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In this episode, host Richard Roeper shares his unfiltered reaction to Variety's Top 100 Comedies of All Time, breaking down surprising rankings, overlooked classics, and what the list gets right—and wrong. Plus, he weighs in on Quentin Tarantino's recent criticism of actor Paul Dano. In segment two of the podcast, Roeper gives his reviews for the following releases: Eternity (Theaters) The Shuffle (MAX) Rental Family (Theaters) The Richard Roeper Show is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios.
HOUR 3- The Top Comedies, The Throat Goat and MORE full 2115 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:42:00 +0000 nyJVcBxBG6RH01dliARibLeiEndVDICj society & culture Klein/Ally Show: The Podcast society & culture HOUR 3- The Top Comedies, The Throat Goat and MORE Klein.Ally.Show on KROQ is more than just a "dynamic, irreverent morning radio show that mixes humor, pop culture, and unpredictable conversation with a heavy dose of realness." (but thanks for that quote anyway). Hosted by Klein, Ally, and a cast of weirdos (both on the team and from their audience), the show is known for its raw, offbeat style, offering a mix of sarcastic banter, candid interviews, and an unfiltered take on everything from culture to the chaos of everyday life. With a loyal, engaged fanbase and an addiction for pushing boundaries, the show delivers the perfect blend of humor and insight, all while keeping things fun, fresh, and sometimes a little bit illegal. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Society & Culture False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?fee
We discuss the hottest topics from the week! Franksgiving? Movember Wicked Weekend at the Box Office Stranger Things 5 Starts this Week! TMNT Movie Swerve Hugh Jackman on Potentially Returning as Wolverine Kelsey Grammer Geeks Out Mike Flanagan 'Clayface' inspired by 'Batman: The Animated Series' Christopher Nolan Praises Matt Damon Brendan Fraser on The Mummy 4 Variety's Top 100 Comedy List Join the conversation... FacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubeRate/Review/Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Variety's Top 100 Comedies sends Stephen & Rodrigo down a rabbit hole of critique theory, intentionalism, AI anxiety, canon building, and the real meaning of Civil War's final image. strong>Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) TOP 100 COMEDIES https://variety.com/lists/best-comedy-movies-all-time REVIEWS STEPHEN THE LAST DAY OF HP LOVECRAFT #2 Writer: Romuald Giulivo Artist: Jakub Rebelka Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: November 26, 2025 A haunting exploration of the man behind the myth continues. In the second chapter of the stunning adaptation, H.P. Lovecraft's personal history takes center stage. Follow along with this close examination of the famous author's journey downward! Writer Romuald Giulivo (Le Dernier Jour de H.P. Lovecraft) and artist Jakub Rebelka (Cyberpunk) craft a dark, art-driven portrait of legacy and madness unlike anything you've ever seen! [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4oe1jJK RODRIGO CYBERARCHY #1 Writer: Matt Hardy Artist: Clark Bint Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: December 3, 2025 Ash is a newly born robotic life-form, created as the newest denizen of a space liner run solely by mechanical life. Ash's creator, a robot called Rust, explains that all mechanical life and artificial intelligence on the ship decided they no longer served the human crew. In its place arose a CYBERARCHY, a more efficient mechanical society. But Ash soon realizes that all is not well–this Cyberarchy is a fractured society, with a secret hidden at the heart of it all that will one day pit all organic life against robots like himself… [rating: 4.5/5] CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Variety's Top 100 Comedies sends Stephen & Rodrigo down a rabbit hole of critique theory, intentionalism, AI anxiety, canon building, and the real meaning of Civil War's final image. strong>Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) TOP 100 COMEDIES https://variety.com/lists/best-comedy-movies-all-time REVIEWS STEPHEN THE LAST DAY OF HP LOVECRAFT #2 Writer: Romuald Giulivo Artist: Jakub Rebelka Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: November 26, 2025 A haunting exploration of the man behind the myth continues. In the second chapter of the stunning adaptation, H.P. Lovecraft's personal history takes center stage. Follow along with this close examination of the famous author's journey downward! Writer Romuald Giulivo (Le Dernier Jour de H.P. Lovecraft) and artist Jakub Rebelka (Cyberpunk) craft a dark, art-driven portrait of legacy and madness unlike anything you've ever seen! [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4oe1jJK RODRIGO CYBERARCHY #1 Writer: Matt Hardy Artist: Clark Bint Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: December 3, 2025 Ash is a newly born robotic life-form, created as the newest denizen of a space liner run solely by mechanical life. Ash's creator, a robot called Rust, explains that all mechanical life and artificial intelligence on the ship decided they no longer served the human crew. In its place arose a CYBERARCHY, a more efficient mechanical society. But Ash soon realizes that all is not well–this Cyberarchy is a fractured society, with a secret hidden at the heart of it all that will one day pit all organic life against robots like himself… [rating: 4.5/5] CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Jamie Yuccas joins from Los Angeles to react and share some beef with Variety's new list of the best 100 comedy movies in history.
