. Daniel Strange. Caleb Emerson. Mordecai Druitt. Hank FriedmannCamera setupRunning time3–6 minutesProduction company(s)ReleaseOriginal networkPicture formatOriginal releaseJanuary 4, 2008 –presentExternal linksBetween Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis is a talk show hosted by comedian which features celebrity guests. Episodes last several minutes, in which the interviewer (Galifianakis) and guests trade barbs and insults.

Sep 20, 2019  Directed by Scott Aukerman, BETWEEN TWO FERNS: THE MOVIE is a laugh-out-loud comedy that gives new insight into the curmudgeonly, beloved outsider Zach Galifianakis. Directed by Scott Aukerman, Between Two Ferns: The Movie is a laugh-out-loud comedy that gives new insight into the curmudgeonly, beloved outsider Zach Galifianakis has created over the years.

In addition to the online series, there is a television special, and a original movie. The series' theme music is Dave Blume's arrangement of 's theme from, which is on the original Taxi Driver soundtrack album but was not included in the film. Contents.Format As the show's title suggests, host interviews celebrities while sitting between two potted. The set intentionally resembles a low-budget amateur production for, with on-screen graphics containing deliberate comedic errors.

For example, in a 2014 episode, 's name is spelled 'Bart Pit' and his film —the winner of the —entitled ' 12 Years a '.Galifianakis maintains a very awkward and often demeanor with his guests, asking them bizarre, inappropriate or insulting questions mixed with offhand. The guests' responses are mostly improvised, despite pre-interviews. Episodes often include a segment in which Galifianakis awkwardly interrupts his guests to promote a sponsor's product. Examples include bananas, the video game, and (most frequently) deodorant. Some advertisements, like the graphics, are based around aspects of or events related to the interviewee. For example, the episode featuring included one of commercials.History and reception.

Interviewed on Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, 2014The show originated as a short film on and 's sketch pilot The Right Now! Show, a spin-off of their live show. After the network declined to pick up the show, the duo put the short up on the website, where it made a successful transition to an internet series.Discussing the show on, Galifianakis said, 'The way that Hollywood machine runs – it's fun to make fun of it. That's how Between Two Ferns started.' Guests aren't told what will happen in advance, according to Galifianakis, 'They agree to come. There is no discussion beforehand.It just happens, no real prep, no organization whatsoever.' He continues, 'Inappropriateness is really fun to me.That is kind of the take on Between Two Ferns – inappropriate humor.'

The described it as ' improv.a talk show that's more of a charming critique of the faked intimacy of celebrity interviews than a.' A 30-minute television special, Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York, aired on on May 6, 2012.

The show featured interviews with, and.The episode featuring President was timed to encourage Americans to sign up for health insurance at. Funnyordie.com became the top referrer to the government site during this time. The September 2013 episode featuring also received significant media attention. The show opened with Galifianakis telling him, 'It's really exciting to talk to you.

Especially right in the middle of your public meltdown.' In the 2014 episode featuring, the actor was referred to as both 'Bradley Pitts' and 'Bart Pit', and Galifianakis referred to Pitt's latest film, as ' ', and asked Pitt, 'Is it hard for you to maintain a suntan.because you live in your wife's shadow?' Galifianakis also asked Pitt if his relationship with wife, was anything like ' and ' from, the show that made a star of Pitt's ex-wife,.In a January 2016 interview with the, while promoting, Galifianakis discussed the status of Between Two Ferns, stating: 'I don't know what else to do. Between Two Ferns has kind of run its course a bit.'

Galifianakis also expressed his desire to interview the on the show. Between Two Ferns' first new episode in almost two years aired in September 2016. It featured then-presidential candidate and received over 30 million views in its first 24 hours, the highest viewership in FunnyorDie.com's history., a film adaptation of the show directed by Aukerman and written by Galifianakis and Aukerman, premiered on on September 20, 2019. 27 May 2011. ^ Randee Dawn (October 23, 2014).

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