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Pete quits his lucrative job playing on the religious circuit because it would mean not performing the comedy he wants to tell.
* StatusQuoIsGod: The premise of the show is built on Pete being homeless and crashing on the couches of famous comedians, so he doesn't start making enough money to afford his own place until season three, when presumably the premise would become too depressing.
* StealingFromTheHotel: Pete's agent asks him for help stealing their hotel room's robes, which annoys him.
* TimePassageBeard: One of Pete's signature bits is about how he can't grow a beard, so if he were ever stranded on a desert island, his rescuers would assume that he just got there because he has no beard.
* ThrowItIn: Much of Artie Lange's dialogue is improvised. Lange threw out almost all of the dialogue during his audition, so they cast him to do exactly that.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Pete Holmes really did divorce his unfaithful wife and rethought his life as a nice Christian man before becoming successful in comedy.
* YourCheatingHeart: The catalyst for the show is Pete catching his wife in bed with another man.
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