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HBO making a “My Dad Wrote A Porno” comedy special

Andy Kaufman once (or maybe many times, depending upon the audience) read a great work of literature onstage to see how far the audience would go along with him.

HBO is now making a comedy special that’s just that? Well, sort of.

Hit British comedy podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno will be televised. Not the porn itself. Merely hosts Jamie Morton, James Cooper and Alice Levine reading a chapter of erotic fiction written by Morton’s father. Coming to HBO in 2019.

“We’re over the moon and honoured that HBO has decided to help bring Rocky Flintstone’s bad dad-rotica to the world – what are they thinking?!” say Team Porno. “The response to the live show has been incredible so far, so we can’t wait for more people to see it.”

The audio podcast has racked up more than 100 million downloads since launching in 2015.

My Dad Wrote a Porno shows the extent of just how embarrassing dads can be, in the best possible way,” said Nina Rosenstein, HBO Programming executive vice president. “James, Jamie and Alice transformed a very awkward situation into an undeniably hilarious experience that we’re excited to share with our audience.”

Sean L. McCarthy

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