Hiddely-Hoddely listener-inos! We are back this week with a new episode featuring your favorite hosts, Rod and Ben. We discuss recent watches of film ("Predator: Badlands", "Bone Lake") and television ("Task"). We talk news and trailers for a bit. Then, we get into sharing our Mount Rushmores (4 favorites) of several categories, including Actors, Directors, Comedies, and non-MCU Marvel films. Do please enjoy!
Join us as we breakdown our top 3 comedies of all time. Follow us on Twitter: Royal Geek Podcast Follow us on Instagram: Royal Geek Podcast Follow us on Tik Tok: Royal Geek Podcast Like us on Facebook: Royal Geek Podcast Subscribe and Like on YouTube: Royal Geek Podcast Channel Got thoughts or feedback? Email us at royalgeekpodcast@gmail.com Shout out to Loxbeats for the sick tune! Finally by Loxbeats https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download: http://bit.ly/FinallyLoxbeats Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/fGquX0Te1Yo
Clean up in 157! It's Superstore week! It's maybe the most relatable show we have ever covered at TVPL because of how many Americans have worked retail at some point in their career journey. We talk workplace flirting, crystal meth, gun play, plastic jewelry, abandoning babies and scaring sanitation workers.Superstore stars America Ferreira, Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Mark McKinney, Nichole Sakura, Nico Santos.Hosts:Geoff KerbisMax Singer
Our exit today has us looking at the impact of hip hop artists on film. This week, we are talking about two films that star rappers turned actors. First, we are going to talk about How High, written by Dustin Lee Abraham and directed by Jesse Dylan. Then, we will talk about Kingdom Come, written by David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones and directed by Doug McHenry. And by the end of the episode, one of us forgets what this episode is even about!Along the way, we of course discuss rap music and rappers in movies. But we also touch on Tyler Perry, stoner comedies, Legally Blonde, stage plays turned movies, chicken buckets, Dreamgirls, funerals, Lord of the Rings, Christmas movies, and Bob Dylan.And Tripp's favorite line from Runaway Bride comes back again when we discuss Hector Elizondo!Thememusic by Jonworthymusic.Powered by RiversideFM.CFF Films with Ross and friends.Movies We've Covered on the Show on Letterboxd.Movies Recommended on the Show on Letterboxd.
