Comedy Film Funnel

We discuss the quiet, gentle weirdness of this comedy masterpiece by Jacques Tati.

A discussion of the Canadian sketch comedy troupe and their movie.

We discuss the Peter Sellers and Orson Welles crack at a James Bond comedy film that was a hugely successful disaster. 

We discuss this satirical masterpiece, plus the life and career of Peter Sellers. 

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.

We discuss this classic as well as the careers of Peter Falk and Alan Arkin. 

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.

We discuss the vampire mockumentary and the careers of its makers. 

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. 

Here we edited together interesting facts and discussion about the Marx Brothers and ANIMAL CRACKERS that had been cut out of episode four. 

We discuss this seminal film and the career of the Marx Brothers.

Joe is back to discuss South Park and the work of Matt and Trey, including the controversies.

Guest cohost Corey Powell joins Suzen to discuss Trey Parker and Matt Stone's all-marionette production, as well as the career of Trey and Matt. 

A fun discussion with Ann Magnuson about filming CABIN BOY, her career, and her grandmother's amazing handmade dolls.

We discuss the cult favorite, the history of Bob & Ray, the Letterman shows, and Chris Elliott's career. 

We discuss the famous pirate film flop which includes Peter Cook, members of Monty Python, members of the cast of Young Frankenstein, and James Mason.

Outtakes from two recordings of discussions of BEDAZZLED (1967), including one that was not aired. 

We discuss the comedy masterpiece along with the life and careers of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

We introduce ourselves and talk about the podcast.