Showtime's latest docuseries is a deep (maybe too deep) dive on L.A. comedy club The Comedy Store, and first-time guest Brandi Brown -- herself a comic -- is joining us to talk about it! Around The Dial takes us through Emily In Paris, Polar Bear's Café, and Paramount's doc I Am Richard Pryor. CoreyAH challenges us to cast the Hallmark Christmas movies of tomorrow, today! Then, after her successful pitch of "Senegal," Françoise goes back to the Parts Unknown well to pitch us the "Houston" episode. We crown the week's Winner and Loser; then it's on to a Game Time that takes place in front of an unadorned brick wall. Join us -- but just so you know, there's a two-drink minimum!

GUESTS

👤 Brandi Brown

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 🎙 The Comedy Store

Around The Dial: 🥖 Emily In Paris

Around The Dial: 🐻‍❄️ Polar Bear's Café

Around The Dial: 🔥 I Am Richard Pryor

Extra Credit: 🤑 Counting Down To The Countdown To Christmas 2035

The Canon: 🤠 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Winner & Loser: 👍 Ryan Murphy

Winner & Loser: 👎 GLOW

Game Time: 🧠 My Name Is [Blank] And You've Been Great

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 323 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🐦 Brandi Brown on Twitter

🎙 Brandi's mentor Tracey Ashley's episode of They Ready

👓 A profile on Ashley at Forbes.com

🎧 Ashley's album on Spotify

🎧 Minnesota comic Cy Amundson on Spotify

🔭 Astronomy Club on Netflix

🥖 Tara's review of Emily In Paris at Primetimer

🐦 Brandi's Twitter thread on Succession as Gritty Family Circus

🐦 Brandi's Twitter thread on every 2020 Democratic primary candidate and who they'd be on Law & Order

🎧 A Very Special 90210 Book, the audiobook

🌴 Deleted scenes from the book in the Again With This podcast feed

🛍 The Shangri-La Plaza pilot

🌴 A Very Special 90210 Conversation with Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting, presented by ATX Festival