TV series

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

2016 · 13 seasons

A tense, hilarious endurance test where comedians crack under pressure in a locked room.

Overview: Produced by Hitoshi Matsumoto, Documental pits ten comedians against each other. The objective is to make each other laugh in a closed room. Each contestant brings a one million yen participation fee. The last person to stay in the room without laughing wins. The winner is awarded a 10 million yen prize and bragging rights as the funniest comedian.
How it feels: Absurd, tense, dark and campy. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, power, isolation, ambition
Content: Strong language. Mild sexual content. No violence or gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
power
isolation
ambition
survival
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild