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Documentary Now!

  • TV Series
  • 2015– 2015–
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in Documentary Now! (2015)
Documentary Now parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format.
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"Documentary Now!" parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format."Documentary Now!" parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format."Documentary Now!" parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
7.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,682
105
  • Creators
    • Fred Armisen
    • Bill Hader
    • Seth Meyers
  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • Fred Armisen
    • Bill Hader
  • Creators
    • Fred Armisen
    • Bill Hader
    • Seth Meyers
  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • Fred Armisen
    • Bill Hader
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 15 nominations total

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    Helen Mirren
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    • Dieter Daimler
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    Nicholas Braun
    Nicholas Braun
    • Kevin Butterman
    Irving Azoff
    Irving Azoff
    • Alvin Izoff
    Cameron Crowe
    Cameron Crowe
    • Cameron Crowe
    Paul Bright
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    • Creators
      • Fred Armisen
      • Bill Hader
      • Seth Meyers
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    Michael Keaton & Owen Wilson Join "Documentary Now!"

    Michael Keaton & Owen Wilson Join "Documentary Now!"

    The new season of "Documentary Now!" promises huge guest stars and hilarious takes on buzzy documentaries like "Wild Wild Country."
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    • Trivia
      The sketch artist in "The Eye Doesn't Lie" was the actual artist from the court case that the original documentary "The Thin Blue Line" was centered around. This was a total coincidence, as the show's creators thought they had just hired a random police sketch artist.
    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: Bill Hader/Bill Burr/Sam Morril (2015)

    User reviews32

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    10/10
    Brilliant and Hilarious
    Brilliant and hilarious show that takes just the right amount of details from real docs. Wish we had more Bill Hader in later episodes!
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    • Release date
      • August 20, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • American Documentary
    • Production companies
      • Broadway Video
      • The Royal Budapest Film Co
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    • Runtime
      23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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