Britcom Goes To The Movies

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  • Guy Walker and Rob Heath are on a quest to find out if successful British TV comedies should make the jump to the big screen. A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
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  • S03 E04 - Run Fatboy Run (2007)

    S03 E04 - Run Fatboy Run (2007)
    Oct 30 2024
    Rob and Guy Love Simon Pegg. That was clear for all to hear in our episode on Shaun of the Dead. After that movie he became hot property and Hollywood came calling. After a Mission Impossible and with Star Trek to come, Pegg’s showbiz mate David Schwimmer, star of arguably the biggest Ameri-Com Friends, was directing a British set, US written Rom-Com, and wanted Pegg as his leading man. Problem is, how do you make an alter-jilter layabout tosspot seem loveable? If anyone can do it... Pegg is joined by an abundance of British comedy and acting talent. From Thandiwe Newton to Simon Day, some American muscle in the shape of Hank Azaria and once again joining forces with Dylan Moran to create a cast to die for... And that’s before we even get to cameos from Stephen Merchant, David Walliams and a host more. However, how likely was a movie originally to be set in the US and written and directed by Americans to grasp that Britcom sensibility? Join Rob and Guy as they find out. It’s not just Run Fatboy Run that we’ll be discussing in episode 4. The ground-breaking sketch show, which gave Pegg an early break, will also go under the microscope as iconic sketches such as The Staring Contest, Smug Man Who Can’t Open Doors, The Artist Formerly Known as Prince preying upon Jockeys in the wild and a host more. So get on Episode 4! Run Fatboy Run Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnJkCPpIngs Run Fatboy Run – Blister https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYt28vX954w Big Train – Join the Army https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcAqR-Hs9II Big Train – Chaka Khan vs the BeeGees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQZDFv0aTlk Big Train – Sexy Puppet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfQWm2Hq2xM 30 Rock – David Schwimmer as Greenzo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyMs2xox_hE
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • S03 E03 - Bedazzled (w/ John Dorney)

    S03 E03 - Bedazzled (w/ John Dorney)
    Oct 22 2024
    You may remember that Rob and Guy covered Peter Cook in quite some detail in our episode on the Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer with our guest, Tom Salinsky of Best Pick Pod. Well, now we are talking about Cook & Moore as a duo, focusing mainly on Not Only But Also and, of course, our film for this week, Bedazzled. Rather neatly, another host of Best Pick joins us for the 1967 Faustian adaptation. John Dorney gets involved with our Pete & Dud-centric episode. Bedazzled, also starring Eleanor Bron, Raquel Welch, and Barry Humphries, is the first film we have covered on Britcom Goes to the Movies, which has a Hollywood remake. Much as the idea of a Tom Cruise-starring remake of On The Buses would excite us, it simply doesn’t exist! To Rob and Guy’s shame, they didn’t watch the remake, but luckily our guest did and was more than happy to fill us in on that as well. Tom Salinksy and Jess Regan (the other two presenters of Best Pick) had chosen movies that shot straight to number one on our League table (although neither Michael Rimmer nor Sightseers stayed there), so could John continue this trend? Could Guy eat into Rob’s quiz lead with John’s questions on Cook & Moore? Find out by listening to episode 3! Bedazzled Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsyqpUP1knQ Bedazzled – Leaping Nuns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK9kg-Ngz0Q Bedazzled - Drimble Wedge & the Vegetation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXnoWb88Jr4 Not Only But Also with Peter Sellers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWKZ79jUl3U Pete & Dud – Greta Garbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLh3Dck0D9g Naked Gun 33 1/3 – Raquel Welch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_PA0Qje9G8 Bedazzled (200 remake) Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfpLEU2YKzc
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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • S03 E02 - Splitting Heirs (1993)

    S03 E02 - Splitting Heirs (1993)
    Oct 16 2024
    We all remember what Rob and Guy thought of Nuns on the Run. Perhaps their biggest disappointment so far on Britcom Goes to the Movies. So another Eric Idle vehicle with another questionable love interest age gap was enough to set alarm bells ringing. Could John Cleese and Rick Moranis help stem the flow of ill will, though? One significant advantage of tackling 1993's Splitting Heirs was the opportunity to examine Rutland Weekend Television. Idle’s post-Python sketch show, with more than a little help from musical maestro Neil Innes and pioneering an idea as maverick as a “music video” (it’ll never catch on), has become a big comedy touchstone for many generations to follow, and let’s not forget, gave the world The Rutles. As well as Splitting Heirs and Rutland Weekend Television, we chat Saturday Night Live, SCTV, and plenty more. Guy with some work to do in the quiz stakes already after a 4-2 loss in episode one. Could he reduce the margin? Splitting Heirs Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bakWHKecYw0 Splitting Heirs – Not Really Asian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UQ-oyvp-mk Splitting Heirs – Behind The Scenes -Film 93 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewwD4nYN9Ww Rutland Weekend Television – S1 E1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGrjP8ltFgw George Harrison on RWT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ACyZIXkHq0 The Rutles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RFxencNmZw The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olGXtohOs7c
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    1 hr and 39 mins

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