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Documentary Now! lovingly parodies some of the world’s best-known documentaries. Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader, each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking and honors some of the most important stories that didn’t actually happen.
Original Release
08/20/2015 on IFC
US Release
08/20/2015
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Helen Mirren | Self - Host / Helen Mirren - Host |
| Fred Armisen | Various Characters / Enzo Entolini / Gene Allen / Allan Yaffa / Tom O'Halloran / Vivienne 'Big Vivvy' Van Kimpton / Dimo / Paul Lentile / Don Lentile / George the Postman / Lars Klegg / Kyle Riley / Bryce Bowen / Alvin Panagoulious / Brad / Lee Smith / Neeloofar Shirazi / Rex Logan / Detective Blakely / Arturo / Kunuk / Pipilok |
| Bill Hader | Clark Honus / Various Characters / Jerry Wallach / Robbie Wheadlan / Barnabas Scott / Nico Rodriguez / Vivienne 'Little Vivvy' Van Kimpton / Parker Gail / Denver McIver / john Sachs / Trevor Kenney / Teddy Redbones / Marky / Pete Reynolds |
| Deb Hiett | Marge Middleton / Narrator / Female Parole Board Officer / Marjorie Yoder |
| Van Epperson | Roger Smoot / Ben Herndon / Detective Pomerance |
| Gary Kraus | Larry Cooper / Detective Pettibone / Regional Sales Manager Gus McMichaels / Howie the Butcher |
| Jon Spurney | John Spurney / Keyboardist |
| Paula Pell | Patti Skrowaczeski / Patty |
| Rachael Perrell Fosket | Female Cult Member |
| Alexander Skarsgård | Rainer Wolz |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soldier of Illusion, Part 1 | Wednesday, 19 October 2022 |
| 2 | Soldier of Illusion, Part 2 | Wednesday, 19 October 2022 |
| 3 | Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport | Wednesday, 19 October 2022 |
| 4 | How They Threw Rocks | Wednesday, 26 October 2022 |
| 5 | My Monkey Grifter | Wednesday, 02 November 2022 |
| 6 | Trouver Frisson | Wednesday, 09 November 2022 |
| 7 | Episode #4.7 |
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Directors
Alexander Buono, Rhys Thomas, Micah Gardner
Writers
Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Erik Kenward, Duffy Boudreau, Matthew Pacult, Madeleine Pron, Zach Kanin, Rhys Thomas, Tamsin Rawady, Tim Robinson, Rob Klein
Creators
Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen, Rhys Thomas
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Helen Mirren | Self - Host / Helen Mirren - Host |
| Fred Armisen | Various Characters / Enzo Entolini / Gene Allen / Allan Yaffa / Tom O'Halloran / Vivienne 'Big Vivvy' Van Kimpton / Dimo / Paul Lentile / Don Lentile / George the Postman / Lars Klegg / Kyle Riley / Bryce Bowen / Alvin Panagoulious / Brad / Lee Smith / Neeloofar Shirazi / Rex Logan / Detective Blakely / Arturo / Kunuk / Pipilok |
| Bill Hader | Clark Honus / Various Characters / Jerry Wallach / Robbie Wheadlan / Barnabas Scott / Nico Rodriguez / Vivienne 'Little Vivvy' Van Kimpton / Parker Gail / Denver McIver / john Sachs / Trevor Kenney / Teddy Redbones / Marky / Pete Reynolds |
| Deb Hiett | Marge Middleton / Narrator / Female Parole Board Officer / Marjorie Yoder |
| Van Epperson | Roger Smoot / Ben Herndon / Detective Pomerance |
| Gary Kraus | Larry Cooper / Detective Pettibone / Regional Sales Manager Gus McMichaels / Howie the Butcher |
| Jon Spurney | John Spurney / Keyboardist |
| Paula Pell | Patti Skrowaczeski / Patty |
| Rachael Perrell Fosket | Female Cult Member |
| Alexander Skarsgård | Rainer Wolz |
| Cate Blanchett | Alice / Izabella Barta |
| Owen Wilson | Father Ra-Shawbard |
| August Diehl | Dieter Daimler |
| Necar Zadegan | Ra-Sharir |
| Nicholas Braun | Kevin Butterman |
| Irving Azoff | Alvin Izoff |
| Cameron Crowe | Cameron Crowe |
| Paul Bright | Ra-Tembler |
| Tim Robinson | Rick Kenmore / Young Barnabas Scott |
| Daryl Hall | Daryl Hall |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alexander Buono | Executive Producer |
| Rhys Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Lorne Michaels | Executive Producer |
| Bill Hader | Executive Producer |
| Seth Meyers | Executive Producer |
| Fred Armisen | Executive Producer |
| Christine Lubrano | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Singer | Executive Producer |
| John Mulaney | Executive Producer |
| Alice Mathias | Executive Producer |
| Pete Aronson | Executive Producer |
| Barbara Reardon | Executive Producer |
| Tamsin Rawady | Producer |
| Erik Kenward | Producer |
| Alice Mathias | Producer |
| Matthew Pacult | Producer |
| Scott Sites | Producer |
| Hilary Marx | Producer |
| Dale Stern | Producer |
| Stephanie Meurer | Producer |
| Kevin Sullivan | Producer |
| John Mulaney | Producer |
| Ted Pacult | Producer |
| David Allen Cress | Producer |
| Kirsten Zastrow | Producer |
| Jack Cornelius Knott | Producer |
| Andrew Garland | Producer |
| Lee Groombridge | Producer |
| Nate Young | Producer |
| Justin Reardon | Producer |
| Christina Jennings | Producer |
| Juan Amin | Producer |
| Michiel Knops | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Nominated |
