The essential episodes of Documentary Now!
Watch these 14 in order and you've got Documentary Now! — each pick states its reason.
- 01
The show features a spoof of "Grey Gardens," which takes a look at an unusual mother-daughter duo who live as recluses in a run-down mansion.
- 02
Starring Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and John Slattery. An investigation into the seminal documentary "Kunuk The Hunter" that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.
- 03
DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon
Starring Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Jack Black. The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico's most wanted drug lord.
- 04
Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death of the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.
- 05
A Town, A Gangster, A Festival
Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.
- 06
Gentle And Soft: The Story Of The Blue Jean Committee, Part 1
Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. Part 1 of the documentary charting the rise and fall of a softrock's seminal band, the Blue Jean Committee.
- 07
Gentle And Soft: The Story Of The Blue Jean Committee, Part 2
Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. Part 2 of the documentary charting the rise and fall of a softrock's seminal band, the Blue Jean Committee.
- 08
Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A fascinating fly on the wall look at the 1992 Ohio Gubernatorial campaign.
- 09
Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. The story of 83-year-old Juan, his son Arturo, and his award winning restaurant "Juan's Rice & Chicken"
- 10
Parker Gail's Location is Everything
Starring Bill Hader. Monologist Parker Gail and director Harrison Renzi team up to present Gail's engaging and confessional theater piece Location is Everything.
- 11
Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A landmark documentary from the Fein Brothers (Sandy Passage) follows four door-to-door salesmen as they travel across the country selling globes and battling rejection.
- 12
Starring Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph. A new wave band from the late 70s and early 80s play their final concert.
- 13
Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid Part 1
Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty year quest to win an Oscar.
- 14
Celebrated French filmmaker Ida Leos searches for why she no longer experiences "frisson," the goosebumps that have always been her guide.
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