Netflix Presents: The Characters (2016)
No rules. No expectations. A half hour to make their mark. Eight different comedians each get an episode to show their skills in comedy.
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Episode 1 - Lauren Lapkus
Release Date: 2016-03-11Lauren Lapkus lampoons reality dating shows, becomes a not-quite-foul-mouthed teenage boy, and transforms into a stripper with an odd music choice.
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Episode 2 - John Early
Release Date: 2016-03-11John Early embodies the overly dramatic half of an engaged couple, a dim bro on a bad first date, and a wistful Southern comedian mom.
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Episode 3 - Henry Zebrowski
Release Date: 2016-03-11After being mistaken for Jim Gaffigan and having a run-in with a food cart owner, Henry Zebrowski is forced to observe his terrible past lives.
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Episode 4 - Kate Berlant
Release Date: 2016-03-11Kate Berlant immerses herself in the world of a pretentious, eccentric artist who struggles to justify her work on a corporate branding campaign.
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Episode 5 - Natasha Rothwell
Release Date: 2016-03-11Natasha Rothwell brings a diverse jury waiting room to life, plays a well-read homeless man, and portrays a doctor teaching a lesson about race.
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Episode 6 - Paul W. Downs
Release Date: 2016-03-11Paul Downs goes all in as a monster truck meathead, a European VJ, a blind cop on a Segway and a man on a distressing date with his girlfriend.
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Episode 7 - Tim Robinson
Release Date: 2016-03-11Tim Robinson breaks out characters like a frenzied Rat Pack wannabe, a disturbed limo employee, a gun shopper with bathroom issues and more.
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Episode 8 - Dr. Brown
Release Date: 2016-03-11Filmed in a single shot, Dr. Brown inhabits three wildly different characters who convince strangers to come over for a birthday shindig.