Jacques and Joe discuss the nationwide protests and riots as a result of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the arrests of a CNN crew covering the scene, the President’s violent tweets, and systemic racism and white supremacy in America. There’s some lighter stuff later on in the podcast. Ugh.

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Jacques and Joe look back (and ahead!) at the many wonderful roles of Fred Willard. From “Fernwood 2 Night” to “Spinal Tap” to “Best in Show” to his appearances on late-night shows like Letterman and Kimmel, Fred was a masterful comedic improviser that would have stolen every scene he appeared in if he hadn’t earned every second of screen time. Whether his co-stars were Martin Mull, the Christopher Guest crew, political puppets or even Pixar characters, Fred made all of them shine brighter by his presence. So here’s two idiots gushing over him.

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Jacques and Joe talk about the Snyder Cut of “Batman v. Superman” coming to HBO Max, “We Don’t Knock,” the local Boston TV show from the 1980s hosted by Dana Hersey, Lori Laughlin pleading guilty, more COVID-19 stories, the NBA and NHL possibly finishing out their seasons, how the PlayStation Network is the bane of Jacques’ existence, more on the legendary Fred Willard, and another year of the podcast in the books!

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Jacques and Joe celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back”. Jacques remembers seeing the movie 27 times in theaters in 1980, while Joe first saw it in 1997—well past the acceptable timeframe for someone his age. Luckily, this movie is timeless. Have you heard every podcast available about this one Star Wars movie alone? No… there is another…

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Jacques and Joe remember two great comedic losses this week with the passing of Jerry Stiller and Fred Willard, go down the internet rabbit hole of old-school Sesame Street, Martin Short breaking down his iconic characters, the Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour from 1977 featuring Honey and Sis, Jacques canceling the DCU app, another Trump firing, and Space Force!

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Jacques and Joe honor the 60th anniversary of “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart”, the comedy album that broke new ground in stand-up, launched Bob Newhart’s legendary career, saved Warner Bros. Records in 1960, and influenced generations of comedians to follow.

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Jacques and Joe remember Little Richard, Roy Horn from Siegfried and Roy, discuss comedy writing, the Joel McHale/Ken Jeong podcast, life under lockdown, becoming desensitized to constant coronavirus news, the return of NASCAR and South Korean baseball, and Joe sings “Tutti Frutti” as John Oliver in Self-Indulgent Theater!

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Jacques regales Joe with his memories of the 1970 Stanley Cup-winning overtime goal by Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins, as well other highlights (and lowlights) that had a profound effect on the psyche of every Boston sports fan in the last 50 years.

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Jacques and Joe discuss UFOs, Zoom parties, the future of movie theaters, The Beastie Boys, the L.A. Lakers’ “small business” coronavirus loan, the mayor of Las Vegas, the difference between black and white protesters, and in honor of Star Wars Day, Joe performs a scene as Jimmy Stewart as Obi-Wan and Paul Lynde as Anakin Skywalker in Self-Indulgent Theater!

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Jacques (and occasionally Joe) go on and on about Ahsoka from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”, Spike Jonez’s Beastie Boys documentary, the Watchmen, a Zach Snyder cut of “Batman v. Superman”, creative Zoom classroom videos, Trump theorizing about using disinfectants to fight coronavirus, “Karen” considered a slur, Brady and Gronk together again, and “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock”!

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Closing Song: “All Pissed Off” by Dan Cray – https://dancray.net

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