Nicht nur Blondinen- oder Ostfriesenwitze funktionieren durch Stereotype, sie gehen auf Kosten einer Gruppe bestimmter Menschen. Während das scheinbar vor 20 oder 30 Jahren niemanden störte, werden heute Witze, Satire und Humor sehr schnell sehr kritisch betrachtet. Haben wir heute weniger zu lachen, ist es nicht mehr ok, sich über andere lustig zu machen? Wer entscheidet, was beleidigend oder diskriminierend ist? Kann und muss Humor überhaupt neutral sein? Wie gehen Comedians mit der sensibleren öffentlichen Betrachtung um? Diesen Fragen gehen wir nach im Gespräch mit dem Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaftler Uwe Wirth, mit der Kabarettistin und Autorin Teresa Reichl, mit dem Physiker und Kabarettisten Vince Ebert und der Leiterin der Caricatura Kassel Saskia Wagner. Podcast-Tipp: WDR 5 Satire Deluxe Axel Naumer und Henning Bornemann bieten dem Wahnsinn der Woche die Stirn. Mit bissigem Humor kommentieren sie die lustigsten und skurrilsten O-Töne der Polit-Prominenz. Dazu serviert das Deluxe-Team satirische Sketche und Comedies. Zu Gast sind Stars und Newcomer aus Kabarett und Comedy. Der perfekte Podcast gegen Nachrichten-Frust - ein Hörerlebnis Deluxe. https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/wdr-5-satire-deluxe/urn:ard:show:b4ca0b835f537610/
This week we're talking about everyone's favorite, charismatic young politician from Queens…Garrett Modi? It's a brand new TVPL covering Sunnyside! Created by writer Matt Murray and Kal Penn with executive producer Mike Schur, this NBC comedy may not have had the best polling numbers but does it deserve your vote? With a cast of bright young stand ups including Joel Kim Booster and Moses Storm, this show takes a comedic approach to real world issues and the US immigrant experience, even if the plot may remind us a bit too much of another 21st century NBC comedy. Listen now and be sure to subscribe for new episodes every Thursday!Hosts:Geoff KerbisMax SingerRich Inman
This Week for your Daily Ratings Movie News: Taylor Sheridan is packing his bags with Paramount and moving his future projects to NBC Universal. Spike Jones and Charlie Kaufman might be teaming up again along with Sandra Huller and Justine Triet. Then Johnny Depp as Scrooge and Margot Robbie in the new American Psycho. Want to check out all our Movie Scores and so much more? Stop by our Website! - The Daily Ratings! Would you'd like to support The Daily Ratings and become a Producer? Check out our Donation Page! - Support Us Here! Want to see the ratings on all the latest movies? Here are all the movies playing in theaters! - Now Playing Here! Don't forget to stop by our shop for all the T-shirts, Hoodies, and Daily Ratings Gear! - Shop the Store!
Our exit today has us living a life of crime. This week, we are talking about two films that came out the same weekend and both are comedies centered around criminal enterprises. First, we are going to be talking about Bandits, written by Harley Peyton and directed by Barry Levinson. Next, we will talk about Corky Romano, written by David Garrett and Jason Ward and directed by Rob Pritts. One comes with big names stars and a big name director while the other is led by a SNL standout trying to become a leading man.Along the way, we of course discuss the career arcs of Cate Blanchett, Billy Bob Thornton, Barry Levinson, and Chris Kattan. But we also talk Paul Thomas Anderson, weddings, Ocean's Eleven, Elaine May, twist endings, Denzel Washington, SNL, and The Fisher King. Plus, the guys have some of the biggest disagreements they've had in a while, and Tripp makes a shocking statement during the box office overview for the weekend!Thememusic by Jonworthymusic.Powered by RiversideFM.CFF Films with Ross and friends.Movies We've Covered on the Show on Letterboxd.Movies Recommended on the Show on Letterboxd.
The boys call upon their guardian angels to help them review the new Comedy form Aziz Ansari Good Fortune starring Aziz, Seth Rogen and Keanu Reeves. Is this one of the best Comedies of the year? Lets find out!
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Send us a textWell, I probably should have done this episode earlier, since it might have been good for it to precede our other discussions of Resto comedy. But I made a last minute decision and included a second play, which kind of threw off the old chronology. But it's good all the same!The Man of Mode by George Etherege: https://coldreads.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-man-of-mode.pdfThe Way of the World by William Congreve: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1292/1292-h/1292-h.htmSupport the showPlease like, subscribe, and rate the podcast on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you listen. Thank you!Email: classicenglishliterature@gmail.comFollow me on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting it with a small donation. Click the "Support the Show" button. So grateful!Podcast Theme Music: "Rejoice" by G.F. Handel, perf. The Advent Chamber OrchestraSubcast Theme Music: "Sons of the Brave" by Thomas Bidgood, perf. The Band of the Irish GuardsSound effects and incidental music: Freesounds.orgMy thanks and appreciation to all the generous providers!
Tadd and Peter celebrate episode 69 (nice) by diving into their favorite immature comedies. Then they cover the news and rumors in the world of geekery. Reach out to Tadd or Peter with their respective names at geekeryabides.com to ask any questions or for show topic recommendations. Also find us at GeekeryAbides on Facebook, Twitter, and if you want to join live find Geekery Abides on YouTube.
