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Baram’s winsome self-deprecation felt like a perfect match for the cast of this off-kilter comedy Skinner was assembling.

There is so much beauty and joy; there are sing-alongs, there is call and response, and there is also a robust amount of humor, sarcasm and self-deprecation.

For what it’s worth, Nyoni’s film is very cool, even though she constantly peppers her conversation with this kind of playful self-deprecation.

“And some even other worse-named bands than that,” he quips, that self-deprecation once again coming through as he sinks into a chair, playing with a fraying piece of fabric on the arm.

“He harbors no illusions that his Canadian tendency toward self-deprecation is taken seriously by anyone. One talent agent routinely tells clients auditioning for Michaels to remember that he is the real star of the show. He is the alpha in most of his employees’ lives.