The BEST episodes of Netflix Presents: The Characters

Every episode of Netflix Presents: The Characters ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Netflix Presents: The Characters!

Netflix Presents: The Characters features eight up-and-coming comedians who get the opportunity to create their own 30-minute episodes and do whatever they want. No rules. No limits.

Last Updated: 1/20/2026Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

8.35

46 votes

#1 - Dr. Brown

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/11/2016

Filmed in a single shot, Dr. Brown inhabits three wildly different characters who convince strangers to come over for a birthday shindig.

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7.47

30 votes

#2 - Tim Robinson

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/2016

Tim Robinson breaks out characters like a frenzied Rat Pack wannabe, a disturbed limo employee, a gun shopper with bathroom issues and more.

6.91

23 votes

#3 - Natasha Rothwell

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/11/2016

Natasha Rothwell brings a diverse jury waiting room to life, plays a well-read homeless man, and portrays a doctor teaching a lesson about race.

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6.60

91 votes

#4 - Lauren Lapkus

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/11/2016

Lauren Lapkus lampoons reality dating shows, becomes a not-quite-foul-mouthed teenage boy, and transforms into a stripper with an odd music choice.

5.61

23 votes

#5 - Kate Berlant

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/11/2016

Kate Berlant immerses herself in the world of a pretentious, eccentric artist who struggles to justify her work on a corporate branding campaign.

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5.29

38 votes

#6 - John Early

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/11/2016

John Early embodies the overly dramatic half of an engaged couple, a dim bro on a bad first date, and a wistful Southern comedian mom.

5.23

53 votes

#7 - Henry Zebrowski

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2016

After being mistaken for Jim Gaffigan and having a run-in with a food cart owner, Henry Zebrowski is forced to observe his terrible past lives.

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5.18

17 votes

#8 - Paul W. Downs

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/11/2016

Paul Downs goes all in as a monster truck meathead, a European VJ, a blind cop on a Segway and a man on a distressing date with his girlfriend.

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