Understanding Nathan Fielder’s comedy
Posted by Josh Taylor / June 30, 2018
At first blush, Nathan Fielder’s Comedy Central show Nathan for You seems like a standard awkward-comedy, faux-reality show in the vein of Punked. In it, Nathan Fielder plays a version of himself who helps struggling businesses with his “expertise.” Generally, things are pretty awkward for everyone, inspiring a mix of genuine and shocked laughter from the you, the viewer. But this Nerdwriter installment suggests that there’s more going on with these episodes, and Fielder plays with the power of perspective to draw his audiences in.
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