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Documentary Now! Recap: Monkey BusinessDocumentary Now! spoofs My Octopus Teacher , which might be the first “bad” documentary it’s ever parodied.
By Scott Tobias
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
Documentary Now! Recap: Bad Hair DayA touching (and hilarious!) spoof of the 1994 BBC Two documentary Three Salons at the Seaside.
By Scott Tobias
Documentary Now! Season-Premiere Recap: Herzogging the SpotlightDocumentary Now! takes on Werner Herzog and the results are not grizzly, man.
By Scott Tobias
trailer mix
Sept. 21, 2022
Helen Mirren Is Queen of Documentary Now ’s Season 53 Trailer The new season guest-stars Cate Blanchett, Alexander Skarsgård, and Nicholas Braun.
By Hershal Pandya
Jamie Demetriou Will Get Scammed by a Monkey in Documentary Now! Season 53 Nicholas Braun, Cate Blanchett, Alexander Skarsgård, and more will star in the new season.
By Rebecca Alter
edward scissorhands?
July 13, 2022
By Alejandra Gularte
Documentary Now! Enters the Scammer Doc SpaceGet ready for Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in “My Monkey Grifter.”
By Rebecca Alter
film independent spirit awards
Apr. 23, 2021
By Charu Sinha
trailer mix
Sept. 23, 2020
By Rebecca Alter
happy juneteenth
June 17, 2020
Sherman’s Showcase Has Been Renewed for a Second Season by AMC and IFC“Sherman McDaniels has been a staple in American culture for almost 50 years and shows no signs of slowing down … or aging at all.”
By Rebecca Alter
Sherman’s Showcase Is More Than a Sketch-Comedy Nostalgia TripThe clever, sneakily weird IFC series is a glittering heap of invention that imagines a rich alternate cultural history.
By Matt Zoller Seitz
sneak peeks
July 11, 2019
By Megh Wright
Fear Not, for More Documentary Now! Is on the Way Meyers, Armisen, and Mulaney will be back soon with a new batch of episodes.
By Megh Wright
backstories
Mar. 28, 2019
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
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
documentary now!
Feb. 21, 2019
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
cancellations
Jan. 26, 2019
IFC Hath Slain Stan Against Evil “Right now, as we like to say, it’s dead as Kelsey’s nuts.”
By Bethy Squires
trailer mix
Jan. 17, 2019
By Jackson McHenry
sketch comedy
Nov. 7, 2018
The Baroness von Sketch Stars Reveal Their Favorite Sketches The IFC sketch-comedy stars choose their favorite sketches (and favorite Muppets).
By Bethy Squires
IFC Orders ‘Sherman’s Showcase’ Musical Sketch Show from Bashir Salahuddin […] Actors, writers, and frequent collaborators Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Maya & Marty, The Last O.G.) […]
By Megh Wright
vulture recommends
Apr. 25, 2018
If You Like BoJack Horseman , Don’t Miss Brockmire Five reasons to watch Hank Azaria’s hilarious and moving IFC comedy.
By Vikram Murthi
Watch the Feminist Bookstore Ladies Meet the ‘Oh, Hello’ Guys on […] Tonight’s episode of Portlandia features the ultimate meeting of the minds when Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s feminist bookstore ladies, […]
By Megh Wright
IFC’s ‘Brockmire’ Heads to New Orleans in the Season 2 Trailer IFC’s Brockmire returns with a brand new season in April, and today the network dropped a trailer. Renewed ahead of its season 1 premiere last […]
By Megh Wright
Rashida Jones Plans a Very Standard Wedding in This Sneak Peek of […] The eighth and final season of Portlandia continues its run on IFC tonight, and the network gave us a sneak peek from the episode you can check […]
By Megh Wright
‘Portlandia’ Says Goodbye at Just the Right Time Season 1 of Portlandia opened with a song that promised a Pacific Northwest heaven: it was like the 1990s forever, “when people were content to […]
By Harry Waksberg
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
Check Out the Trailer for the Eighth and Final Season of IFC’s ‘Portlandia’ Portlandia returns for its eighth and final season on IFC later this month, and today the network dropped the first full trailer. As previously […]
By Megh Wright
John C. McGinley Finds Pleasure in the Pain of Stan Against Evil In nearly all of his roles, John C. McGinley seems deadly serious. From Platoon to Office Space to his most famous character, Dr. Cox on […]
By Kenneth Arthur
Season 3 of ‘Baroness von Sketch Show’ Premieres on IFC Next Year Canadian sketch series Baroness von Sketch Show is sticking around at IFC. The network announced today that it’s acquired season 3 of the show, […]
By Megh Wright
Talking Standup, Podcasts, and ‘Stan Against Evil’ with Dana Gould With well over three decades in the game, Dana Gould has experienced many of comedy’s highs and lows. From humble beginnings (“I started doing […]
By Isaac Kozell
‘Office Space’ Makes a Cameo in This Season 2 ‘Stan Against Evil’ Promo Dana Gould’s IFC horror-comedy Stan Against Evil returns for its second season later this year, and today the network gave us a short but […]
By Megh Wright
Life’s a Journey in This Clip from Tomorrow’s ‘Baroness von Sketch Show’ Canadian sketch series Baroness von Sketch Show is currently airing in the US on IFC, and ahead of tomorrow’s episode, here’s a sneak peek […]
By Megh Wright
The Eighth and Final Season of ‘Portlandia’ Premieres in January The eighth and final season of Portlandia finally has a premiere date. IFC just announced that Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein will be back […]
By Megh Wright
Toni and Candace Meet the ‘Oh, Hello’ Guys Next Season on ‘Portlandia’
Oh, hello. Toni and Gil and Candace and George. #portlandia #season8
A post shared by Carrie Brownstein (@carrie_rachel) on Aug 15, 2017 […]
By Megh Wright
Inside ‘SNL’ and ‘Documentary Now!’ with Rhys Thomas and Alex Buono It’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
The Creators and Stars of ‘Baroness von Sketch Show’ Arrive in the States The feminist Canadian sketch comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show has made a splash on the CBC and graces American airwaves on IFC tonight at […]
By Sydney Parker
IFC Announces 11 New Comedies in Development for 2018 IFC announced its 2018 development slate over the weekend, including 11 new comedy projects in the works for next year that join recently […]
By Megh Wright
How to Assemble a Sketch-Comedy Troupe From Scratch An introduction to Baroness von Sketch Show, which stars four specifically chosen 40-something women — kind of like a comedic Justice League.
By Sarah Liss
Season 2 of ‘Stan Against Evil’ Premieres on IFC in November Dana Gould’s IFC horror-comedy series Stan Against Evil just got a teaser and premiere date. Renewed last year, the show will return for an […]
By Megh Wright
IFC Released an Episode of ‘Baroness von Sketch Show’ Ahead of Its […] Back in May, IFC announced that it acquired the Canadian sketch comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show, and ahead of the 13-episode series’ […]
By Megh Wright
IFC to Air Canadian Series ‘Baroness von Sketch Show’ This Summer Canadian series Baroness von Sketch Show is set to make its US debut this summer. IFC announced today that it’s acquired the all-female sketch […]
By Megh Wright
How ‘Brockmire’ Adeptly Combines Whimsy and Darkness Officially, the inspiration for the excellent new IFC comedy Brockmire is a Funny or Die sketch from 2010, but if you’re a Simpsons fan, you […]
By John Hugar
IFC Renews Hank Azaria’s ‘Brockmire’ for a Second Season IFC has given a season 2 renewal to Brockmire ahead of its official series premiere tonight. The network announced today that the show, which […]
By Megh Wright
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