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-->'''Jennifer''' Yeah, isn't that your life story?
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-->'''Jennifer''' You should be off pudding. ''(beat)'' Because you're fat. ''(beat)'' You shouldn't eat any more pudding.
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* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Creator/BradleyCooper tries to be friendly with Zach, who he co-starred with in ''Film/TheHangover Trilogy'', and treats the show as another regular talk show. Unfortunately, he finds out the hard way that Zach is a pretty unlikeable jackass who is somewhat jealous of Cooper's more attractive appeal.
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* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Creator/BradleyCooper tries to be friendly with Zach, who he co-starred with in ''Film/TheHangover Trilogy'', and treats the show as another regular talk show. Unfortunately, he finds out the hard way that Zach is a pretty unlikeable jackass who is somewhat jealous of Cooper's more attractive appeal.appeal and success.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Zach disparagingly thinks that Hollywood is run by Jews and blames them for wanting him to keep his weight.
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* SelfDeprecation: Justin Bieber's interview is mostly him sitting there and getting lambasted by Zach over his then-recent controversies.
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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Much of the interview with Steve Carell is Zach denying that he was going to insult Carell... by reading off the insulting questions that he would've asked if Carell hadn't been GenreSavvy and fired off some shots preemptively.
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* VillainProtagonist: Zach is an very unlikeable hateful man who seems dead set on trying to tear down his guests.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Even after his uncomfortable interview, Bradley Cooper seems to still be under the impression that he and Zach are friends, as he acts genuinely surprised and disheartened that Zach still hates him during the Oscars episode and the ending where he smashes the ferns on Zach's head implies that they still somehow hang out outside of the show.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Even after his uncomfortable interview, Bradley Cooper seems to still be under the impression that he and Zach are friends, as he acts genuinely surprised and disheartened that Zach still hates him during the Oscars episode and the ending where he smashes the ferns on Zach's head implies that they still somehow hang out outside of the show.
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* YouAreFat: What most of Steve Carell's dialogue amounts to during his interview. He makes Zach cry.
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* DontExplainTheJoke: Creator/JenniferLawrence does it.
-->'''Zach:''' You played in a movie called ''The Hunger Games''...
-->'''Jennifer''' Yeah, isn't that your life story?
-->'''Zach:''' You shouldn't say that. That's off-putting.
-->'''Jennifer''' You should be off pudding. ''(beat)'' Because you're fat. ''(beat)'' You shouldn't eat any more pudding.
-->'''Zach:''' You played in a movie called ''The Hunger Games''...
-->'''Jennifer''' Yeah, isn't that your life story?
-->'''Zach:''' You shouldn't say that. That's off-putting.
-->'''Jennifer''' You should be off pudding. ''(beat)'' Because you're fat. ''(beat)'' You shouldn't eat any more pudding.
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* TheReveal: Parodied at the end of the Obama interview. He presses a button which causes the background to fall apart, revealing that Zach has been shooting every episode from the White House.
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* SitcomArchNemesis: Deconstructed in terms of Zach's rivalry with Bradley Cooper. It's very clear that Zach is jealous of Cooper's success after their run together in ''The Hangover'' films and other guests like to make fun of this fact to Zach's face. Cooper himself however sees Zach as a friend and is both incredulous and saddened to learn how much he seems to hate him. The end of the second "Oscar Buzz" episode has Cooper genuinely hurt by Zach's shenanigans and call him out for prioritizing his ferns over his own friends and even himself.
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* CringeComedy: Zach's standoffish attitude plus celebrity guests being irritated about it plus a complete lack of an audience thus uncomfortable silences equals this.
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* DestroyTheProductPlacement: In a sense. The UsefulNotes/BarackObama episode was produced to help promote Obamacare's newly launched website. Zach spends much of this bit incredulous about the plug and tells Obama that he doesn't think the healthcare plan works.
* FunWithSubtitles: Every time, such as "Bart Pit" forCreator/BradPitt.Creator/BradPitt.
* GenreSavvy: Creator/SteveCarell came onto the show armed and ready for Zach's shenanigans, very preemptively either mocking Zach or mocking himself before Zach has a chance to do anything.
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* GenreSavvy: Creator/SteveCarell came onto the show armed and ready for Zach's shenanigans, very preemptively either mocking Zach or mocking himself before Zach has a chance to do anything.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: In Creator/SteveCarell's tirade against him.
-->'''Steve:''' The only French word you know is buffet.
-->'''Zach:''' That's not true, I know the word croissant.
-->'''Steve:''' The only French word you know is buffet.
-->'''Zach:''' That's not true, I know the word croissant.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: NotHelpingYourCase:
** In Creator/SteveCarell's tirade against him.
-->'''Steve:''' --->'''Steve:''' The only French word you know is buffet.
-->'''Zach:'''buffet.\\
'''Zach:''' That's not true, I know the wordcroissant.croissant.
** Right after Zach angrily denies that he's fat to Carell, his chair collapses under his weight.
* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Creator/BradleyCooper tries to be friendly with Zach, who he co-starred with in ''Film/TheHangover Trilogy'', and treats the show as another regular talk show. Unfortunately, he finds out the hard way that Zach is a pretty unlikeable jackass who is somewhat jealous of Cooper's more attractive appeal.
** In Creator/SteveCarell's tirade against him.
-->'''Zach:'''
'''Zach:''' That's not true, I know the word
** Right after Zach angrily denies that he's fat to Carell, his chair collapses under his weight.
* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Creator/BradleyCooper tries to be friendly with Zach, who he co-starred with in ''Film/TheHangover Trilogy'', and treats the show as another regular talk show. Unfortunately, he finds out the hard way that Zach is a pretty unlikeable jackass who is somewhat jealous of Cooper's more attractive appeal.
