The Best Episodes of Documentary Now! Season 2

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.7/10(737 votes)

   #1 - Juan Likes Rice & Chicken

   S2:E29/21/2016

   Young Colombian chefs learn the tricks of the restaurant trade from their strict father Juan, whose celebrated restaurant only serves one dish: chicken and rice.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writer:Seth Meyers

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writer:Seth Meyers
2. 

   8.1/10(423 votes)

   #2 - Globesman

   S2:E410/5/2016

   A landmark documentary from the Fein Brothers (Sandy Passage) follows four door-to-door salesmen as they travel across the country selling globes and battling rejection.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:Fred Armisen, Erik Kenward

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:Fred Armisen, Erik Kenward
3. 

   8.0/10(382 votes)

   #3 - Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (2)

   S2:E710/26/2016

   A fun and candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty-year quest to win an Oscar.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:John Mulaney, Bill Hader

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:John Mulaney, Bill Hader
4. 

   7.8/10(462 votes)

   #4 - The Bunker

   S2:E19/14/2016

   A different and interesting look at the 1992 Ohio Gubernatorial campaign.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writer:John Mulaney

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writer:John Mulaney
5. 

   7.8/10(468 votes)

   #5 - Parker Gail's Location Is Everything

   S2:E39/28/2016

   Monologist Parker Gail and director Harrison Renzi team up to present Gail's theater piece, "Location Is Everything".

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:John Mulaney, Bill Hader

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:John Mulaney, Bill Hader
6. 

   7.8/10(355 votes)

   #6 - Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (1)

   S2:E610/26/2016

   A fun and candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty-year quest to win an Oscar.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:John Mulaney, Bill Hader

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writers:John Mulaney, Bill Hader
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   7.4/10(438 votes)

   #7 - Final Transmission

   S2:E510/12/2016

   A new wave band from the late 1970s and early 1980s play their final concert.

   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writer:Seth Meyers

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   Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono

   Writer:Seth Meyers