Podcast appearances and mentions of Madeleine Sami

In this episode of Great Chats with Francesca Rudkin, British acting royalty Hugh Bonneville talks the latest Paddington film and his memories of Dame Maggie Smith. Then we hear from New Zealand's own Madeline Sami - who had a massive 2024 with the second season of her show Double Parked. And we get cooking inspiration from one of Australia's most loved cooks, Nagi Maehashi. Great Chats with Francesca Rudkin brings you the best interviews from Newstalk ZB's The Sunday Session. Listen on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 25th of August 2024, new research has revealed microplastics have infiltrated human brain tissue to a 'concerning' degree. Expert Dr Joel Rindelaub explained the harm this could do. Kiwi actress and comedian Madeleine Sami has had a busy few months - but she found time to chat to Francesca about her latest acting projects. The 2024 Paralympic Games are set to get underway. Three-time gold medallist Cameron Leslie joined Francesca to discuss the upcoming event. Later, author Maureen Callahan opens up about her new book exposing the darker scandals the Kennedys worked to keep under wraps. Plus, Polly Markus shares her recipe for a chicken dish that could come in handy for your next dinner party. Get the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast every Sunday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi acting veteran Madeleine Sami's career is running hotter than ever. The second season of her local comedy series, Double Parked, has just started airing on Three - and she's due to head to Darwin to start filming the latest season of her Logie-nominated series Deadloch. Sami says she enjoys taking advantage of all these new opportunities. "The pandemic was really good for that - sitting back and having a bit of time out to be like: How do I want to lead my life... and it taught me how to narrow things down." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our show catchup podcast! Check out some of our fave parts from todays show below: We're live from Hamilton for the Hoedown! Shaz catches up with a bunch of loose units to get the goss on what's been happening in the 'Tron. One of our fave actresses Madeleine Sami is in to chat about season 2 of her show Double Parked. Sean's been going on about how he's the hottest guy at his gym, so Steph did some digging to find out the truth… PLUS HEAPS MORE! AND FIND US ON INSTAGRAM, Cause we are thirsty: Sharyn, Steph & Sean - @Edgeafternoons Sharyn - @SharynCasey   Steph - @stephmonksey Sean - @seanhillyman Producer Arun - @arunjamesbeardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Ed is joined by the hilarious .5 queen of Taskmaster, Madeleine Sami! They discuss why watching Taskmaster New Zealand series 1, episode 7 was ‘triggering', why Brynley's great with kids, but not so great with locks, making 'mid' art, and why Jeremy might be having a 'rat summer'. For all Taskmaster news visit Taskmaster.tv Watch UK and NZ Series of Taskmaster on Channel4.com

PopaHALLics #118 "It Takes Two to Tango"Relationships can be a tricky dance, whether you're mismatched cops working a murder case ("Deadloch"), a movie star & a "civilian" falling in love ("Starstruck"), or socialites mistakenly trusting a writer who will betray them ("Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans"). Not to mention two assassins living together ("Mr. & Mrs. Smith")!Streaming:"Masters of the Air," Apple +.  Austin Butler ("Elvis") and Callum Turner play pilots and friends more like siblings in this "Band of Brothers"-esque look at the 100th Bomb Group during World War II."Deadloch," Prime. A local straightlaced cop (Kate Box) and a brash outsider (Madeleine Sami) reluctantly team up to solve murders in a small town in this quirky feminist noir comedy."Mr. & Mrs. Smith," Prime. In a relationship dramedy inspired by the 2005 Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt movie, Donald Glover and Maya Erskine play assassins who become a couple."Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans," FX. Writer Truman Capote becomes friends with a group of rich glamorous socialites and then spills all their secrets in a magazine article. Starring Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Calista Flockhart, Demi Moore, Chloe Sevigny, and Tom Hollander as Capote."Starstruck," Max. A movie star (Nikesh Patel) and a "little rat nobody" (Rose Matafeo) try to have a relationship in this screwball BBC rom-com created by Matafeo."Death & Other Details," Hulu. A young woman (Violett Beane) boards a luxury liner, only to find "the world's greatest detective" (Mandy Patinkin) who abandoned her in her childhood time of need. But she'll need the help of the hard-drinking sleuth to prove her innocence when a murder occurs.Books:"Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud & The Last Trial of Harper Lee," by Casey Cep. In this true story, a rural preacher murdered five family members for insurance money until a relative shot him dead at the funeral for one of the victims. In the audience at the vigilante's trial: "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee, hoping to write a book like her friend Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." "Furious Hours" also follows the attorney who first defended the preacher and then his killer."Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, & a Swan Song for an Era," by Laurence Leamer. The bestseller that inspired the miniseries "Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans" (see above).

