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My name is Sarah Maher. And I'm trapped in the magical land of Foon. But I'm continuing this podcast with Chunt and Usidore. Sarah: Sarah Maher Chunt: Adal Rifai Usidore: Matt Young Can the Wizard: Arnie Niekamp Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi Editor: Chris Rathjen Theme Music: Andy Poland Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban Audio Assistance: Jason Knox Production Assistance: Garrett Schultz

Think of every RomCom trope and the one thing that separates it from being in a horror movie instead: the music. It's all the same mad libs game, and the outcome is always the same. Colin Firth/Hugh Grant/Matthew McConaughey runs to the airport/apartment building/twee bakery to declare his undying love for the maid/undercover journalist/baker he just met last week. The music swells, they kiss, the girl's less attractive best friend sighs, "oh I wish architect/surgeon/astronaut Chet Wellington could fall in love with me," and the credits roll. But what if, instead of the swelling music, it was a single piano note being played backwards, or an old-timey phonograph blowing out a single child singing, "Ring Around the Rosie?" 'Love Actually' would turn into an actual horror movie. The little boy chasing the little girl through the airport would take on a new interpretation. 'Shining 2: This Time It's British Christmas." RomComs are weird like that. They take a thing most people experience (falling in love) and turn it into a warped version of reality that only abides by backwards rules: where chasing someone down is considered romantic and getting the person to like you is the hardest part, not that whole spending the next 5 decades together thing. No, that part is easy (cries self to sleep). So this week on the podcast, Jack O'Brien is joined by Cracked editor Soren Bowie and comedian and writer Jamie Loftus from 'The Bechdel Cast' to talk about how RomComs get almost everything wrong and when you change just one detail, they become creepy stalker thrillers. Our next live podcast is on Saturday, January 14th at 7pm at the UCB Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles. Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark from 'My Favorite Murder' are back for another hour of creepy unsolved murders and even creepier solved ones. Tickets are currently SOLD OUT but more will be released throughout the week here: https://goo.gl/5eew6F . If the show remains sold out, we will have a standby list at the door, so make sure to come early! Footnotes: Jamie Loftus on Twitter: https://goo.gl/5Jqr9m The Bechdel Cast on iTunes: https://goo.gl/9FkEzU Video: Cracked: The Only Film Genre That Gets You To Root For The Bad Guy: https://goo.gl/M3N8aW Video: Cracked: The 9 Creepiest Things Movies Portray As Romantic: https://goo.gl/Vwt9hy Video: Cracked: Why Romantic Comedies Are Secretly Bad For You: https://goo.gl/CeXsli Video: 'Love Actually' Cue Card Scene: https://goo.gl/WVkGGy Video: 'Trainwreck' Dance Scene: https://goo.gl/UtKVtQ Article: The Oxford Philosopher: The Birth of Tragedy: https://goo.gl/wZbVmF

In dreams within dreams, you can relive the weirdest Thanksgiving brunch over and over again. Gary’s analysis is in top form this week as he tackles everything from cotton candy ladies to biblical floods, and he impresses the pants off our guest, actor Griffin Newman of the new Amazon series The Tick. Go to www.casper.com/dreams and use the offer code “DREAMS” for $50 off your next mattress purchase.

Gabourey Sidibe (Empire, Precious) and Travon met recently over a very long, fun brunch with friends. Now she's in the Room and ready to discuss growing up with hip hop, her theory about Alexander Hamilton's character (hint: there's a curse word involved) and what song made her break down and cry when she saw the show. Plus, listen closely for Gabourey's harmonizing during "Ten Duel Commandments."

