Documentary Now parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format. (imdb)
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The Bunker (2016)
- S2E1
Parody of The War Room (1993) about two fictional political rivals and their campaign staffs during the 1992 US presidential election. (imdb)
Young Colombian chefs learn the tricks of the restaurant trade from their strict father, Juan, whose celebrated restaurant only serves one dish: chicken and rice. (imdb)
Parody of Spalding Gray's cult performance film Swimming to Cambodia (1987). Writer Parker Gail monologues about his troubled relationship with his girlfriend. She then gets a rebuttal. (imdb)
Globesman (2016)
- S2E4
Deadpan spoof of notable documentary Salesman (1969). Four 1950s salesmen go door to door trying to sell globes to disinterested people. (imdb)
Final Transmission (2016)
- S2E5
Deadpan spoof of Talking Heads' famous concert film Stop Making Sense (1984). In 1987, a new wave band called "Test Pattern" plays their final concert. The show also splices in clips from an interview with the band. The film is called "Final Transmission" (imdb)
Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty year quest to win an Oscar. (imdb)
Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty year quest to win an Oscar. (imdb)