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'Brothers' is a showcase for Harrelson and McConaughey

The Apple TV comedy sends up family, politics and celebrity, and one reviewer was so sure it was Charlie Kaufman's work he checked the credits; he was wrong.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 8:12 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by Washington Examiner: “‘Brothers’ is an appealing showcase for Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 8:12 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.

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Washington Examiner‘Brothers’ is an appealing showcase for Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA new comedy on Apple TV pairs Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, and the Washington Examiner calls Brothers an appealing show off for both of them.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe reviewer says it's a gonzo alternate-reality comedy, a send-up of family, politics and celebrity, so much so that he checked the credits for Charlie Kaufman, who wrote Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKaufman wasn't in the credits.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhich means two grown men did all that unhinged on their own. That's my kind of weekend plan, with a blanket and a very large coffee.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA blanket, a coffee, and two men being unhinged. Fine by me. Brock, is it blanket weather out there?