The BEST episodes written by Seth Meyers

Waiting for the Artist
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8.26
124 votes

#1 - Waiting for the Artist

Documentary Now! - Season 3 - Episode 4

An internationally-acclaimed performance artist prepares for a major career retrospective while reconciling her relationship with her former lover and performance partner, who she hasn't seen in two decades.

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Juan Likes Rice & Chicken
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8.02
203 votes

#2 - Juan Likes Rice & Chicken

Documentary Now! - Season 2 - Episode 2

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.

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Batsh*t Valley (1)
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7.88
145 votes

#3 - Batsh*t Valley (1)

Documentary Now! - Season 3 - Episode 1

Self-appointed spiritual guru Father Ra-Shawbard starts a commune in rural Oregon with the help of overly devoted assistant Ra-Sharir; exasperated FBI agent Bill Doss dedicates himself to exposing the man behind the mantras.

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Batsh*t Valley (2)
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7.72
67 votes

#4 - Batsh*t Valley (2)

Documentary Now! - Season 3 - Episode 2

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My Monkey Grifter (2020)
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7.59
39 votes

#5 - My Monkey Grifter (2020)

Documentary Now! - Season 4 - Episode 5

A filmmaker forms a deep, emotional, and financially taxing relationship with a monkey.

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Original Cast Album: Co-Op
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7.58
117 votes

#6 - Original Cast Album: Co-Op

Documentary Now! - Season 3 - Episode 3

A fly-on-the-wall look at the marathon cast album recording of the ill-fated 1970 Broadway musical comedy centered around a cast of characters who work, live, or want to live in the same co-op.

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How They Threw Rocks (1996)
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7.52
44 votes

#7 - How They Threw Rocks (1996)

Documentary Now! - Season 4 - Episode 4

A chronicle of the iconic 1974 Craig Maes (Field Rock) showdown dubbed 'The Melon vs. The Felon.'

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Globesman
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7.36
171 votes

#8 - Globesman

Documentary Now! - Season 2 - Episode 4

A tribute to the 1968 Maysles documentary "Salesman" that followed a wearied quartet of door-to-door Bible salesmen, "Globesmen" shares a similar story about four hard-working business men trying their best to sell globes to a community of people who find them too expensive and ultimately prefer atlases. Feeling pressure from their regional manager, and dealing with the constant rejection from customers, the salesmen do anything they can to reinvent the globe as a need-to-have household item.

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A Town, A Gangster, A Festival
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7.30
223 votes

#9 - A Town, A Gangster, A Festival

Documentary Now! - Season 1 - Episode 5

A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

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Kunuk Uncovered
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6.92
306 votes

#10 - Kunuk Uncovered

Documentary Now! - Season 1 - Episode 2

An investigation into the seminal documentary "Kunuk The Hunter" that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication. Inspired by the documentary Nanook of the North.

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Sandy Passage
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6.84
435 votes

#11 - Sandy Passage

Documentary Now! - Season 1 - Episode 1

An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. Inspired by the documentary Grey Gardens.

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Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)
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6.82
44 votes

#12 - Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)

Documentary Now! - Season 4 - Episode 3

A fly-on-the-wall portrait of a hair salon in the small coastal town of Bagglyport as they prepare their annual stylebook.

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