We are covering the all-time classic doc Grey Gardens directed by the Maysles brothers with comedian Amber Preston.
Robin’s Wish centers around the final years of Robin Williams and the confusion around why this comedy icon killed himself in 2014.
Biopics get the Sup Doc treatment as we examine them, pick ’em apart and finally present our prognosis. This is a fun sidecar project to our regular Sup Doc episodes. We thought biopics are the perfect compliment to documentaries and they are SO MANY of them! So we’ll be recapping biopics in a loose, funny format and dropping episodes whenever we can.
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- June 28, 2019
- Tagged as: comedian, comedy, comedy documentary, funny, George Chen, movies, Paco Romane, pandora, pandora app, pandora podcasts, podcast app, podcasting
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Ep 112 THE INVENTOR: OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON VALLEY with comedian Sara DeForest
- April 8, 2019
- Tagged as: Alex Gibney, Billy McFarland, comedian, con, documentaries, documentary, Elizabeth Holmes, fraud, Fyre Festival, George Chen, HBO, Hulu, interview, Los Angeles, Low Talking, marketer, movies, netflix, Non Blinking, Out For Blood In Silicon Valley, Paco Romane, Recap, review, RUSH, San Francisco, Sara DeForest, Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs, Sup Doc The Premier Podcast About Documentaries, The Inventor, The Inventor Out For Blood In Silicon Valley, true crime
Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen recap the Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley with Bay Area comedian Sara DeForest. If you’re not familiar with this story it centers around the latest captivating fraud from the tales of Silicon Valley “geniuses”, and is worthy of discussion next to Hulu’s Fyre Festival documentary, “Fyre Fraud.
Monday March 4th Paco discusses Abducted in Plain Sight with comedian Hayley Beacon. If you haven’t seen this crazy ass documentary yet do so now and then join the conversation.
5 Feel Good Docs To Binge Watch With The Family
- December 21, 2018
- Tagged as: Amazon Prime, binge, docs, documentaries, documentary, family, Feel Good, George Chen, HBO, Heart Warming, movie, movies, netflix, Paco Romane, Sup Doc Podcast, Top 5 docs, watch, Youtube
It’s Doc Time! We all have that family member where you probably shouldn’t bring up anything that’s happened in the past two years at dinner, but you love each other in silence. As you stare…
Ep 96 THE UNITED STATES OF DETROIT with director Tylor Norwood and comedian Karinda Dobbins
- September 3, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, comedian, comedy, Detroit, doc, doc dorks, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, interview, Karinda Dobbins, movies, New Parkway Theater, Oakland, Paco Romane, podcast, Recap, Sup Doc, Sup Doc Podcast, Tylor Norwood, United States of Detroit, W Kamau Bell
This is a special LIVE episode of Sup Doc. We recorded this at The New Parkway Theater in Oakland Ca. We screened the documentary The United States of Detroit and then talked with the director Tylor Norwood and originally from Detroit and currently living in Oakland comedian Karinda Dobbins (regularly opens for W Kamau Bell).
Friend of Sup Doc Zach Noe Towers let us know about a one-off theater screening of this standup special that also features other friends of the show (like Irene Tu, Casey Ley, Janine Brito, and…
Ep 88 CROPSEY with comedian Andy Sell
- May 21, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Andre Rand, Andy Sell, Boogeyman, comedian, comedy, Cropsey, disappearance, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, kids, mayhem, movies, Paco Romane, Recap, Staten Island, Sup Doc Podcast, Terrifying, true crime, Truth, We Still Like You
#MAYhemMonth continues with the #TrueCrime doc CROPSEY. Staten Island’s tight knit community was the site of a series of child disappearances throughout the 70s and 80s. This is the stuff of boogeyman legends! Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen recap the terrifying doc CROPSEY with comedian Andy Sell.
Ep 82 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH with writer Tony Dushane
- March 4, 2018
- Tagged as: 20000 Days On Earth, A Documentary Podcast, comedian, comedy, Confessions Of A Teenage Jesus Jerk, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, Film, George Chen, hilarious, interview, Los Angeles, movies, music, Nick Cave, Paco Romane, patreon, podcast, podcaster, Sup Doc Podcast, Tony Dushane, transformative, Will Scovill
Our guest is author Tony Dushane and we talk about 20,000 Days On Earth the film that examines a day in the life of music icon Nick Cave. We get into music, religion, creativity and even writing tips from Tony, who teaches novel writing at UCLA Extension. Tony DuShane is the author and screenwriter of Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk.
Ep 79 KUMARE with comedian Krista Fatka
- January 22, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Bora, Cafe Gratitude, circus, comedian, comedy, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, Gandhi, George Chen, Hindu, interview, Krista Fatka, Kumare, Landmark Forum, movies, Nathan For You, netflix, Paco Romane, podcast, podcaster, Punch Line Comedy Club, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, The Charm Offensive, Vikram Gandhi
We sat down with comedian Krista Fatka to discuss Vikram Gandhi’s 2012 documentary KUMARE. Gandhi, a lapsed Hindu, conducts an experiment posing as a guru named Kumare. Kumare/Gandhi attracts a number of followers in Arizona and the question is when and how he’ll reveal the truth behind Kumare.
