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Documentary Now!

  1. vulture lists
    20 of Tim Robinson’s Best (Non-ITYSL) SketchesDon’t think of this as a list of sketches from SNL, the Second City, and elsewhere. It’s more of a “cosmic gumbo.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  2. overnights
    Documentary Now! Recap: Monkey BusinessDocumentary Now! spoofs My Octopus Teacher, which might be the first “bad” documentary it’s ever parodied.
    By Scott Tobias
  3. overnights
    Documentary Now! Recap: Rock and RollWhat could be more punishing than two burly men throwing fists at each other? The answer is “chucking rocks at each other.”
    By Scott Tobias
  4. overnights
    Documentary Now! Recap: Bad Hair DayA touching (and hilarious!) spoof of the 1994 BBC Two documentary Three Salons at the Seaside.
    By Scott Tobias
  5. overnights
    Documentary Now! Season-Premiere Recap: Herzogging the SpotlightDocumentary Now! takes on Werner Herzog and the results are not grizzly, man.
    By Scott Tobias
  6. trailer mix
    Helen Mirren Is Queen of Documentary Now’s Season 53 TrailerThe new season guest-stars Cate Blanchett, Alexander Skarsgård, and Nicholas Braun.
    By Hershal Pandya
  7. coming soon
    Jamie Demetriou Will Get Scammed by a Monkey in Documentary Now! Season 53Nicholas Braun, Cate Blanchett, Alexander Skarsgård, and more will star in the new season.
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. edward scissorhands?
    Cate Blanchett Returns As a Hairdresser for Documentary Now!To parody two fashion documentaries.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  9. scammers
    Documentary Now! Enters the Scammer Doc SpaceGet ready for Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in “My Monkey Grifter.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  10. renewals
    Fear Not, for More Documentary Now! Is on the WayMeyers, Armisen, and Mulaney will be back soon with a new batch of episodes.
    By Megh Wright
  11. backstories
    The Ingeniously Nerdy Filmmaking Secrets of Documentary Now!The IFC show’s directors break down, in extreme detail, how they pulled off the visual parodies of season three.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  12. chat room
    Michael C. Hall on Documentary Now!, Bowling, and Why Alf Is ‘Rude’In the season finale of IFC’s parody series Doc Now!, the Dexter actor plays “the best bowler in the world.”
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  13. documentary now
    How Documentary Now Made the Sondheim-Alike Musical Co-opCo-writer John Mulaney and composer Eli Bolin share the stories behind Original Cast Album: Co-Op.
    By Jackson McHenry
  14. documentary now!
    Get to Know the Films That Inspired Documentary Now!Your guide to watching the major titles that the IFC series has parodied in the past and will spoof in its new season.
    By Noel Murray
  15. tv review
    Documentary Now! Is So Much More Than ParodyIn its third season, the IFC comedy goes beyond filmmaking karaoke to tell strange, poignant, mesmerizing stories.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  16. good one podcast
    The Most Autobiographical Character Seth Meyers Ever WroteOn this week’s Good One podcast, the late-night host discusses writing the Documentary Now! episode “Juan Likes Rice and Chicken.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  17. last night on late night
    Watch Richard Kind Wheeze Through a Song From Documentary Now!’s Company EpisodeHe very quickly runs out of breath.
    By Jackson McHenry
  18. ‘Documentary Now!’ Is Back and Covering Every Documentary You’ve Ever LovedPremiering February 20 on IFC
    By Blake Z. Rong
  19. secret releases
    You Can Now Watch the Entire Documentary Now! Parody of Wild Wild CountryThe show returns to IFC February 20th.
    By Bethy Squires
  20. trailer mix
    Documentary Now! Trailer: John Mulaney Does Company, Cate Blanchett Does ArtIFC’s six-episode season premieres February 20.
    By Jackson McHenry
  21. vulture festival la
    Documentary Now’s Upcoming Musical Episode Will Be Available on VinylJohn Mulaney wrote all the songs along with Seth Meyers.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  22. casting
    Documentary Now! Will Parody the Making of the Company Cast AlbumEverybody rise for “Original Cast Album: Co-Op.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  23. IFC Renews ‘Stan Against Evil,’ Sets April Premiere for ‘Brockmire’ Season […] IFC just announced a round of comedy news. First up is a season 3 renewal for Dana Gould’s series Stan Against Evil starring John C. […]
    By Megh Wright
  24. Inside ‘SNL’ and ‘Documentary Now!’ with Rhys Thomas and Alex BuonoIt’s unlikely that there are many kids out there whose dream is to direct and create pre-taped segments on Saturday Night Live. Of course, as […]
    By Kenneth Arthur
  25. See Armisen, Hader’s Talking Heads Band PerformThere’s a party up there all the time, and they’ll party until they drop.
