Scott Aukerman on Directing ‘Between Two Ferns: The Movie’ and Finding the Heart in Cringe Comedy

  • Author: sharpmagazineme Publish date: Wednesday، 07 October 2020 Reading time: 1 min read
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If you are a fan of hilariously awkward interviews, as opposed to painfully awkward ones (sup Joaquin Phoenix?), then you’re in luck - Between Two Ferns, Zach Galifianakis’ cringe comedy web series, is back in the form of a Netflix film. It’s an 82-minute, gloriously uncomfortable romp, featuring a star-studded cast (from Matthew McConaughey to John Legend), passive-aggressive (and sometimes aggressive-aggressive) interviews, and some poorly-lit ferns. It also