Netflix is celebrating four pillars of comedy in October with the release of four new original documentaries. This includes the new original documentary Norm: The Tale Of Norm MacDonald, directed by Judd Apatow, and Who Is Martin Mull?, directed by Neil Berkeley and the late Bob Saget. The other two documentaries are Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story, directed by Berkeley and Apatow, and SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of, directed by Jason Hehir.
The documentaries offer a monthlong look at the range of American comedy, including Martin Mull’s understated versatility, Norm Macdonald’s subversive run on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update”, Maria Bamford’s fearless standup and candor about mental health, and SCTV’s sketch-comedy legacy.
Documentary Release Schedule
The release schedule for each doc is as follows:
• Who Is Martin Mull?: October 7th
• Norm: The Tale of Norm MacDonald: October 16th
• Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story: October 23rd
• SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of: October 30
Netflix shared that together, the four films offer a monthlong look at the range of American comedy, including Martin Mull’s understated versatility across television, film, art and music; Norm Macdonald’s singular voice as a storyteller; Maria Bamford’s fearless, boundary-pushing standup and candor about mental health; and SCTV’s sketch-comedy legacy, which launched an extraordinary generation of Second City alumni and Canadian comic talent — including John Candy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas and Joe Flaherty — into the heart of American film and television.
Check out all four documentaries on Netflix this October. For a look back at Macdonald and Saget’s greatness, here’s a reflection on the “Dirtier Cut” of the Macdonald-starring/Saget-directed Dirty Work.
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