In this episode of the Mo News Podcast, producer Sari Soffer Sukenik sits down with Sophie Gilbert, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of her new book, Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves. Sophie reflects on the pop culture of the '90s and 2000s — the rom-com boom, the teen sex comedies, the rise of the “cool girl,” and the commercialization of “girl power” — and how these cultural touchstones shaped millennial women's self-image, relationships, and ambitions. The conversation ranges from Spice Girls to American Pie, from rom-com nostalgia to the cultural legacy of #MeToo, and from Janet Jackson's Superbowl wardrobe malfunction to Instagram's double-edged impact. Sophie argues for a more mindful relationship with the media we consume—and what it means to raise the next generation with awareness of how culture shapes us all.
In this episode of the Mo News Podcast, producer Sari Soffer Sukenik sits down with Sophie Gilbert, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of her new book, Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves. Sophie reflects on the pop culture of the '90s and 2000s — the rom-com boom, the teen sex comedies, the rise of the “cool girl,” and the commercialization of “girl power” — and how these cultural touchstones shaped millennial women's self-image, relationships, and ambitions. The conversation ranges from Spice Girls to American Pie, from rom-com nostalgia to the cultural legacy of #MeToo, and from Janet Jackson's Superbowl wardrobe malfunction to Instagram's double-edged impact. Sophie argues for a more mindful relationship with the media we consume—and what it means to raise the next generation with awareness of how culture shapes us all.
Everyone loves a legacy sequel right? Everyone has been a banger with no exceptions. And now that Adam Sandler and Netflix have jumped on board we're about to see some of the greatest– I can't keep doing this. Happy Gilmore 2 is about what you'd would expect from a Sandler vehicle in 2025. A smattering of brief laughs buried in cameos and product placement. Comedies are often the toughest to fix, but we look to come in under par on a rework caddied by a stronger comedic premise.
Andy and Diane catch up on TASK, LOVE THY NADER, THE NEWSREADER, THE GIRLFRIEND, PLATONIC, UNKNOWN NUMBER docu & THE PAPER. Diane chats with GREG DANIELS & MICHAEL KOMAN, EP/Showrunners on Peacock's new hit comedy THE PAPER - it's roots in THE OFFICE, how Daniels looks at revisiting his past works like THE OFFICE and KING OF THE HILL, and showrunner skills.
Splitsville, it’s a incisive comedy about modern relationships with particular style and a fight sequence most action movies would envy. It’s the second film from star/filmmaker Michael Angelo Covino who joins Alexei Toliopoulos in the Last Video Store to pick up a few of the films that influence his cinematic voice and style + he’ll get a couple of staff pick recommendations in the form of a pair of comedic oddities from Australian film history.SPLITSVILLE arrives in Australian cinemas on September 11th. Alexei’s screening at the Sydney Opera House - Saturday Film Club: Bram Stoker’s Dracula Nov 1 Follow ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd for all the rental combo lists. Hit up the Last Video Store on instagram for all of our guests picks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This podcast episode has us discussing two movies from each category in the title. The first two legacy comedies being Happy Gilmore 2 (1:48) and The Naked Gun (17:43) and second two Pedro Pascal movies being Eddington (30:45) and Fantastic Four: First Steps (41:58).
What do B.A.P.S., Life, and Girls Trip all have in common? Black duos, chaotic energy, and jokes that still hit decades later. In this episode, we're diving into the world of Black buddy comedies. The ones that gave us iconic friendships, unforgettable one-liners, and a whole lotta heart.We talk about how these films did more than make us laugh; they gave us chemistry, culture, and characters we actually saw ourselves in. From the over-the-top glam of B.A.P.S. to the messy sisterhood of Girls Trip, we're breaking down how these stories shaped the genre and why Hollywood needs to stop acting like we don't do comedy just as well, or if not better.Remember to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and sign up for our newsletter for our next trivia night and watch party.
THURSDAY HR 2 RRR Trivia - All the Beyonce trivia you could want. Favorite box stores from back in the day that you miss. The list of ionic comedies that Deisi Del Toro has not seen.