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Madeline Sami.  Madeleine is one of New Zealand's funniest, and most prolific, comedic talents.  She's an actor, musician, comedian, writer and director, who you might have seen as the star of Box-office success the Breaker-Upperers, or her new show Deadloch, or as the host of the Great Kiwi Bake Off, or Shortland Street, or Super City or Sione's Wedding....she's done a lot – her IMDB page is ridiculous..  In this episode we talk about her weirdest jobs, best accents, relationship with Lucy Lawless, Onehunga up-bringing and the loss of her father, Taika Waititi and the highs and lows of fame, Super City, Tom Sainsbury and so much more.  Madeline is one of the most entertaining – and coolest - guests we've had. Funny, thoughtful and a wicked storyteller this was one of our favs – and we can't wait for you to hear it.  Listen on iheart or wherever you get your podcasts from, or watch the video on Youtube. A huge thanks to those supporting the show on patreon for the cost of a cup of coffee a month, to get involved head to Between Two Beers.com.   This episode was brought to you from the Export Beer garden studio. Enjoy.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Madeleine Sami is a busy woman.  Out this week is Double Parked a comedy series she both stars in and directs featuring Antonia Prebble.   She stars in a new black comedy series with the Aussies called Deadloch – released earlier this month to great reviews.  And if that wasn't enough - Madeleine is in a band with her equally as talented sisters – called, of course, The Sami Sisters.   Madeleine Sami joined Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Deadloch (Prime Video), an Australian comedy thriller starring New Zealand's own Madeleine Sami, who was interviewed on Nine to Noon two weeks ago. He'll also look at the New Zealand debut of its own version of Couples Therapy (ThreeNow) and Platonic starring Seth Rogan and Rose Byrne.

This episode I am joined by the delightfully talented 'Kate Box' and 'Madeleine Sami.' Who both feature in leading roles of 'Deadloch.' Which is a fantastic thriller comedy on 'Prime Video' Australia.  Please head to www.primevideo.com and start your 30 day free trial.  'Kate Box' is an Australian stage, film and television actress. I know her for her role as 'Lou Kelly' in 'Wentworth' but her acting credits are endless and I feel like her career is only just heating up.  'Madeleine Sami' is a New Zealand actress, director, comedian and musician. She started her acting career in theatre before moving to television, where she created, wrote, and starred in 'Super City.' They both are fantastic in ‘Deadloch.' The latest comedy from ‘the Kate's.' (Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan) Who you may know as the creators of ‘The Katering Show!' However, this latest series 'Deadloch' is set in ‘Tasmania,' in a town preparing for its Winter Festival when a local man turns up dead. Two detectives very different in style played by ‘Kate' and ‘Madeleine' are forced to work together and I can tell you this story is a bloody riot.  I will ask how hard it was to get the comedy right and if 'Madeleine's' performance could be distracting at times for ‘Kate Box.' We will unpack LGBTI content and if we have come a long way in queer storytelling.  We will also talk about the amazing supporting roles and if having a fun set makes a good series. Plus we will get plenty of exclusives from behind the scenes of ‘Deadloch' which I can tell you keeps getting better with each episode - so check it out on ‘Prime Video' Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand's own Madeleine Sami stars in Amazon Prime's new Australian horror-comedy series Deadloch follows two detectives and an overeager junior constable investigating a serious of mysterious deaths ahead of the town's Winter Festival. Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall says this series is perfect for fans of scandi noir crime fiction and Australian comedy, as it mixes a traditional mystery environment with Australian swear words. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Next month Madeleine Sami takes on the biggest acting role of her career to date in new Australian black comedy Deadloch. She tells Kathryn Ryan why it's taken her so long to get a lead role.

