A new web series, “The Charlie Orange Show” explores society’s deepest flaws

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The Charlie Orange Show is a hidden camera, man on the street web series exposing society’s deepest flaws through the eyes of three drastically different characters (played by the same actor!): Charlie Orange, Brenda the Bride, and Fat Barbie. Decider recently called it “uproarious, affecting, and intelligent.”

Watch “Charlie Orange hugs strangers in Venice beach” a previous episode

The Charlie Orange show was created by and stars Charlie Gelbart, a comedienne, writer, and producer based in LA. Charlie loves to shake things up, question our “norms” and has been creating characters for a decade. The characters depicted in The Charlie Orange Show represent internal struggles that Charlie noticed amongst her peers and in herself. Charlie fully immerses herself in the personas going so far as to change her body with a 30 pound weight difference between characters.

THE CHARLIE ORANGE SHOW, recently premiered, and new episodes will release Tuesdays and Wednesday through early July. Watch this out for updates.


More episodes on The Charlie Orange Show

  1. Brenda the Bride seeks a husband at the farmer’s market.
  2. Fat Barbie got kicked out of Barbie’s dreamhouse!
  3. Brenda the Bride seeks at husband on Hollywood Blvd.
  4. Fat Barbie talks beauty and lunch.
  5. Brenda the Bride shops for a husband at the supermarket.
  6. Fat Barbie asks, “Am I Beautiful?”


Read the character description on The Charlie Orange Show

Charlie OrangeWith blissful ignorance of the social norms that govern our lives, this mute character is an embodiment of the affection and attention we all desire.

Brenda the Bride spends her days scouring the community in a wedding dress for her future mate. Through her journey, she forces people to confront the pressure placed on women to be married by a certain age and how life should fit the status quo.

Fat Barbie: After being kicked out of the dream house for not looking like the rest, Fat Barbie finds herself in a new world. Hoping for a fresh start, she encounters the same obsession with appearance.

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