THURSDAY HR 2 RRR Trivia - All the Beyonce trivia you could want. Favorite box stores from back in the day that you miss. The list of ionic comedies that Deisi Del Toro has not seen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
!23: Emily Laurance on The Cleveland Silent Film Festival and Colloquium • Lukas Foerster on Champagne and Caviar: Four Weimar Comedies • Ben Urish and Rick Geary on The Movie Girls, by Jan Wahl (87:38)
Reviewed: Caught Stealing Top 5: Crime Comedies Celebrating This Month: Benicio Del Toro
They put The Nutty Professor at 40, y'all. FORTY. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTableBecome a Patron at http://www.Patreon.com/singlesimulcastDonate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast
They put The Nutty Professor at 40, y'all. FORTY. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTableBecome a Patron at http://www.Patreon.com/singlesimulcastDonate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast
This week, John and Federico return from break to chat about how they spent their time off, the new MacStories Deals social accounts, two sports-related comedies, and a great deal on a favorite TV series. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes Summer Break and MacStories Deals MacStories Deals returns after seven years Follow it on Mastodon or Bluesky: Mastodon: https://mastodon.macstories.net/@MacStoriesDeals#. Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/macstoriesdeals.macstories.net Picks John's Pick: Stick on Apple TV+ Federico's Pick: Running Point on Netflix Unwind Deal Futurama, Seasons 1–10 for $24.99 Leave Feedback for John and Federico MacStories Unwind Feedback Form Follow us on Mastodon MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Bluesky MacStories Unwind MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Affiliate Linking Policy
Summer Box Office Report Cards are the episode's centerpiece. Until then, we discuss Daniel Day-Lewis' return, JLO's latest musical and new animated feature contenders during our Trailer Reviews segment. We review new movies like K-Pop Demon Hunters, Honey, Don't, Relay and Eenie Meenie during our Box Office Report and What We're Watching segments. Plus, AlsoMike turns heel with a shockingly bad review of a beloved classic. Clayton Davis' latest piece on “No Kings” in the Race Thus Far - 1:50 TRAILER REVIEWS: Anemone, starring Daniel Day-Lewis - 5:04 Arco, a new animated feature contender from NEON - 9:04 The Mastermind, a future MMO classic from Kelly Reichardt - 12:26 Hedda, a new YouTube trailer hit gives us Saltburn & sexy Downton Abbey vibes - 15:14 Eleanor The Great, a hope that this movie might not actually be another Goldfinch - 17:31 Kiss of the Spider Woman, a JLO starrer with a 2nd trailer that gives us pause - 19:48 BOX OFFICE REPORT: K-Pop Demon Hunters, Also Mike's Review + Netflix's #1 Box Office Sing-A-Long - 23:20 Talking Weapons' holding strong and the rest of the Top 8 - 24:13 Reviewing Honey, Don't - 25:51 Reviewing Relay, starring Riz Ahmed and discussing the rest of the Top 15 - 27:28 SUMMER BOX OFFICE REPORT CARDS (BY GENRE & SINCE MAY): Superhero Films: Thunderbolts*, Superman & The Fantastic Four - 30:44 Pure Action like Mission Impossible, Ballerina, etc. + A Lone Sports Film Hit in F1 - 34:34 Comedies from Friendship to The Naked Gun - 37:01 Dramas like The Life of Chuck & Eddington + Romances like Materialists - 40:13 Horror is still crushing it at the box office from Clown in a Cornfield through Weapons - 44:06 Family Films are buoying it all from Lilo & Stitch through Jurassic World - 46:55 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: Other than what we've reviewed already… Eenie Meenie + a Sinners rewatch - 50:35 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It + The Last Detail revisited by M1 - 52:34 M2's slander filled heel turn for a beloved classic. What has he done?! - 55:55 OUTRO: Make sure to throw your rotten vegetables at AlsoMike via social media. You can find all our links here https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar Otherwise, if you're somehow still taken with us, do please support our show by liking, subscribing, rating, and reviewing our podcast favorably in the eyes of all the algorithms out there. We certainly thank you for sticking by us during these contemptible times.
We back after a brief Summer Break! We talking Bud Bundy and the multiverse in Married with Children, the lack of pure comedies in Hollywood today, and the potential GTA 6 online. Join the convo!
