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Netflix Presents: The Characters

Name: Netflix Presents: The Characters
Genre: Comedy

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No rules. No expectations. A half hour to make their mark. Eight different comedians each get an episode to show their skills in comedy.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

01Tim RobinsonS01E07 · 9.0Tim Robinson breaks out characters like a frenzied Rat Pack wannabe, a disturbed limo employee, a gun shopper with bathroom issues and more.
02Henry ZebrowskiS01E03 · 7.0After being mistaken for Jim Gaffigan and having a run-in with a food cart owner, Henry Zebrowski is forced to observe his terrible past lives.
03Kate BerlantS01E04 · 5.0Kate Berlant immerses herself in the world of a pretentious, eccentric artist who struggles to justify her work on a corporate branding campaign.

Season018Episodes2016Aired 6.3Season avg

S01E01Lauren LapkusMarch 11, 2016 4.0Lauren Lapkus lampoons reality dating shows, becomes a not-quite-foul-mouthed teenage boy, and transforms into a stripper with an odd music
S01E02John EarlyMarch 11, 2016—John Early embodies the overly dramatic half of an engaged couple, a dim bro on a bad first date, and a wistful Southern comedian mom.
S01E03Henry ZebrowskiMarch 11, 2016 7.0After being mistaken for Jim Gaffigan and having a run-in with a food cart owner, Henry Zebrowski is forced to observe his terrible past liv
S01E04Kate BerlantMarch 11, 2016 5.0Kate Berlant immerses herself in the world of a pretentious, eccentric artist who struggles to justify her work on a corporate branding camp
S01E05Natasha RothwellMarch 11, 2016—Natasha Rothwell brings a diverse jury waiting room to life, plays a well-read homeless man, and portrays a doctor teaching a lesson about r
S01E06Paul W. DownsMarch 11, 2016—Paul Downs goes all in as a monster truck meathead, a European VJ, a blind cop on a Segway and a man on a distressing date with his girlfrie
S01E07Season's bestTim RobinsonMarch 11, 2016 9.0Tim Robinson breaks out characters like a frenzied Rat Pack wannabe, a disturbed limo employee, a gun shopper with bathroom issues and more.
S01E08Dr. BrownMarch 11, 2016—Filmed in a single shot, Dr. Brown inhabits three wildly different characters who convince strangers to come over for a birthday shindig.

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