23 minSeason 4 • Episode 6
LatestCelebrated French filmmaker Ida Leos searches for why she no longer experiences “frisson” – the goosebumps that have always been her guide. Inspired by Agnes Varda’s Gleaners and I and Beaches of Agnes.
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.
Writing
Painfully specific parodies that love what they mock.
Acting
Armisen and Hader disappear into characters you'll hate to love.
Direction
Frame-for-frame recreations that outdo the originals.
Creators
Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers, Rhys Thomas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show's obsessive visual fidelity actually taught younger viewers about documentary canon they'd never seek out otherwise.
Episode 'Juan Loves Rice and Chicken' nearly caused Hader and Armisen to actually faint from altitude sickness while filming in Peru.
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