Podcasts about Mad World

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 102:39

These four epic comedies range from the most amazing comedy ever made (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World) to a fantastic British historical comedy (Those Fantastic Men in their Flying Machines) to a waste of talent (Scavenger Hunt) to the best modern epic comedy, which is saying a lot, since it came out 43 years ago (The Cannonball Run). We'll also discuss movies and tv and video games! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

1236 Comedian Greg Proops + The Good Stuff and The News

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 87:08

Stand Up is a daily podcast that I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Greg Proops at 31:20 minutes News and Clips at 12:39 I open with the Good Stuff! Here is Greg Proops Bio "Sharp dressed and even sharper witted." -LA Times "Proops has a fun, ranty, self-deprecating, flamboyant, quick comedy style with depth, range, and most importantly, great jokes." -SF Weekly Greg Proops is a stand up comic from San Francisco. He lives in Hollywood. And likes it. Mr. P has a spanking new stand up comedy CD called Proops Digs In. Available on iTunes and at http://www.aspecialthing.com Greg is shooting his second season on the hit Nickelodeon comedy series True Jackson VP. Starring Keke Palmer, NAACP Image Award winner, as True. Weekly on Nickelodeon. Mr. Proops is a frequent guest on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Chelsea Lately on E! and on Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld on Fox News. Greg joins long time cohorts Ryan Stiles, Jeff Davis and Chip Esten in the live improv show Whose Live Anyway? They are constantly touring the US and Canada. Proop pod has appeared on such notable comedy podcasts as WTF with Marc Maron, Doug Benson's I Love Movies and Kevin Pollak's Chat Show. Gregela is happy to be in the Streamy-winning of Easy to Assemble starring Illeana Douglass, as the shallow agent Ben. Seen on easytoassemble.tv. The Proopdog is best known for his unpredictable appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway? The hit, improvised comedy show on ABC hosted by Drew Carey. Greg is also a regular on the long running British version of WLIIA? Whose Line is currently seen on ABC Family Channel. Proops has been a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,The View and The Bonnie Hunt Show. Proopworld provides the announcer voice Hank "Buckshot" Holmes for the forthcoming game Mad World for SEGA. Darth Greg is heard as the bad guy Tal Merrick in the animated TV series Clone Wars on Cartoon Network. Greg can also be heard as the voice of Bob the Builder on the popular children's series seen on PBS. The HBO series Flight of Conchords features Greg as Martin Clarke an advertising executive and weasel. Greg joined long time cohort Ryan Stiles in a two-man improvised show, Unplanned. They performed for sell out crowds at the Just For laughs Festival in Montreal and taped a gala for the CBC. Mr. Proops cares like Bono and has performed and hosted at many events for the ACLU including the 2008 membership conference and a rally to stop torture with Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Senator Patrick Leahy and Larry Cox, Director of Amnesty International USA. Mr. Proopwell aided and abetted Joan and Melissa Rivers on the red carpet at the 2007 Oscars, Emmys, SAG and Grammy awards as a wag and celebrity traffic cop on TV Guide Channel. Mr. Prooples regularly hosts his own live comedy chat show at the ridiculously hip Hollywood rock joint Largo. Guests have included Flight of the Conchords, Jason Schwartzman, Russell Brand, Jack Black, Dave Grohl, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, Joe Walsh, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Margaret Cho, Dave Eggers, Joan Rivers, Aidan Quinn, Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Griffin, Lewis