If Party Down has a protagonist, it is arguably Henry Pollard (Adam Scott), the "Are we having fun yet?" guy. But the show’s beating, frantic heart is Ronald Wayne Donald (Ken Marino).
The Party Down crew is hired by foul-mouthed movie producer (played by J.K. Simmons ) to cater his daughter Taylor’s six-figure sweet sixteen birthday bash. Despite the lavish setting, the event is a social disaster: almost none of Taylor's popular classmates show up, leaving her sulking in a state room while only the "losers" roam the yacht. party down s01e06 1080p
No episode of Party Down is complete without the bickering of Kyle Bradway (Ryan Hansen), the pretty-boy actor/model, and Roman DeBeers (Martin Starr), the cerebral, pretentious sci-fi screenwriter. If Party Down has a protagonist, it is
The guests arrived in silent electric cars. They wore Allbirds and spoke in decibels just above a whisper, as if loudness might crash their internal APIs. The birthday girl—a 14-year-old named Persephone—sat in the corner, watching the movie on a 120-inch screen through AR glasses that made her look like a beautiful, bored insect. Simmons ) to cater his daughter Taylor’s six-figure
In a clash of ideologies, the clued-in Casey (Lizzy Caplan) and the hopelessly out-of-touch Constance (Jane Lynch) compete to "save" Taylor from her depression over her lack of popularity. A Star-Studded Guest List
In the pantheon of great television comedies, there are episodes that define a series, and then there are episodes that transcend it. For the cult classic Party Down —the Starz network’s underappreciated gem about aspiring Hollywood creatives stuck in the purgatory of catering—the sixth episode of the first season, titled "Pepper McMasters Singles Seminar," is widely considered the show’s magnum opus.