“Cake” serves up inventive comedy in small bites, and PBS presents a Martin Scorsese documentary about a colorful, musical slice of New York City history.
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This weekend I have … a half-hour, and I like variety.
‘Cake’
When to watch: Now, on Hulu. (New episodes debut Thursdays at 10 p.m. on FXX.)
Individual episodes of the comedy collage series “Cake” feel a little like the heyday of Channel 101 — segments are quick, surprising, artistically daring and often very funny. Many of the sketches are installments of short-form serialized stories, though, so marathoning several episodes of “Cake” is a richer experience for those who thrive on ongoing sagas. This season’s recurring cartoons, “Poorly Drawn Lines” and “Swan Boy,” are clever and distinctive, and even brief interstitials on the show are sometimes dazzlingly surreal. If you’ve ever treasured an online video that made you laugh but also filled you with ennui because you knew somehow none of your friends would find it funny, and there are parts of your life defined by this tension between bliss and isolation, uh … watch this.
… two hours, and I like history.
‘The Oratorio: A Documentary with Martin Scorsese’ and ‘Da Ponte’s Oratorio: A Concert For New York’
When to watch: Friday at 9 and 10 p.m., on PBS. (Check local listings.)
In 1826, the performance of an oratorio in New York City helped popularize opera in the United States, and the tale of just how that piece came to be staged in St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, in what’s now Little Italy, could probably be an opera itself. Instead, it’s this affectionate documentary. Martin Scorsese and others unpack the overlapping histories of artistry, Catholicism and Italian culture in Manhattan, and the wild biographical details of the figures in the original production are enough to keep a history hound happy for weeks. In a triumph of contextualization, the special is followed by the 2018 restaging of the oratorio.
… 20 hours, and I crave a voyage of the spirit.
‘For All Mankind’
When to watch: Now, on Apple TV+.
If you’re in the market for something substantive and thoughtful but cannot stomach another murder show, or if you’re tired of slow high-end series in which it feels as if nothing really happens, watch this alternate history space-race drama and enjoy the ride. Impatient viewers should skip ahead and start with Episode 3, “Nixon’s Women,” which is essentially “A League of Their Own” but for astronauts, and from there the show quickly builds its narrative momentum. I will caution you that many episodes end on semi-cliffhangers, so the urge to watch “just one more” is dangerously powerful.
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