Aug 26, 2021
Chris and Randall discuss how Hollywood comedic talent hasn't had any new blood lately.
"The young kids are going to the movies to see people their parent's age act like they're their age and it's working right now." —Randall
Topics discussed include:
City Slickers (1991)
Free Guy (2021)
Cruela (2021)
The Ben Stiller Show (series)
Mr. Show (series)
Liar Liar (1997)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
School of Rock (2003)
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
The Hangover (2009)
Clueless (1995)
Borat (2006)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Lady Bird (2017)
Booksmart (2019)
Deadpool (2016)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
counter culture
Easy Rider (1969)
Risky Business (1983)
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019)
Knives Out (2019)
Parasite (2019)
romantic comedies
Roger Corman
Tyler Perry
generation gap
Annie Korzen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasocial_interaction
The Economics of Superstars: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1803469
the printing press
recorded August 25, 2021
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