7.8 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin Canada No. of episodes 7 (list of episodes) Network Viceland | 7.7/10 IMDb No. of seasons 1 First episode date 2 February 2017 Location Toronto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Matt Johnson
Jay McCarrol Written by Andrew Appelle
Robert Hyland
Curt Lobb
Matthew Miller
Jay McCarrol
Jared Raab Starring Matt Johnson
Jay McCarrol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nirvana the band the show the interview
Nirvanna the Band the Show is a Canadian mockumentary television series created by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol. It premiered on February 2, 2017 on Viceland. It is based off the former web series of the same name.
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Premise
The show stars the duo as "Nirvanna the Band," who engage in a series of complex publicity stunts around Toronto in the hopes of landing a gig at The Rivoli despite the fact that they have never actually written or recorded a single song.
Originally created as a web series between 2007 and 2009, it was later expanded into a full television series which premiered on Viceland on February 2, 2017. Three episodes were also screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival as part of its Primetime program of television projects. The series was originally announced in 2016 as slated to air on City, but was later shifted to Viceland with City airing only the first episode as a preview special.
The characters, Matt and Jay, are based on characters McCarrol and Johnson started developing in high school in Mississauga.