On ‘The Rehearsal,’ All the World’s a Set, and All the Men and Women Merely Nathans
Why the show’s production design is central to both its silly and serious parts.
Why the show’s production design is central to both its silly and serious parts.
In the end, the rehearsals were for Nathan. But that doesn’t mean that’s all they are.
“We have no idea where Season 2 will take us,” HBO executive Amy Gravitt said of the critically acclaimed meta series.
The plan? To revisit the best episodes — and worst business ideas — from Nathan Fielder’s Comedy Central cult favorite.
Nathan Fielder’s HBO series asks everyone — from the subjects, to the crew, to the viewers — to take these rehearsals seriously. And after just two episodes, it’s clear we should.
The Canadian comedian’s first series since “Nathan for You” sees him helping real people rehearse for major life moments — and then it goes further.
Fielder, known for Comedy Central’s “Nathan for You,” grapples with the uncertainties of life in new show “The Rehearsal” for HBO.
“The Rehearsal” has Fielder star as a man who questions how much of his life is written for himself.
Influencers: Nathan Fielder tapped into documentary traditions and brought a humanity to “Nathan for You” that pushed prank comedy somewhere truly exciting.
The A24-produced series brings the Safdies to TV for the first time, and Stone back to the small screen after Netflix’s “Maniac.”
This is how Showtime wins.
Nathan Fielder’s masterful “Comedy Central” series takes everything about unscripted TV and turns it into high, human art.