Documental

A great concept and the first two seasons were great, with occasional problems. The last episodes of every season tend to be less funny because the worst comedians can resist without laughing better than the funny ones. Sometimes the dynamic between comedians is awesome, but other times the outcome is pathetic. And sometimes there are too much abuse (and far from funny).The third season was too lame and the racists and sexist jokes about Chinese prostitutes were so disgusting that I think I will quit for season four.

I have watched 5 seasons of this so far and look forward to watching more.

I have tried watching the Australian, Mexican, Indian, Spanish, German and Italian versions of this show and they are all terrible in comparison. The Japanese, although not known for comedy, do this show best.

One major problem I find with the other versions is that they include kooky music and sound effects which make the shows unnatural. The awkward silences or sounds of in Documental add to the hilariousness.

...Shin'ya Arino on the show! Some of the comics have been average to poor in their comedy, and some aren't even comedians. Every time I start a new season of Documental I'm hoping to see Shin'ya Arino walk into the room, he's always made me laugh on GameCenter CX and I know he can handle pressure (just watch Gamecanter!), why not give him a shot?! Matsumoto san, please send an invitation to Shinya Arino, he will not disappoint!

Language is no barrier to laugher. Loved this show. I laughed so much. Definitely worth a look. 1st episode is just introductions but stick with it, it hots up from episode 2.

Only problem is that it gets less funny as the end gets near and all the really funny ones get eliminated but hopefully the second season is better.

Documental thrives on it's strong premise of comedians trying to not laugh at each other, but gets less funny as each season lingers on.

The psychology behind the show is quite fascinating. Some go the deadpan strait man route, some absurdist, some self-deprecating-there isn't one way to win. It's pretty apparent when a competitor is "trying too hard" to get a laugh, which is why many of the predictable props & costumes bomb hard in the later rounds.

Overall, there's some funny moments and you're likely to have a couple favorite comedians that you are rooting for by the time that it's over.