Take My Wife
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Take My Wife (2016)

14 ep US SeeSo 25 min/ep Comedy

Follows real life couple Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher as they share their lives as stand up comics who are balancing work, relationships, and the breaking down of gender barriers.

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Season 1 2016 · 6 eps
Ep 1 Set-up
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Wives, Rhea and Cameron, navigate life as comedians. Rhea struggles balancing a day job and her life on stage. Cameron experiences online backlash for her comedy.

Ep 2 Punchline
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Onstage and offstage, entirely within a single performance of their weekly stand-up show, Cameron and Rhea wrangle the chaos that comes with hosting a bunch of comics. This episode gives a first-person view into those things a live stand-up audience doesn't get to see.

Ep 3 Applause Break
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In her newfound free time, Rhea finds increasingly silly reasons to avoid focusing on comedy. Cameron gets some harsh lessons in stand-up while opening for a big-deal headlining comic on tour.

Ep 4 Opener
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Cameron and Rhea discuss their future, and get in over their heads babysitting an infant. While Cameron and Dave try to get out of trouble one way, Rhea finds help from Frances, their eccentric neighbor.

Ep 5 Feature
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Cameron begins coaching a famous actress on how play a comic, but finds out the actress has other ideas. After a financial disaster, Rhea secretly returns to her old job.

Ep 6 Headliner
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When Cameron is tempted by Melina the actress, and Rhea has to confront her student loan debt, they face a big decision together. Their neighbor Frances offers more surprising insight.

Season 2 2018 · 8 eps
Ep 1
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Cameron and Rhea perform on different stages in Portland; in this rare chance to see each other, they still can't see enough of each other; Cameron realizes she needs a new opener and Rhea decides to join Cameron on tour.

Ep 2
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Cameron and Rhea are at home between tour dates and use the time to dive into wedding planning!

Ep 3
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As Cameron and Rhea hit the road, they learn the realities of being two women on tour: They get to celebrate with fans, but they also need to prioritize their safety.

Ep 4
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Cameron and Rhea realize they both have clutter in their lives. Rhea keeps everything and has a closet overflowing with keepsakes that have outlived their usefulness. Cameron, on the other hand, keeps ex-girlfriends for the sake of familiarity.

Ep 5
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Leading up to their sets at Best Bet, three female comedians navigate their respective worlds, and we see how their experiences inform their comedy.

Ep 6
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After Cameron's wedding suit shows up unwearable and Rhea lands a last-minute audition for a TV show, they decide to call off their joint bachelor party.

Ep 7
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Cameron preps nervously for her stand-up special, accompanied by her ex-girlfriend Brie who is barely surviving a breakup. Meanwhile, Rhea is having the time of her life on the set of Bob's TV show.

Ep 8
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Recovering from Rhea letting Cameron down, a mishap at their planned wedding venue throws Cameron and Rhea into a panic.

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