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Nirvana the Band the Show (2007)

Nirvana the Band the Show poster
Genre
mockumentary
Country
Canada
Length
1 season, 11 episodes
Rating
9.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two friends trying to get their band a gig at a Toronto club. They film their clumsy efforts as a mockumentary.

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What happens

Nirvana the Band the Show (also called Nirvana the Band) is a Canadian docufiction sitcom web series created by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol. Johnson and McCarrol play fictionalised versions of themselves as the members of Nirvana the Band, who hope to perform at the Rivoli, Toronto. Nirvana the Band the Show was produced and released independently online between 2007–2009, with a single bonus episode releasing in 2010. In addition to the main episodes, various "Extras" and "Adventures" mini-episodes were produced. The show was adapted into the 2017–2018 television series Nirvanna the Band the Show. 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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