# Babies Review: Child-Free Couples Find Comedy Without Punchlines

> Child-free couples get a comedy that doesn't make them the punchline.
- Title: Babies Review: Child-Free Couples Find Comedy Without…
- Summary: Child-free couples get a comedy that doesn't make them the punchline. Babies explores child-free couples' struggles with parenthood through humor and inner…
- Keywords: babies, annie, seth rogen, lauren miller rogen, kate berlant, child-free couples, comedy, inner monologue, parenthood, technology, culture, Review
- Source: Mashable — https://mashable.com/entertainment/babies-review
- Author: Kristy Puchko
- Published: 2026-09-20T09:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: babies, annie, seth rogen, lauren miller rogen, kate berlant, child-free couples, comedy, inner monologue, parenthood, technology, culture
## Child-Free Couples Struggle
Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen, and Kate Berlant star in Babies, a comedy about child-free couples.

> When are you going to put a baby in there ?!
## Heteronormative Pressure
Aggressive pressure to become parents often involves uncomfortable questions from strangers.
## Babies' Meta Context
Babies draws from Lauren Miller Rogen's 2012 film For A Good Time, Call….
## Annie and Aaron's Life
Annie, the writer/director's alter ego, builds an art gallery while juggling friends' parenting demands.
## Babies' Inner Monologue
Annie's inner monologue reveals fears about motherhood through humor and relatable struggles.
## What Happens Next
Babies explores child-free couples' challenges with parenthood through comedy and inner monologues.
## Key takeaway

Babies explores child-free couples' struggles with parenthood through humor and inner monologues.