Black, Eddie Izzard and John C. Reilly. Providing musical magic is genius and imp Jon Brion. Mr. Proops has also performed his chat show in Aspen at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Montreal at the Just For Laughs Festival. He also accompanied Drew Carey to the 2006 World Cup and produced and starred in Drew Carey's Sporting Adventures on the Travel Channel. Mr. Proops other television sightings include, Last Comic Standing, Ugly Betty, The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton on BBC, Mock the Week on BBC2 and The Drew Carey Show. Mr. P is very pleased to improvise with Drew Carey, Ryan Styles, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie and many talented others as part of the Improv All Stars. They had the honor of performing for the troops in Bosnia, Kosovo and the Persian Gulf as part of the USO. The All-Stars can be seen on a fabulous Showtime comedy special. When over the pond in London, Greg sits in with the renowned Comedy Store Players. Darth Proops was so excited to portray Fode, one half of the pod race announcer in the hit motion picture Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and all the subsequent video games. As well as many voices in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Greg went medieval as Cryptograf in the animated feature Asterix and the Vikings based on the popular French comic book. Greg may be heard as Gommi, the Articulate Worm in Kaena: The Prophecy a full length animated feature starring Kirsten Dunst. He was also Bernard, a mad scientist on Pam Anderson's animated series Stripperella. Mr. Greg was spotted hosting his own syndicated, national dating show Rendez View. He also hosted the now cult classic game show Comedy Central's VS. Senor Proops threw down an original half-hour of stand up on Comedy Central Presents. Which is repeated ad infinitum. Across the wide Atlantic in the United Kingdom Greg had his own chat show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival broadcast live on BBC Radio Scotland. Groovy guests like Candace Bushnell, Rich Hall, Geraldine Chaplin, Steven Berkoff and Garrison Keillor have snuggled his sofa. Mr. Proops performed stand up at How to Cook a benefit with Michael Palin and Terry Jones for the Peter Cook Foundation a BBC Christmas special. Greg was honored to be invited to rock the mike at Prince Charles' 50th Royal Birthday Gala seen on ITV in Britain. He performed a stand up half-hour on Comedy Store Five for Channel Five and has bantered on All Talk with Clive Anderson. The Proopkitty is a total smartyboots: he won The Weakest Link, Ben Stein's Money and Rock n' Roll Jeopardy. He also asked Dick Clark what his plans were for New Years Eve while guest hosting The Other Half. Proopmonkey rocks his stand up comedy all over the world and can be found most frequently performing in his beloved hometown of San Francisco. Mr. P. has toured the UK four times, sold out the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 28 years running and has kicked it live in Paris, Turkey, Milan, Aspen, Montreal, Scotland, Ireland, Norway, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. Below the Equator in New Zealand the Proopshobbit hosted the Oddfellows Comedy Gala for TVNZ and headlined the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. In Australia Speccy Spice jammed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and hosted, Hey, Hey it's Saturday! A national TV institution. Mr. Proops is married to a woman, Jennifer. He doesn't deserve her. They reside in Lower California with their pet ocelot, Lady Gaga. The Stand Up Community Chat is always active with other Stand Up Subscribers on the Discord Platform. Join us Monday and Thursday at 8EST for our Weekly Happy Hour Hangout! Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Buy Ava's Art Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing

