Episode 9: PLAYTIME (1967)
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We discuss the quiet, gentle weirdness of this comedy masterpiece by Jacques Tati.
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Episode 8: KIDS IN THE HALL: BRAIN CANDY (1996)
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A discussion of the Canadian sketch comedy troupe and their movie.
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Bonus: CASINO ROYALE (1967)
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We discuss the Peter Sellers and Orson Welles crack at a James Bond comedy film that was a hugely successful disaster.
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Episode 7: BEING THERE (1979)
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We discuss this satirical masterpiece, plus the life and career of Peter Sellers.
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Bonus: THE RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE (1983)
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We discuss this little-known superhero-musical flop starring Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, and with the music of Richard O'Brien, writer and composer for THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
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Episode 6: THE IN-LAWS (1979)
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We discuss this classic as well as the careers of Peter Falk and Alan Arkin.
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Bonus: PARODY MOVIE TRAILERS
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We discuss the parody movie trailers HARDWARE WARS (1978), CLOSET CASES OF THE NERD KIND (1980), and PORKLIPS NOW (1980), and then go off on a tangent about jokes from the 1700s.
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Episode 5: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014)
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We discuss the vampire mockumentary and the careers of its makers.
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Bonus: DUCK SOUP, MILLION $ LEGS, DIPLOMANIACS
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We discuss three films that all came out around 1933, all satirizing politics. WARNING: DIPLOMANIACS includes many racist tropes, so do not watch the movie if you do not want to see Blackface and other racist content.
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Bonus: ANIMAL CRACKERS OUTTAKES
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Here we edited together interesting facts and discussion about the Marx Brothers and ANIMAL CRACKERS that had been cut out of episode four.
info_outlineWe discuss this satirical masterpiece, plus the life and career of Peter Sellers.