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-8 posts tagged "Nathan for You"
Claire Lyons | Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Three weeks of Ronald Gladden’s life are fake. And before you ask, yes, Ronald is very real. In February 2022, Gladden, an average 29-year-old solar panel contractor looking for adventure, responded to a Craigslist ad about an opportunity to be in a documentary film following “the American judicial process as seen through the eyes of
Claire Lyons | Wednesday, October 12, 2022
My favorite moment in comedy television history happens in the “Smokers Allowed” episode of “Nathan for You.” If you haven’t seen the show, the general premise is a spoof on reality TV shows like “The Bachelor” and “Undercover Boss.” Comedian Nathan Fielder contacts small-business owners to be on the show under the guise of a
Ryan Israel | Monday, September 28, 2020
You, a modern music hater, says: “Rock is played out, man. There’s nothing that hasn’t already been done, and there’s no new ground to explore. The genre has been fractured into subgenre after subgenre and nothing remains that’s truly ‘rock.’ The most popular bands of today that could even pass as ‘rock’ — like Maroon
Ryan Israel and Mike Donovan | Friday, May 15, 2020
It’s time to turn the clock back to what, in retrospect, seems like a simpler time: late summer 2016. The class of 2020 first arrived on campus via an “Ultralight Beam,” looking forward to four years of academic and faith “Formation” and dreaming of staying up “All Night” with friends. Not yet “Destroyed by Hippie Powers,”
Owen Lane | Thursday, March 1, 2018
Every successful comedian reaches a point in their career when they are dwelling on the cusp. Think John Mulaney before his “New in Town” special. They are well known and widely liked by their fellow comedians, but are unknown to all but ardent comedy fans. These comedians are in a state of flux, where a
Adam Ramos, Nicholas Ottone, Matthew Munhall and Mike Donovan | Monday, December 4, 2017
The era of “Peak TV” continued in 2017, with hundreds of programs airing on network TV and streaming services alike. Netflix alone spent $6 billion on original programming this year, ensuring not only a high volume of content to binge watch into the early hours of the morning, but a diverse range of serieses from
Owen Lane | Wednesday, September 27, 2017
“Nathan for You” compels its audience to do two things. For one thing, of course, it makes them laugh. A lot. The sheer conceptual originality of “Nathan for You” separates the show from anything else on cable or streaming services, and this unique take on comedy pays its dividends in laughter. The most accessible show
Matthew Munhall | Thursday, November 5, 2015
One of the most odd side-effects of social media is the number of brands that have assumed the casual, light-hearted voices of teenagers. Corporate Twitter accounts in 2015 are more likely to borrow slang and piggyback on memes than tweet anything overtly resembling advertising. The best (worst?) example is Denny’s, whose social media strategy roughly