Name: Documentary Now!
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2016-3-24

Documentary Now!

Elevating the art of parody, this sharply comic series spoofs high-profile documentaries such as "Grey Gardens" and "The Thin Blue Line."

Starring: Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Helen Mirren

Creators: Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers

Episodes

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23m
1. Soldier of Illusion, Part 1
A visionary auteur sets out to simultaneously shoot a documentary and a sitcom in this send-up of "Burden of Dreams" and Werner Herzog's oeuvre.
23m
2. Soldier of Illusion, Part 2
Rainer Wolz's quest to bring his dream of "Bachelor Nanny" to the screen continues, despite a fraught relationship with the series' lead actor.
22m
3. Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport
Two hairstylists cater to their frequently widowed, small-town clientele in this gentle tribute to Philippa Lowthorpe's "Three Salons at the Seaside."
23m
4. How They Threw Rocks
Wales, 1974: A one-time champion in the brutal sport of Craig Maes fights to reclaim his title in a matchup that rivals boxing's "Rumble in the Jungle."
22m
5. My Monkey Grifter
This spoof of the Oscar-winning nature doc "My Octopus Teacher" follows a filmmaker who falls under the spell of a communicative and crafty primate.
22m
6. Trouver Frisson
Faux French New Wave director Ida Leos, modeled on the real cinematic icon Agnès Varda, searches for something she's lost: goosebumps.