Documentary Now!

A clever, affectionate spoof that mimics documentary styles so precisely you almost forget it's a comedy.

Created by

Bill Hader, Fred Armisen

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Helen Mirren

Overview

Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

How it feels

Satirical, absurd, whimsical and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Media, art, celebrity, identity

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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