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Saying Good-bye to the Funniest Vampires on TV
What We Do in the Shadows is coming to an end. Its idiosyncratic brand of comedy may be too.
Based on the 2014 independent film of the same name by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, Shadows has become the last of its kind — a comedy that prioritizes a level of silliness achieved through years of honing an entirely serious skill set. To access the main floor’s living room, you have to go through an actual front door, then through an entryway with a cobweb-covered coat closet on one side and, on the other, a table filled with Amazon packages addressed to 1211 Sandywood Street, Staten Island, NY, 10309, care of “Javier Sucksalot,” one of many jokes the audience never sees but the production-design team added for fun. It introduces us to another roommate they suddenly remember has been asleep in the basement for 50 years — a vampire named Jerry, played by Mike O’Brien — who, upon awakening, begins asking uncomfortable questions about why they’re making a documentary, something they really hope Guillermo can help them figure out.
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