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Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

★ 8.3 11K votes 2008–2020 1 season · 22 episodes Ended funnyordie.com
Cringe comedyLaughs mined from social discomfort and embarrassment.This show: 9/10Deadpan coolDetached, understated and effortlessly stylish.This show: 9/10Talk & panelTalk, panel and interview formats.This show: 8/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 8/10AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 8/10Ironic & metaSelf-aware humor that knows it's a TV show.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jon HammBradley CooperMichael CeraJimmy KimmelCharlize TheronNatalie Portman
Starring
Jon HammBradley CooperMichael CeraJimmy KimmelCharlize TheronNatalie Portman
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Votes per Episode
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About

"Celebrity interviews weaponized into gleeful, awkward hostility"

A deliberately terrible talk show where Zach Galifianakis sits between two potted ferns and interrogates A-list celebrities with insulting, absurdly personal, and often nonsensical questions. Guests play along, feigning offense or confusion, while the low-budget public-access aesthetic never breaks. Episodes run just a few minutes each, built entirely on discomfort humor and deadpan delivery. It works best as bite-sized viewing rather than a binge, and its influence on internet comedy far outweighs its short runtime. The joke is the anti-charm: bad lighting, worse questions, and famous people visibly unsure whether to laugh or leave.

Watch it for

the sheer discomfort of watching famous people squirm through deliberately insulting, absurd questions.

Maybe skip if

you need slick production values or find secondhand embarrassment unwatchable rather than funny.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12008
7.76K221h 40m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Michael Cera7.4
3203 min
▶2Jimmy Kimmel6.6
2793 min
▶3Jon Hamm7.5
2833 min
▶4Natalie Portman7.9
3443 min
▶5Bradley Cooper8.0
3283 min
▶6Charlize Theron8.2
3704 min
▶7Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter7.4
2704 min
▶8Ben Stiller7.4
2975 min
▶9Steve Carell8.8
4114 min
▶10Sean Penn6.7
2604 min
▶11Bruce Willis7.2
2814 min
▶12Tila Tequila7.2
2614 min
▶13Will Ferrell7.8
2625 min
▶14Oscar Buzz Edition Part 18.1
2866 min
▶15Oscar Buzz Edition Part 28.2
2495 min
▶16James Franco7.2
1964 min
▶17Justin Bieber7.7
2515 min
▶18Happy Holiday's Edition7.1
1395 min
▶19President Barack Obama8.3
3387 min
▶20Brad Pitt8.5
3466 min
▶21Hillary Clinton7.8
2386 min
▶22Jerry Seinfeld & Cardi B7.8
2107 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Zach Galifianakis Self - Host, Zach Galifianakis, Seth Galifianakis
Jon Hamm Jon Hamm, Self
Bradley Cooper Bradley Cooper, Self
Misty Monroe Self
Michael Cera Michael Cera
Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Kimmel
Charlize Theron Charlize Theron
Natalie Portman Natalie Portman
Conan O'Brien Self
Bruce Willis Self

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