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A podcast trying to understand the classic romcom by taking it apart & putting it back together again. Hosted by Beth Amann & Patrick Flynn.

Beth Amann & Patrick Flynn


    • Dec 31, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 37 EPISODES

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    The What is Love Actually? podcast is a delightful and entertaining exploration of the popular film, Love Actually. Even though I may disagree with some of the drawn conclusions, I still find this podcast enjoyable and funny. It's amazing how many different perspectives can be brought to one piece of film. The hosts and their guests provide valuable insights and add a fresh perspective to the movie. As someone who watches Love Actually every year during Christmas, listening to this podcast brings me joy and enhances my understanding and appreciation for the film.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the variety of guests and their diverse takes on Love Actually. Each episode feels different and refreshing due to the range of perspectives presented. The discussions are honest, funny, and filled with respect for the movie, even when criticizing it. I appreciate that the hosts don't shy away from addressing the issues within Love Actually while still embracing its charm as a Christmas movie.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is Patrick of Original Cast's ability to create engaging discussions. He brings his experience from his other well-known podcast and applies it here, resulting in an entertaining listen. The conversations are thought-provoking, often pointing out details or themes that listeners may not have noticed before. This adds a new layer of appreciation for Love Actually, making it more intriguing despite any criticisms.

    However, one downside to this podcast is that it assumes listeners have already seen Love Actually. While it can be enjoyed without watching the film, some references or analysis may be lost on those who haven't experienced it firsthand. It would have been beneficial for the hosts to provide more context or summaries for those unfamiliar with Love Actually.

    In conclusion, The What is Love Actually? podcast is a fun and fascinating limited-run holiday series that offers a unique perspective on a beloved Christmas movie. Despite any disagreements with certain conclusions, listening to these discussions provides an enjoyable way to spend a few hours. The hosts' humor, respect for the film, and the variety of guest perspectives make this podcast worth checking out. It may even inspire listeners to re-watch Love Actually with a newfound appreciation and understanding.



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    Latest episodes from What is Love Actually?

    New Year's Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 75:17


    Lauren Halvorsen, creator of Nothing for the Group, joins Beth & Patrick for this “movie.” We cover: stakes, beards, Lea Michele, Matthew Broderick hanging around, NYPD fetishization, Common, Ludacris, Beth's Grey's Anatomy knowledge, Patrick's dubious relationship with the Razzies, and Lauren's seeing Magnolia on her first-ever date. Watch New Year's Eve on HBO Max Go to our Patreon for bonus episodes, commentaries, and MORE! Nothing for the Group (Lauren's amazing newsletter) more about Beth more about Patrick Email us! • Instagram us! • Tweet us! • TikTok us!

    The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 64:06


    When this episode begins, Beth & Patrick haven't seen the film yet. But will they have by the time it's over?!? (Yes.) We cover: Frank, why they need to switch, the Extended Christmas Prince Cinematic Universe, Rent: Live on Tape!, who should've played Fiona's mom, and The Princess Switch 4: Jewel of Denial. Watch The Princess Switch on Netflix. Go to our Patreon for bonus episodes, commentaries, and MORE! NEXT WEEK: the multi-plot holiday epic New Year's Eve! more about Beth more about Patrick Email us! • Instagram us! • Tweet us! • TikTok us!

    Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 71:31


    This movie is buck wild. But not buck wild enough? We cover: Michigan, laughing like Santa, Tim Allen, Pizza Hut, Auntie Anne's, Twister, flat characters, and whether or not Patrick responds to “vibes.” Watch Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus for FREE on YouTube! Go to our Patreon for bonus episodes, commentaries, and MORE! NEXT WEEK: Netflix's The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star! more about Beth more about Patrick Email us! • Instagram us! • Tweet us! • TikTok us!

    Christmas Crush (aka Holiday High School Reunion)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 71:56


    Did you know there are two holiday movies called Christmas Crush? Neither did we until this episode and Beth has now seen them both. We cover: what actually is on the periodic table of elements, how Beth planned her high school reunion, what glee club remixes shouldn't be allowed, gaslighting, Cory Feldman, budget restrictions, and why everyone should watch this movie. Watch Christmas Crush for FREE (with ads) on YouTube! Go to our Patreon for bonus episodes, commentaries, and MORE! NEXT WEEK: Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus FREE on YouTube! more about Beth more about Patrick Email us! • Instagram us! • Tweet us! • TikTok us!

