
Death to 2021(2021)
This comedic retrospective mixes archival footage and scripted sketches as it revisits all the dread — and occasional delight — that 2021 had to offer.


“"What a shit show!"”
2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn't make it up… but that doesn't mean they don't have a little something to add. This comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? The documentary-style special weaves together some of the world's most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage.

Samuel L. Jackson
Dash Bracket

Hugh Grant
Tennyson Foss

Lisa Kudrow
Jeanetta Grace Susan

Kumail Nanjiani
Bark Multiverse

Tracey Ullman
Queen Elizabeth II

Samson Kayo
Pyrex Flask

Leslie Jones
Dr. Maggie Gravel

Diane Morgan
Gemma Nerrick

Cristin Milioti
Kathy Flowers

Joe Keery
Duke Goolies
Death to 2020 is a comedy film released in 2020 exploring themes of interview, mockumentary, observational comedy, retrospective, archive footage, dreadful. Directed by Al Campbell, it stars Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Grant, Lisa Kudrow. 2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn't make it up… but that doesn't mean they don't have a little something to add. This comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? The documentary-style special weaves together some of the world's most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage.
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