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Philomena Cunk Is Diane Morgan’s Superhero Alter Ego


The comedian, who’s played the character for 11 years, talks donning the “suit of armor” for possibly the last time in the new special, Cunk on Life.

Disbelief just so happens to be Cunk’s default state — the expression she wears so convincingly as she stares agape at real academics while conducting some of the dopiest interviews ever captured on-camera — so Morgan’s tone is familiar. The special sees Cunk tackling existential, scientific, and metaphysical quandaries even meatier than those she’s investigated in the past, making them all the better to deflate with her daffy non sequiturs. What was your interpretation of the puppet bit, where all of a sudden the special turns into a promotional segment for a streaming service whose most engaged viewer demographic is suicidal people on ledges?

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