    My Christmas Inn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 63:48


    The formula is in place, so why is Patrick still so confused? We cover: food fights, diarists, cookie baking, big city girls with big city dreams, stolen recipes, missed screenplay opportunities, and was Eddie real? Watch My Christmas Inn on Amazon Prime! Go to our Patreon for bonus episodes, commentaries, and MORE! NEXT WEEK: Christmas Crush (aka Holiday High School Reunion) FREE (with ads) on YouTube! more about Beth more about Patrick Email us! • Instagram us! • Tweet us! • TikTok us!

    Journey Back to Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 68:24


    Kicking off Season 2 with this Candace Cameron Bure vehicle that should've been called The Christmas Comet but it isn't. But there are Goldens! We cover: war memorials, Tom Skerritt, gazebos, The Gabby Douglas Story, Oliver Hudson's trustworthy status since he played that heel on Nashville, and the ethics of time travel Watch Journey Back to Christmas for FREE on YouTube! Go to our Patreon for bonus episodes, commentaries, and MORE! NEXT WEEK: Tia Mowrey in My Christmas Inn, available on Amazon Prime! more about Beth more about Patrick Email us! • Instagram us! • Tweet us! • Facebook us!

    SEASON 2 COMING 11/26/2021!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 1:48


    Patrick and Beth are back with 6 new episodes covering 6 romantic holiday films from Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix! Go to our new PATREON for a list of the 6 movies we'll be covering as well as access to bonus episodes, commentaries, and more! Watch our first film Journey Back to Christmas for FREE on YouTube! more about Beth more about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    Christmas in July: The Holiday (w/ the Out for Blood Podcast!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 76:38


    Chris Adams and Holly Morgan from the podcast Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical join Patrick and Beth to break down the movie that so many of our guests thought was Love Actually.We cover: the agony and the agony of Cameron Diaz, very British children, the Nancy Myers of it all, trolls and their bridges, Kate Winslet's cottage, why Patrick won't AirBNB and/or Uber.Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal.more about Bethmore about Patrickmore about Chrismore about Holly and her podcast Big Diva Energy Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    14. Christmas in July: The Holiday (2006)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 76:38


    Chris Adams and Holly Morgan from the podcast Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical join Patrick and Beth to break down the movie that so many of our guests thought was Love Actually. We cover: the agony and the agony of Cameron Diaz, very British children, the Nancy Myers of it all, trolls and their bridges, Kate Winslet's cottage, why Patrick won't AirBNB and/or Uber.   Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal. more about Beth more about Patrick more about Chris more about Holly and her podcast Big Diva Energy   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    13. Red Nose Day Actually

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 68:48


    Patrick and Beth are back! They have heard your voicemails, read your missives, and are ready to bring you all the Christmas cheer you expect from your favourite (with a “u”) podcast that directs Love Actually in this manner! We cover the Love Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral Red Nose Day sequels (are they sequels?), the race for the 2020 UK Christmas number 1, introduce our new theme song (maybe), and finally put #Schiffergate to bed (except we don’t). Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! Listen to Patrick & Beth on the Taking Hugh for Granted podcast! The 2020 UK Christmas number 1 song is……? The Christmas 2020 UK Singles Charts (in case you're interested) “Thank You Baked Potato”   more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    13. Red Nose Day Actually

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 68:48


    Patrick and Beth are back! They have heard your voicemails, read your missives, and are ready to bring you all the Christmas cheer you expect from your favourite (with a “u”) podcast that directs Love Actually in this manner!We cover the Love Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral Red Nose Day sequels (are they sequels?), the race for the 2020 UK Christmas number 1, introduce our new theme song (maybe), and finally put #Schiffergate to bed (except we don't).Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!Listen to Patrick & Beth on the Taking Hugh for Granted podcast!The 2020 UK Christmas number 1 song is……?The Christmas 2020 UK Singles Charts (in case you're interested)“Thank You Baked Potato” more about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    12. And at Christmas You Tell the Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 76:56


