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The Rehearsal 2022
Documentary
With a construction crew, a legion of actors, and seemingly unlimited resources, Nathan Fielder allows ordinary people to prepare for life's biggest moments by "rehearsing" them in carefully crafted simulations of his own design. When a single misstep could shatter your entire world, why leave life to chance?
The sides of The Rehearsal
- Nathan Fielder rehearsing people's real lives
- Full size replicas of bars and homes
- Child actors playing a growing son
Good for you if
- you laugh at awkwardness so long it hurts.
- you like a show that builds a fake life to prepare for a real one.
- you like never knowing where the comedy ends and the real thing begins.
Bad for you if
- you need a show that feels safe and easy. Every episode runs on discomfort.
- you can't laugh at real people's fears being acted out for a camera.
About: control · anxiety · parenthood
Louie 2010
Series
Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.
The sides of Louie
- A divorced comedian raising two daughters
- Stand-up sets in New York clubs
- Episodes that drift into the absurd
Good for you if
- you like laughing at loneliness, aging and awkward dates.
- you like a comedy that turns absurd without warning.
- you like a portrait of one tired man more than a plot.
Bad for you if
- you want a comedy that leaves you feeling good.
- you need momentum. Louie lets long, awkward silences hang and scenes wander.
About: fatherhood · loneliness · divorce

Nathan for You 2013
Documentary
Nathan Fielder uses his business degree and life experiences to help real small businesses turn a profit.
The sides of Nathan for You
- A comedian giving real small businesses absurd advice
- A coffee shop called Dumb Starbucks
- Business owners who play along
Good for you if
- you laugh at a plan explained with a completely straight face.
- you like watching Nathan's own loneliness creep into the stunts, up to the long finale Finding Frances.
- you like real shop owners who don't know how far it will go.
Bad for you if
- you can't laugh at real people being fooled on camera.
- you need momentum, and Nathan lets each pause hang until it hurts.
About: business · awkwardness · loneliness
The Yes Men 2003
Documentary
A comic, biting and revelatory documentary following a small group of prankster activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization (WTO) on television and at business conferences around the world.
The sides of The Yes Men
- Two pranksters posing as the WTO
- Fake speeches at business conferences
- Audiences who never catch on
Good for you if
- you like watching a straight face hold through an absurd speech.
- you like real pranks played on real conference rooms.
- you like seeing the global economy mocked to its face.
Bad for you if
- you can't laugh at a fake WTO speech about recycling hamburgers for the Third World.
- you can't stand a film made mostly of speeches.
About: activism · globalization · satire

Penn & Teller: Bull! 2003
Documentary
This daring original series stars postmodern bad boys of magic Penn & Teller as they question many of our culture's most cherished and widely held beliefs. From the truth about palm readings and TV psychics to the reality behind Feng Shui and Ouija boards, the archly comic masters of misdirection host this eye-opening analysis of the middle-ground between perception and reality.
The sides of Penn & Teller: Bull!
- Two magicians testing psychics and palm readers
- Feng Shui and Ouija boards under the microscope
- A loud, swearing host and a silent partner
Good for you if
- you like Penn ranting and Teller staying silent while they take a belief apart.
- you like real people, real claims and a hidden camera or two.
- you want every claim checked against the evidence.
Bad for you if
- eight seasons of half-hour episodes is too much for you.
- you'd rather not see the nudity in some episodes.
About: skepticism · belief · deception

Flight of the Conchords 2007
Series
The trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band who have moved from New Zealand to New York City in the hope of forging a successful music career. So far they've managed to find a manager (whose "other" job is at the New Zealand Consulate), one fan (a married obsessive) and one friend (who owns the local pawn shop) -- but not much else.
The sides of Flight of the Conchords
- Two New Zealand musicians in New York
- A manager who works at the consulate
- Songs that break into the middle of scenes
Good for you if
- you like deadpan jokes delivered with a straight face.
- you like parody songs that are also really catchy.
- you want a comedy you can finish in two seasons.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and the jokes live in long, awkward silences.
- you can't stand scenes that drift into odd dream songs about robots and Bowie.
