Netflix Presents: The Characters — Season 1
Sketching their own brand of comedy.
About this season
No rules. No expectations. A half hour to make their mark. Eight different comedians each get an episode to show their skills in comedy.
Episodes (8)
1. Lauren Lapkus
4.0Aired 11 March 2016 • 29 min
Lauren Lapkus lampoons reality dating shows, becomes a not-quite-foul-mouthed teenage boy, and transforms into a stripper with an odd music choice.
2. John Early
Aired 11 March 2016 • 38 min
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.
3. Henry Zebrowski
7.0Aired 11 March 2016 • 36 min
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.
4. Kate Berlant
5.0Aired 11 March 2016 • 34 min
Kate Berlant immerses herself in the world of a pretentious, eccentric artist who struggles to justify her work on a corporate branding campaign.
5. Natasha Rothwell
Aired 11 March 2016 • 28 min
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.
6. Paul W. Downs
Aired 11 March 2016 • 29 min
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.
7. Tim Robinson
9.0Aired 11 March 2016 • 30 min
Tim Robinson breaks out characters like a frenzied Rat Pack wannabe, a disturbed limo employee, a gun shopper with bathroom issues and more.
8. Dr. Brown
Aired 11 March 2016 • 30 min
Filmed in a single shot, Dr. Brown inhabits three wildly different characters who convince strangers to come over for a birthday shindig.