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Top Ten TV Comedy Mockumentaries of the 21st Century
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The mockumentary is a peculiar beast. Half sitcom, half pretend documentary, entirely ripe for awkward silences and desperate glances into camera.
In this episode, I’m running down ten of the best TV comedy mockumentaries of the 21st century — the ones that got the format right. The laughs, the structure, the sheer commitment to pretending the cameras aren’t there (while very much knowing they are).
We’ve got vampires with passive-aggressive housemate problems. Civil servants obsessing over Olympic signage. Estate kids with dreams of radio stardom. And schoolteachers, quite literally, under observation.
Yes, The Office (UK) is on the list. Of course it is. So is Parks and Recreation. I’m not a monster. But you’ll also find some UK gems (This Country, Twenty Twelve, People Just Do Nothing) and newer hits like Jury Duty and Cunk on Earth, which may or may not be a satire of the entire human race.
It’s chronological. It’s occasionally opinionated. It might ruin your ability to look at a documentary seriously ever again.
Press play. Just try not to look directly into the imaginary camera. That’s their job.
This is the audio version of my blog Write to Comedy.
Visit the website: https://jacquiejsarah.com/write-to-comedy
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