It began on IFC in 2015, and for Season Four, it starts with a two-part episode taking aim at "Burden Of Dreams," the 1982 Les Blank documentary about the making of a Werner Herzog film, "Fitzcarraldo." It's a comedy series making appreciative fun of documentaries. But "Documentary Now!" isn't a serious public TV anthology series, and it isn't anywhere close to Season 53. I'm Helen Mirren, and you're watching "Documentary Now!," Season 53.ĭAVID BIANCULLI, BYLINE: That is the real Helen Mirren. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "DOCUMENTARY NOW!") In half-hour episodes, it's parodied such documentaries as "Grey Gardens" and the recording of the soundtrack for the musical "Company." Our TV critic David Bianculli still loves it. And its creators are several well-known "Saturday Night Live" alumni, including Seth Meyers, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen. It comes from Lorne Michaels and his Broadway Video production company. "Documentary Now!," the comedy anthology series about a pretend nonfiction anthology series returns Wednesday for its fourth season on IFC.
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