We catch up with the amazing NZ actor Madeleine Sami ahead of her brand new show Deadlock!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She seems to have mastered acting, writing and directing after two decades creating film and TV, but what's next for Madeleine Sami? She joins host Duncan Greive to talk about the institutions which made her and her two new original series airing in June. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Nude Tuesday is a brand new 5-star comedy from Armagan Ballantyne and Jackie van Beek about a suburban couple who go to a new-age retreat as a last ditch attempt to save their marriage. Their path to reconnection is riddled with hilarity and humiliation as they seek to find themselves and each other.In this episode we hear from Armagan Ballantyne and Jackie van Beek themselves - the pair who created this wonderful film. Jackie is the co-writer, screenwriter and co-star of the film. An actor, improviser, writer and director, she's perhaps best known for her movie The Breaker Upperers which she made with Madeleine Sami.Armagan is the director and co-writer of Nude Tuesday. Her first feature, The Strength of Water (2009) won several awards which added to a pile of accolades she's received for her work in TV and music videos. A Kiwi-German, she also was one of 22 filmmakers from around the globe invited to work on United Nations anthology film Stories on Human Rights in 2008.The Nude Tuesday podcast was brought to you by Film Queenstown Lakes, and New Zealand and Australian distributors, Madman Entertainment. It was produced, hosted and edited by me - Tim Batt and co-produced by Courtney Mayhew and Tyler Hislop. This series is also supported by Flicks - download the Flicks app to find Nude Tuesday session times near you and get tickets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the final episode of season two, I've selected some of my favourite moments, so enjoy the best of! Thanks so much to all my guests Matt Okine, Guy Montgomery, Des Bishop, Laura Daniels, Ben Lee, Melanie Bracewell, Andy Lee, David Correos, Madeleine Sami, Dave Hughes, Osher Günsberg, Matt Heath and Tim Minchin. I will be back in 2022, until then you can find me here –Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/urzilacarlsonFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/urzilacarlsoncomedianTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/urzilacarlson See Urzila on tour in Australia & NZ: https://urzilacarlson.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I talk with my good friend, Madeleine Sami, who you may know from The Breaker Upperers, Kiwi Bake Off, Super City and more. We discuss the right to marriage, pregnancy, ageing gracefully, religion and what shits her to death.Follow Madeleine on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/madeleinesamiFollow Urzila on Instagram http://instagram.com/urzilacarlsonSee Urzila on tour in NZ: https://urzilacarlson.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kia ora! Over the weekend was the Super Saturday Vaxathon and there were some golden moments, like Ashley Bloomfield dancing, Jacinda making Clarke do some DJing, and Paddy Gower saying "LESHGO". And since the South Island has no Covid, there's been a petition to let them be their own nation. So, if they did become their own nation, which famous South Islander would make a great Prime Minister? Jono's also realised that his daughter's texts to her friend on his phone look a bit dodgy from the surface without context. Finally, we caught up with comedian Hayley Sproull who hosts The Great Kiwi Bake Off with Madeleine Sami, always lovely chatting to her! Enjoy the poddy.

