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There was sort of a running joke in the crew that Terry is there to teach manners.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Also out of place is Bloom’s Marlon, one of Kat’s students and a dour would-be thespian, though his rank unsuitability for the comedy-club scene is more of a running gag.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 June 2025
There’s also a running gag in which when Doc sings he is suddenly surrounded by a kick line of dancers.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
And the show’s most frequent and popular running gag was built around him.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Also out of place is Bloom’s Marlon, one of Kat’s students and a dour would-be thespian, though his rank unsuitability for the comedy-club scene is more of a running gag.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 June 2025
There’s also a running gag in which when Doc sings he is suddenly surrounded by a kick line of dancers.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
And the show’s most frequent and popular running gag was built around him.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
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“Running joke/gag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20joke%2Fgag. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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