Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House

A wry, unsettling anthology hosted by the author, mixing absurd satire with quiet unease in bite-sized stories.

Created by

Kurt Vonnegut

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy

Starring

Kurt Vonnegut, Madeline Kahn

Overview

Kurt Vonnegut, the author of a collection of short stories called "Welcome to the Monkey House", hosts a series that displays dramatizations of several of his short stories. The anthology series aired on Showtime network from 1991 to 1993. The first three stories were produced as a television pilot in British Columbia, Canada, and broadcast together from 9:00–10:30pm on May 12, 1991. The later four were filmed and produced in New Zealand in 1992, as a co-production with South Pacific Pictures.

How it feels

Satirical, dark, whimsical and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Technology, fate, identity, morality

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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