Sure, “Mad Men” has its share of laughs — see: Ginsburg going bonkers and slicing off his nipple — but Matthew Weiner isn’t exactly known as a comedy visionary; solemn existential crises and cultural criticism have long been his trademark.
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But this summer, as Don Draper and co. wait for their fates, Weiner will try to prove that he can produce laughs as well as he can draw gasps and think pieces.
Witness the first trailer for “Are You Here,” Weiner debut as a writer and director of feature films.