In February of 2021, Guy and Tim penned a pilot for the newly announced season 7 of Sex and The City for an online, live streamed table read. Fetauring the voice talents of our talented comedy friends Rhys Matthewson, Alice Snedden and Madeleine Sami.You can watch the video of the live stream here.Support Littlefield NYCTWIOAT Live show in Auckland: qtheatre.co.nz/shows/worst-idea-all-time-best-host-all-timeGuy's NZ Comedy Fest show: comedyfestival.co.nz/find-a-show/guy-montgomery/Tim's NZ Comedy Fest show: comedyfestival.co.nz/find-a-show/classy-warfare/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jackie van Beek is a versatile and critically acclaimed writer, director, actor and producer. Jackie developed her craft in the 90s in the Wellington theatre scene, writing, performing and producing a range of shows. In 2005, she created and toured black comedy 'My Brother and I are Porn Stars', which played in Melbourne, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and sold out 2 seasons in London. More recently, she's moved into the world of films and TV. She's directed a number of award-winning short films both in NZ and overseas. In 2014 she won Best Supporting Actress at the New Zealand Film Awards for her work on vampire mockumentary 'What We Do In The Shadows' . She's created two feature films so far, The Inland Road and The Breaker Upperers. For the latter, she co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred with her friend Madeleine Sami and the film went on to be bought by Netflix. She's been more of a regular feature on our NZ TV screens in recent years, starring in comedies Funny Girls and Educators. Jackie is also passionate about mentoring young practitioners as they come through the performing arts industry. "I generally say yes to anything that thrills me or where I think 'oh my gosh, I don't know if I could do that.'"

