Nathan For You follows comedian Nathan Fielder as he attempts to help struggling small businesses by offering outrageous, usually stupid, advice. The show has had premises as mild as helping a frozen yogurt store by offering a poop flavored yogurt, to branding a moving company as Americas next big workout craze. Although the premises are ridiculous and hilarious, the real genius of the show is the character Nathan Fielder flawlessly performs and the ridiculous individuals he encounters. In the show, Nathan plays a total asshole. Although his plans are ridiculously stupid, he insists they are perfect and frequently gets into arguments. He is very stuck up and pretentious, but also very awkward, completely confusing everyone he interacts with. Best of all, he never breaks character, even when interacting with some of the most bizarre people on the planet. For example, in season 1, one man offered to give Nathan some of his grandson's pee, proving to be one of televisions most bizarre moments.
So why am I calling it an Adult Swim show if it's on Comedy Central? The show is actually produced by Absolutely Productions, the same production company responsible for Adult Swim classics such as The Eric Andre Show, Check it Out with Dr. Steve Brule, and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. The production company was actually founded by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, giving Nathan for You a unique feel that is normally confined to Adult Swim with the majority of Tim and Eric's other work.
I cannot recommend this show enough, to any person. If any of these other Adult Swim shows have sounded too strange and bizarre for you, I promise this show is for you. If I haven't been able to convince you enough, watch this video and then see what you think.
This so stupidly funny its amazing!! I love watching the real shows like Kitchen Nightmare and Bar rescue so watching to comedic take is really great. Especially this video because every college student that isn't 21 just yet would have loved to have a liquor store that would sell to minors.
ReplyDeleteOne of the women I work with loves this show! She talks about it all the time. Working at a liquor store, knowing that we could never get away with putting that sign outside and holding liquor for underage kids makes me this clip even more awesome. Maybe we could make male strippers work though... or not!
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