In season 2, the cringe comedy is really just how Nathan convinced HBO to give him a blank check. It’s a really minor part of the show, and in s2e1 he even talks about how he’s trying to do something really serious and impactful, but he has a contract with HBO to make a comedy show, so he’s going to have to throw some comedy in to fulfill his contract. But that’s really not the point of the show at all.
It’s far more than cringe comedy. Nathan Fielder is perhaps the funniest person working in entertainment right now. The Rehearsal is a masterpiece that posits its impossible for any human to ever truly “understand” another, and demonstrates this in very funny ways. It skirts this insane line between total farce and genuinely insightful and sincere.
I hear good things, but I was never really into cringe comedy.
In season 2, the cringe comedy is really just how Nathan convinced HBO to give him a blank check. It’s a really minor part of the show, and in s2e1 he even talks about how he’s trying to do something really serious and impactful, but he has a contract with HBO to make a comedy show, so he’s going to have to throw some comedy in to fulfill his contract. But that’s really not the point of the show at all.
It’s far more than cringe comedy. Nathan Fielder is perhaps the funniest person working in entertainment right now. The Rehearsal is a masterpiece that posits its impossible for any human to ever truly “understand” another, and demonstrates this in very funny ways. It skirts this insane line between total farce and genuinely insightful and sincere.
It’s a lot more than that.