After watching The Rehearsal, I felt compelled to go back and see where the madness came from. Indeed there are a couple of episodes that presage what will become The Rehearsal, specifically Smokers Allowed and Finding Frances. What really makes the show work is the huge budget Nathan Fielder gets to work with and the oddball cast of characters he finds (the Bill Gates impersonator makes several appearances, including his own feature-length film). He always takes it just a step too far given all the money to do whatever he wants, and the results are absurd hilarity. I believe that this isn't scripted, and he takes it wherever it will go. He just manages to always get it to go in the wildest place possible. I would say highlights for me: Haunted House, Gas Station, Smokers Allowed, and Souvenir Shop.
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