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* StylisticSuck The show is shot in a way that harkens to cable access talk shows. The picture quality eventually improved in later episodes, but the interview style has remained pretty much the same.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Bradley Cooper is shown to be one of the few celebrity guests who didn't get the memo about Zach's abrasive attitude as a host and is dumbfounded to see that his ''Hangover'' co-star acts this way.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: With both celebrities and their movies. In just one instance, he mistakes ''Film/Zoolander'' for "Joolander" and "Bloolander."
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* AccidentalMisnaming: With both celebrities and their movies. In just one instance, he mistakes ''Film/Zoolander'' ''Film/{{Zoolander}}'' for "Joolander" and "Bloolander."
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[AccidentalMisnaming Zack Galifinankis]]\\
[[FunWithSubtitles Betwixt Two Forns]] ]]
''Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis'' (often abbreviated to ''Between Two Ferns'') is a Creator/FunnyOrDie original web-based TalkShow spoof featuring Creator/ZachGalifianakis as the host. Episodes typically follow the same formula: Zach invites a celebrity onto the show, belittles them in some way, and the two calmly exchange insults for the remainder of the interview.
Has a Creator/{{Netflix}} original movie ''Film/BetweenTwoFernsTheMovie''.
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!!Tropes present:
* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: If he doesn't outright get his guest's name wrong, it usually comes out like this.
* AccidentalMisnaming: With both celebrities and their movies. In just one instance, he mistakes ''Film/Zoolander'' for "Joolander" and "Bloolander."
* AdamWesting: Pretty much every celebrity plays a more short-tempered version of themselves, with Zach's reserved cruelty and awkwardness egging them on.
* FunWithSubtitles: Every time, such as "Bart Pit" for Creator/BradPitt.
* TheHyena: Creator/CharlizeTheron laughs so much in her interview and continues to praise Zach for being funny to the point that he mistakes her for coming on to him.
* NotHelpingYourCase: In Creator/SteveCarell's tirade against him.
-->'''Steve:''' The only French word you know is buffet.
-->'''Zach:''' That's not true, I know the word croissant.
* ObviousObjectCouldBeAnything: In his interview with Brad Pitt, Zach gives him a present wrapped in the shape of a massive bong. [[BlatantLies He insists it's a bassoon.]]
* PlotSensitiveButton: The button on the desk between Zach and his guest is typically used to cue a song, but has also been used for other purposes, such as collapsing the set and cueing Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} slime.
* PottyFailure: Charlize Theron eventually pisses herself laughing by the end of her interview.
* RunningGag: Pushing the button eventually becomes one for ending the interview in a humiliating way for Zach, such as sliming him in front of Music/JustinBieber.
* StylisticSuck The show is shot in a way that harkens to cable access talk shows. The picture quality eventually improved in later episodes, but the interview style has remained pretty much the same.
* TalkShow: Or a parody of one, any way. Think of it like a much more tame version of ''Series/TheEricAndreShow'' with more [[OneLiner witty one-liners.]]
* UnusualEuphemism: Brad Pitt counters Zach's insistence that [[ObviousObjectCouldBeAnything his bong-shaped present]] is actually a bassoon by saying that he doesn't "bassoon at his house anymore."
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[AccidentalMisnaming Zack Galifinankis]]\\
[[FunWithSubtitles Betwixt Two Forns]] ]]
''Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis'' (often abbreviated to ''Between Two Ferns'') is a Creator/FunnyOrDie original web-based TalkShow spoof featuring Creator/ZachGalifianakis as the host. Episodes typically follow the same formula: Zach invites a celebrity onto the show, belittles them in some way, and the two calmly exchange insults for the remainder of the interview.
Has a Creator/{{Netflix}} original movie ''Film/BetweenTwoFernsTheMovie''.
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: If he doesn't outright get his guest's name wrong, it usually comes out like this.
* AccidentalMisnaming: With both celebrities and their movies. In just one instance, he mistakes ''Film/Zoolander'' for "Joolander" and "Bloolander."
* AdamWesting: Pretty much every celebrity plays a more short-tempered version of themselves, with Zach's reserved cruelty and awkwardness egging them on.
* FunWithSubtitles: Every time, such as "Bart Pit" for Creator/BradPitt.
* TheHyena: Creator/CharlizeTheron laughs so much in her interview and continues to praise Zach for being funny to the point that he mistakes her for coming on to him.
* NotHelpingYourCase: In Creator/SteveCarell's tirade against him.
-->'''Steve:''' The only French word you know is buffet.
-->'''Zach:''' That's not true, I know the word croissant.
* ObviousObjectCouldBeAnything: In his interview with Brad Pitt, Zach gives him a present wrapped in the shape of a massive bong. [[BlatantLies He insists it's a bassoon.]]
* PlotSensitiveButton: The button on the desk between Zach and his guest is typically used to cue a song, but has also been used for other purposes, such as collapsing the set and cueing Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} slime.
* PottyFailure: Charlize Theron eventually pisses herself laughing by the end of her interview.
* RunningGag: Pushing the button eventually becomes one for ending the interview in a humiliating way for Zach, such as sliming him in front of Music/JustinBieber.
* StylisticSuck The show is shot in a way that harkens to cable access talk shows. The picture quality eventually improved in later episodes, but the interview style has remained pretty much the same.
* TalkShow: Or a parody of one, any way. Think of it like a much more tame version of ''Series/TheEricAndreShow'' with more [[OneLiner witty one-liners.]]
* UnusualEuphemism: Brad Pitt counters Zach's insistence that [[ObviousObjectCouldBeAnything his bong-shaped present]] is actually a bassoon by saying that he doesn't "bassoon at his house anymore."
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