    Patrick and Beth try to make sense of all this, tally the scores, and endeavour to discover just what is Love Actually?We cover erroneous commas, Love Actually in the news, Lulu Popplewell, the A Christmas Prince drinking game, Schiffergate, longing for the 4-hour cut of this movie, and how this repeated viewings of Love Actually led Patrick back to the works of Paul Thomas Anderson (specifically Magnolia).EMAIL US AND WE MIGHT READ YOUR MISSIVE ON OUR CHRISTMAS EPISODE!Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!Yahoo! News - “Richard Curtis: I have respect for people who don't like my films” (9/6/20)Lulu Popplewell on the podcast Almost Famous with Barnaby Slater (10/15/20)Cosmo - “Love Actually star slams the film as cheesy and sexist” (10/18/20)The Irish Times - “Harsh words about Love Actually will not spoil this classic for me” by Marie Louise McConville (10/24/20)E! Online - “Let's Settle This One and For All: Is Love Actually a Good Movie?” by Tierney Bricker (11/4/20)The New Zealand Herold - “The weirdly popular Christmas movie that isn't actually a Christmas movie” (11/9/20)RNLI Charity Auction: Love Actually. A framed film cell featuring the final frame of film from the original 35mm reel.Buy Patrick's book Visual Literacy: A Practical Text on the Analysis, History, and Creation of Visual Media is available from Kendall-Hunt. more about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    11. Ringo Starr Married a Bond Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 59:23


    Robbie Rozelle & Robert W. Schneider from the Gay Card Revoked podcast join Beth & Patrick to revel in the story of Daniel (Liam Neeson, Darkman, Schindler's List), Sam (Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Queen's Gambit, Game of Thrones, Phineas and Ferb), Joanna (Olivia Olson, Phineas and Ferb), and Carol (Claudia Schiffer).We cover Robbie's funeral plans, Rob's Emma Thompson stories, Liam Neeson's family kidnapping issues, animal porn, airport runs, and we finally settle Schiffergate once and for all (except we don't).Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!Perfect Crime: New York's longest-running play.The Gay Card Revoked PodcastBuy Robbie's album Songs from Inside My Locker available on Broadway Records!Behind the Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends - Rob's podcast with Kevin David Thomas about Robbie Rozelleabout Robert W. Schneidermore about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    10. Both Sides Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 50:02


    Wonder duo Jenna Duncan (theatre director) & Rick Westerkamp (actor, teacher) join Patrick & Beth to sob through the chronicle of Harry (Alan Rickman, national treasure), Karen (Emma Thompson, two-time Oscar winner & damn national treasure), and Mia (Heike Makatsch, Resident Evil).We cover dirndls, how to seduce your boss with Beth & Jenna, Jenna's many soapboxes, the issue with Rufus the Angel, and how much we love Emma Thompson.Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! Jenna's InstagramRick's Instagrammore about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    09. Would We Call Her Chubby?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 69:06


    Married-acting-singing persons Evan Casey & Tracy Lynn Olivera join Beth & Patrick to glance askance at the saga of David (Hugh Grant, from this mugshot) and Natalie (Martine McCutcheon, EastEnders).We cover the Casey/Olivera Christmas watchlist, how Billy Bob Thornton can get it, the Teapot Dome Scandal, recasting Hugh Grant & Colin Firth with Willem Dafoe & John Malkovich, body positivity, and we finally settle whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it isn't not).Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!Hugh Grant & Colin Farrell - Actors on Actors - Full Conversation about Evan at Capitol Steps Dot Comabout Tracy at Wikipedia and Levine Music Dot Orgmore about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    08. Two Years, Seven Months, Three Days, and (I Suppose) Two Hours