Oscar Kightley has brought his writing and performing talents to stage, television and the big screen. Along the way he has been a key player in bringing Pasifika stories into New Zealand's mainstream.Born in the Samoan capital, Apia, as Vai To'elau Osa Isa'ako Mase, Kightley emigrated to Aotearoa at age four, after the death of his father. He grew up with an aunt and uncle, one of eight children in the West Auckland suburb of Te Atatu.At primary school, Kightley was "one of the shy kids", a keen reader who "had a rep as a smart-arse, kind of wise-cracking class clown. But I was never one of the performing kids". By age 15 Kightley he knew he wanted to be involved in comedy. Early influences included Eddie Murphy and John Clarke, "the first New Zealander that cracked me up".As a reporter at The Auckland Star, Kightley was encouraged to change his name from Osa to Oscar. His four years at the Star and The Sunday Star-Times provided  "a university education on what Kiwis are like". After short stints in radio and as a TV3 publicist, he headed down to Christchurch in his 1969 Valiant, to start his first ongoing television gig: co-presenting teen magazine show Life in The Fridge. A trip back to Samoa in this period proved potent — it reminded him that Samoans could be doctors and lawyers, as opposed to the Samoan cleaners he knew back in New Zealand.Theatre was also entering the picture: he got "invaluable comedy training" acting as part of Christchurch-based Pasifika group Pacific Underground. Much of their material was issues based; but the group ensemble discovered that "the shortest distance between two people is laughter".Through the rest of the 90s, Kightley's career continued to combine stage and television. On TV, he was developing his writing and performing talents on Gibson Group sketch shows Skitz, Telly Laughs and Newsflash. Kightley was invited to write for Skitz after producer Dave Gibson saw one of his plays; Kightley soon began writing himself into sketches.In-between TV gigs, "the master of self-deprecating immigrant humour" (as Diana Wichtel called him) was honing his storytelling skills on a series of plays that explored Pacific Island characters, usually as they adjusted to life in New Zealand. His first play, 1993's Fresh off the Boat (co-written with Simon Small, and starring David Fane) was performed in Australia and Samoa. In the same period Kightley wrote and directed family tale Dawn Raids (not to be confused with documentary Dawn Raids), and won the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award.That same year Kightley launched The Naked Samoans, with original members David Fane, Mario Gaoa and Shimpal Lelisi. The group of New Zealand-raised Pacific Islanders mined comedy from their experiences of growing up brown and misunderstood, in the world's largest Polynesian city. Kightley argues that they had a devil may care, "kamikaze approach. We weren't the polite Polynesian group". Extended excerpts from the group's live shows (plus interviews) feature in this Tagata Pasifika episode, while this Living Room episode catches them at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 1999 Kightley was invited to work as a storyliner on Shortland Street, an experience that proved helpful when animated series bro'Town began, five years later. Shortland Street "gave me the discipline of writing stories and helped so much in the mechanics of writing 30-minute episodes. There are no schools that teach you those skills."After watching many Naked Samoan shows, Kightley's ex Auckland Star colleague Elizabeth Mitchell decided that the group's portrayal of polynesian teens might work as an animated TV series. bro'Town's portrait of un-PC Pasifika and Māori kids proved a major hit, spawning five seasons. Kightley played Vale Pepelo, brother to Shimpal Lelisi's character, and the most studious member of the five. Kightley shared the script table (and the recording booth) with Mitchell and fellow Naked Samoans Lelisi, Fane and Gaoa. Kightley calls Mitchell the show's "forgotten hero", who kept the team motivated and the machinery of an animated show on track. He talks in detail about bro'Town (and the complications of being expected to represent a minority) in this extended interview, shot for 2019 TV series Funny As. Midway through their bro'Town adventure, The Naked Samoans ventured onto the big screen with 2006 hit Sione's Wedding. Centred around four 30-something males with an urgent deadline to find a girlfriend, Sione was another breakthrough for Pasifika characters on screen; Kightley remembers appreciative audiences ranging from a Polish film festival, to a Pākehā student from a high decile Christchurch school. Sione's Wedding quickly became the most commercially-successful Kiwi comedy released on home soil (at least until the 2010 rise of Taika Waititi's Boy).Aside from being asked to co-write Sione with James Griffin, Kightley appeared on-screen as the bumbling but sensible Albert. "Oscar didn't want to be anyone, and had to be kind of slapped around a bit before he fell into Albert," says Griffin. "He was always destined to be Albert in my mind." According to Kightley, the character's naiveté means that he needs everything explained to him "in triplicate, with memos ... including which girl likes him, and which girl he likes ... if I knew I would be playing him I would have made Albert much cooler. I would definitely have given him better clothes." Sione's 2 - Unfinished Businessbecame a rare Kiwi sequel when it was released in January 2012.Kightley followed it by starring in gritty 2013 police drama Harry, which he co-wrote with director Chris Dudman and real life detective Neil Grimstone. Kightley plays a troubled Samoan-Kiwi detective dealing with a meth-fuelled crimewave, while raising a teenage daughter. To those questioning why he'd taken on such a serious role, Kightley maintained that he "got work in comedy because that was the work I was offered, but I'm quite a serious person generally". Calling the show great, gritty and grimy, The NZ Herald's Paul Casserly praised its lead actor. "Kightley is believable ... You buy him."After co-directing a video ('Just Roll') for hip-hop musician PNC in 2006, Kightley went on to helm video 'Walk Right Up', for rising talent Ladi6. In 2013 he wrote and directed short film Tom's Diary, which follows a Bob Marley-mad Samoan teenager in 80s-era West Auckland. It was nominated for four Moa awards, including Best Film, Script and Actor (for Mac Kaisuva). A movie version is in development. Kightley directed the second season of Madeleine Sami comedy Super City. In 2019 it was announced that he would direct feature-length documentary Dawn Raid, about the Otara-born, Polynesian music label of the same name.As a presenter, Kightley has fronted up for Elizabeth Mitchell directed Rooster Rooster Dragon Rat - Oscar's Guide to the Chinese Zodiac, in which he interviewed defenders and attackers of the zodiac. In 2019 he toured New Zealand in the path of American author Mark Twain, for TV series Following Twain. Other broadcasting gigs include TV3 rugby coverage, playing an old lady on comedy show Radiradirah, and breakfast presenting on Nui FM. Kightley has also been a frequent partner in crime to ex-Ice TV presenter Nathan Rarere. The two co-presented DNA-tracing documentary Made in Taiwan (which he talks about in this interview), sports show Sportzah, and quiz show Snatch Our Booty.In 2016 movie hit Hunt for the Wilderpeople, he won laughs as a bumbling policeman. He was part of the voice cast of Aroha Bridge in its second season, before joining the cast of 2020 Taika Waititi movie Next Goal Wins. A 2006 Arts Foundation Laureate Award winner and Qantas Award-winning journalist, Kightley was made a member of the NZ Order of Merit in 2009 for services to theatre and television, and a Senior Pacific Artist at the 2016 Arts Pasifika Awards. In early 2020 he began a three month Fullbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer's Residency in Hawai'i.

