Netflix Presents: The Characters

4.9
201630m

No rules. No expectations. A half hour to make their mark. Eight different comedians each get an episode to show their skills in comedy.

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Netflix Presents: The Characters | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 2016

Still image for Netflix Presents: The Characters season 1 episode 1: Lauren Lapkus

1. Lauren Lapkus

4.0

Lauren Lapkus lampoons reality dating shows, becomes a not-quite-foul-mouthed teenage boy, and transforms into a stripper with an odd music choice.

Still image for Netflix Presents: The Characters season 1 episode 2: John Early

2. John Early

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.

Still image for Netflix Presents: The Characters season 1 episode 3: Henry Zebrowski

3. Henry Zebrowski

7.0

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.

Still image for Netflix Presents: The Characters season 1 episode 4: Kate Berlant

4. Kate Berlant

5.0

Kate Berlant immerses herself in the world of a pretentious, eccentric artist who struggles to justify her work on a corporate branding campaign.

Still image for Netflix Presents: The Characters season 1 episode 5: Natasha Rothwell

5. Natasha Rothwell

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.

Still image for Netflix Presents: The Characters season 1 episode 6: Paul W. Downs

6. Paul W. Downs

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.

Still image for Netflix Presents: The Characters season 1 episode 7: Tim Robinson

7. Tim Robinson

9.0

Tim Robinson breaks out characters like a frenzied Rat Pack wannabe, a disturbed limo employee, a gun shopper with bathroom issues and more.

Still image for Netflix Presents: The Characters season 1 episode 8: Dr. Brown

8. Dr. Brown

Filmed in a single shot, Dr. Brown inhabits three wildly different characters who convince strangers to come over for a birthday shindig.

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