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Watch Fred Armisen and Bill Hader’s Talking Heads Spoof Band Perform in “Documentary Now!” Clip

This Wednesday's Episode Parodies Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads' Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth React

Oct 10, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

This week's episode of Documentary Now,! Fred Armisen and Bill Hader's excellent faux documentary show on IFC, spoofs Talking Heads and their 1984 concert documentary Stop Making Sense.  More

Watch Test Pattern (Fred Armisen and Bill Hader’s Talking Heads Spoof Band) Perform on Seth Meyers

Documentary Now! Season 2 Premieres Tonight on IFC

Sep 14, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Fred Armisen and Bill Hader's excellent faux documentary show on IFC, Documentary Now!, is coming back for a second season, which premieres tonight at 10 PM Eastern with a political campaign themed episode entitled "The Bunker."  More

Watch: Blue Jean Committee (Fred Armisen and Bill Hader’s Fake Band) - “Catalina Breeze” Video

Catalina Breeze EP Out Now via Drag City

Dec 07, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Fred Armisen and Bill Hader have a fake classic 1970s soft rock band, Blue Jean Committee. They were the subject of the season finale of Armisen and Hader's new faux documentary show on IFC, Documentary Now! Last month they also released an actual seven-song EP, Catalina Breeze, via Drag City.  More

Listen: Blue Jean Committee (Fred Armisen and Bill Hader’s Fake Band) - “Gentle and Soft”

Catalina Breeze EP Due Out November 20 via Drag City

Nov 13, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Fred Armisen and Bill Hader have a fake classic 1970s soft rock band, Blue Jean Committee. They were the subject of the season finale of Armisen and Hader's new faux documentary show on IFC, Documentary Now! But next Friday (November 20) they are also releasing an actual seven song Catalina Breeze EP via Drag City.  More

Fred Armisen and Bill Hader’s Fake Band Blue Jean Committee to Release EP and Played “Seth Meyers”

Catalina Breeze EP Due Out November 20 via Drag City, Documentary Now! Premieres Tomorrow

Aug 19, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Fred Armisen and Bill Hader have a fake classic 1970s soft rock band, Blue Jean Committee. They will be the subject of the season finale of Armisen and Hader's new faux documentary show on IFC, Documentary Now!  More



Reviews

Documentary Now! Season 2

IFC, Wednesdays at 10/9 Central,

Sep 27, 2016 By Sarah Winshall

Helen Mirren is back! The second season (or as Mirren tells us at the beginning of each episode, "Season 51") of Bill Hader and Fred Armisen's mockumentary satire series for IFC, Documentary Now! comes highly anticipated. More

Documentary Now!

IFC, Thurdays, 10 PM,

Aug 20, 2015 By Hays Davis

Not only are the fake documentaries of Documentary Now! hilarious, but doc fans are sure to embrace (while laughing) these studiously crafted pieces from creators Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, and Seth Myers for their loving attention to detail.  More