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The Gen X Files 197 - The Cannonball Run

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 115:47

We close out our epic comedies month with the most successful epic comedy (after the perfection of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, of course): The Cannonball Run. Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr, Adrienne Barbeau, Mel Tillis, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Elam, Jackie Chan, and Jamie Farr having a ton of fun on screen. Written by Brock Yates, who created the actual race the movie is based on and directed by Hal Needham, a stuntman-turned-director. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

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The Gen X Files 196 - Scavenger Hunt

The Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 111:31

Today, we cover and overlooked gem that had the best cast of actors, doing their best with a pretty dreadful script. It's Scavenger Hunt, a wannabe It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, from 1979! Starring Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Ruth Gordon, Cloris Leachman, Cleavon Little, Roddy McDowall, Robert Morley, Richard Mulligan, Tony Randall, Dirk Benedict, Willie Aames, Stephanie Faracy, Stephen Furst, Richard Masur and cameos from Meat Loaf, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Vincent Price! Directed by Michael Schultz, who also directed Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and The Last Dragon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

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Islas de Robinson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 59:06

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, años 80. Suenan: THE WATERBOYS - "ALL THE THINGS SHE GAVE ME" ("A PAGAN PLACE", 1984) / DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - "I LOVE YOU (LISTEN TO THIS)" ("DON'T STAND ME DOWN", 1985) / VIOLENT FEMMES - "I KNOW IT'S TRUE BUT I'M SORRY TO SAY" ("HALLOWED GROUND", 1984) / TEARS FOR FEARS - "MAD WORLD" ("THE HURTING", 1983) / TALK TALK - "CALL IN THE NIGHT BOY" ("IT'S MY LIFE", 1984) / TOM VERLAINE - "MISS EMILY" ("COVER", 1984) / THE CHILLS - "PINK FROST" (1984) / R.E.M. - "LIFE AND HOW TO LIVE IT" ("FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION", 1985) / THE CHURCH - "ALREADY YESTERDAY" ("HEYDAY", 1985) / IMMACULATE FOOLS - "I FELL" ("HEARTS OF FORTUNE", 1985) / FELT - "MY DARKEST LIGHT WILL SHINE" ("IGNITE THE SEVEN CANNONS", 1985) / THE BLUE NILE - "A WALK ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS" ("A WALK ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS", 1984) / ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - "OCEAN RAIN" ("OCEAN RAIN", 1984) / THE WATERBOYS - "THE BIG MUSIC" ("A PAGAN PLACE", 1984) /Escuchar audio

Podcast 481: Sierra Hull

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 46:47

Mandolin virtuoso Sierra Hull can do it all: She juggles time with her own band, touring with Bela Fleck, and performing with the likes of Cory Wong, Brad Paisley, Billy Strings, and the Allman Betts Band. On this week's podcast, we discuss a pair of eclectic covers she's just shared: Tears for Fears' "Mad World" and the Grateful Dead's "Black Muddy River" and hear all about them. We also talk about life on the road, electric octave mandolins(!), being a free agent, the art of changing mandolin strings, plans for the future, and so much more. Subscribe to the Fretboard Journal: http://fretboardjournal.com/subscribe Our next Fretboard Summit takes place August 21-23, 2025 at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. Register today: https://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2025/08-21-2025-fretboard-summit-2025/ This week's show is sponsored by: Stringjoy Strings: https://stringjoy.com (Use the code FRETBOARD to save 10% off your first order) Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar: https://mmguitarbar.com Peghead Nation: https://www.pegheadnation.com (Get your first month free or $20 off any annual subscription with the promo code FRETBOARD at checkout). Collings: Check out their new Hill Country series of guitars: https://collingsguitars.com/hill-country-series/ Love the podcast and want to support it? We have a Patreon page just for Fretboard Journal fans and loaded with bonus content. https://www.patreon.com/Fretboard_Journal

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

The Best Movies You've Never Seen

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 63:26

Some of the biggest comedians of the time get together for a crazy comedic treasure hunt. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a 1963 film directed by Stanley Kramer which stars Spencer Tracy alongside a cracking cast of Comedic Stars. Trev's never seen it, Stephen knows it well - so how do you rate this one?

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Sierra Hull Returns

Bluegrass Jam Along

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 44:48

My guest this week is Sierra Hull.Since I spoke to Sierra for the podcast back in January 2023 she's been ridiculously busy touring and recording. We chat about the extended tour she's been on for Bela Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart (which she describes as one of the highlights of her musical life), her current and ongoing tour with her own band (which has been chaotic to say the least!) and why she chose to have a drummer in her band, even though she confesses she's not generally a fan of drums in bluegrass.We talk about the wonderful band she's assembled and what they've been up to in the studio, including recording a new album (due in the first quarter of 2025), two great covers (Tears For Fears' Mad World and The Grateful Dead's Black Muddy River), not one but two holiday songs (the first of which,The First Snowfall, is out this week) and her Freshgrass Concerto commission.Lots to look forward to if (like me) you're a Sierra Hull fan!This conversation was a lot of fun - I hope you enjoy it!For info and tour dates head to Sierra's website sierrahull.comFor regular updates follow Sierra on Facebook and InstagramIf you missed it, check out my previous interview with Sierra.Happy picking,MattSend a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't forget to include your name so I know who you are!) Support the show===Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)- Sign up to get updates on new episodes - Free fiddle tune chord sheets- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates: Instagram Facebook - Review us on Apple Podcasts

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The Gen X Files 194 - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 120:34

Join us as we delve into the greatest, most epic comedy of all time: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, from Stanley Kramer, starring dozens of the greatest comedians of all time: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, and Dorothy Provine. Including an insane amount of cameos and guest stars in the epic 197-minute run time. It's 60 years old, but is still one of the funniest movies ever made. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

