The King Of Comedy | Stand-Up Film Festival

This week we dive into the wild imagination of Robert Eggers. We discuss his b&w aesthetic and the isolated story of two lighthouse keepers trying to keep their sanity in 2019's The Lighthouse. A fascinating movie and great conversation. 

This week we dive into the weird and sad scene from Billy Bob Thorton's Sling Blade from 1996. In this scene Doyle and his friends become too drunk and harass Linda, Frank and Vaughn to a breaking point. Quite an interesting scene to examine. Enjoy the conversation!

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Each week, comedian Gilbert Gottfried and comedy writer Frank Santopadre share their appreciation of lesser-known films, underrated TV shows and hopelessly obscure character actors -- discussing, dissecting and (occasionally) defending their handpicked guilty pleasures and buried ...  Show more

Each week, comedian Gilbert Gottfried and comedy writer Frank Santopadre share their admiration for lesser-known films, underappreciated TV shows and criminally underrated performers -- discussing, dissecting and (occasionally) defending their handpicked guilty pleasures and buri ...  Show more

Once upon a time, 1-hour comedy specials were a rare bird. Will the big investments Netflix has made in stand-up comedy backfire? Jason Zinoman, comedy critic for The New York Times, weighs in on the business of comedy.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch ...  Show more

Each week, comedian Gilbert Gottfried and comedy writer Frank Santopadre share their appreciation of lesser-known films, underrated TV shows and hopelessly obscure character actors -- discussing, dissecting and (occasionally) defending their handpicked guilty pleasures and buried ...  Show more