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Pop Culture Happy Hour

This Fool

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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4.511.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The Hulu comedy series This Fool is set in South Central Los Angeles and follow an odd couple of cousins named Julio and Luis. They bicker, help each other out and try to figure out what's next for themselves. Star and co-creator Chris Estrada, who plays Julio, based a lot of the show on his standup.

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The comedy series, this fool has a powerful sense of place.

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And that place is a neighborhood in South... this fool has a powerful sense of place.

0:33.2

And that place is a neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles where an odd couple of cousins

0:37.7

named Julio and Louise argue and help each other and try to figure out what's next.

0:43.2

Both for Louise, who recently got out of prison,

0:45.8

and for Julio, who began the series

0:47.8

as a rule following caseworker assigned

0:50.3

to help get his cousin back on his feet.

0:52.4

Star and co-creator Chris Estrada,

0:54.8

who plays Julio, based a lot of the show

0:56.9

on his stand-up, and the second season has just arrived.

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I'm Linda Holmes, and today we're talking

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about the Hulu series This Fool on

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