An hour of chats with these two accomplished, fabulously funny creatives as they are interviewed by actor Lucy Wigmore. Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami talk about their careers and their involvement with some of New Zealand's most critically and commercially successful film and television productions and share their advice for those looking to have versatile and long lasting careers. This is an edited version of a live stream event for MEAA Equity members that took place on Friday July 24, 2020.

The Incredibly Strange Film Festival's Ant Timpson talks about his first film as a director. Come to Daddy stars Elijah Wood and Madeleine Sami.

In a rarity for local cinemas, two New Zealand-made films are premiering at once. Come to Daddy premiered at the New Zealand Film Festival and made it to the Tribeca Film Festival. The movie, which Timpson describes as "a dark thriller with comedic moments", stars Elijah Wood and Madeleine Sami.It's about a man who receives a cryptic letter from his estranged father inviting him to stay at his oceanfront home. But it's an invitation he may not have been so eager to accept had he known the truth behind his old man's dark secret. Meanwhile, The Legend of Baron To'a is out as well. The movie is about a Tongan entrepreneur who loses his late father's pro wrestling title belt to gangsters and must embrace his legacy to reclaim it.Flicks editor Steve Newall joined Andrew Dickens to share his thoughts on the two movies. LISTEN ABOVE 

13 September 2019 | WORD Christchurch Shifting Points of View From Billy T. James to Rose Matafeo, Fred Dagg to Flight of the Conchords, New Zealanders have made each other laugh in ways distinctive to these islands. The recent documentary series Funny As is a loving and hilarious tribute to the people who have made the scene what it is today. Join its producer Paul Horan and writer Philip Matthews, authors of the companion book Funny As, along with movers and shakers of the New Zealand comedy scene, Madeleine Sami and Justine Smith* to hear the stories, share the laughs, and watch outtakes that for one reason or another didn’t quite make the show

Being funny is a seriously tricky business, even if you’re a natural.  In this session, some of NZ’s top comedic writing talent explore what makes their characters funny and how they’ve successfully taken NZ comedy to the world.  Listen to Jackie van Beek, Madeleine Sami, Paul Yates and Melanie Bracewell chat with Alice Snedden about how they crafted the laughs. This session is presented by Department of Post. This panel discussion session took place on Friday 27 Oct at the Big Screen Symposium 2018 in Auckland, NZ. The Big Screen Symposium is New Zealand's annual premiere film event, proudly brought to you by Script to Screen and janda. This podcast is available on Podbean, Spotify and Apple

