Today we recap an all time classic, Capturing The Friedmans, and get into a lively debate about how this documentary stacks up in today’s world. Was director Andrew Jarecki irresponsible in how he handled the footage and information he had? Was there a bias towards helping Jesse? Will our guest Curtis Cook and Paco ever see eye-to-eye on this doc? Listen to find out!
Ep 83 MAN ON WIRE with comedian Alex Hooper
- March 19, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Academy Award, Alex Hooper, AST Recrods, BAFTA Award, Best Documentary Feature, comedian, comedy, doc, docs, documentary, drugs, Film, funny, George Chen, heist, Hugs, James Marsh, Man On Wire, netflix, Paco Romane, patreon, Philippe Petit, podcast, Pugs, slackline, Twin Towers, Will Scovill, Word Trade Center
On Ep 83 we sat down with comedian Alex Hooper to talk about the Academy award-winning documentary Man On Wire. Alex has a strong connection to this doc because he recently started slacklining and as we discover there is more than a casual connection between walking on a wire without a net and performing comedy!
Ep 75 20 FEET FROM STARDOM with comedian Solomon Georgio
- November 27, 2017
- Tagged as: 20 Feet From Stardom, Academy Award, Adam Ruins Everything, Best Documentary Feature, Carson Daly, Conan, Darlene Love, Flophouse, Homonegro Superior, Jo Lawry, Judith Hill, Last Call with Carson Daly, Merry Clayton, Mick Jagger, Solomon Georgio, Spongebob Squarepants, Tata Vega, The Meltdown, The Rolling Stones, This Is Not Happening, Vice
On today’s episode hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sat down with comedian/writer Solomon Georgio. Solomon has written for Adam Ruins Everything & Spongebob SquarePants. His TV credits include CONAN, The Meltdown, This Is Not Happening, Viceland’s Flophouse, and Last Call with Carson Daly. He’s also got a new Comedy Central special called Homonégro Superior.
