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Documentary Now!
2015–2022
· TV Show
· 23 min episodes
· 4 seasons
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Every rating
68–95
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →"Documentary Now!" parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format.
Details
- Created by
- Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Rhys Thomas, Seth Meyers
- Studio
- Broadway Video, EMU Films
- Released
- 20 August 2015
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 27 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →2 wins from 14 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 | Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Documentary Now! | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Eli Bolin, Seth Meyers, and John Mulaney for the song: "Holiday Party (I Did a Little Cocaine Tonight)", Original Cast Album: Co-Op | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | John Mulaney & Seth Meyers | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Alex Buono & Rhys Thomas for Waiting for the Artist | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Documentary Now! | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2017 | Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series | Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Erik Kenward, John Mulaney, and Seth Meyers | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Bill Hader | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 | Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Documentary Now! | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
6 nominations
| Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Alex Buono & Rhys Thomas for Waiting for the Artist | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Eli Bolin, Seth Meyers, and John Mulaney for the song: "Holiday Party (I Did a Little Cocaine Tonight)", Original Cast Album: Co-Op | Nominee |
| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Documentary Now! | Nominee |
| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Documentary Now! | Nominee |
| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Documentary Now! | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | John Mulaney & Seth Meyers | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Bill Hader | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series | Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Erik Kenward, John Mulaney, and Seth Meyers | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series | Alexander Skarsgård | Winner |
| Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series | John Mulaney (for "Soldier of Illusion, Part 1") | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series | Cate Blanchett | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series | Alex Buono and Rhys Thomas (for "Soldier of Illusion, Part 1") | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Casting in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Documentary Now! | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination
| Entertainment | Broadway Video for IFC | Nominee |