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Very Important People

2023 · 3 seasons

A loose, giggly improv showcase where wild costumes and quick wit turn each interview into a playful, unpredictable character study.

Created by
Sam Reich
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Vic Michaelis, Ify Nwadiwe, Josh Ruben
Tagline
Be true to yourself, unless you'd rather be someone else.
Overview
Comedians are given makeovers to be transformed into someone completely new, and then have a fully-improvised interview with host Vic Michaelis.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Sam Reich
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Vic Michaelis, Ify Nwadiwe, Josh Ruben
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • art
  • media
  • celebrity
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour9
Realism3
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Sam Reich
Starring
Vic Michaelis, Ify Nwadiwe, Josh Ruben, Brian David Gilbert, Oscar Montoya, Jiavani, Ally Beardsley, Rashawn Nadine Scott
Cinematography
Santiago Bahti
Length
3 seasons, 46 episodes, 18 min each
Network
Dropout
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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