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The Other Two is a 2019 Creator/ComedyCentral single-camera sitcom created by former ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' writers Chris Kelley and Sarah Schneider. It follows two struggling twenty-something siblings after their 13-year-old brother becomes a superstar when his song "I Want to Marry You at Recess" becomes a viral smash. Brooke Dubek (Heléne York) is a former ballerina with no idea what she wants in life and has recently broken up with a long time boyfriend, while her brother Carey Dubek (Drew Tarver) is a waiter/actor who is grappling with how to get parts without compromising his pride in his sexuality. Meanwhile, their little brother Chase Dubek aka [=ChaseDreams=] (Case Walker) and their mother Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) have moved to Manhattan to better juggle Chase's media appearances, recording sessions, and video shoots.

The show explores the anxieties and ambitions of aging millenials while spoofing the culture around internet celebrity, especially Youtubers and Instagram Influencers. It also features cameos by celebrities such as Creator/PatrickWilson and Andy Cohen, playing themselves.

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The Other Two is a 2019 Creator/ComedyCentral single-camera sitcom created by former ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' writers Chris Kelley and Sarah Schneider.Schneider and produced by Creator/LorneMichaels. It follows two struggling twenty-something siblings after their 13-year-old brother becomes a superstar when his song "I Want to Marry You at Recess" becomes a viral smash. Brooke Dubek (Heléne York) is a former ballerina with no idea what she wants in life and has recently broken up with a long time boyfriend, while her brother Carey Dubek (Drew Tarver) is a waiter/actor who is grappling with how to get parts without compromising his pride in his sexuality. Meanwhile, their little brother Chase Dubek aka [=ChaseDreams=] (Case Walker) and their mother Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) have moved to Manhattan to better juggle Chase's media appearances, recording sessions, and video shoots.

The show explores the anxieties and ambitions of aging millenials millennials while spoofing the culture around internet celebrity, especially Youtubers and Instagram Influencers. It also features cameos by celebrities such as Creator/PatrickWilson and Creator/PatrickWilson, Andy Cohen, and Michael Che playing themselves.
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The show explores the anxieties and ambitions of aging millenials while spoofing the culture around internet celebrity, especially Youtubers and Instagram Influencers. It also features cameos by celebrities such as Patrick Wilson and Andy Cohen, playing themselves.

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The show explores the anxieties and ambitions of aging millenials while spoofing the culture around internet celebrity, especially Youtubers and Instagram Influencers. It also features cameos by celebrities such as Patrick Wilson Creator/PatrickWilson and Andy Cohen, playing themselves.
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* DidNotDieThatWay: Chase believes his father died of cancer. [[He later finds out that his dad was an alcoholic who froze to death on the roof of the family home.]]

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* DidNotDieThatWay: Chase believes his father died of cancer. [[He [[spoiler: He later finds out that his dad was an alcoholic who froze to death on the roof of the family home.]]
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* DidNotDieThatWay: Chase believes his father died of cancer. [[He later finds out that his dad was an alcoholic who froze to death on the roof of the family home.]]
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* BigApplesauce: The show is shot in NYC, and Pat and Chase are excited to move there. Brooke and Carey have struggled to survive and don't see it as quite so glamourous, but they still enjoy being there.
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* EpisodeOnAPlane: Chase's album launch takes place on a plane full of fans and livestreams, and the whole episode takes place on the trip.
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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Chase is very much this in his family, and the dynamic remains even as he eclipses his siblings in fame and wealth.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Brooke and Carey make Chase's success all about them, and often they are not wrong. It does change their lives dramatically.
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* WaitingForABreak: Carey waits tables while taking any job he can get, and he has mixed feelings about being recognized as Chance's brother.

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* WaitingForABreak: Carey waits tables while taking any job he can get, and he has mixed feelings about being recognized as Chance's Chase's brother.

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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Subverted. [[spoiler: Chase eventually stops fooling around with his roommate because he's uncomfortable being used and experimented on. Also, Chase presumes the Instagays are promiscuous and fooling around with each other, when in fact they are religious virgins and one of them is straight. They just like hanging out in speedos and taking pictures of each other's bodies.]]

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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Subverted. [[spoiler: Chase Carey eventually stops fooling around with his roommate because he's uncomfortable being used and experimented on. Also, Chase Carey presumes the Instagays are promiscuous and fooling around with each other, when in fact they are religious virgins and one of them is straight. They just like hanging out in speedos and taking pictures of each other's bodies.]]



* BigBrotherInstinct: Both Brooke and Carey are very protective of Chase, especially when he's put into grown-up situations he's not mature enough to handle.



* WaitingForABreak: Carey waits tables while taking any job he can get, and he has mixed feelings about being recognized as Chase's brother.

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* WaitingForABreak: Carey waits tables while taking any job he can get, and he has mixed feelings about being recognized as Chase's Chance's brother.
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* JailBait: Chase is only 13 when he becomes a tween heartthrob and is often subjected to the attentions of older, creepy fans. He is put in a music video that contains suggestive dancing, and he pretends to be in a relationship with a fellow tween star.
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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Subverted. [[spoiler: Chase eventually stops fooling around with his roommate because he's uncomfortable being used and experimented on. Also, Chase presumes the Instagays are promiscuous and fooling around with each other, when in fact they are religious virgins and one of them is straight.]]

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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Subverted. [[spoiler: Chase eventually stops fooling around with his roommate because he's uncomfortable being used and experimented on. Also, Chase presumes the Instagays are promiscuous and fooling around with each other, when in fact they are religious virgins and one of them is straight. They just like hanging out in speedos and taking pictures of each other's bodies.]]
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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Subverted. [[spoiler: Chase eventually stops fooling around with his roommate because he's uncomfortable being used and experimented on. Also, Chase presumes the Instagays are promiscuous and fooling around with each other, when in fact they are religious virgins and one of them is straight.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Other Two]]
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The show explores the anxieties and ambitions of late-Millenials while spoofing the culture around internet celebrity, especially Youtubers and Instagram Influencers. It also features cameos by celebrities such as Patrick Wilson and Andy Cohen, playing themselves.

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The show explores the anxieties and ambitions of late-Millenials aging millenials while spoofing the culture around internet celebrity, especially Youtubers and Instagram Influencers. It also features cameos by celebrities such as Patrick Wilson and Andy Cohen, playing themselves.
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* IncestuousCasting: Happens InUniverse. Brooke steps in to dance in her brother's video, only to be horrified that she has to grind in front of him in a skimpy outfit. She doesn't, and she also keeps reminding the other dancers that her brother is only 13-years-old.
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* BiTheWay: Carey's roommate has a peculiar friends-with-benefits relationship with him, although he appears straight in every other way.

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* BiTheWay: Carey's roommate has a peculiar friends-with-benefits FriendsWithBenefits relationship with him, although he appears straight in every other way.
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* AmicableExes: Brooke and Lance stay supportive friends after their breakup.
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* InstantWebHit: Chase's first video creates his celebrity, and he later has other viral smashes.
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* ParentsAsPeople: The recently widowed Pat genuinely enjoys the perks of Chase's fame, writing a children's book, appearing on talk shows and even taking Molly at a party.

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* ParentsAsPeople: The recently widowed Pat genuinely enjoys the perks of Chase's fame, writing a children's book, appearing on talk shows and even taking Molly molly at a party.
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* WaitingForABreak: Carey waits tables while taking any job he can get, and he has mixed feelings about being recognized as Chase's brother.

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* WaitingForABreak: Carey waits tables while taking any job he can get, and he has mixed feelings about being recognized as Chase's brother.brother.
* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: The show's premise is based on Brooke and Carey dealing with Chase's superstardom.
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* {{Gayangst}}: Subverted and spoofed. The many gay characters all seem completely comfortable with their sexuality but during an acting class, Carey's coach advises him to look more ashamed when simulating gay sex.

