Comedy Central's second annual comedy
awards premiered last week, and audiences were treated to a thirty
minute special before the show featuring Zach Galifianakis. The
special, titled “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis” is the
first time his popular viral internet series has been shown on TV. In
his TV premiere, Zach conducted faux-interviews with comedy legends
Tina Fey and Jon Stewart, bringing the unique on-stage persona and
brand of humor to his comical interviews.
Between Two Ferns began as an interview
series on funnyordie.com where Zach held brief interviews with famous
celebrities. Among the celebrities interviewed were Bruce Willis,
John Hamm, Steve Carrell, Michael Cera, and more. Most of Zach's
interviewees are in on the fact that it is meant to be funny, but
they are not told what they will be asked before hand. With beautiful
timing, Zach asks a series of uncomfortable, awkward, and outright
insulting questions of his guests, and let's their reaction do the
rest.
Galifianakis has always had a penchant
for awkward, twisted humor. His awkward, slightly “off” persona
was what landed him his role in the movie The Hangover as the bizarre
tag-along, and it's what makes Between Two Ferns so hilarious and fun
to watch. In his interview with Bruce Willis, Galifianakis
shamelessly brings up Willis's ex-wife's young husband Ashton
Kutcher, waiting for the reaction, which is a mix between irritation
and shock that he would dare to ask the question.
Galifianakis has always been repulsed
by celebrity culture, and Between Two Ferns is his opportunity to
give it the mocking it deserves. In an interview with ABC news, Zach
describes between two ferns as coming out of "The sycophantic
way that Hollywood machine runs”, and that he has always had fun
making fun of it. The fact that his special premiered just before a
comedy awards show, which hands out awards to celebrities in the
comedy industry, is ironic but fitting for the internet sensation
that pokes fun at Hollywood glamour.
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