[s4e5] My Monkey Grifter ✨

Wrote the episode, drawing on "Nigerian-prince" style scam tropes for the con artist characters. Documentary Now! Recap: Monkey Business - Vulture

The episode follows (played by Jamie Demetriou ), a filmmaker who embarks on a year-long quest to form a profound, spiritual connection with a monkey named Lulu . It mimics the "cinematic" and often self-indulgent style of modern non-fiction filmmaking—specifically the way My Octopus Teacher framed a relationship with a wild animal as a life-altering, transformative experience. Key satirical targets in the episode include: [S4E5] My Monkey Grifter

The title "My Monkey Grifter" hints at the episode's major pivot from a nature documentary to a . As the narrative unfolds, it is revealed that Benjamin is not actually communicating with a wild animal, but is instead being systematically scammed. Wrote the episode, drawing on "Nigerian-prince" style scam

Portrays Detective Blakely, who helps unravel the scam. Helen Mirren: Returns as the series' dignified host. It mimics the "cinematic" and often self-indulgent style

The film focuses more on the filmmaker’s emotional journey than the subject itself, poking fun at the self-importance found in some nature documentaries.