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I'm Jesse Thorn, it's Bullseye.

The righteous gemstones just kicked off its second season on HBO and I'm here to tell

you why that's good news.

The comedy about a family, the gemstones, their pastors, their owners of a massive mega

church.

They have hundreds of thousands of followers.

The patriarch of the family is Dr. Eli Gemstone, who's been preaching on TV for decades.

He's played by John Goodman, but the show, the righteous gemstones, is about Eli's

kids.

Their power struggles, their scheming, their scandals, their hamthisted attempts to curry

favor with their father.

Sort of like succession, if succession was set in the south and created by Danny McBride,

because it is actually created by Danny McBride.

Danny stars as Jesse, the oldest son.

He's a borish, overconfident dummy who constantly finds himself in over his head.

So, he's a character played by Danny McBride.

Then there's Kelvin, the cool young one, who pretty much exclusively wears affliction

t-shirts, ripped jeans and patterned sport coats.

He's played by Adam Devine, and there's Judy, played by my guest, E.D. Patterson.

On a show that is stacked with comic heavyweights, Goodman, McBride, Walton Guggins, E.D. Patterson

stands out.

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