The Man Who Made Two Ferns Famous Is Back on Netflix — And This Time, He’s Getting Dirty
A comedian best known for awkward celebrity interviews sitting between two potted plants is now hosting a full gardening series.
The premise sounds like a joke. It’s not. And the format Netflix chose for it signals a shift worth paying attention to.
Zach Galifianakis, the 56-year-old former host of Between Two Ferns, has a new Netflix series called This Is a Gardening Show. It drops April 22, which lands on Earth Day.
The series consists of six episodes, each running between 15 and 20 minutes.
Netflix released the official trailer on March 18 on YouTube, and the streaming platform described the series as a “refreshing and whimsical take on gardening.”
But the logline reveals something more specific about the show’s approach.
“Rather than positioning himself as an expert, Galifianakis approaches the subject with curiosity and self-effacing humor, admitting that his goal is to learn alongside the audience,” the description reads.
That framing matters. This isn’t a comedian doing a gardening parody. It’s a comedian who apparently wants to learn how to garden and decided to bring cameras along.
“The series blends lighthearted comedy with a sincere appreciation for humans and nature. Ultimately, This Is a Gardening Show is about the joy of connecting with the earth and people,” Netflix added.
Director Brook Linder backed that up with a quote that punctures any suspicion this is pure bit.
“He is genuinely interested in how to grow stuff. Making this show often felt like Zach’s excuse to talk to other gardeners,” Linder said, according to Variety.
“I kinda think his garden was struggling and he needed help he couldn’t get by walking up to these people in their backyard. You will see a grown man honestly gasp when shown the proper way to plant a seed. This is peak TV,” he added.
The Creative Team Behind the Series
The production side has some weight. Linder directs. Chris Kim produces. Frank Scherma and Jon Kamen serve as executive producers. Galifianakis himself is both host and executive producer.
The series is produced by RadicalMedia in association with Galifianakis’ Billios Productions.
Kim offered his own take on what Galifianakis brings to the concept.
“Zach brings an infectious warmth and humor that makes the world of gardening accessible and delightful for all ages,” he said, per Variety. “He can leave you in stitches one moment and, in the next breath, have you genuinely convinced that horse manure is the chocolate soufflé of the gardening world and before you know it, you’re googling the nearest stable.”
If you watched Between Two Ferns, the plant connection here writes itself.
Galifianakis hosted that talk show from 2008 to 2018, conducting deadpan interviews flanked by two potted ferns. Netflix later released Between Two Ferns: The Movie in 2019, a mockumentary film based on the popular series.
This Is a Gardening Show arrives more than six years after that film.
The trajectory from ironic plant decoration to sincere plant care is a strange one, but based on what Linder and Kim describe, Galifianakis seems to have genuinely landed there.
The show debuts on Netflix on April 22. You can watch the official trailer here.
This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.
