TV tonight: Nathan Fielder’s hilarious social experiment comedy returns (www.theguardian.com)

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The Rehearsal takes a bizarre but brilliant look at aeroplanes. Plus: will Ellie exact revenge in The Last of Us finale? Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, Sky ComedyEver wondered how many planes have crashed because the co-pilot was “uncommunicative?” Nathan Fielder has – and it’s the premise for series two of his mind-bending social experiment comedy, in which real people “rehearse” in his simulated scenarios. He reconstructs a cockpit and an airport lounge, and even starts TV singing competition Wings of Voice. The blurred line between reality and construction creates something bizarre and uproariously funny. Strap in! Matthew Pearce

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

This show is special, because it's a level of satire that Americans rarely manage - so much so it's almost unbelievable that it even is satire.