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 57:23


    Married podcasters Kimberly Cooper Schmidt (Broadwaysted! and Broadway Baby podcasts) & Jay Schmidt (Broadway Baby podcast and Preview'd on YouTube) join Patrick & Beth to suffer through the tragedy of Sarah (Laura Linney, national treasure) and Karl (Rodrigo Santoro, 300).We cover Karl's job, Karl's glasses, Karl's abs, this film's abuse of Laura Linney, Beth's accent blindness, Downton Abbey, THAT scene, and the incredible beginning to Jay & Kimberly's relationship. Seriously, it's like freakin' Serendipity or something.Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!The Broadway Baby podcastThe Official Broadwaysted! PodcastPreview'd about KimberlyJay's Twittermore about Bethmore about Patrick

    07. All I Want for Christmas is You

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 66:14


    Jonathan Howard (genuine Brit and bass with The King's Singers) & Jess Newman (American transplant in England) join Patrick & Beth to gaze lovingly at the romance of (porn?) stand-ins Jack (Martin Freeman, Sherlock, the MCU) and Just Judy (Joanna Page, Gavin & Stacey).We cover: The Great British Bake-Off, Richard Curtis and “the Canon,” American women shagging any Brit they meet, how British IS this movie?, anoraks, Teletext, and the John Lewis Christmas advert.Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!”Teletext for Your TV” | Instantly Dated | Episode 25 at You Tube Dot ComThe 2020 John Lewis Christmas Advert about Johnny at Kings Singers Dot Commore about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    06. Yes is Being My Answer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 62:08


    This episode we get serious with married journalistic-people Alexandra Petri (columnist and author of Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why!) & Stephen Stromberg (editorial writer for The Washington Post). They join Patrick & Beth to wade through the fairy tale of Jamie (Colin Firth, Pride and Prejudice) & Aurélia (Lúcia Moniz, Portugese pop sensation).We cover turtlenecks, “the woman language,” Christmas movies = horror movies, tramp stamps, the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, and the plurality of movies in which Colin Firth swims in a pond.Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!Lúcia Moniz's performance at Eurovision ‘96Buy Alexandra's book Nothing is Wrong and Here's Why! about Alexandraabout Stevemore about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    05. Don't Buy Drugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 50:19


    Married people Jon Markland & Malinda Markland join Beth & Patrick to boogie through the world of fallen popstar Billy Mack (Bill Nighy, Love Actually) and Joe (Gregor Fisher, The Baldy Man).We cover the most beautiful man in Britain, the truth behind the UK's Christmas number 1 song, Ant and/or Dec, Iggy Pop dry-humping J.Lo, and why the line: “a hefty number of half-naked chicks with their mouths open” makes us especially uncomfortable.Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!Slate's Hit Parade Podcast: The Christmas Is All Around Edition (12/21/18)Music video for “All Rise” by Blue Malinda's InstagramJon's Twittermore about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    04. To Me, You are Perfect

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 59:10


    Married co-stars of NBC's Connecting Keith Powell & Jill Knox Powell join Patrick & Beth to ask all the right questions about the tale of Juliet (Keira Knightley, Pirates of the Caribbean I-IV), Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kinky Boots, Serenity, 12 Years a Slave), and Mark (Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead).We cover diversity hires, toxic masculinity, the awfulness of an episode of Friends, and the time 19-year-old Jill went on a date with an NBA player as old as her dad.Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!NBC's Connecting Jill's Instagrammore about Keithmore about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    03. Shag Highway, Heading West

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 56:01


    Long-time actor friends John Loughney & Katie McManus join Beth & Patrick to suffer through the quest of Colin (Kris Marshall, My Family) and his decision to go the States to get laid against the advice of his friend, Tony (Abdul Salis, Casualty).We cover ice skating injuries, Colin's job, the nature of Colin and Tony's relationship, INCELs, a new podcast: 3 Gen-Xers and a Millennial, and whether or not the women Colin meets in Wisconsin are drug dealers using him as a mule or a coven of witches (it's definitely one or the other).Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! John's TwitterKatie's Instagrammore about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    02. This is SO Much More Than a Bag

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 86:39


    Patrick & Beth found two human beings on this planet, Solomon Parker III & Joshua Simon, who had never seen Love Actually! So they all watch it from top-to-bottom.We cover that Love Actually is not The Holiday, Josh's non-Christmas-movie Jewish upbringing, how Solomon is HERE for declarations of love, the definition of “Beth,” and whether or not Kate Winslet is in this movie (she's not, that's The Holiday).Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! Solomon's InstagramJoshua Simon Says Dot Commore about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    01. Who is Richard Curtis and Are We Going to Say Terrible Things About Him?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 0:02