Ep 102 - Horror Anthology 501

Grindhouse Institute

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 137:51

Kwaidan (1964), Vault of Horror (1975) & Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) ALL MOVIES SPOILED In this film block, the Ghoul of the Grindhouse takes Jeremy and Brian back to their favorite class, a study in horror anthology with another trio of cinematic snacks. Where to watch: Be Kind Video (Burbank) Vidéothèque (South Pasadena) Cinefile (Santa Monica) Kwaidan (Blu-ray) Vault of Horror (Blu-ray) Twilight Zone: The Movie (Blu-ray) Further reading: https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/john-landis-feud-with-eddie-murphy-over-twilight-zone-movie-deaths.php Other films referenced: Stay Tuned https://boxd.it/1yDM Tales from the Darkside: The Movie https://boxd.it/1D2c Lifeforce https://boxd.it/1SGw Poltergeist https://boxd.it/2a0o Yojimbo https://boxd.it/1SRY The Sword of Doom https://boxd.it/1EoS Ran https://boxd.it/1Tlu Kagemusha https://boxd.it/1SGG Reservoir Dogs https://boxd.it/2agc Seven Samurai https://boxd.it/2axi Stray Dog https://boxd.it/1ltu Rashomon https://boxd.it/2a9K Godzilla (1954) https://boxd.it/28kc The Fog (1980) https://boxd.it/29Cc Ghostbusters (1984) https://boxd.it/g2w Monty Python and the Holy Grail https://boxd.it/29GI Dumb and Dumber https://boxd.it/206m Big Trouble in Little China https://boxd.it/21em The Ring (2002) https://boxd.it/2a70 The Tingler https://boxd.it/1t1y Tales from the Crypt (1972) https://boxd.it/14Qc Horror Express https://boxd.it/1gPK Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) https://boxd.it/1t80 Frenzy https://boxd.it/2a62 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World https://boxd.it/1TvO Zombi 2 https://boxd.it/217q Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight https://boxd.it/1ZgK Halloween https://boxd.it/2wRu The Thing https://boxd.it/294O Coming to America https://boxd.it/1Ygu Hook https://boxd.it/29nQ Dick Tracy https://boxd.it/201w Beetlejuice https://boxd.it/24QI The Terminator https://boxd.it/2aQY Gremlins https://boxd.it/29gg The Road Warrior https://boxd.it/1ZPg Pee-wee's Big Adventure https://boxd.it/22Lw Mad Max https://boxd.it/1Y7i

How to live upright in an upside-down world

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 31:23

Sometimes, as a Christian, it might feel like you're under attack…but who is the real enemy? In the final installment of Mad World, we uncover the truth and develop a strategy for facing the enemy with strength and conviction.

How to live upright in an upside-down world

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 31:23

Sometimes, as a Christian, it might feel like you're under attack…but who is the real enemy? In the final installment of Mad World, we uncover the truth and develop a strategy for facing the enemy with strength and conviction.

How To Have Conviction With Compassion

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 33:56

What does it mean to follow Jesus? Is it just something we say or something we do? In this installment of Mad World, we continue our study of 1 Peter and discover what following Jesus actually looks like.

How To Have Conviction With Compassion

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 33:56

What does it mean to follow Jesus? Is it just something we say or something we do? In this installment of Mad World, we continue our study of 1 Peter and discover what following Jesus actually looks like.

How To Live For Jesus

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 34:59

As believers, we're called to spread light in the darkness- but what are we supposed to do when the world is just SO DARK? Todd takes us through the book of 1 Peter as we explore what it means to be a Christian in a “Mad World.”

How To Live For Jesus

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 34:59

As believers, we're called to spread light in the darkness- but what are we supposed to do when the world is just SO DARK? Todd takes us through the book of 1 Peter as we explore what it means to be a Christian in a “Mad World.”

Don't Lose Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 36:15

Mad World is a series that dives into the chaos and uncertainty of life, offering practical ways to keep our faith strong in challenging times. Through the teachings of 1 Peter, we'll explore how to navigate difficulties with resilience, find peace in the midst of turmoil, and shine as a light in a world that often feels overwhelming.

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