Ep 78 JIM & ANDY THE GREAT BEYOND with comedian Molly Sanchez
- January 7, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Acting, Andy Kaufman, Chris Smith, comedy, docs, documentaries, documentary, Failure To Launch, George Chen, Handmaid's Tale, HBO, Impressions, interview, Jim and Andy, Jim Carrey, Los Angeles, Man On The Moon, Milos Forman, Molly Sanchez, movies, netflix, Paco Romane, patreon, Paul Giamatti, Red All Over, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, Tony Clifton
On Ep 77 host Paco Romane sits down with comedian/writer Molly Sanchez to talk, dissect and deconstruct the doc Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond. Due to technical difficulties host George Chen couldn’t attend so Paco and Molly talk hella smack about George but also get into comedy, movies, writing and much more!
Ep 68 MAN VS SNAKE with comedian David Huntsberger
- September 18, 2017
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Allison Mick, comedian, David Huntsberger, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, hilarious, interview, Los Angeles, Man VS Snake, movies, Murder, netflix, Nibbler, Paco Romane, podcast, Professor Blastoff, Sup Doc Podcast, The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler, Tig Notari, Tim McVey, Will Scovill, Zach Galifianakis
Our guest is comedian David Huntsberger and our doc is Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler the inspirational and outrageous true story of one man’s quest for the highest video game score ever. The film follows players as they try to accumulate a billion points on the 1982 arcade game, Nibbler, a feat first achieved by Tim McVey in 1984.
Roger Ebert’s book on Herzog
- August 28, 2017
- Tagged as: blog, chaz ebert, cinema, criticism, director, docs, documentaries, documentary, ebertfest, ecstatic, George Chen, interviews, Life Itself, movies, netflix, podcast, roger ebert, Werner Herzog
News for Herzog and Ebert fans! Chaz Ebert announced the publication of a book collecting the legendary film critic’s essays on Herzog films and transcripts of interviews. The two men had massive respect for each…
Ep 66 FATHERLESS with comedian/actor Baron Vaughn
- August 21, 2017
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Amazon, Baron Vaughn, comedian, comedy, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, Father, Fatherless, funny, George Chen, Grace and Frankie, HBO, hilarious, interview, Los Angeles, movies, MST3k, Mystery Science Theatre 3000, netflix, New Negroes, Paco Romane, search, Sup Doc Podcast, therapy, tom servo
On Ep 66 Paco and George met up with the talented and hilarious Baron Vaughn to discuss the documentary Baron made called Fatherless. In America, one in four children grow-up in homes led by single mothers. This was the case for actor/comedian/writer Baron Vaughn (‘Grace and Frankie’) who, with the support of his mother, chose not to let a statistic define him and set out on a quest to search for the father he never knew. Baron’s journey and the revelations about his upbringing are chronicled with a flair for both the comedic and heartfelt in the new doc.
Ep 65 BEST OF ENEMIES with comedian Allen Strickland Williams
- August 7, 2017
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Allen Strickland Williams, Best Of Enemies, comedian, convention, debates, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, Gore Vidal, hilarious, ideological opposites, interview, movies, netflix, Paco Romane, podcast, political, pundit TV, Sup Doc Podcast, William F Buckley Jr
On episode 65 we sat down with comedian Allen Strickland Williams to discuss and dissect BEST OF ENEMIES and the relationship between two colossal minds and ideological opposites William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vida. Their series of riveting, nationally televised debates ushered in a new era of public discourse and pundit TV.
What’s Sup: Idiot Cookbook
- July 31, 2017
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Allen Strickland Williams, Baron Vaughn, Best Of Enemies, comedian, doc, documentaries, Fatherless, funny, George Chen, hilarious, interview, Knoxville, movies, netflix, Paco Romane, patreon, podcaster, Sup Doc, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, What', What's Sup
Paco and George go over upcoming episodes with Allen Strickland Williams (Best Of Enemies: Buckley Vs. Vidal 2015) and Baron Vaughn‘s documentary Fatherless. Other topics discussed: Knoxville scene report and Paco’s LOST WEEKEND. FYF /…
Ep 64 MUSCLE SHOALS with comedian Howard Kremer
- July 24, 2017
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Alabama, Bono, comedian, comedy, docs, documentaries, documentary, Dragon Boy Suede, Earwolf, FAME Stuidos, funny, George Chen, GuideDoc, HBO, hilarious, Howard Kremer, interview, Kuala Vilaysack, Los Angeles, movies, Murder, Muscle Shoals, music, netflix, Paco Romane, patreon, podcast, podcaster, Rolling Stones, Who Charted, Will Scovill
On episode 64 of Sup Doc hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sit down with the very talented comedian/musician Howard Kremer. They talk about the 2013 documentary Muscle Shoals celebrating Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The signature “Muscle Shoals sound” developed in songs such as “I’ll Take You There”, “Brown Sugar”, and “When a Man Loves a Woman.” Howard and the boys also discuss Public Enemy, Hip Hop Evolution, docs vs biopics, high school band names, and Jello Biafra.
Ep 63 DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART II with Bret Berg
- July 10, 2017
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Alamo Draft House, Bret Berg, comedian, comedy, Decline Of Western Civilization Part 2, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, HBO, hilarious, interview, Josh Fadem, Los Angeles, metal, movies, Mozart, netflix, Paco Romane, Penelope Spheeris, podcast, Sup Doc, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, Will Scovill
Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen are joined by Alamo Drafthouse LA programmer Bret Berg to discuss The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988, Penelope Spheres). As a programmer for Alamo Drafthouse’s upcoming Los Angeles location, Bret produces and hosts Alamo’s preliminary pop-up screenings in town.
