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Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Zach Galifianakis
Self - Host
21 eps
Michael Cera
Self
1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel
Self
1 eps
Charlize Theron
Self
1 eps
Conan O'Brien
Self
1 eps
Ben Stiller
Self
1 eps
Steve Carell
Self
1 eps
Sean Penn
Self
1 eps
Bruce Willis
Self
1 eps
Tila Tequila
Self
1 eps
Will Ferrell
Self
1 eps
Andy Richter
Self
1 eps
Jennifer Aniston
Self
1 eps
Jerry Seinfeld
Self
1 eps
Cardi B
Self
1 eps
Hillary Clinton
Self
1 eps
Jennifer Lawrence
Self
1 eps
Anne Hathaway
Self
1 eps
Christoph Waltz
Self
1 eps
Naomi Watts
Self
1 eps
Amy Adams
Self
1 eps
Brad Pitt
Self
1 eps
Barack Obama
Self
1 eps
Justin Bieber
Self
1 eps
James Franco
Self
1 eps
Bradley Cooper
Self
2 eps
Jessica Chastain
Self
1 eps
Sally Field
Self
1 eps
Wayne Knight
Self
1 eps
Emmanuel Lewis
Self
1 eps
Misty Monroe
Self
2 eps
Louis C.K.
Self
1 eps
Carrot Top
Self
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis reads strongest on Bingeability, Humour and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Host Zach Galifianakis conducts comical celebrity interviews sitting with his guests between two potted ferns on a sparse set, in the awkward style of low-budget community access cable channels.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- BJ PorterExecutive Producer
- Scott AukermanExecutive Producer
Direction
- Scott AukermanDirector
Recognition
Awards
2 wins · 1 nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
2 wins · 1 nomination · latest 2015
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program2015
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis · Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program2014
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis · Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program2013
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis · Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
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