    Mr. Curtis is a comedy hero to Patrick and much less than that to Beth.We start at Oxford, sidle over to the classic BBC comedies Blackadder, Mr. Bean, and The Vicar of Dibley, before finally paying special attention to the three romcoms he wrote prior Love Actually: Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Bridget Jones's Diary. What is known in England as “The Canon.”Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!more about Bethmore about Patrick Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram us: @loveactuallypodTweet us: @loveactuallypodFacebook us: @loveactuallypod

    12. And at Christmas You Tell the Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 76:56


    Patrick and Beth try to make sense of all this, tally the scores, and endeavour to discover just what is Love Actually? We cover erroneous commas, Love Actually in the news, Lulu Popplewell, the A Christmas Prince drinking game, Schiffergate, longing for the 4-hour cut of this movie, and how this repeated viewings of Love Actually led Patrick back to the works of Paul Thomas Anderson (specifically Magnolia). EMAIL US AND WE MIGHT READ YOUR MISSIVE ON OUR CHRISTMAS EPISODE! Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! Yahoo! News - “Richard Curtis: I have respect for people who don’t like my films” (9/6/20) Lulu Popplewell on the podcast Almost Famous with Barnaby Slater (10/15/20) Cosmo - “Love Actually star slams the film as cheesy and sexist” (10/18/20) The Irish Times - “Harsh words about Love Actually will not spoil this classic for me” by Marie Louise McConville (10/24/20) E! Online - “Let's Settle This One and For All: Is Love Actually a Good Movie?” by Tierney Bricker (11/4/20) The New Zealand Herold - “The weirdly popular Christmas movie that isn't actually a Christmas movie” (11/9/20) RNLI Charity Auction: Love Actually. A framed film cell featuring the final frame of film from the original 35mm reel. Buy Patrick’s book Visual Literacy: A Practical Text on the Analysis, History, and Creation of Visual Media is available from Kendall-Hunt.   more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    11. Ringo Starr Married a Bond Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 59:23


    Robbie Rozelle & Robert W. Schneider from the Gay Card Revoked podcast join Beth & Patrick to revel in the story of Daniel (Liam Neeson, Darkman from Darkman), Sam (Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Benny Watts in The Queen’s Gambit and Ferb in Phineas and Ferb), Joanna (Olivia Olson, Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in Phineas and Ferb), and Carol (Claudia Schiffer). We cover Robbie’s funeral plans, Rob’s Emma Thompson stories, Liam Neeson’s family kidnapping issues, animal porn, airport runs, and we finally settle Schiffergate once and for all (except we don’t). Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! Perfect Crime: New York’s longest-running play. The Gay Card Revoked Podcast Buy Robbie’s album Songs from Inside My Locker available on Broadway Records! Behind the Curtain: Broadway’s Living Legends - Rob’s podcast with Kevin David Thomas   about Robbie Rozelle about Robert W. Schneider more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    10. Both Sides Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 50:02


    Wonder duo Jenna Duncan (theatre director) & Rick Westerkamp (actor, teacher) join Patrick & Beth to sob through the chronicle of Harry (Alan Rickman, national treasure), Karen (Emma Thompson, two-time Oscar winner and damn national treasure), and Mia (Heike Makatsch, Lisa in Resident Evil). We cover dirndls, how to seduce your boss with Beth & Jenna, Jenna’s many soapboxes, the issue with Rufus the Angel, and how much we love Emma Thompson. Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!   Jenna’s Instagram Rick’s Instagram more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    09. Would We Call Her Chubby?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 69:06


