Spotlight Anniversary trip gives birth to comedy, 'I Don’t Understand You' BRUCE R. MILLER Jun 9, 2025 Jun 9, 2025 Updated Jun 13, 2025 0 × BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal entertainment editor Bruce Miller talks with Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells, stars of "I Don't Understand You." Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sometimes life experiences really can be fodder for movies.kAms:C64E@CD qC:2? rC2?@ 2?5 s2G:5 y@D6A9 rC2:8 H6C6 :? xE2=J @? 2 `_E9 2??:G6CD2CJ EC:A H96? E96:C 42C 8@E DEF4< :? 2 5:E49 5FC:?8 2 C2:?DE@C>] %96J 6?565 FA 2E 2 H@>2?’D 9@FD6 2?5 DE2J65 FA 62E:?8 2?5 5C:?<:?8 H:E9 E96> 7@C 9@FCD[ ?@E F?56CDE2?5:?8 2 E9:?8 E96J D2:5]k^AmkAm“(6 5:5 E9:?< :? E96 >@>6?E H6 4@F=5 6?5 FA :? E96:C 46==2C[” rC2:8 D2JD]k^Am Director Brian Crano, right, shows Nick Kroll, David Joseph Craig and Andrew Rannells footage from "I Don't Understand You." Vertical kAm(96? 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