About: friendship · failure · being a foreigner
Comedian 2002
Documentary
A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.
The sides of Comedian
- Jerry Seinfeld starting over with new material
- Small comedy clubs and rough nights
- A young comic, Orny Adams, chasing a break
Good for you if
- you like watching jokes being built and tested.
- you want the work behind stand-up, not the polished special.
- you like the contrast between a star and a newcomer.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum more than backstage chatter.
- you want striking images, not handheld camera footage.
About: work · ambition · doubt
Annie Hall 1977
Film
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
The sides of Annie Hall
- A neurotic New York comedian in love
- Asides spoken straight to the camera
- A relationship told out of order
Good for you if
- you love fast, anxious, talky writing.
- you laugh at Woody Allen's neuroses and the lobsters in the kitchen.
- you like a love story that is honest about how it fades.
Bad for you if
- you find films from the seventies dated.
- you'd rather a romance told straight, without asides to the camera or a cartoon detour.
About: love · neurosis · memory
Atlanta 2016
Series
Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families.
The sides of Atlanta
- Earn managing his cousin's rap career
- Paper Boi, a rapper getting famous
- A season on tour in Europe
Good for you if
- you like a comedy where an invisible car or a surreal detour can show up any episode.
- you like laughing at race, money and fame in ways that sting.
- you like Earn, Paper Boi, Darius and Van more than any plot.
Bad for you if
- you want each episode to explain what it meant.
- you need a story that moves forward every week.
About: race · money · fame · family
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics 2020
Documentary
Celebrities recall their most mind-bending trips via animations, reenactments and more in this comedic documentary exploring the story of psychedelics.
The sides of Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
- Celebrities telling their wildest trips
- Animated reenactments of hallucinations
- A comic history of psychedelics
Good for you if
- you like famous people laughing at their worst trips.
- you like strange, surreal stories told with cartoons and sketches.
- you want true stories about psychedelics told without a lecture.
Bad for you if
- you want something for the whole family. It's all about getting high.
- you don't like interviews broken up by cartoons.
About: altered states · curiosity · fear
Birdman o La Inesperada Virtud de la Ignorancia 2014
Película
Después de hacerse famoso interpretando a un célebre superhéroe, un actor trata de darle un nuevo rumbo a su vida, recuperando a su familia y preparándose para el estreno de una obra teatral en Broadway.
Las caras de Birdman o La Inesperada Virtud de la Ignorancia
- Un actor de superhéroes en decadencia en Broadway
- Una película que parece un solo plano
- Una voz en su cabeza
Buena para ti si
- te gustan los actores que se entregan por completo, dentro y fuera del escenario.
- te gusta una cámara que flota por un teatro sin detenerse.
- te gusta una mirada amarga y divertida sobre la fama y el ego.
Mala para ti si
- el realismo mágico y los actores que flotan no son para ti.
- necesitas un final claro. El último plano te deja adivinando qué fue de Riggan.
Temas: el ego · la relevancia · el arte
Cunk on... 2018
Documentary
Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain, Earth, and cinema.
The sides of Cunk on...
- A clueless presenter asking experts silly questions
- The history of Britain and of Earth
- Real professors trying to keep a straight face
Good for you if
- you like Philomena Cunk asking real professors absurd questions.
- you like the whole history of Britain or Earth told in a few hours.
- you like deadpan lines delivered with a perfectly straight face.
Bad for you if
- you want a sincere documentary, not a parody of one.
- you need every fact on screen to be true.
About: history · ignorance · television

George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing 2005
Documentary
Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. His spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans’ obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and the glorious rebirth of the planet to its original pristine condition - once the fires and floods destroy life as we know it.
The sides of George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
- George Carlin on stage in New York
- A TV channel for suicides
- Shopping, eating and the end of the world
Good for you if
- you like laughing at death and the end of humanity.
- you like a comedian who rants without stopping for breath.
- you like words chosen as carefully as a poem.
Bad for you if
- you can't laugh at jokes about suicide.
- you want gentle comedy that leaves you feeling good.
About: death · consumerism · human folly
BoJack Horseman 2014
Series
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?