Grease 2, love it or hate it, we’re going to talk about it. Categories cut from this year’s HOWDIES. Plus, everyone’ favorite: STATS! Paul also goes through Corrections and Omissions for Grease 2, Blake J. Harris interviews director Patricia Birch about the making of Grease 2, and the Movie Bitches review Nocturnal Animals. And we will be traveling to a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles for our next movie! Get yourself a BB-8 “What Is Its Mission?” T-shirt or Tote Bag over at http://howdidthisgetmade.bigcartel.com Where to Find Jason, June & Paul: Paul is in the new Nicolas Cage film “Army of One” available on VOD. Paul’s new comedy Filthy Preppy Teen$ is now avail on the FullScreen and you can see June and Paul in their old show NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU. Paul also appears on Fresh off the Boat on ABC. June stars in Grace and Frankie on Netflix, as well as Lady Dynamite alongside with Jason. Jason can be seen in How to Be Single, Sleeping with Other People, and is still indeed in The Dictator.

Happy New Year from The Black List Table Reads with Franklin Leonard! Please enjoy an interview with screenwriter Todd Komarnicki known for Sully, one of the best films of 2016.

SiriusXM hosts Pete Dominick (Stand Up! With Pete Dominick) and Mark Thompson (Make It Plain) join Negin to kick off 2017 by discussing the latest hullabaloo from the presidential transition and what they expect from Trump's first 100 days in office. They also tackle the GOP's intra-party dynamics and Trump's inauguration performers (or lack thereof).

Being good with Rachel Bloom.

Each week, comedian Gilbert Gottfried and comedy writer Frank Santopadre share their admiration for lesser-known films, underappreciated TV shows and underrated performers -- discussing, dissecting and (occasionally) defending their handpicked guilty pleasures and buried treasures. This week: Sterling Hayden! "The Story of Mankind"! Gene Hackman dodges a bullet! And Snow White serenades Gilbert!

Casey and Danielle are back from hiatus and it couldn't be soon enough what with Kenya pulling a gun on trespassers, the debut of that nasty Dorito and Mariah just...being Mariah. Plus Casey has a new years resolution involving unprescribed pills and Danielle fights the real enemy...Jiggy. It's an extra long episode because they cover it all, except Erica Jayne's vag, that's still bare and beautiful.

The Best of Comedy Bang! Bang! 2016 count down continues as Scott and Paul F. Tompkins go through numbers eleven through eight on the count down as well as number three on the Best CBB Live episodes of 2016 as voted by YOU. Plus, a special Christmas surprise for all you precious listeners!

Dr. Harold Bornstein (Jon Gabrus), Donald Trump’s personal physician, shares fun facts about Trump’s health and fitness with Mark and Pete; his all-horse-meat diet, why he literally bleeds red, white and blue, and whether he is in fact immortal. Plus: Pete resolves to be less combative in the new year.

Hayes and Sean do the Now Hear This Festival in Anaheim and they're sick of celebrity culture so they talk to everyday people from the crowd for once about being nerds.

With 2016 behind us, we want to take a quick minute to thank you all for supporting this podcast. The Atlantic listed us at #7 in their top 50 podcasts of 2016, and we were first in GQ Magazine’s list of the 7 best new podcasts to check out. We’re very proud of the recognition and very grateful to all of you for listening, for subscribing, for telling your friends about Stranglers, and for all your comments online (even the criticisms...we read those too!). On behalf of the Stranglers production team, I want to wish you all a very happy new year & let you know that next week, Stranglers returns with the 2nd half of our season. Another week might feel like a long time to wait, so give a listen to this sneak peek of what’s in store…

To hear all the episodes from this new series staring James Urbaniak and Azure Parsons, go to Howl Premium and enter code NIGHT at checkout to listen for 1-month free. In A Night Called Tomorrow two Angelenos stumble upon an intergalactic conspiracy in 1958 Hollywood. In episode 1, A movie star attends the premiere of her new film and while at this party in the hills, an underemployed announcer and a struggling actress see strange lights in the sky. These post-war denizens of La La Land are hurtling towards destiny and each other.

It’s that time of year once again where Jensen & Matty countdown their top 10 Get Up On picks of 2016, throw in one Get Up OFF, and then call each other out for what they think was each other’s WORST pick of the year. Enjoy and thanks for listening Bunheads!

