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Documentary Now!

Documentary Now!

20157.04 Seasons27 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

Created by John Mulaney
Produced by Eddie Michaels, Andrew Garland, Lee Groombridge
NetworksIFC

Top Cast

Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen

Various Characters

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren - Host

Themes & Keywords

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About Documentary Now!

Documentary Now! is a comedy series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of satire, parody, mockumentary, spoof. Created by John Mulaney, it stars Fred Armisen, Helen Mirren. Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

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