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Meanwhile in the foreground, the Bernard family bickers and teases one another.

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Debbie, the grandma, is in a perpetual power clash with her son Ryan.

Buried by the Bernardsis not a show that considers death with solemn, mournful silence.

It was hard for me to shake off my sense of impropriety!

Lots of people have died!

Are fun funeral-home high jinks really the right tone?

The appeal is really in the family dynamic.

But Debbie and Kevin are the standout stars.

The makeup is for dead bodies, to be clear.

So much of this year has been an exercise in laughing amid death.

Its nice to spend some time with a family who are really good at it.