Ted Danson And Zach Galifianakis in The Stage Version… of The Documentary…About The National

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Fans of The National and their documentary film “Mistaken For Strangers” are sure to be disappointed in a new stage version of the play. The documentary is being turned into a stage piece in this exclusive from Funny or Die starring Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis as brothers Matt and Tom Berninger.

In this stage re-enactment of the documentary, Danson plays Matt Berninger, lead singer of The National while Galifianakis plays younger brother Tom Berninger who’s hired by Matt to tour with the band as a roadie. Danson and Galifianakis try to capture the complex and strained relationship between the two brothers in an awkward attempt to turn real life into stage dialogue.

This Funny or Die behind-the-scenes look shows what happens when two actors who are completely miscast and struggle to turn material that has no business being on a stage into a off-Broadway show filled with underwhelming effects. Nominated for no Tony Awards, this is Mistaken For Strangers: The Play.

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