Is Art the Rehearsal or the Performance?

Musings on the purpose of making art.

Me and Nathan Fielder from The Rehearsal on HBO

I recently finished watching the HBO series The Rehearsal, and it’s one of those shows where after you finish, you immediately have to go to the internet to figure out what the heck you just watched.

The Rehearsal is billed as a docu-comedy created and directed by the comedian, Nathan Fielder. But this show …