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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Bad Monkey

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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4.510.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In the new Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey, a fishing boat in the Florida Keys pulls in a human arm, and a suspended detective is the only one who can crack the case. Created by Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso) and starring Vince Vaughn, the series is a beachy, sun-drenched comedy-mystery with plenty of twists and turns as well as, yes, a monkey. But does it successfully capture the vibe of Carl Hiaasen's book that it's based on?

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A fishing boat in the Florida Keys pulls in a human arm and a suspended detective is the only one who can

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crack the case. That's the premise of Bad Monkey, the new Apple TV Plus series

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from Bill Lawrence who previously worked on Ted Lasso and Scrubs.

0:42.8

Vince Vaughn stars in the beachy, sun-drenched comedy mystery

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that has plenty of twists and turns

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as well as, yes indeed, a monkey.

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I'm Linda Holmes, and today we're talking about Bad Monkey on Pop Culture Happy Hour from

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NPR.

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