Underplayed Gems

Very Important People (2023)

Very Important People poster
Genre
talk show, improvisational theatre, comedy television series
Country
United States
Length
3 seasons, 46 episodes
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

Comedians get transformed with elaborate makeup and costumes without knowing their new look. They then improvise a character and are interviewed by the host.

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What happens

Very Important People is an American improvisational comedy talk show that premiered on Dropout on December 15, 2023, hosted by Vic Michaelis as a fictionalized version of themself. A reboot of 2010 CollegeHumor series Hello, My Name Is..., episodes feature comedians who, after being unwittingly transformed via extensive makeup and costuming, have to devise characters from first impressions for an interview with Michaelis' host persona. The show's third season aired December 2025–June 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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