Underplayed Gems

Nirvanna the Band the Show (2017)

Nirvanna the Band the Show poster
Genre
sitcom, mockumentary
Country
Canada
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two friends try to make their band famous through ridiculous schemes. They play exaggerated versions of themselves in Toronto.

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What happens

Nirvanna the Band the Show is a Canadian mockumentary sitcom television series created by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, who co-star as fictionalised versions of themselves. The show is adapted from the web series Nirvana the Band the Show, which was independently produced and released online by Johnson and McCarrol between 2007–2009. It premiered in February 2017 and aired on Viceland for two seasons. A third season was partially produced but remains unaired. A feature film, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, premiered at SXSW on March 9, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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