It’s Episode 121 Anna Smith (Girls on Film, Metro, Time Out) and Scarlett (Sunday Times Style and Secrets of the Side Hustle) join Flixwatcher to review Anna’s choice The Breaker Upperers. The Breaker Upperers is a 2018 New Zealand comedy from Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami who wrote, direct and star the film. It also features the boy from Boy (Jordan Rolleston) and a cameo from Jermaine Clement. The Breaker Upperers is an agency run by Mel and Jen who provide an easy way out for people who can’t end their own relationships, in an increasingly bizarre situation including faking disappearances and fake pregnancy. The film benefits mainly from its two main characters willingness to go all the way, it’s closest comparisons would be Bridesmaids or the Wedding Crashers even, but without the need to go the gross-out gags. While on the outside it might be about people too lazy to break up their failed relationships it’s actually more about friendship and learning to grow with each other.   Scores [supsystic-tables id=126] There are really, really funny moments (dream sequence Celine Dion karaoke) and then some uneven less funny moments (striptease for a lesbian police officer that runs a bit too long) and it sometimes feels a bit like a sketch show rather than a feature film. That said if you’re a fan of this slightly quirky Kiwi humor you’ll find a lot to enjoy. Best enjoyed with a group of friends, The Breaker Upperers scores a very respectable 4.13 overall. What do you guys think? Have you seen The Breaker Upperers? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!   Episode #121 Crew Links   Thanks to the Episode #121 Crew of  Anna Smith @annasmithjourno from Girls on Film,  Metro and Time Out and Scarlett @ScarRoseRussell  from Sunday Times Style and Secrets of the Side Hustle Find their websites online at:  http://annasmithjourno.com/ and https://play.acast.com/s/secretsofthesidehustle Please make sure you give them some love     More about The Breaker Upperers   For more info on The Breaker Upperers, you can visit  The Breaker Upperers IMDb page here or  The Breaker Upperers Rotten Tomatoes page here.   Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes   If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below.

Solange and Jen discuss the Netflix' New Zealand female buddy comedy, "The Breaker Upperers" created by Jackie Van Beek and Madeleine Sami that celebrates friendship and Celine Dionne. Solange and Jen also cover the concept of a "nemesis," Beto's tone-deaf statements on child-rearing and living in a world designed by a woman.

Greg Fitzsimmons, Jake Weisman, Emily Heller and Matt Ingebretson join host, Dave Holmes to decide once and for all, do you have to wear green on St. Patrick's Day? Team Green  Emily Heller and Greg Fitzsimmons Team Not Green  Jake Weisman and Matt Ingebretson This week, our contestants argue over whether or not a mummy's head should be returned to its original body, decipher Irish accents on film, and take listener drunk story phone calls. Plus, Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami from the Netflix movie The Breaker Upperers come by to talk to us about New Zealander slang. Greg Fitzsimmons wants to plug his upcoming tour dates and the Childish podcast and recommends Sklarbro Country West Cork and Ancient Order of Hibernians. Jake Weisman wants to plug Corporate on Comedy Central and recommends The Dress Up Gang and Dominic on The Real World. Emily Heller wants to plug her new special Ice Thickeners on Comedy Central and recommends Derry Girls and Bog Bodies. Matt Ingebretson wants to plug Corporate on Comedy Central and recommends Pen15 and the guy from Project Runway's food store, Wild. Special thanks to Jackie and Madeleine and be sure to catch The Breaker Upperers on Netflix! And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes Find us on Twitter! We are @TroubledPod. You can also find us on Facebook . Call us on the official Troubled Waters hotline! Our number is 323-300-4984. Our producers will have a new prompt for you to answer and we may just use your call on the show. Don't want to pay those pesky international calling fees? Email us a voice memo! troubledwaterspod@gmail.com Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFunHQ in LA, produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.

This week, we kick things off by interviewing Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami, the stars and filmmakers behind the Netflix comedy "The Breaker Upperers." Then we're joined by Brian Heater to do an in-depth, spoiler-y discussion of "Russian Doll."

Netflix's new original film, "The Breaker Upperers" starts with Mel (Madeleine Sami) and Jen (Jackie van Beek) discovering they were being two-timed by the same man. Bitter and cynical they became fast friends and formed The Breaker Upperers, a small-time business breaking up couples for cash. Now fifteen years laters, they’re in their late-thirties and business is booming. They’re a platonic, codependent couple who keep their cynicism alive by not getting emotionally involved with anybody else. But when they run into an old victim, Mel develops a conscience and their friendship is truly put to the test.

Madeleine Sami is in studio ahead of The Great New Zealand Bake Off, Fletch has had his feelings hurt and when did a price increase tip you over the edge?

