The Milkman said:
I'm with you. He looks vaguely familiar but I've never seen or heard of those other couple movies of his.
I guess I'm missing something as to why everyone is acting like this is some life changing, ground breaking documentary?
Nathan for You ran for four seasons, from 2013 to 2017, on Comedy Central. It's a "satirical docu-reality comedy series" that's pretty much a cult classic at this point, and personally one of my all-time favorite comedies. At only eight episodes per season, with each episode running only 22 minutes, it's super easy to knock out all 32 episodes, and is currently available on Paramount+, HBO Max, and multiple other services. I would definitely start here.
The Rehearsal, Fielder's follow-up series, has aired two seasons on HBO so far (six episodes each), in 2022 and 2025. It's basically the "prestige" version of
Nathan for You, and season two, in particular, is pretty jaw-dropping, as it features one of the most incredible feats/reveals I've ever seen in something like this. Granted, this show isn't everyone's cup of tea - it's not as accessible/funny as
Nathan for You - but man, if you do jibe with it, it's amazing.
The Curse is Fielder's only scripted series to date, airing on Paramount+ in 2023, between seasons of
The Rehearsal, co-starring Fielder and Emma Stone. Fair warning, though, it's easily the least accessible of his stuff, and weird as hell. But like
The Rehearsal, if it's even remotely on your wavelength, it's pretty ****ing incredible, and features one of the wildest, most what-the-**** series finales of all time. Personally, I loved it.
Basically, overall, think of Fielder as our modern day Andy Kaufman, except more dry/deadpan, and more hipster-friendly, but perhaps even more committed to "the bit." In that sense, Fielder and Holmes together in this way is kind of like an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, and we can't wait to see the result. It's like Batman and the Joker finally squaring off.