Comedies, dramas, animation and reality may be Hollywood's bread and butter, but when it comes to what Americans actually watch the most, it's live sports — and now, an avalanche of shoulder programming to support it. As ESPN, NBCU and Amazon spend $76 billion on NBA games alone over the next 11 years, Manningcast spawns imitators and sports docs and series eat up space once reserved for scripted, Elaine Low, Sean McNulty and Natalie Jarvey reveal the aftershocks to traditional TV (hint: grab the hot dogs and peanuts). Then Dealmakers' Ashley Cullins dives into the wild state of entertainment M&A right now, including why insiders are hyped about Hailey Bieber's $1 billion Rhode sale, and what they're saying about investors' sudden interest in management companies, who'll win the old media Hunger Games, and what in the world happens with Lionsgate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN back in theaters for its 20th anniversary, we're sharing a Top 5 from 2016: 21st Century Comedies. Judd Apatow's 2005 comedy fares pretty well on one of the lists. Access to the complete Filmspotting archive – over 1,000 episodes spanning 20 years – is just one benefit of joining the Filmspotting Family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
JD and Rachel cover everything this week — from walking out of a fitness class in shame, to neighbors plotting coyote revenge, to nightmare fuel inside the sauna (think corn shavings, wet shoes, and way too much confidence). Plus: pickleball + PMS science, cold plunge flexes, awkward locker room encounters, and a debate about the greatest classic comedies. It's messy, it's TMI, it's Patreon-only. Subscribe to our Patreon to hear the FULL episode! http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Send us an email! ThumbWarPod@gmail.com The Breakfast Battle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crV5q2j9DBI&t=34s Raquel Welch on the Muppets: https://youtu.be/7fGQRnEvhfA?si=xByohfcxVZ54zc1M Clouseau: The Pavlova of the Parallels: https://youtu.be/qxFHPIFGFmk?si=1SL3RxRjty7fEB0_
EP #200: VHS Summer V–80s Sex Comedies 200 episodes! To mark the milestone, Jason is joined by Clare from W-Rated to rewind to the neon-soaked heyday of 1980s sex comedies. From locker room pranks to ski slope stripteases, these raunchy relics of VHS culture pushed boundaries and buttons. Along the way, friends and fans drop in with special messages to celebrate the journey so far. This week's lineup: Porky's (1981) The Last American Virgin (1982) Hardbodies (1984) Revenge of the Nerds (1984) Hot Dog...The Movie (1984) Which film earns a spot in the Vault, and which ones get left in the bargain bin? Credits Host: Jason Guest: Clare (W-Rated) Produced by: Binge Movies Franchisees: Heather, Dan, Jason, Matt, Pete Support: patreon.com/bingemovies
Buckle up! Andy and Diane break down the AJLT finale in a no-holds bar discussion where we vent all our critiques and feelings. Diane chats with director ANU VALIA about her new indie film WE STRANGERS and her comedy directing work on shows such as AJLT, SHRINKING, A MAN ON THE INSIDE, and THE OTHER TWO.
Comedies nowadays in 2025 don't have a theatrical opening, they mostly go straight to streaming, but in the 90s, they were a main event! There was a huge comedy boom mid-90s, and Dumb and Dumber was a spectacle! A spectacle Alain never saw until now! Hopefully someday soon, especially with the popularity of The Naked Gun (2025), comedies will debut in theatres once more! Enjoy! Music: https://jessejacethomas.bandcamp.com/album/want Coffee Affiliate Link: https://www.bonescoffee.com/ifinallywatched CODE: IFINALLYWATCHED Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr
Stefan Collini, FBA. Professor Emeritus of Intellectual History and English Literature, University of Cambridge.The Donald Winch Lectures in Intellectual History.University of St Andrews. 11th, 12th & 13th October 2022.In the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, universities expanded to include a wide range of what came to be regarded as academic ‘disciplines'. In Britain, the study of ‘English literature' was eventually to become one of the biggest and most popular of these subjects, yet it was in some ways an awkward fit: not obviously susceptible to the ‘scientific' treatment considered the hallmark of a scholarly discipline, it aroused a kind of existential commitment in many of those who taught and studied it. These lectures explore some of the ways in which these tensions worked themselves out in the last two hundred years, drawing on a wide range of sources to understand the aspirations invested in the subject, the resistance that it constantly encountered, and the distinctive forms of enquiry that came to define it. In so doing, they raise