    Married-acting-singing persons Evan Casey & Tracy Lynn Olivera join Beth & Patrick to glance askance at the saga of David (Hugh Grant, from this mugshot) and Natalie (Martine McCutcheon, Tiffany Mitchell in EastEnders). We cover the Casey/Olivera Christmas watchlist, how Billy Bob Thornton can get it, the Teapot Dome Scandal, recasting Hugh Grant & Colin Firth with Willem Dafoe & John Malkovich, body positivity, and we finally settle whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it isn’t not). Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! Hugh Grant & Colin Farrell - Actors on Actors - Full Conversation   about Evan at Capitol Steps Dot Com about Tracy at Wikipedia and Levine Music Dot Org more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    08. Two Years, Seven Months, Three Days, and (I Suppose) Two Hours

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 57:23


    Married podcasters Kimberly Cooper Schmidt (Broadwaysted! and Broadway Baby podcasts) & Jay Schmidt (Broadway Baby podcast and Preview’d on YouTube) join Patrick & Beth to suffer through the tragedy of Sarah (Laura Linney, national treasure) and Karl (Rodrigo Santoro, Xerxes in 300). We cover Karl’s job, Karl’s glasses, Karl’s abs, this film’s abuse of Laura Linney, Beth’s accent blindness, Downton Abbey, THAT scene, and the incredible beginning to Jay & Kimberly’s relationship. Seriously, it’s like freakin’ Serendipity or something. Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! The Broadway Baby podcast The Official Broadwaysted! Podcast Preview’d   about Kimberly Jay’s Twitter more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    07. All I Want for Christmas is You

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 66:14


    Jonathan Howard (genuine Brit and bass with The King’s Singers) & Jess Newman (American transplant in England) join Patrick & Beth to gaze lovingly at the romance of (porn?) stand-ins Jack (Martin Freeman, Watson in Sherlock and Everett Kenneth Ross in the MCU) and Just Judy (Joanna Page, Stacey in Gavin & Stacey). We cover: The Great British Bake-Off, Richard Curtis and “the Canon,” American women shagging any Brit they meet, how British IS this movie?, anoraks, Teletext, and the John Lewis Christmas advert. Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! ”Teletext for Your TV” | Instantly Dated | Episode 25 at You Tube Dot Com The 2020 John Lewis Christmas Advert   about Johnny at Kings Singers Dot Com more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    06. Yes is Being My Answer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 62:05


    This episode we get serious with married journalistic-people Alexandra Petri (columnist and author of Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why!) & Stephen Stromberg (editorial writer for The Washington Post). They join Patrick & Beth to wade through the fairy tale of Jamie (Colin Firth, Darcy from Pride and Prejudice and the Bridget Jones trilogy) & Aurélia (Lúcia Moniz, Portugese pop sensation). We cover turtlenecks, “the woman language,” Christmas movies = horror movies, tramp stamps, the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, and the plurality of movies in which Colin Firth swims in a pond. Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! Lúcia Moniz’s performance at Eurovision ‘96 Buy Alexandra’s book Nothing is Wrong and Here’s Why!   about Alexandra about Steve more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    05. Don't Buy Drugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 50:19


    Married people Jon Markland & Malinda Markland join Beth & Patrick to boogie through the world of fallen popstar Billy Mack (Bill Nighy whom you mostly know from this movie) and Joe (Gregor Fisher from ITV’s The Baldy Man). We cover the most beautiful man in Britain, the truth behind the UK’s Christmas number 1 song, Ant and/or Dec, Iggy Pop dry-humping J.Lo, and why the line: “a hefty number of half-naked chicks with their mouths open” makes us especially uncomfortable. Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! Slate’s Hit Parade Podcast: The Christmas Is All Around Edition (12/21/18) Music video for “All Rise” by Blue   Malinda’s Instagram Jon’s Twitter more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    04. To Me, You are Perfect

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 59:10


    Married co-stars of NBC’s Connecting Keith Powell & Jill Knox Powell join Patrick & Beth to ask all the right questions about the tale of Juliet (Keira Knightley, Pirates of the Caribbean I-IV), Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave), and Mark (Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead). We cover diversity hires, toxic masculinity, the awfulness of an episode of Friends, and the time 19-year-old Jill went on a date with an NBA player as old as her dad. Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! NBC’s Connecting   Jill’s Instagram more about Keith more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    03. Shag Highway, Heading West