Gilbert and Frank take a look back at some of the best moments of an unforgettable year, featuring a lineup of memorable guests, including Dick Van Dyke, Michael McKean, Lee Grant, Bob "Super Dave" Einstein and Matthew Broderick, to name a few. Also, Pat Cooper rants, Bruce Dern praises Gilbert, Peter Bogdanovich classes up the joint and George Takei spanks William Shatner. PLUS: Dueling Paul Williams! Uncle Junior sings! Dick Cavett strips! The wonder of Bob Hope's "Joys"! And the fascinating journey of Al Jaffee!

50 years ago, ABC's "Batman" series debuted, launching "Batmania" and introducing the world to a 21-year-old actor named Burt Ward. Burt joins Gilbert and Frank for a look back at one of the most popular and enduring shows in TV history, sharing his memories of co-star/mentor Adam West, Frank Gorshin, Vincent Price and yes, Cesar Romero. Also, Burt spars with Bruce Lee, Adam makes like Moses, Shelley Winters works her charms and Ol' Blue Eyes lobbies for the role of The Joker. PLUS: Lesley Gore! Lorenzo Semple Jr! "Legends of the Superheroes"! Batman meets "The Ghost of Frankenstein"! And Burt and Adam go to a nudist colony!

This week on a special holiday edition of HARD NATION, the one and only Santa Claus (Allan McLeod) stops by the studio to disclose the mysteries of elf diapers, share the process behind the naughty or nice list, and reveal his affair with Melania Trump. Plus: Mark & Pete get punched in the face (a lot).

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes the Anaheim audience to Spontaneanation, recorded in front of a LIVE audience at The Now Hear This Festival! This week, Paul’s special guests are Kulap Vilaysack and Howard Kremer of Who Charted! They chat about the first joke they laughed at, Howard trying to write a Polish joke when he started doing stand-up because he thought his dad would like it, and Kulap reading the Encyclopedia as a child for fun. Paul is then joined by his Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ co-stars Dan Ahdoot, Tawny Newsome, and Drew Tarver to improvise a story set in Boise, Idaho. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano! LOS ANGELES! Spontaneanation records its 100th episode LIVE at Largo on Saturday, January 7th! Be there for boring your future grandchildren purposes! Tickets: bit.ly/SPONT100

Scott and Paul F. Tompkins continue counting down The Best of Comedy Bang! Bang! 2016 episodes as they go through numbers seven through four on the count down as well as number two on the Best CBB Live episode of 2016 as voted by YOU. You’re welcome!

Happy New Year from OMFG! To start off the new year, Deanna and Emily are joined by inspiring Orthodox lecturer, teacher, and spiritual counselor Chana Rachel Schusterman to share her wisdom on dating and marriage to the listeners. She will help previous guest Daliya Karnofsky with her relationship question on when you know if you should stay or go. Plus, she answers questions on how you should feel when you meet your potential husband/wife, explains why falling in love like in the movies is an illusion, and much more.

Singer-songwriter Molly Moore joins Jensen and guest-host Drew Unga to talk about her new EP “Now You See Me,” Nick Grant, Rumi the Poet, Das Bootleg, steam rooms, how we were late on Instagram stories, Amazon Echo, and much more. Happy New Year!

Actress Anna Faris (Anna Faris Is Unqualified podcast) welcomes Paul, June, and Jason into her home/recording studio to discuss the 1982 musical romantic comedy Grease 2. They’ll talk about the return of Frenchy, the sex in the bunker scene, and the T-Birds being casual about murder. Plus, June shares why she knows every word of this movie and Anna’s tells us about her complicated relationship with the Grease films.

Seems like about time to check back in with the goblins and see how their plan to rise up and take over all of Foon is going. Credits Arnie: Arnie Niekamp Chunt: Adal Rifai Usidore: Matt Young General Leebad Fellatio: Atra Asdou Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi Editor: Garrett Schultz Theme Music: Andy Poland Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban Audio Assistance: Jason Knox Production Assistance: Garrett Schultz