Review of Park Bench with Steve Buscemi

I binge watched this show on a long haul flight, and it's not bad as light entertainment. At least the affable Steve Buscemi is trying to do something unpretentious and original - interviewing celebrities on a park bench and in various galleries, pubs and other New York spaces. The in-joke, that we're let in on, is that while he's pretending to be very casual, the show is actually quite scripted and staged. Still, the guests such as comedian Billy Connolly, the Beastie Boys, performer Joel Gray and various monks, artists, musicians, actor friends and even Buscemi's relatives, make for a good mix of interviewees. At first I thought Buscemi would be interviewing members of the public. I was looking forward to that - imagine the weird and wonderful stories that he might dig up? But no, it turns out Park Bench is more of a celebrity show after all. But Buscemi is impossible to dislike, and again, I admire his efforts.One more thing: the theme song to this show, What A Life, is a gem. Beautiful lyrics about accepting your life as it is.