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 56:01


    Long-time actor friends John Loughney & Katie McManus join Beth & Patrick to suffer through the quest of Colin (Kris Marshall, Nick Harper in My Family) and his decision to go the States to get laid against the advice of his friend, Tony (Abdul Salis, Curtis Cooper in Casualty). We cover ice skating injuries, Colin’s job, the nature of Colin and Tony’s relationship, INCELs, a new podcast: 3 Gen-Xers and a Millennial, and whether or not the women Colin meets in Wisconsin are drug dealers using him as a mule or a coven of witches (it’s definitely one or the other). Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!   John’s Twitter Katie’s Instagram more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    02. This is SO Much More Than a Bag

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 86:39


    Patrick & Beth found two human beings on this planet, Solomon Parker III & Joshua Simon, who had never seen Love Actually! So they all watch it from top-to-bottom. We cover that Love Actually is not The Holiday, Josh’s non-Christmas-movie Jewish upbringing, how Solomon is HERE for declarations of love, the definition of “Beth,” and whether or not Kate Winslet is in this movie (she’s not, that’s The Holiday). Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas!   Solomon’s Instagram Joshua Simon Says Dot Com more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    01. Who is Richard Curtis and Are We Going to Say Terrible Things About Him?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 73:35


    Mr. Curtis is a comedy hero to Patrick and much less than that to Beth. We start at Oxford, sidle over to the classic BBC comedies Blackadder, Mr. Bean, and The Vicar of Dibley, before finally paying special attention to the three romcoms he wrote prior Love Actually: Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Bridget Jones’s Diary. What is known in England as “The Canon.” Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! more about Beth more about Patrick   Email us! loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram us: @loveactuallypod Tweet us: @loveactuallypod Facebook us: @loveactuallypod

    What is Love Actually? Coming 11/27/20

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 3:19


    Welcome to the podcast that tries to discover just what the 2003 romantic Christmas film Love Actually is by taking it apart and putting it back together again.Coming 27th November 2020! A 12-episode deep-dive into the 2003 Christmas romcom Love Actually.Join Patrick Flynn (of The Original Cast podcast) and Beth Amann as they examine each component of Richard Curtis's holiday opus With guests such as:Keith Powell & Jill Knox Powell from NBC's ConnectingAlexandra Petri, columnist and author of Nothing's Wrong and Here's WhyRobbie Rozelle & Robert W. Schneider from the podcast Gay Card RevokedStephen Stromberg, The Washington PostJonathan Howard, The King's SingersKimberly Cooper Schmidt, Broadwaysted! & Broadway Baby podcastsJay Schmidt, Preview'd on YouTube and the Broadway Baby podcastand many others as they try to discover “What is Love Actually?” about Patrick at Unknown Penguin Dot Comabout Beth at Monumental Theatre Dot Org Support What is Love Actually? on PayPal! Email loveactuallypod@gmail.comInstagram @loveactuallypodTwitter @loveactuallypodFacebook @loveactuallypod

    What is Love Actually? Coming 11/27/20!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 3:19


    Welcome to the podcast that tries to discover just what the 2003 romantic Christmas film Love Actually is by taking it apart and putting it back together again. Coming 27th November 2020! A 12-episode deep-dive into the 2003 Christmas romcom Love Actually. Join Patrick Flynn (of The Original Cast podcast) and Beth Amann as they examine each component of Richard Curtis’s holiday opus   With guests such as: Keith Powell & Jill Knox Powell from NBC’s Connecting Alexandra Petri, columnist and author of Nothing’s Wrong and Here’s Why Robbie Rozelle & Robert W. Schneider from the podcast Gay Card Revoked Stephen Stromberg, The Washington Post Jonathan Howard, The King’s Singers Kimberly Cooper Schmidt, Broadwaysted! & Broadway Baby podcasts Jay Schmidt, Preview’d on YouTube and the Broadway Baby podcast and many others as they try to discover “What is Love Actually?”   about Patrick at Unknown Penguin Dot Com about Beth at Monumental Theatre Dot Org   Support What is Love Actually? on PayPal!   Email loveactuallypod@gmail.com Instagram @loveactuallypod Twitter @loveactuallypod Facebook @loveactuallypod

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