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* {{Gayangst}}: {{Gayngst}}: Subverted and spoofed. The many gay characters all seem completely comfortable with their sexuality but during an acting class, Carey's coach advises him to look more ashamed when simulating gay sex.
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* BiTheWay: Carey's roommate has a peculiar friends-with-benefits relationship with him, although he appears straight in every other way.
* {{Gayangst}}: Subverted and spoofed. The many gay characters all seem completely comfortable with their sexuality but during an acting class, Carey's coach advises him to look more ashamed when simulating gay sex.
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* SiblingRivalry: Brooke and Carey love Chase, but his fame makes them feel inferior.
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The Other Two is a 2019 Creator/ComedyCentral single-camera sitcom created by former ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' writers Chris Kelley and Sarah Schneider. It follows two struggling twenty-something siblings after their 13-year-old brother becomes a superstar after his song "I Want to Marry You at Recess" becomes a viral smash. Brooke Dubek (Heléne York) is a former ballerina with no idea what she wants in life and has recently broken up with a long time boyfriend, while her brother Carey Dubek (Drew Tarver) is a waiter/actor who is grappling with how to get parts without compromising his pride in his sexuality. Meanwhile, their little brother Chase Dubek aka [=ChaseDreams=] (Case Walker) and their mother Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) have moved to Manhattan to better juggle Chase's media appearances, recording sessions, and video shoots.

The show explores the anxieties and ambitions of late-Millenials while spoofing the culture around internet celebrity, especially Youtubers and Instagram Influencers. It also features cameos by celebrities such as Patrick Wilson and Andy Cohen, playing themselves.

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The Other Two is a 2019 Creator/ComedyCentral single-camera sitcom created by former ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' writers Chris Kelley and Sarah Schneider. It follows two struggling twenty-something siblings after their 13-year-old brother becomes a superstar after when his song "I Want to Marry You at Recess" becomes a viral smash. Brooke Dubek (Heléne York) is a former ballerina with no idea what she wants in life and has recently broken up with a long time boyfriend, while her brother Carey Dubek (Drew Tarver) is a waiter/actor who is grappling with how to get parts without compromising his pride in his sexuality. Meanwhile, their little brother Chase Dubek aka [=ChaseDreams=] (Case Walker) and their mother Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) have moved to Manhattan to better juggle Chase's media appearances, recording sessions, and video shoots.

The show explores the anxieties and ambitions of late-Millenials while spoofing the culture around internet celebrity, especially Youtubers and Instagram Influencers. It also features cameos by celebrities such as Patrick Wilson and Andy Cohen, playing themselves.themselves.

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* ParentsAsPeople: The recently widowed Pat genuinely enjoys the perks of Chase's fame, writing a children's book, appearing on talk shows and even taking Molly at a party.
* WaitingForABreak: Carey waits tables while taking any job he can get, and he has mixed feelings about being recognized as Chase's brother.
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The show explores the anxieties and ambitions of late-Millenials while spoofing the culture around internet celebrity, especially Youtubers and Instagram Influencers.

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The show explores the anxieties and ambitions of late-Millenials while spoofing the culture around internet celebrity, especially Youtubers and Instagram Influencers. It also features cameos by celebrities such as Patrick Wilson and Andy Cohen, playing themselves.
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The Other Two is a 2019 Creator/ComedyCentral single-camera sitcom created by former ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' writers Chris Kelley and Sarah Schneider. It follows two struggling twenty-something siblings after their 13-year-old brother becomes a superstar after his song "I Want to Marry You at Recess" becomes a viral smash. Brooke Dubek (Heléne York) is a former ballerina with no idea what she wants in life and has recently broken up with a long time boyfriend, while her brother Carey Dubek (Drew Tarver) is a waiter/actor who is grappling with how to get parts without compromising his pride in his sexuality. Meanwhile, their little brother Chase Dubek aka Chase Dreams (Case Walker) and their mother Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) have moved to Manhattan to better juggle Chase's media appearances, recording sessions, and video shoots.