larger questions about the changing character of universities, the peculiar cultural standing of ‘literature', and the conflicting social expectations that societies have entertained towards higher education and specialized scholarship.Handout - Lecture 3: Syllabuses1. ‘“English”, including Anglo-Saxon and Middle English along with modern English, including what we ordinarily call the “dull” periods as well as the “great” ones, is an object more or less presented to us by nature.'2. ‘In the 1880s, an exciting duel between two great publishing houses brought the price of the rival National and World Libraries (Cassell's and Routledge's, respectively) down to 3d in paper and 6d in cloth. And not only were prices cut: the selection of titles was greatly enlarged, the old standbys - Milton, Pope, Cowper, Thomson, Burns, Goldsmith, and the rest - being joined by many other authors who had seldom or ever appeared in cheap editions.'3. ‘Sir John Denham (1615-1668) is familiar from the oft-quoted couplet in his poem of Cooper's Hill, the measured and stately versification of which has been highly praised. He died an old man in the reign of Charles II, with a mind clouded by the sudden loss of his young wife, whom he had married late in life. John Cleveland (1613-1659), author of the Rebel Scot and certain vigorous attacks on the Protector, was the earliest poetical champion of royalty. Butler is said to have adopted the style of his satires in Hudibras. Colonel Richard Lovelace (1618-1658) ....'4. ‘Poetry: More advanced poems from Chaucer (e.g. The Prologue), Shakespeare, Spenser, Milton, Pope, Wordsworth, Tennyson, or from selections such as The Golden Treasury; Shakespeare, (Histories, Comedies or easier Tragedies). Prose: Plutarch's Lives, Kinglake, Eothen, Borrow, Lavengro, Ruskin, Sesame and Lilies, Frowde [sic; ?Froude], selected short studies, Modern prose Comedies (e.g. Goldsmith and Sheridan), Selections from British Essayists (e.g. Addison, Lamb, Goldsmith), Macaulay, Essays or selected chapters from The History.'5. ‘In the 1930s favourite Higher Certificate set books and authors among the various Boards include: The Faerie Queene, Marlowe's Faustus, Bacon's essays, Sidney's Apologie for Poetrie, Hakluyt, The New Atlantis, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Milton, Lamb, Carlyle, Pope, Dryden, Scott and the Romantic poets. These texts and authors changed hardly at all between 1930 and 1950 (and represent a very similar situation to that of 1900-1910).'6. ‘An Honours Degree in English Language and Literature at present entails, in every University in England, some knowledge both of Latin or Greek at the outset, and of Old English later.' This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit standrewsiih.substack.com
Hour 2: Ike, Spike and Fritz continue talking Eagles ahead of the preseason opener and Jack shares his Mount Rushmore on 2000s comedies.
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great figures in world literature. The French playwright Molière (1622-1673) began as an actor, aiming to be a tragedian, but he was stronger in comedy, touring with a troupe for 13 years until Louis XIV summoned him to audition at the Louvre and gave him his break. It was in Paris and at Versailles that Molière wrote and performed his best known plays, among them Tartuffe, Le Misanthrope and Le Malade Imaginaire, and in time he was so celebrated that French became known as The Language of Molière.With Noel Peacock Emeritus Marshall Professor in French Language and Literature at the University of GlasgowJan Clarke Professor of French at Durham UniversityAnd Joe Harris Professor of Early Modern French and Comparative Literature at Royal Holloway, University of LondonProducer: Simon TillotsonReading list:David Bradby and Andrew Calder (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Molière (Cambridge University Press, 2006)Jan Clarke (ed.), Molière in Context (Cambridge University Press, 2022)Georges Forestier, Molière (Gallimard, 2018)Michael Hawcroft, Molière: Reasoning with Fools (Oxford University Press, 2007)John D. Lyons, Women and Irony in Molière's Comedies of Mariage (Oxford University Press, 2023)Robert McBride and Noel Peacock (eds.), Le Nouveau Moliériste (11 vols., University of Glasgow Presw, 1994- )Larry F. Norman, The Public Mirror: Molière and the Social Commerce of Depiction (University of Chicago Press, 1999)Noel Peacock, Molière sous les feux de la rampe (Hermann, 2012)Julia Prest, Controversy in French Drama: Molière's Tartuffe and the Struggle for Influence (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014)Virginia Scott, Molière: A Theatrical Life (Cambridge University Press, 2020)In Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio Production