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Nathan Fielder Won’t Say Whether His New HBO Series “The Rehearsal” Is Unscripted or Not
June 25, 2021
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(via Deadline)

In addition to overseeing another season of How To With John Wilson, Nathan Fielder has another hand in another pie over at HBO. Just announced today, the premium cabler has ordered up The Rehearsal which will have folks “rehearse” for their “own lives”.

As to what that will exactly entail and how much Fielder is pulling a complex multi-layered, bordering-on-performance-art prank on real people has yet to announced or revealed. Something tell us that he’ll probably never reveal exactly what’s going on or tell us so much that would misdirect us in a whole other splendid way.

Perhaps, it might be a little like the “I Love You” loop?

Get a Peek at “How To with John Wilson” the Latest Project/Scheme/Show Nathan Fielder Is Involved In
September 16, 2020
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Since the end of Nathan For You, millions of folks have been wondering what will be the next thing from the hysterically enigmatic Nathan Fielder that we all can obsess over. Sure, he’s fought anti-semitism via his outerwear company Summit Ice, but the next show that Fielder devises is what the general public is looking for.

Well, that time is just about here as How To with John Wilson is coming to HBO on Oct. 23rd at 11PM. The docu-series follows one John Wilson showing all of us how to navigate such a complex, often baffling city like NYC. Fielder is serving as executive producer on the series and that assuredly means that there will be plenty of twists and some sort of blurring between comedy and performance art.

From the looks of this teaser, there is a bit of Joe Pera Talks With You energy present here, but something tells us that there’s more sly subterfuge here and, like Nathan For You, it would appear that titular John Wilson is dealing with real referee supply store sales people, furniture cover specialists, etc.

Perhaps we’ll get a full trailer that will give us a bit more of a hint as what Wilson and Fielder have up their sleeve. If not, honestly, that’s fine too as it seems potentially very rewarding to keep the mystery up for as long as possible until the premiere.

The Safdie Brothers and Nathan Fielder Are Making a Showtime Comedy Pilot “The Curse”
February 19, 2020
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The Safdie Brothers and Nathan Fielder Are Making a Showtime Comedy Pilot “The Curse”

Throwing The Safdie Brothers, Nathan Fielder, throwing tinges of Nathan For You’s Ghost Realtor into a cauldron and seeing what comes out of it is pretty damn exciting. That seems to be what Showtime has ordered up with the comedy pilot for The Curse.

Projects for either The Safdie Brothers or Nathan Fielder undoubtedly have the attention of the whole industry these days, but all of them assembled together has our (and probably many folks’) wheels really spinning as to what madcap, meta, gonzo show their going to create. Thus far, The Curse will follow a troubled HGTV show that may be “cursed”. Also, Fielder will star as a husband of a couple that hosts said HGTV show and Benny Safdie will star as the show’s producer.

Given how both the Safdies and Fielder know how to ratchet up tension, we’d say that you should prepare yourself if this project gets the series greenlight from Showtime.

Nathan Fielder Is Bringing New Show “How To…With John Wilson” to HBO (and Signed Overall Deal and Scored Pilot at HBO as Well)
August 12, 2019
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Nathan Fielder Is Bringing New Show “How To…With John Wilson” to HBO (and Signed Overall Deal and Scored Pilot at HBO as Well)

Finally, finally, finally, there’s something new from the brilliant, always-several-steps-ahead mind of Nathan Fielder coming our way.

This time, it’ll be a different sort of docu-series that seems somewhat adjacent to Nathan For You, but much more intensely personal, focused on life advice as opposed to business advice, and not starring Nathan Fielder. You can see as such in the premise for the series “How To…With John Wilson”: 

Acting as both cameraman and narrator, he covertly documents the lives of fellow New Yorkers in a comic odyssey of self-discovery, inevitably making the audience comfortable with the awkward contradictions of modern life.

On top of all of that, Fielder signed up for a year overall deal at HBO and has scored a pilot which has details under wraps, but he will star, write and direct in. We are thrilled to see what Fielder will come up with under the banner of HBO especially as it seems that they’re really swinging for the fences with comedy and how weird and experimental it can be.

Hopefully, all of this comes out in time to make the 2020 election cycle a fraction more tolerable.

