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Alpha House is an American political satire television series produced by Amazon Studios. The show starred John Goodman , Clark Johnson , Matt Malloy , and Mark Consuelos as four Republican U.S. Senators who share a house in Washington, D.C.
Oct 24, 2014 · The result is a political satire that’s the epitome of the saying, “It’s funny because it’s true.” Or at least could be true. “The comedy pops for discerning viewers more if it feels real,”...
- Kevin Fallon
- Senior Editor, Obsessed
Nov 29, 2013 · Verisimilitude deepens the satire and helps make it more subtle. Why invent the recusal rules of the Senate Ethics Committee when the real ones—coming out of Goodman’s mouth—are funnier?
Dec 4, 2013 · None of the real “Alpha House” members has seen the show, so they said. But they were all quick to say the characters – who are Republicans – are nothing like them. “How can this work?” asked...
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Nov 8, 2013 · “Alpha House,” the first original series from Amazon, may be about four fictional scandal-clad senators living in a group house in Washington, but verisimilitude is a foundational element....
Nov 14, 2013 · "Alpha House" is the story of four Republican senators who have chosen to live in a house, who stop being polite and start getting real – or so goes the premise for Garry Trudeau's new...
Nov 13, 2014 · Alpha House is broad satire—sometimes very broad. The premise of the show, of course, comes from the real-life Capitol Hill house owned by Representative George Miller and long shared with...
