Brad Pitt is grilled between two ferns

Posted Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 4:41 PM Central

by John Couture

The wildly successful and painfully awkward video series "Between Two Ferns" hosted by Zach Galifianakis is back and man, did they step up the funny. The last time we saw Zach between two ferns, he was a few pound heavier and the man opposite him was none other than U.S. President Barack Obama.

Since then, Zach has toned up significantly and Brad Pitt gets the distinction of having to follow the commander-in-chief. So, the fact that it's actually hilarious and brilliant is nothing short of amazing.

I don't want to give anything away, but suffice to say, the pair have a great awkward chemistry that just commands voluminous laughter. It also makes me wonder how much of it is scripted and shared with the interviewee ahead of time. Zach doesn't pull a single punch and Brad was a consummate gentlemen when lesser men would have probably punched Zach at some point.

Obviously, Brad was promoting Fury and don't worry, the film gets its fair share of ribbing as well.