Armisen created the docu-parody with his fellow Saturday Night Live vets Bill Hader and Seth Meyers.
American Documentary is hailed as a curated series of half-hour documentaries and biopics, each about a completely fictitious subject. Featuring a repertory-like ensemble cast, the episodes will explore important political figures, influential artists, titans of industry, and iconic cultural movements, all utterly fictional.
Produced by Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video Television and directed by SNL’s Rhys Thomas, American Documentary will be shot on location in the traditional documentary style.
IFC has ordered six half-hour episodes to premiere in 2015. Meyers will executive produce the series alongside Armisen and Hader, who’ll have recurring roles.
Fred Armisen is proving to be IFC’s comedy star…. The cable and satellite network has renewed its original comedy Documentary Now! from the 48-year-old half-Venezuelan actor and former Saturday Night Live star, Bill Hader and Seth Meyers, for two additional seasons. IFC has also added a seventh episode to Season 1, up from the initial…
Fred Armisen is the leader of the band… The 45-year-old half-Venezuelan actor and former Saturday Night Live star has been named the new bandleader on the new Late Night with Seth Meyers. Meyers, Armisen’s SNL cast mate for several seasons, just tweeted the announcement. Armisen, a talented drummer – as…
It’s anchors aweigh for Fred Armisen… IFC is set to kick off its new season of its mockumentary television series Documentary Now!, starring the 49-year-old half-Venezuelan actor and former Saturday Night Live star, Bill Hader and Seth Meyers, on September 14. Co-created by Armisen, Hader, Meyers and Rhys Thomas, Documentary Now! lovingly parodies…
