Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time

Welcome to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of the first season of Showtime's Kidding as we take a look at the freshman series' eighth and ninth episodes, 'Philliam'/'Lt. Pickles.' The dramedy marks Jim Carrey's (The Truman Show) return to television in a series regular role, teaming with his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer and series director Michel Gondry on the 10-episode season. It's not […]

It's not exactly front page news to say that Showtime Kidding's Jeff "Mr. Pickles" Piccirillo's (Jim Carrey) has some serious issues to work through: a year after his son Phil's tragic death, Jeff finds his personal and Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time lives playing not-so-nicely with each other and everyone – especially dad/producer Seb (Frank Langella) – is getting concerned. But for […]

It's not exactly front page news to say that Showtime Kidding's Jeff "Mr. Pickles" Piccirillo's (Jim Carrey) has some serious issues to work through: a year after his son Phil's tragic death, Jeff finds his personal and Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time lives playing not-so-nicely with each other and everyone – especially dad/producer Seb (Frank Langella) – is getting concerned. But for […]

It's not exactly front page news to say that Showtime Kidding's Jeff "Mr. Pickles" Piccirillo's (Jim Carrey) has some serious issues to work through: a year after his son Phil's tragic death, Jeff finds his personal and Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time lives playing not-so-nicely with each other and everyone – especially dad/producer Seb (Frank Langella) – is getting concerned. But for […]

Welcome to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of the first season of Showtime's Kidding as we take a look at the inaugural run's seventh episode 'Kintsugi.' The dramedy marks Jim Carrey's (The Truman Show) return to television in a series regular role, teaming with his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer and series director Michel […]

It's not exactly front page news to say that Showtime Kidding's Jeff "Mr. Pickles" Piccirillo's (Jim Carrey) has some serious issues to work through: a year after his son Phil's tragic death, Jeff finds his personal and Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time lives playing not-so-nicely with each other and everyone – especially dad/producer Seb (Frank Langella) – […]

Welcome to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of the first season of Showtime's Kidding as we take a look at the freshman season's sixth episode 'The Cookie.' The dramedy marks Jim Carrey's (The Truman Show) return to television in a series regular role, teaming with his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer and series director […]

It's not exactly front page news to say that Jeff "Mr. Pickles" Piccirillo's (Jim Carrey) has some serious issues: a year after his son Phil's tragic death, Jeff finds his personal and Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time lives playing not-so-nicely with each other and everyone – especially dad/producer Seb (Frank Langella) – is getting concerned. But […]

Looks like we're in for an extended stay at Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time, with Showtime giving an official thumbs-up for a second season of Jim Carrey (The Truman Show) and Michel Gondry's (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) dramedy Kidding. With the series' inaugural season set to wrap on November 11, the Dave Holstein-created series will […]

Welcome to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of the first season of Showtime's Kidding as we take a look at the inaugural season's fifth episode 'The New You.' The dramedy marks Jim Carrey's (The Truman Show) return to television in a series regular role, teaming with his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer and series […]

Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of the first season of Showtime's Kidding as we take a look at the inaugural season's fourth episode 'Bye, Mom.' The dramedy marks Jim Carrey's (The Truman Show) return to television in a series regular role, teaming with his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer and series […]

After his blind date with superfan Shaina (Riki Lindhome) leaves him with a better understanding of the impact Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time has had – and continues to have – on people's lives, Jeff (Jim Carrey) begins to take a more cautious (???) approach to the show. In the following preview for Showtime's Kidding s01e04 'Bye, […]

Welcome to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of the first season of Showtime's Kidding as we take a look at the inaugural season's third episode 'Every Pain Needs a Name.' The dramedy marks Jim Carrey's (The Truman Show) return to television in a series regular role, teaming with his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer […]

It's not exactly front page news to say that Kidding's Jeff "Mr. Pickles" Piccirillo's (Jim Carrey) has some serious issues: a year after his son Phil's tragic death, Jeff finds his personal and Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time lives playing not-so-nicely with each other and everyone – especially dad/producer Seb (Frank Langella) – is getting concerned. But […]

Welcome to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of the first season of Showtime's Kidding as we take a look at the inaugural season's second episode 'Pusillanimous.' The dramedy marks Jim Carrey's (The Truman Show) return to television in a series regular role, teaming with his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer and series director Michel […]

Welcome to Bleeding Cool's weekly Kidding Rewind, as we look back on our thoughts on Showtime's new dramedy series from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind's Michel Gondry – and if there's one clear takeaway from series premiere 'Green Means Go,' it's this: Jeff "Mr. Pickles" Piccirillo's (Jim Carrey) personal and Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time lives are not […]

So there's one very clear takeaway from the series premiere of Showtime's new dramedy series Kidding: Jeff "Mr. Pickles" Piccirillo's (Jim Carrey) personal and Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time lives are about to seriously collide. A year after his son Phil's tragic death, Jeff pushes to address the issue of death on the show – much to […]

Looks like the joke's on us, courtesy of Showtime. The cable giant is giving everyone the opportunity to watch the first episode of Jim Carrey (The Truman Show) and his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel Gondry's new comedy-drama series Kidding for free. Even better than that? You don't have to wait until the […]

Critics and some viewers are finally getting the chance to fixate their eyeballs on Jim Carrey (The Truman Show) and his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel Gondry's Showtime series Kidding, but the rest of us still have a little more time to get to know Jeff/Mr. Pickles' (Carrey) fantasy on-screen world. Your friends […]