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Nathan Fielder Claims He Outdid Sully’s Miracle on the Hudson

The pilot/comedian took a sly dig at Captain Sully.

Actor Nathan Fielder bragged his own real-life flight for his HBO show outdid that of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. Fielder talked about how he flew an actual 737 plane, filled with hundreds of real passengers, in the Season 2 finale of his HBO show The Rehearsal. Fielder’s comments seemed especially loaded considering how his third episode of The Rehearsal Season 2, “Pilot’s Code,” featured a deep historical dive into the life of Captain Sullenberger.

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