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We Need to Talk About Amazon Studios' Awesome 'Forever'

Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen star in Amazon's new sleeper hit. Amazon Prime Video Photo by: Amazon Prime Video #Forever #FredArmisen #Portlandia #MasterofNone #AlanYang #30Rock #MattHubbard #MayaRudolph #SNL #Comedy With little fanfare—even less spilling of its secret central conceit—Amazon released its new comedy,  Forever , earlier this month. Starring Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen as married couple June and Oscar, it’s a show that wrings every last bit of humor out of the day-to-day humdrum of domestic partnership. It’s like if one of the odd couples Armisen was a part of on  Portlandia  wrote their own show after a lot of therapy. It also happens to be one of the best new shows of the fall. Created by Alan Yang ( Master of None ) and Matt Hubbard ( 30 Rock ),  Forever  also has a premise that’s better left unshared. (At least in this intro; we can’t promise there are no spoilers below.) Like an onion made of wit and insight and tract housing, it...