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The Rehearsal
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  • Episode aired May 4, 2025
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Nathan Fielder in The Rehearsal (2022)
ComedyDocumentary

Nathan experiments on animals - and himself.Nathan experiments on animals - and himself.Nathan experiments on animals - and himself.

  • Director
    • Nathan Fielder
  • Writers
    • Nathan Fielder
    • Carrie Kemper
    • Adam Locke-Norton
  • Stars
    • Nathan Fielder
    • Vladislav Pavlov
    • Luca Fontaine
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    9.6/10
    2.7K
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    • Director
      • Nathan Fielder
    • Writers
      • Nathan Fielder
      • Carrie Kemper
      • Adam Locke-Norton
    • Stars
      • Nathan Fielder
      • Vladislav Pavlov
      • Luca Fontaine
    • 12User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nathan Fielder
    Nathan Fielder
    • Nathan Fielder
    Vladislav Pavlov
    Vladislav Pavlov
    • Fake Bogdan
    • (as Vlad Pavlov)
    Luca Fontaine
    Luca Fontaine
    • Fake Bogdan
    Ben Dukes
    Ben Dukes
    • Fake Bogdan
    Drea Castro
    Drea Castro
    • Fake Monique
    Krystle Tugadi
    Krystle Tugadi
    • Fake Monique
    Alyssa Leanne So
    Alyssa Leanne So
    • Fake Monique
    Josell Mariano
    Josell Mariano
    • Fake San Jose Pedestrian
    Derrick J. Smith
    Derrick J. Smith
    • Fake San Jose Pedestrian
    Jai Day
    Jai Day
    • Fake Chesley
    Taylor Krasne
    Taylor Krasne
    • Fake Pauline
    Tuisdi Layne
    Tuisdi Layne
    • Fake Young Mary & Fake Carole
    Tim Torre
    Tim Torre
    • Fake Upperclass Cadet
    Rod Damer
    Rod Damer
    • Fake Pastor
    Aubrey Saverino
    Aubrey Saverino
    • Fake Lorrie
    Karen Tarleton
    Karen Tarleton
    • Fake Old Pauline
    Robert Younis
    Robert Younis
    • Therapy Doctor
    Jonny Lee
    Jonny Lee
    • Therapy Patient
    • Director
      • Nathan Fielder
    • Writers
      • Nathan Fielder
      • Carrie Kemper
      • Adam Locke-Norton
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    10rxckne

    23 seconds

    After a potential scene regarding an alleged baby, the last thing in my mind in terms of expectations was to feel the way I felt in the final minutes of this episode. The comedy was shocking and obscure in the funniest way imaginable, yet this quickly turned into one of the most wholesome and inspirational collection of moments I've seen for any series. I'm not alone in this of course but Bring Me to Life is one of my favorite songs of all time that gives me much nostalgia (and life aha get it) and ironically enough I started to listen to it again on a regular occasion earlier this year. So the ending to this episode was very special to me not only for the song, but what the song possibly led to. I've somewhat avoided any discourse or behind the scenes of the series to get the full experience from the show itself, so for me I'm very blurred on what's real and what isn't. But if Nathan is the one who came to that conclusion, wow. Just wow. One of a kind. Captain Sully, you are him.
    10Bob-9323

    He's doing a service!

    Not only is this show the funniest thing ever, but if he's truly talking to pilots, which I believe he is (I don't think they're all actors), all they want to do is talk to someone without getting their medical cert. Revoked. Nathan is doing what the FAA should be doing. On top of all that it's a known fact that many pilots flying today, right now, have undiagnosed, or a hidden diagnosed, mental health problem, but won't get treatment for it, for fear of losing their wings. And the only way they can get help, and feel better, is to talk to a comedian for an HBO show? What is going on in this world?
    10bobafettlowry

    One of the greatest half hours of TV in history

    This episode was so insanely good! There are at least 3 separate moments in this episode that are jaw dropping. I am amazed that a show like this has been given the budget to go do all the crazy and outrageous things that Nathan comes up with. I still can't believe the lengths they go to for a comedy show, & that one episode can be this good.

    If you enjoy awkward comedy, dark comedy, reality shows, this episode is the pinnacle which all other shows need to strive towards. Nathan's dry delivery, and awkward communication only make the eccentric lengths that they go to, all the more remarkable. This is pure comedy gold!!!
    10MamadNobari97

    My Face Hurts From Laughing So Much

    I called the last episode absolute cinema, but the real cinema was actually this episode, and I did not expect this episode to be this funny and unpredictable.

    The Rehearsal season 1 was one of the most well-produced "reality" comedy shows I had seen. But it was definitely not on par with the masterpiece that was Nathan For You.

    Now that I'm watching the second season, I'm thinking this might actually surpass even Nathan For You in some aspects.

    The amount of creativity and insanity that involves a Nathan Fielder project is just mind-boggling to me. And the fact that we have a big famous TV like HBO funding his crazy shenanigans and giving him permissions for these crazy productions and set designs is just amazing, and I'm thankful I'm living in a timeline where something like this gets greenlit and funded.

    If I thought the last episode tangent with Paramount Plus that suddenly became the focus in the middle of the episode till the end was crazy and out of nowhere and very funny, the Sully segment of this episode is even crazier than that and genuinely one of the funniest things I have ever watched.
    10FranklinM-68

    Incredible. A true masterpiece

    In a world of the same old reused sequels in cinema. This episode of the rehearsal was a gem. A perfect representation of who Nathan Fielder is and how his shows make the most disturbing things so hilarious and interesting. Thankful I am getting to watch this masterpiece when it is just coming out. Nathan Fielder is one of the greats.

    I was pretty impressed with the story telling throughout the entirety of this episode. It starts from a pretty silly example and brings it to real world scenarios that with the perfect song choice causes a truly inspiring sequence of events. This was by far my favorite episode of the series.

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      Featured in The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards (2025)
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      Bring Me to Life
      Written by Amy Lee, Ben Moody and David Hodges

      Performed by Evanescence

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