Netflix doubles down on developing its comedy programming for authentic laughs

When Netflix executives decided to go all in on comedy, they believed that all they needed was the right talent with big dashes of comedic timing, humor and authenticity. “ finding a balance is important, having the utmost respect for people in your life and not using them as fodder all of the time, but definitely speaking about them in a more universal, bigger picture way, is something that will always sort of inspire me.” Netflix’s foray into comedy programming started more than a decade ago with the release of its first original stand-up special, “Bill Burr: You People Are All the Same,” in 2012 and the season four premiere of “Arrested Development,” which it revived from Fox, marking its first major entry into scripted comedy. Netflix’s first live stand-up special was in 2023 with “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,” which became Nielsen’s most streamed comedy special and made the Netflix Top 10 in seven countries. “But it really I think resonates with people to understand there’s romance but there’s families and there’s cultures, and how difficult that can be, but also how beautiful that can be.” Ted Danson stars as Charles in Mike Schur’s “A Man on the Inside.” In the series “A Man on the Inside” starring Ted Danson, the show follows the adventures of Danson’s character as he decides to shake up his life and work with a private investigations agency to figure out who is stealing from fellow older adults in a retirement community in San Francisco. She said that she didn’t initially set out to write another show about characters’ varying journeys with grief but “it is a neverending well of difficult but beautiful inspiration.” “I really think I’m here to sort of help people process the difficult moments in life through comedy and that gives me great purpose and so I’ve been focusing on that as much as I can for the last few years,” Feldman said.