The Flop House

Stuart leads a discussion of stand-up comedy in the movies, with the help of our special guest: acclaimed comic and longtime pal, Matt Koff.

Matt Koff’s comedy special, CAT MAN, is now available for purchase at Veeps.events/mattkoff

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On this episode, we discuss ELLA MCCAY, which -- based on its poster -- is a movie about a woman having trouble with her shoe. Hmn. That can't be right. Well, whatever it's about, it's made by the legendary James L. Brooks, so we can be sure it'll have a clear plot, strong themes, and a comprehensible emotional throughline!

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Wikipedia page for Ella McCay

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Dan: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

Stu: American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1993)

Elliott: The Cotton Club: Encore (2019 new edit)

The world is, how do you say, "un feu de poubelle." So Dan took this mini as a chance to do a little check-in with his pals. How's everyone doing?

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You probably thought we forgot the hedgehog beat! We were just biding our time. Sometimes slow and steady wins the race, SONIC. We welcome our returning Senior Hedgehog Correspondent, Jamelle Bouie, who absolutely does not have anything more important to do than extend this bit, to discuss Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Why does a movie about a fast hedgehog have this much plot, and why is it all so boilerplate? We get into it.

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Wikipedia page for Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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Dan: The Color of Money (1986)

Stu: Pillion (2025)

Elliott: Heat Lightning (1934)

Jamelle Bouie: Wuthering Heights (1939)

Elliott takes us on a tour of Best Picture Academy Award winners, filtered into his highly-scientific categories, and then asks us, "But which Best is BEST?"

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