Paco and George rant, review and recommend 4 docs: My Octopus Teacher, Framing Briteny Spears, Allen VS Farrow and The Mystery at Cecil HotelRead more
Sup Doc Podcast
For Doc Fans By Doc Fans
Host Paco Romane is a comedian, actor, writer, voice-over actor, improviser, and podcaster and his hilarious, engaging, and authentic comedic style has established him as an audience favorite. He was twice voted Best Comedian in San Francisco and has been seen on HBO, Funny or Die, Drunk History and numerous national commercials. Paco had been described as a “mashup of all things funny – stand up, sketch, improv, you name it”. His love of documentaries is second only to his love of wings.
Host George Chen is a writer and comedian who has performed at SF Sketchfest, Put Your Hands Together, Huebel and Scheer’s Crash Test, The Porchlight Storytelling Series, and SFMoMA. He’s been on TV on HBO’s Looking and Viceland’s Flophouse.
For Those About To Doc!
“Self-proclaimed documentary nerds Paco Romane and George Chen host Sup Doc, in which comedians, filmmakers, musicians, actors, and writers select documentaries to be discussed at length. ” – A.V. Club
“Sup Doc,” the popular podcast hosted by self-described “doc dorks” and comedians Paco Romane and former SF mainstay George Chen” – CBS
“Sup Doc is a fun way to pore over docs” – Vulture
“Their knowledge, wit, and compassion can get you through anything!” – Comedy Cake
Sup Doc podcast has been recapping reality since 2015! This lively show is hosted by comedians Paco Romane and George Chen. These Doc Dorks are not film scholars but they have a smart and silly style that audiences love! We pick a documentary and talk about it from all points of view and we do our best to do a meaningful amount of research and bring colorful discussions and jokes to your doc loving’ ear holes. So join us as we hilariously recap great documentaries with amazing guests from TV, Film, Comedy and Music!
Sup Doc has been featured in SF Sketchfest, SF Doc Fest and has produced live screenings, a documentary themed game show, a side-car project (Biopsy), theme months (Mayhem May, Rocktober), festival shows and even some decent march. So thank you so much for listening and supporting not only Sup Doc but documentary films, filmmakers and doc lovers!
It’s a crossover episodewith our friends from the FilmDrunk Frotcast.
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We are very pleased to be collaborating with Moviepassed, who have been putting on streaming programs and encouraging donation to charities all throughout the pandemic. They have guest curators so Paco, George, and Will selected...Read more
Paco and George review and recommend (or not) new documentaries in the streaming world.Read more
Today we are covering Jessica Yu’s 2004 documentary In the Realms of the Unreal. Read more
On episode 163 host George Chen talks with a team of filmmakers who specialize in outsider Americana documentaries. Read more
On episode 162 Paco and George play a few moments from some of their favorite interviews with great documentary directors. Read more
On episode 161 George and Paco sit down with musician and journalist Kevin Seal to recap Alex Winter's 2020 documentary Zappa. Read more
We are very pleased to be collaborating with Moviepassed, who have been putting on streaming programs and encouraging donation to charities all throughout the pandemic. They have guest curators so Paco, George, and Will selected…
The San Francisco Documentary Film Festival is streaming its films online between September 3rd through 20th.
Starting May 4th 2020 and every Monday in May our amazing guests will be helping us recap food, fodder and fare!
Sup Doc The Premier Podcast About Documentaries 5 Twisted Religious Docs To Watch During A Pandemic As the saying goes “there are no atheists in foxholes” so what better time to watch some great documentaries…