Documentary Now! (2015)

Documentary Now!

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.

Documentary Now!

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Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen
as Various Characters
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
as Helen Mirren - Host
Bill Hader
Bill Hader
as Various Characters
Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson
as Father Ra-Shawbard
Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton
as Bill Doss
Necar Zadegan
Necar Zadegan
as Ra-Sharir
Connie Chung
Connie Chung
as Connie Chung
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
as Izabella Barta as Alice
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård
as Rainer Wolz
Nicholas Braun
Nicholas Braun
as Kevin Butterman
August Diehl
August Diehl
as Dieter Daimler
Kevin Bishop
Kevin Bishop
as Gary Jacks
Gana Bayarsaikhan
Gana Bayarsaikhan
as Masho
Matthias Rimpler
Matthias Rimpler
as Half-Tone
Deb Hiett
Deb Hiett
as Narrator (voice)
Jack Black
Jack Black
as Jamison Friend
Aidy Bryant
Aidy Bryant
as Anne Severino
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins
as
Irving Azoff
Irving Azoff
as
Darryl Hall
Darryl Hall
as
Cedric Yarbrough
Cedric Yarbrough
as Pawn Shop Owner
John Slattery
John Slattery
as William H. Sebastian
Michael Patrick O'Brien
Michael Patrick O'Brien
as Young Alexander Krauss
Heather Hopkins
Heather Hopkins
as Hot Teenage Daughter
Taran Killam
Taran Killam
as Benedict Juniper
John Mulaney
John Mulaney
as Simon Sawyer
James Urbaniak
James Urbaniak
as Howard Pine
Alex Brightman
Alex Brightman
as Kenny
Richard Kind
Richard Kind
as Larry
Paula Pell
Paula Pell
as Patty
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Renée Elise Goldsberry
as Dee Dee
Natasha Lyonne
Natasha Lyonne
as Carla Meola
Benton Jennings
Benton Jennings
as Rich Snooty Man
Tim Robinson
Tim Robinson
as Young Barnabas Scott
Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph
as Anita
Ty Dolla Sign
Ty Dolla Sign
as Ty Dolla Sign
Harriet Walter
Harriet Walter
as Edwina
Trystan Gravelle
Trystan Gravelle
as Alwyn 'Allie' Lewis-Ifans
Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce
as Owen Teale-Griffith
John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies
as Garth Davies-Gruffudd
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
as Bev Turner
Sam C. Wilson
Sam C. Wilson
as Sior 'The Melon' Strawboss
Jamie Demetriou
Jamie Demetriou
as Benjamin Clay
Rob Benedict
Rob Benedict
as Larry Fein
James Thomas Gilbert
James Thomas Gilbert
as Alfred Fein
Cole Hockenbury
Cole Hockenbury
as Barry
Randy Oglesby
Randy Oglesby
as Officer #1
Eric Nenninger
Eric Nenninger
as Officer #2
Sy Richardson
Sy Richardson
as David
Liliane Rovère
Liliane Rovère
as Ida Leos
Ronald Guttman
Ronald Guttman
as Pierre Mouland
Gary Kraus
Gary Kraus
as Howie the Butcher
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway
as Self
Judith Barker
Judith Barker
as
Janie Booth
Janie Booth
as
Pat Brocklehurst
Pat Brocklehurst
as
Gilly Daniels
Gilly Daniels
as
James Dryden
James Dryden
as
Lindsay Eavis
Lindsay Eavis
as
Sonia Elliman
Sonia Elliman
as
Kathy Francis
Kathy Francis
as
Susan Graham
Susan Graham
as
John Henshaw
John Henshaw
as
Susan Hilton
Susan Hilton
as
Thelma Ruby
Thelma Ruby
as
Ava Ryan
Ava Ryan
as
Pam Shaw
Pam Shaw
as
Nicola Sloane
Nicola Sloane
as
Verona Verbakel
Verona Verbakel
as Beatrice Lemutte
Paola Zampierolo
Paola Zampierolo
as Young Ida Leos
David Alade
David Alade
as Lavetrious Kennedy
Lizzy Connolly
Lizzy Connolly
as
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 50

Season 2

Season 51

Season 3

Season 52

Season 4

Season 53

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Sandy passage

  • 1x2

    Kunuk uncovered

  • 1x3

    Dronez: the hunt for el chingon

  • 1x4

    The eye doesn't lie

  • 1x5

    A town, a gangster, a festival

  • 1x6

    Gentle and soft: the story of the blue jean committee (1)

  • 1x7

    Gentle and soft: the story of the blue jean committee (2)

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    The bunker

  • 2x2

    Juan likes rice & chicken

  • 2x3

    Parker gail's location is everything

  • 2x4

    Globesman

  • 2x5

    Final transmission

  • 2x6

    Mr. runner up: my life as an oscar bridesmaid (1)

  • 2x7

    Mr. runner up: my life as an oscar bridesmaid (2)

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Batsh*t valley (1)

  • 3x2

    Batsh*t valley (2)

  • 3x3

    Original cast album: co-op

  • 3x4

    Waiting for the artist

  • 3x5

    Searching for mr. larson: a love letter from the far side

  • 3x6

    Long gone

  • 3x7

    Any given saturday afternoon

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    Soldier of illusion (1983) (1)

  • 4x2

    Soldier of illusion (1983) (2)

  • 4x3

    Two hairdressers in bagglyport (1994)

  • 4x4

    How they threw rocks (1996)

  • 4x5

    My monkey grifter (2020)

  • 4x6

    Trouver frisson (2000)

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