Almost Exactly Like on Nathan for You, Amazon Is Touting How One of Their Delivery People Lost Weight from Delivering Packages
December 4, 2018
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Almost Exactly Like on Nathan for You, Amazon Is Touting How One of Their Delivery People Lost Weight from Delivering Packages

“You know the world is in a great place when our largest corporations are literally using the same strategies as Nathan for You“

-@nathanfielder

Well, we wish we could be more surprised that this happened, but since a TV network followed in the footsteps of a Chappelle’s Show sketch of “Trading Spouses” and made Wife Swap almost 15 years ago, it was almost inevitable that one of Nathan’s ludicrous business ideas from Nathan For You would actually happen without his help.

In the third season of Nathan For You, Nathan suggests that a moving company save money by replacing paid employees with incorporating a workout regimen that involves moving people’s stuff. Now, a woman who delivers packages for Amazon loses 100 pounds and her corporate overlords just pointed out how their delivery program could help you lose weight.

While you can say this is an instance of life imitating art, it hurts a little more when corporations are imitating the satire about him that was heightened for comedic effect. 

Perhaps, seeing comedy and satire as agents for change is a fool’s errand, but at least you unequivocally know the absurdity of what’s happening when it’s happening.

“Nathan for You” Has Ended, Comedy Central Confirms
October 17, 2018
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“Nathan for You” Has Ended, Comedy Central Confirms

Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, it might be worthwhile to give a round of applause to comedic mastermind Nathan Fielder.

If you’d like to hold out hope that this might, possibly, maybe be a bit by Fielder, it’s a little weird that this announcement would show up on Pitchfork, a site almost entirely dedicated to music only, rather than something like Deadline. Also, as of this post, there is nothing on Nathan Fielder or Comedy Central’s social media channels backing this up. 

However, Fielder accomplished whole hell of a lot with his run at Nathan For You and if he feels like he wants to wrap up the series so he can regroup and find a new angle in which to elevate pranking to an art form, we can’t wait to see what he has in store next.
June 9, 2018
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The Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater is moving on from their soft opening phase to “The Prototype”, an entire season of programming, which, as you can see above, is very, very, very stacked with some of the best and most original comedy LA has to offer. 

If this all seems like your jam, you can even join to become a member of their exclusive QWERTY Club, which offers:

  • Free Entry to Members-Only Events (Including Season Opening Party)
  • Early Access to hear about sell out shows before they go on sale to the general public
  • 10% Off All Shows Throughout The Season
  • Select Member Perks from our Concession Stand
  • Invitation to Pre-show Mingle Events
  • QWERTY Card (Membership Rewards Program)
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We highly urge you to get tickets, membership to the QWERTY Club, and find out more about this theater run by a former typewriter company here.

Nathan Fielder Sees Your FYC Emmy Campaign and Raises Everyone a PSA on How Emmy Votes Can Be Hacked
June 8, 2018
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Right about now is when networks pull out all the stops in “For Your Consideration” campaigns to convince Emmy voters in the hopes that their shows can take home a golden statuette. 

If you even have the slightest idea of who Nathan Fielder is, you ought to know that he likes to do things, shall we say, untraditionally. 

Promoting his show Nathan For You for an Emmy win is no exception and Fielder certainly didn’t disappoint as he, in such a beautifully subtle way, combines a PSA on the vulnerability of the Emmy voting system with hyping Nathan For You and even throwing shade at SNL all at the same time.

Watch the whole thing and revel in it here.
May 4, 2018
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It’s almost needless to say that this line-up for Let’s Save the Future is pretty massive and this event will undoubtedly sell out.

Also, Action Civics LA, the organization behind this event, sounds pretty great:

Action Civics LA is a non-profit dedicated to empowering inner-city youth to be informed and active citizens and community leaders. Modeled after Mikva Challenge (the successful civic engagement program developed for youth in Chicago), Action Civics LA provides opportunities for young people in Southern California to engage in political action, community problem-solving, and seeks to increase youth voice in local decision-making processes.

Get tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Nathan For You to Have 2 Hour Season Finale Tonight
November 9, 2017
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Nathan For You to Have 2 Hour Season Finale Tonight

We have no doubt that Nathan Fielder will be probably be making comedy and TV history tonight at 9PM in Comedy Central.

To Ensure Yet Another Great Late Night Interview, Nathan Fielder Brings Susan Sarandon as a Back-Up Guest on Conan
October 31, 2017
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Once again, Nathan Fielder exquisitely “games” the format of the traditional late night talk show panel interview by having Susan Sarandon on deck in case his stories are boring. 

