The Marx Brothers / Greg Sahadachny

Greg Sahadachny (@mistergreggles) atones for his sins against
classic comedy by watching not only one, but two Marx Brothers
films -- Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera. Along the way to
redemption, we also discuss the Marx Brothers entire showbiz
career from vaudeville to their final films together at United
Artists, the history of cinematic comedy, perils of
intellectualism, and the fate of modern cinematic
funnymen like Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler. Later on, Will
McKinley (@WillMcKinley) answers our call to the Old Movie Weirdo
Hotline to discuss his childhood connection to the Marxes (and
scrambled pornography). 


 


 
CREDITS:

 


Talking Heads:


James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Host, longtime Marx
Brothers fan.


Greg Sahadachny (@mistergreggles) - Podcaster
extraordinaire. Credits include The Debatable Podcast. 


Will McKinley (@willmckinley) - Switchboard operator of the
Old Movie Weirdo Hotline


 


Music Contained in this Podcast:


 


"Everyone Says I Love You" - written by Bert Kalmer, Harry Ruby


"Cosi-Cosa" - written by Ned Washington, Bronislaw Kaper and
Walter Jurmann; performed by Allan Jones


"Hooray for Captain Spaulding" - written by Bert Kalmer, Harry
Ruby


 


Supplementary Materials:


Groucho:  The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx


The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection Blu-ray


The Marx Brothers Collection (MGM/UA) DVD 


Harpo Speaks by Harpo Marx, Rowland Barber


Brain Donors - Warner Archive DVD


 


 


Recorded on April 21, 2017 and May 5, 2017. 


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