Zach Galifianakis and his public access TV crew embark on a road
​trip to interview high profile celebrities after their studio is destroyed.

COMEDY

Between Two Ferns:
​The Movie (2019)

Written and Directed by Scott Aukerman

Starring Zach Galifianakis, Lauren Lapkus, Ryan Gaul,
Jiavani Linayao, Will Ferrell, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend,
Peter Dinklage, David Letterman, Benedict Cumberbatch,
​Keanu Reeves, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Matthew McConaughey

Spin-Off of the 2008-2016 web series ​Between Two Ferns

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Connor Eyzaguirre

May 20, 2020

8/10

Between Two Ferns is one of those weird little things that seems to have been around forever. Watching Zach Galifianakis awkwardly and rudely interview high profile celebrities never gets old, especially when he gets particularly dark. (To Brad Pitt: "Is it hard for you to maintain a suntan...because you live in your wife's shadow?") But I never thought in a hundred years it would ever be enough to hold up a full-length movie. Yet, here we are, and Netflix has produced Between Two Ferns: The Movie. And you know what? It's not half bad. Sandwiched between the outrageous celebrity interviews is a plot about a little man who wants to be big.

In this universe, Zach Galifianakis is a bottom-level, reviled, gross public access talk show host who thinks he's hot shit. He hates interviewing celebrities, but he does it because he thinks if he does well enough for Funny or Die.com, his boss, Will Ferrell, will give him a televised talk show. Ferrell, by the way, plays himself as an arrogant, coke-snorting, wild media mogul who keeps Zach G in his pocket at all times. But when the BTF studio is destroyed in a flood and Matthew McConaughey nearly killed, Zach and his crew must go across the country to interview celebrities for the show. If he gets ten in the bag, Ferrell will give him a talk show. Along the way, between the hilarious interviews, Zach learns the value of friendship and not selling out. It's pretty funny, mostly because of the interviews, but we expected that.

Obviously, if you're not aware of Between Two Ferns, you shouldn't throw on Between Two Ferns: The Movie. It's not for you. It's for the fans of the hit web series that helped put Funny or Die on the map. And it's not a masterpiece, but it's decent enough for a few laughs. Zach Galifianakis is a funny guy who is just likable enough to make the journey worth watching. I never thought I'd be reviewing a Between Two Ferns movie, or that I'd like it. Strange days, my friends.