Of course, Fielder is simultaneously in on the joke while also playing like he “didn’t know” what might might end up happening as is his trademark style at this point.

Please enjoy the whole interview here.

Despite what Nathan says, he has proven that he is actually a great late night talk show guest, albeit a very untraditional one. Needless to say, Nathan Fielder would probably fare pretty well on Talk Show the Game Show.

Nathan Fielder Adds More Layers to His “Real Life Fabricated Late Night Story” by Retelling It to Seth Meyers
October 26, 2017
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Nathan Fielder has actually done a real life, comedy version of Inception on all of us and we’re all laughing the whole way through despite it being a ruse the whole time.

One layer is that Fielder told a great late night story on Kimmel. 

Another layer is that he fabricated that story to have an interesting story to tell on a late night talk show.

A layer within that is that he would feel guilty about outright lying about said late night talk show story, so Nathan opted to stage every event in the story to happen to him.

Another layer down from that is Fielder explaining all of that to Seth Meyers and then asking to get more mileage from the story by retelling it, pretty much word-for-word.

Plain and simple, it’s comedic genius at work.

Season 4 of Nathan For You Premieres Tonight
September 28, 2017
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Season 4 of Nathan For You Premieres Tonight

So, pull a Clockwork Orange style screening of the season 4 premiere of Nathan For You?

Bracing the eyelids of a loved one open or not, just watch Nathan Fielder do what he does best.

Watch Nathan Fielder Follow Up with “The Ghost Realtor” from 2nd Season of Nathan For You
September 25, 2017
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This is from Nathan For You: A Celebration, which visited “clients” of Nathan Fielder in past seasons of the show. 

Somehow, the “ghost realtor”, which started as a prank small business plan grew into something stranger, took on a life of its own beyond the prank, and continued to get even more strange after Nathan was done with shooting the episode in season 2.

How strange? Well, see for yourself here.

“Nathan For You” Finally Returns Tonight
September 21, 2017
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It’s official and not one of Nathan Fielder’s brilliant, performance art level, pranks that rely him on willfully playing dumb in the cleverest way possible.

Season 4 of Nathan For You will begin with an entire hour special dedicated to following up with all the small businesses that Nathan “helped”. 

Nathan For You Is Going on a Season 4 Sneak Peek Tour
August 30, 2017
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Not only will many of those get to see Nathan Fielder present season 4 of Nathan For You right before it premieres, but he’ll be taking your questions (and we’re sure you have plenty) all throughout North America starting next week. 

Get tickets ASAP here.

The Nathan For You Season 4 Trailer Shows Nathan Somehow Thinking Even Further Outside the Box
August 17, 2017
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For many of you, this is a moment (well, the first in a series of moments related to Nathan For You) you’ve been waiting for. 

The trailer for the fourth season of Nathan For You is here and, boy oh boy, does it look to be a doozy. Taking on Uber, going a quest with a Bill Gates impersonator, a check-up on past “clients” in a hour long special, and a “blues smoke detector” are all just a bit of what’s to come in what we’re guessing will be Nathan Fielder’s most ambitious season of his show/socio-cultural comedic art experiment yet.

Season 4 of Nathan For You premieres on Thursday, September 28 and the hour long special “Nathan For You: A Celebration” premieres a week before, on Thursday, September 21st on Comedy Central.

Nathan Fielder Is Trolling Sean Spicer by Sending One of His Holocaust Awareness Summit Ice Jackets to Him
April 13, 2017
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“.@seanspicer you’re an XL right?”

After the massive faux pas made by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer that featured an incredibly tone-deaf contrast between Assad and Hitler, the the world, especially the Internet, collectively (that also includes Alex Jones) was disgusted. 

Nathan Fielder, famed comedian and the man behind Nathan For You and proprietor of Summit Ice, an outdoor clothing company that promotes Holocaust awareness and education, was disturbed as well by the comments. Fielder opted to troll Spicer by sending him one of his jackets that, again, is completely done with the mission that people know about and remember the Holocaust.

This picture and tweet is just the nice, subtle burn that Nathan Fielder is so good at.

Nathan Fielder to Open First Summit Ice Apparel, His Clothing Brand That Promotes Holocaust Awareness and Eduction, Pop-Up Shop
March 24, 2017
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Nathan Fielder to Open First Summit Ice Apparel, His Clothing Brand That Promotes Holocaust Awareness and Eduction, Pop-Up Shop

For someone who revels in off-kilter business ideas for the purpose of comedy on Nathan For You, Fielder’s actual business venture seems to be doing quite well.