The sides of BoJack Horseman
- A washed-up 90s sitcom horse
- Hollywoo, where humans and animals live side by side
- Friends he keeps letting down
Good for you if
- you like animal puns next to jokes about addiction and death.
- you want a show that looks hard at why BoJack keeps hurting the people who love him.
- you can take a comedy that doesn't promise anyone gets better.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch addiction, depression and an overdose on screen.
- you don't watch animated series.
About: fame · addiction · depression · regret
Russian Doll 2019
Series
Nadia keeps dying and reliving her 36th birthday party. She's trapped in a surreal time loop -- and staring down the barrel of her own mortality.
The sides of Russian Doll
- A woman dying again and again at her own birthday party
- A stranger stuck in the same loop
- A New York subway train into the past
Good for you if
- you like laughing as Nadia dies once more on her 36th birthday.
- you can't look away from Natasha Lyonne as Nadia, raspy, wry and self-destructive.
- you like a New York that bends in strange ways.
Bad for you if
- you can't face a story about a mentally ill mother and an old childhood wound.
- you want every rule of the loop explained.
About: death · mothers and daughters · self-destruction
Gates of Heaven 1978
Documentary
A showcase of workers in the animal burial industry while dealing with heavier existential questions regarding mortality and the afterlife. Floyd 'Mac' McClure believes that a graceful burial is as important for pets as it is for people; he chronicles his struggles to keep his niche business afloat, and interviews several of his associates and one of his competitors, the manager of a rendering plant.
The sides of Gates of Heaven
- A man who believed pets deserve graceful burials
- Two pet cemeteries in California
- A rendering plant manager
Good for you if
- you like the true story of a small pet cemetery business fighting to stay afloat.
- you can laugh and wince at grief over dead pets at the same time.
- you like Errol Morris letting ordinary people talk until they reveal themselves.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum and not long talking heads.
- you find 1970s documentary footage dated.
About: mortality · the afterlife · grief
American: The Bill Hicks Story 2010
Documentary
American: The Bill Hicks Story is a biographical documentary film on the life of comedian Bill Hicks.
The sides of American: The Bill Hicks Story
- A stand-up comedian from Texas
- Club sets and old photos brought to life
- Friends and family telling his story
Good for you if
- you like stand-up and want to see where Bill Hicks's jokes came from.
- you laugh at jokes about religion, war and advertising that go too far.
- you like the real life of a comedian told by the people who knew him.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a young man's death from cancer.
- you roll your eyes at a loving tribute told by friends and family.
About: comedy · truth · rebellion · early death
Pluribus 2025
Series
The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
The sides of Pluribus
- A novelist immune to a world gone happy
- Humanity joined into one calm mind
- An almost empty Albuquerque
Good for you if
- you like a strange premise where happiness is the threat.
- you like Rhea Seehorn carrying a series almost alone.
- you like laughing at one angry woman against a smiling world.
Bad for you if
- you need a story that moves fast.
- you want an end of the world with fights and chases.
About: loneliness · free will · happiness
Room 237 2012
Documentary
A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.
The sides of Room 237
- Five fans and their theories about The Shining
- Voices over clips from Kubrick's film
- Minotaurs, moon landings and hidden messages
Good for you if
- you like hunting for hidden meanings in a film you thought you knew.
- you want to watch The Shining again right after.
- you enjoy theories that get stranger the longer they go.
Bad for you if
- you need every theory to hold up against the evidence.
- you want to see the people talking, not only hear their voices.
About: obsession · interpretation · cinema
Grey Gardens 1976
Documentary
Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with outsized, engaging personalities. Much of the conversation is centered on their pasts, as mother and daughter now rarely leave home.
The sides of Grey Gardens
- A mother and daughter in a decaying mansion
- Little Edie's improvised outfits and songs
- Cats and raccoons in the house
Good for you if
- you like spending time with Big Edie and Little Edie as they are.
- you like a mother and daughter who bicker and can't leave each other.
- you like a strange, closed world on a Long Island estate.
Bad for you if
- you need a story that goes somewhere.
- you find 1970s handheld footage dated.
About: mother and daughter · solitude · the past