Nathan Fielder Is Divorced and Rarely Discusses His Private Life

Comedian Nathan Fielder was once married to his wife of three years, Sarah Ziolkowska. They tied the knot in 2011 before they quietly divorced in 2014.

Born on May 12, 1983, in Vancouver, Canada, Fielder is a multi-talented comedian with a gift for writing and directing. He has performed those three roles in his television series "Nathan for You" and "The Rehearsal," both critically acclaimed. He also has credits in shows such as "The Simpsons" and "Rick and Morty."

Little is known about Fielder's personal life, especially his romantic relationships. There are bits and pieces of information available about his marriage to Ziolkowska obtained from interviews and a discussion on his show, "The Rehearsal."

Nathan Fielder Was Married and Then Got Divorced

Fielder met the woman he would marry while attending a friend's comedy show in Halifax. The woman, Ziolkowska, was a children's librarian, and the pair would tie the knot in 2011. However, as Fielder keeps many of his personal affairs away from the public eye, there are few other details about their time together.

Just three years into it, the marriage had run its course and broken down. Again, the comedian has never discussed that situation in great detail. Still, at the height of their problems and the subsequent separation, Fielder told New York Magazine he remembered thinking he was terrible at life.

The divorce between Fielder and Ziolkowska was finalized in 2014, around the same time the second season of "Nathan for You" was being made. He alluded to the ending of their marriage while speaking to Rolling Stone in 2017, saying, "Any breakup is hard" and "It was tough."

Additionally, in that same interview, he mentioned that he had moved on and was dating someone. However, typical of Fielder, he refused to go into any further discussions about his newfound love.

Nathan Once 'Got Married' in a Chinese Restaurant

A short clip of an episode of "Nathan for You" posted on YouTube by Comedy Central U.K. sees the comedian explain how he "got married" in a Chinese restaurant. The tale begins with Fielder explaining that he was considering the legal risks of establishing a sleeper cell in the United States.

However, since he is a Canadian citizen, getting charged with something, even as minor as a misdemeanor, would violate his Green Card status and lead to deportation. Having grown to love the country, he decided to find ways to protect himself from deportation. It seems the only answer he could find was marrying a U.S. citizen.

Still, the solution was there, but no one to marry. He asked his friend Andy, but he declined. However, the seemingly desperate Fielder develops a plan to marry Andy without his knowledge. He took him to a Chinese restaurant he had rented out and redesigned their menu to have only meals that would not appeal to anyone.

The fabricated menu had only one dish that people would see as the best option to order, the "AI•DOO" house special. He also hired someone specializing in traditional Chinese weddings to officiate the ceremony. He convinced the marriage officer that the whole process would be done in Mandarin, which Andy wouldn't understand.

Fielder had lied to the marriage officer that Andy understood Mandarin and told Andy to order his food in the language as it was an authentic restaurant. Hilariously, after a short speech from the marriage officer, Andy ordered the house special, and Fielder did the same. And with both men having said their AI•DOOs, they were officially married.

In Nathan's 'The Rehearsal,' He Was like a Brokenhearted Divorcee

In the docu-comedy television series, "The Rehearsal," created by Fielder, he helps people rehearse complex life events or conversations. This is done through hired actors and sets that represent real-life situations. The show aired on HBO where great programs such as "Game of Thrones" starring Maisie Williams and Jason Mamoa have also aired.

In one episode, Fielder becomes a co-parent with Angela, and the couple has a fake son. The phony family goes through several fake problems in preparation for a time when their lives become real.

After facing many of those fake issues, including a drug overdose and tension between two parents raising their child in an interfaith household, Angela, who has had enough, leaves the set.

Fielder remains and becomes a brokenhearted divorcee yearning for a life he never had. Amid all the fake life, Fielder seemed to refer to his real life when he told another actor that he had been married for three years. He immediately changed the conversation topic before it got too deep.