Nathan Fielder’s is taking his response to Vancouver’s Taiga jackets, the company that wrote up a tribute to a Holocaust denier, to the next level. Initially, Fielder launched a rival outdoor apparel company that promotes Holocaust awareness and eduction (specifically donating to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Center).

Several thousands of dollars have been donated to VHEC and Fielder has just made a $150,000 donation. On top of that, Nathan has announced plans to actually open a pop-up store just for this Sunday, March 26th in Vancouver, the city where Taiga is based, this weekend.  

A Fielder business venture wouldn’t be complete without some mischief. With that in mind, he has made this offer:

Greater Vancouver residents are encouraged to come down and trade in any Taiga jacket they have in exchange for a free Summit Ice soft-shell jacket and “Deny Nothing” pin. Donations will also be accepted in exchange for other Summit Ice clothing while supplies last. (Please note: any Taiga jackets collected will be disposed of in a manner deemed appropriate by Mr. Fielder.) 

We’d be surprised if Fielder didn’t have something amazing planned for those who can walk into the pop-up shop. After all, Nathan Fielder is the architect behind Dumb Starbucks.

If you want to get your own Summit Ice gear, you can get it now without being in Vancouver here.

Lastly, here’s our other favorite part of this announcement:

If the mayor wants to give Mr. Fielder the Key to the City, please contact: keytothecity@summiticeapparel.com

The 4th Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival Announces Line-Up
March 8, 2017
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Chicago’s 26th Annual Festival, put together by the minds behind The Onion, The AV Club, Clickhole, and TruTV, will be in its 4th year at the end of May/beginning of June and has a pretty fantastic line-up that includes a sneak peek of Nathan For You, Patton Oswalt, 35mm screening of Idiocracy with Mike Judge, Aparna Nancherla, and more.

Individual tickets are on sale now or, if you’d prefer, you can buy a festival pass for $310 here.

Dean Fleischer-Camp and Nathan Fielder Get Minimalist, Existential, and Super Weird in “David” Web Series
September 13, 2016
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While you’re waiting for Nathan Fielder to unleash his next round of spectacular multi-layered pranks, you can watch him be the center of bizarre, yet wonderful journey of a web series from Dean Fleischer-Camp simply called David. 

Rather than try to explain the strangeness of it all, we’d rather you just see it for yourself over at Super Deluxe.

Nathan Fielder’s Summit Ice Jacket Has Made Over $300K and Projected For an Annual Gross $2.2 Million
December 18, 2015
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Here’s proof that Nathan Fielder can actually make business plans that aren’t just elaborate pranks.

Only two months ago, Nathan For You’s Nathan Fielder came out with his own Summit Ice jacket as a response to finding out that his former favorite jacket made by Taiga honored a Holocaust denier. In that time, over $300,000 has been raked in from the jacket going on sale and all the profits are set to go to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Center. At this pace, Fielder has claimed that the sales of Summit Ice will reach a $2.2 million annual gross.

Now that there is a Summit Ice t-shirt and a knit cap available that also raise money for the same cause, don’t be surprised when he’s right.

Nathan Fielder Shows What He Went Through to Pull Off His Season Finale Stunt on “Nathan For You”
December 11, 2015
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Even when behind-the-scenes, when one would supposedly let their guard down and show what was going on when none of us were looking, Nathan Fielder is still pretty damn funny.

Watch his rigorous training that he went through to be able to pull off the big stunt that he had on last night’s Nathan For You finale.

“Nathan for You” Is Getting a 4th Season
December 10, 2015
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Nathan for You has been renewed for a 4th season. Thank you everyone for the rad support. Don’t miss our big S3 finale tonight!

                                                             –@nathanfielder

Of this arguable golden era of Comedy Central, Nathan For You is definitely one of their most brilliant shows going right now. So, a 4th season seemed pretty much inevitable and the announcement of it seemed to be kept in the pocket for tonight’s season 3 finale at 10PM tonight on Comedy Central.

Either way, we’ll be excited to see how and what Nathan will pull of a season 4 of the show.

Nathan Fielder Attempts to Irrefutably Prove That He’s Fun
December 6, 2015
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For some reason, some people are of the opinion that Nathan Fielder isn’t a fun person. 

Fielder wanted to squash any such notion and, of course, took to do so on his own terms with an extensive scientific test that would prove he’s fun on Nathan For You.

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