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Who's the Caboose?

This mockumentary about the 120 days of pilot season (when actors maniacally audition for new sit-coms), from Worcester locals Sam Seder and Charles Fisher, doesn't have to be so Jewish but it is. Once struggling comedians Susan and Max land in LA followed by an intrusive documentary film crew, all the agents are Jews, non-actors are referred to as "gentiles," everybody's got a new name, and Susan (played with potty-mouthed schizo glee by Sarah Silverman) gets a hard time for her "Ashkenazy" demeanor, her "ape arms," and her "Jewy" look. Caboose is loaded with funny bits, but it's no satiric masterpiece. Fortunately, when things start running out of steam, Andy Dick's greasy loose-cannon manager (named Jason Reemer) and H. Jon Benjamin's slippery and spineless über-schmoozer agent take it to the next level of ridiculousness. At the Coolidge Corner, November 14 at 9:30 p.m.

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