It's Day 2 of the BFI London Film Festival and I've got a jam-packed podcast in store for you! In today's episode: - Wash Westmoreland's 'Colette' - Boots Riley's 'Sorry To Bother You' - Ben Wheatley's 'Happy New Year, Colin Burstead.' - Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek's 'The Breaker Upperers' - Nijla Mu'min's 'Jinn'

This New Zealand comedy from Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Been does exactly what it says on the tin: 90 solid minutes of deliciously inappropriate humour about two women who run a business breaking up with people’s partners when they are too cowardly/useless to do so in person. Featuring some of your favourite NZ comedy talent and some behind the scenes help from Taika Waititi, using his power for good, this continues 2018’s run of comedies.

Michael and Krissa review this week’s new releases, including RBG, BEIRUT, WHITNEY and NZ comedy THE BREAKER UPPERERS.  Krissa catches up with Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek who wrote, directed and starred in the film. And remember BIG Wednesday,? well we tell you where those actors are now.

You Can't Ask That producer/directors Kirk Docker and Aaron Smith, Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek's anti-romcom/buddy film The Breaker Upperers, does Sacha Baron Cohen's Who is America hit the mark, and who has the right to tell the story of the Thai cave rescue?

You Can't Ask That producer/directors Kirk Docker and Aaron Smith, Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek's anti-romcom/buddy film The Breaker Upperers, does Sacha Baron Cohen's Who is America hit the mark, and who has the right to tell the story of the Thai cave rescue?

Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek from The Breaker Upperers stops by. Also, Nick and Fiona talk about What We Do In The Shadows and its spin-off Wellington Paranormal, Tom Hardy, and Who Is America.

Nineteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie are joined by Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek, the directors/writers/stars of the hilarious (and we mean hilarious) Kiwi comedy The Breaker Upperers. Plus certain Star Wars fans have hit our shit list for driving Kelly Marie Tran off social media.

Nineteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie are joined by Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek, the directors/writers/stars of the hilarious (and we mean hilarious) Kiwi comedy The Breaker Upperers. Plus certain Star Wars fans have hit our shit list for driving Kelly Marie Tran off social media.

New Zealand Herald movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to talk about the latest releases, including:The Breaker Upperers starring Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek, James Rolleston & Rima Te WaitaIsle Of Dogs directed by Wes Anderson. Voices of Bryan Cranston, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDomandLISTEN TO HER VERDICTS ABOVE 

Sponsored by KARMA COLA and COMEDYFESTIVAL.CO.NZ Recorded live in Q Theatre in Central Auckland, this episode was taped hot off of Rose reading a pretty mixed review for her Comedy Festival show. NZ comedy darling Madeleine Sami sits down with her and Alice to council Rose on this review and then discuss the comparative sexual proess of the cast of the TV series FRIENDS. Trailer: The Male Gayz See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Actor, writer and director Madeleine Sami chats with Lani and Ben about growing up in Onehunga, the clash of cultures there, and how Onehunga High School has influenced her work, and the characters she's played. She discusses her Mum's staunch insistence on repping her Irish ancestry and how her South Auckland identity may have overshadowed her Fiji/Indian identity earlier on in life. They also talk about the role race and gender plays in the kind of work that's available to her and why it can be necessary to create the roles you want to play for yourself.

A rare experimental edition of On the Rag featuring Laura Daniel and Madeleine Sami, two key players in TV3's female-driven sketch comedy Funny Girls. In this special edition of On the Rag, Alex Casey chats to Madeleine Sami (director) and Laura Daniel (writer and star) of Funny Girls ahead of the second season. What does it take to make good funny telly? How do you deal with online haters? Can someone cure night sweats already or do we all have to drown? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doug hangs out with Ladyhawke, Madeleine Sami, and Vice Cooler! Ladyhawke is an amazing New Zealand musician, Madeleine Sami is an actress, comedian and musician also from New Zealand and Vice Cooler is an LA based musician and video director. This interesting group of artists chat about travel, music, movies and random stuff! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.