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The Other Two is a 2019 Creator/ComedyCentral single-camera sitcom created by former ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' writers Chris Kelley and Sarah Schneider. It follows two struggling twenty-something siblings after their 13-year-old brother becomes a superstar after his song "I Want to Marry You at Recess" becomes a viral smash. Brooke Dubek (Heléne York) is a former ballerina with no idea what she wants in life and has recently broken up with a long time boyfriend, while her brother Carey Dubek (Drew Tarver) is a waiter/actor who is grappling with how to get parts without compromising his pride in his sexuality. Meanwhile, their little brother Chase Dubek aka Chase Dreams [=ChaseDreams=] (Case Walker) and their mother Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) have moved to Manhattan to better juggle Chase's media appearances, recording sessions, and video shoots.
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The Other Two is a 2019 Creator/ComedyCentral single-camera sitcom created by former ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' writers Chris Kelley and Sarah Schneider. It follows two struggling twenty-something siblings after their 13-year-old brother becomes a superstar after his song "I Want to Marry You at Recess" becomes a viral smash. Brooke Dubek (Heléne York) is a former ballerina with no idea what she wants in life and has recently broken up with a long time boyfriend, while her brother Carey Dubek (Drew Tarver) is a waiter/actor who is grappling with how to get parts without compromising his pride in his sexuality. Meanwhile, their little brother Chase Dubek aka {{ChaseDreams}} (Case Walker) and their mother Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) have moved to Manhattan to better juggle Chase's media appearances, recording sessions, and video shoots.

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The Other Two is a 2019 Creator/ComedyCentral single-camera sitcom created by former ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' writers Chris Kelley and Sarah Schneider. It follows two struggling twenty-something siblings after their 13-year-old brother becomes a superstar after his song "I Want to Marry You at Recess" becomes a viral smash. Brooke Dubek (Heléne York) is a former ballerina with no idea what she wants in life and has recently broken up with a long time boyfriend, while her brother Carey Dubek (Drew Tarver) is a waiter/actor who is grappling with how to get parts without compromising his pride in his sexuality. Meanwhile, their little brother Chase Dubek aka {{ChaseDreams}} Chase Dreams (Case Walker) and their mother Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) have moved to Manhattan to better juggle Chase's media appearances, recording sessions, and video shoots.shoots.

The show explores the anxieties and ambitions of late-Millenials while spoofing the culture around internet celebrity, especially Youtubers and Instagram Influencers.
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The Other Two is a 2019 Creator/ComedyCentral single-camera sitcom created by former ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' writers Chris Kelley and Sarah Schneider. It follows two struggling twenty-something siblings after their 13-year-old brother becomes a superstar after his song "I Want to Marry You at Recess" becomes a viral smash. Brooke Dubek (Heléne York) is a former ballerina with no idea what she wants in life and has recently broken up with a long time boyfriend, while her brother Carey Dubek (Drew Tarver) is a waiter/actor who is grappling with how to get parts without compromising his pride in his sexuality. Meanwhile, their little brother Chase Dubek aka ChaseDreams (Case Walker) and their mother Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) have moved to Manhattan to better juggle Chase's media appearances, recording sessions, and video shoots.

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The Other Two is a 2019 Creator/ComedyCentral single-camera sitcom created by former ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' writers Chris Kelley and Sarah Schneider. It follows two struggling twenty-something siblings after their 13-year-old brother becomes a superstar after his song "I Want to Marry You at Recess" becomes a viral smash. Brooke Dubek (Heléne York) is a former ballerina with no idea what she wants in life and has recently broken up with a long time boyfriend, while her brother Carey Dubek (Drew Tarver) is a waiter/actor who is grappling with how to get parts without compromising his pride in his sexuality. Meanwhile, their little brother Chase Dubek aka ChaseDreams {{ChaseDreams}} (Case Walker) and their mother Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) have moved to Manhattan to better juggle Chase's media appearances, recording sessions, and video shoots.
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The Other Two is a 2019 Creator/ComedyCentral single-camera sitcom created by former ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' writers Chris Kelley and Sarah Schneider. It follows two struggling twenty-something siblings after their 13-year-old brother becomes a superstar after his song "I Want to Marry You at Recess" becomes a viral smash. Brooke Dubek (Heléne York) is a former ballerina with no idea what she wants in life and has recently broken up with a long time boyfriend, while her brother Carey Dubek (Drew Tarver) is a waiter/actor who is grappling with how to get parts without compromising his pride in his sexuality. Meanwhile, their little brother Chase Dubek aka ChaseDreams (Case Walker) and their mother Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) have moved to Manhattan to better juggle Chase's media appearances, recording sessions, and video shoots.

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