Comedy Central's second annual comedy awards premiered last week, and audiences were treated to a thirty minute special before the show featuring Zach Galifianakis. The special, titled “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis” is the first time his popular viral internet series has been shown on TV. In his TV premiere, Zach conducted faux-interviews with comedy legends Tina Fey and Jon Stewart, bringing the unique on-stage persona and brand of humor to his comical interviews.
Between Two Ferns began as an interview series on funnyordie.com where Zach held brief interviews with famous celebrities. Among the celebrities interviewed were Bruce Willis, John Hamm, Steve Carrell, Michael Cera, and more. Most of Zach's interviewees are in on the fact that it is meant to be funny, but they are not told what they will be asked before hand. With beautiful timing, Zach asks a series of uncomfortable, awkward, and outright insulting questions of his guests, and let's their reaction do the rest.
Galifianakis has always had a penchant for awkward, twisted humor. His awkward, slightly “off” persona was what landed him his role in the movie The Hangover as the bizarre tag-along, and it's what makes Between Two Ferns so hilarious and fun to watch. In his interview with Bruce Willis, Galifianakis shamelessly brings up Willis's ex-wife's young husband Ashton Kutcher, waiting for the reaction, which is a mix between irritation and shock that he would dare to ask the question.
Galifianakis has always been repulsed by celebrity culture, and Between Two Ferns is his opportunity to give it the mocking it deserves. In an interview with ABC news, Zach describes between two ferns as coming out of "The sycophantic way that Hollywood machine runs”, and that he has always had fun making fun of it. The fact that his special premiered just before a comedy awards show, which hands out awards to celebrities in the comedy industry, is ironic but fitting for the internet sensation that pokes fun at Hollywood glamour.
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