    By Halle Kiefer
  26. the name of this band is test pattern
    Hear Hader, Armisen’s Talking Heads Parody AlbumIncluding the timeless jams “This Is My Street” and “Art + Student = Poor.”
    By Devon Ivie
  27. last night on late night
    Watch Armisen, Hader Parody the Talking Heads“We’re making things together. And wearing dirty shirts. Collecting words. Funny little words.”
    By Devon Ivie
  28. party time
    Scenes From the Documentary Now! Premiere PartyHader! Meyers! Hamm!
    By Devon Ivie
  29. The Second Season of ‘Documentary Now!’ Delivers More Lovingly Specific […] Aw shit, ya bitch Helen Mirren back at it again! Teaming up with ch’boys Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, and writer/co-executive producer Seth […]
    By Bethy Squires
  30. J. Carville, D.D. Myers Parody Documentary Now!Happy election year!
    By Devon Ivie
  31. Check Out the Trailer for Season 2 of IFC’s ‘Documentary Now!’Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Fred Armisen’s Documentary Now! is back for a new season soon, and this week IFC released the first full trailer […]
    By Megh Wright
  32. trailer mix
    See the Trailer for Documentary Now! Season TwoGet ready to laugh.
    By Devon Ivie
  33. What Makes Historical Comedy Tick? Comedy based around history is having a moment. Podcasts, sitcoms, web series and sketches are looking backwards, sometimes hundreds of years […]
    By Andy Hughes
  34. Helen Mirren Is Back in the Season 2 Teaser for IFC’s ‘Documentary Now!’Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, and Fred Armisen’s IFC show Documentary Now! is back on IFC with a brand new season next month, and today the network […]
    By Megh Wright
  35. roll clip!
    Watch Documentary Now Take on The War RoomIFC’s series will take on the classic campaign doc in season two.
    By Jackson McHenry
  36. ‘Documentary Now!’ Is Kicking Off Season 2 With a ‘War Room’ Parody Called […]IFC’s excellent Documentary Now!, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas’s loving parody of documentary films, is coming back […]
    By Adam Frucci
  37. damn helen mirren
    Helen Mirren Introduces Documentary Now! TeaserPolitics becomes a matter of life and death (but mostly death).
    By Tolly Wright
  38. this ain’t no party this ain’t no disco this is tv
    Documentary Now! to Parody Stop Making SenseArmisen and Hader are up to some new tricks.
    By Devon Ivie
  39. comedy
    Fred Armisen Can’t Stop Making ComedyYou’ve seen him on SNL, Portlandia … and everything else.
    By Boris Kachka
  40. visions of war
    What an Iraq Vet Sees in the Recent HBO War Documentary, Only the Dead Military culture as seen from the far shore of civilian world.
    By Scott Beauchamp
  41. chat room
    Armisen, Brownstein on Portlandia’s Evolution“When it comes to writing about just one city, how much more can you really say that’s new?”
    By Stacey Wilson Hunt
  42. Watch the Music Video for Fred Armisen and Bill Hader’s ‘Catalina Breeze’From SNL to Documentary Now! to Drag City Records, Fred Armisen’s band The Blue Jean Committee has had quite the journey this year. Now that […]
    By Megh Wright
  43. close reads
    On Documentary Now’s Perfect, Touching EndingA tonal masterwork.
    By Jesse David Fox
  44. Thursday’s Two-Part ‘Documentary Now!’ Finale Explores The Blue Jean […]The season 1 finale of Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen, and Bill Hader’s Documentary Now! airs this week with a special two-part episode, and if […]
    By Megh Wright
  45. Thursday’s ‘Documentary Now!’ Visits an Icelandic Al Capone FestivalHere’s a sneak peek from this week’s episode of Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen, and Bill Hader’s IFC series Documentary Now!, where a documentary […]
    By Megh Wright
  46. Parodies Don’t Get More Loving Than ‘Documentary Now!’If you are a person who has an encyclopedic knowledge of documentary film and has been anxiously awaiting a solid Errol Morris parody to hit […]
    By Rachel Sugar
  47. Here’s a ‘Documentary Now!’ Sneak Peek Featuring Fred Armisen, John […]Documentary Now! returns to IFC tonight with an allnew episode, and the network just released a sneak peek. Written by Seth Meyers, “Kunuk […]
    By Megh Wright
  48. postponements
    IFC Also Delays Documentary Now! Episode Because of Virginia Shooting“Kunuk” will air in its place.
    By E. Alex Jung
  49. Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, and Seth Meyers Made a Very Awkward Panel […]To promote the premiere of IFC’s Documentary Now! last week, creators/stars Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas sat down for […]
    By Megh Wright
  50. Here’s a Clip from Tonight’s ‘Documentary Now!’ Premiere with Fred Armisen […]Right after earning a double season renewal, Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, and Fred Armisen’s new IFC show Documentary Now! premieres tonight, and […]
    By Megh Wright
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