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Documentary Now!

  • TV Series
  • 2015– 2015–
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 23m
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8.1/10
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Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in Documentary Now! (2015)
An American institution returns Feb. 20 at 11 PM on IFC. Hosted by Helen Mirren and featuring performances from Fred Armisen, Cate Blanchett, Owen Wilson, Connie Chung, Michael Keaton, John Mulaney, Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan, Paula Pell, & more.
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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
6.6K
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POPULARITY
2,240
204
  • Creators
    • Fred Armisen
    • Bill Hader
    • Seth Meyers
  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • Fred Armisen
    • Bill Hader
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  • Creators
    • Fred Armisen
    • Bill Hader
    • Seth Meyers
  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • Fred Armisen
    • Bill Hader
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    • 32User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 15 nominations total

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    Michael Keaton and Owen Wilson Join the Cult of "Documentary Now!"
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    Michael Keaton and Owen Wilson Join the Cult of "Documentary Now!"

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      • 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
      Meyers, Hader and Armisen came up with the idea of a mockumentary show while creating a sketch called "The History of Punk" at Saturday Night Live.
    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: Bill Hader/Bill Burr/Sam Morril (2015)

    User reviews32

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    10/10
    Brilliant! Haven't laughed that hard in a long time
    Aktham Tashtoush who left a bad review below must not have read up on what this is about. To fully appreciate the brilliant comedy in Documentary Now, you need to watch at least part of (or read about) Grey Gardens for the 1st episode, and then watch an episode of VICE on Youtube to fully appreciate the 2nd episode. Bill & Fred have obviously watched and researched the original characters and have portrayed and mocked what is so funny about original shows. If you like morbid comedy, then this delivers.

    Bill & Fred are hilarious together, and my only complaint is that there is only going to be 6 episodes it appears.
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    • troybutcher77
    • Aug 27, 2015

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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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      23 minutes
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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