Kanin
Americannoun
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Robinson and Kanin find a conceit, whether it’s a sight gag or a scenario, and keep escalating the ridiculousness of it well past the standard threshold of appropriateness.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025
Robinson and Kanin are smart to ensure the two sides aren’t starkly misaligned, and the star employs a variety of shades in his performance.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025
Robinson and Kanin became friends while writing for “Saturday Night Live” a decade ago, and they made the short-lived Comedy Central series “Detroiters” before creating the Netflix sketch phenomenon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2022
The director, Jerome Robbins, had problems with Lennart’s book, and quit, with Garson Kanin taking over.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022
In default of a direct heir it became necessary to have recourse to one of the "Four Princely Families," and the choice fell upon Prince Tomohito, representing the Kanin house.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)
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