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Shylock finds himself in court...and loses, despite seemingly having the law on his side. Portia comes in dressed as a man, saying she is a doctor lawyer, and she exposes a loophole in Shylock's case that not only saves Antonio, but conveniently flips the whole thing that now Shylock is on trial for plotting a Venetian's death. Oh, and Act V has a wedding that literally no ones cares about now because Act IV is an antisemitic hellscape.

Fat and Greasy's 20th Ep! Merchant of Venice Act III sees Shylock reeling from his daughter's betrayal, but learning that Antonio's ships may be lost! He escorts Antonio to jail in hopes of collecting his pound of flesh. Meanwhile, Bassanio wins the hand of Portia but rushes off to help his friend Antonio. Portia decides she'll help by dressing as a man. You know, the usual Shakespeare stuff.

Fat & Greasy brings you act two of The Merchant of Venice, in which Shylock's daughter Jessica wants to elope with her love Lorenzo and not be Jewish anymore, so she leaves while robbing Shylock blind. Meanwhile, Portia is still pretty racist, but good news! Her very white true love Bassanio shows up to play her father's dumb casket game. It's a comedy! Kind of? Just don't call it a dark comedy, because Portia wouldn't like it.

Nuncleheads, it is Fn' Greasy Ep 18 in which we explore Merchant of Venice Act I in which we see Italian a**hole Antonio tell his pal Bassanio that he'd lend him money...if he had it. But he knows a Jewish fellow called Shylock in Venice that can help! Antonio will sweeten the pot with some classic antisemitism and Shylock responds with a playful contract: no interest, but a pound of flesh if you can't pay. Chuck and Gabe bring you the action!

It's a Shakespearean comedy, so everybody is getting married! The Mechanicals do their dumb play and everyone is happy. Chuck and Gabe still have a lot of questions. Will they find answers? Listen to the episode, you silly goose.

Fat & Greasy is back after a short break! In A Midsummer Night's Dream Act III, Bottom becomes an ass, Titania falls in love with him, and the Athenian men have fallen in love with Helena, all thanks to Oberon's love potion. Also, Chuck & Gabe cast Bill Cosby as Oberon and it's absolutely perfect.

Happy Solar Eclipse! The moon is a real c-blocker, and it's also a fairly consistent topic in Midsummer Act II, in which we enter the fairy world of Oberon and his wife Titania. They're fighting over an Indian boy (best not to think too much about it) and Oberon gets pissed when Titania refuses to give the boy up. Oberon decides he's going to get revenge on his wife by dosing her with a love potion. However, our young Athenian lovers are in the woods too, and Puck, Oberon's attendant, doses Lysander by mistake. He wakes to see Helena, who is decidedly not Hermia, and hilarity ensues. Chuck and Gabe give you the hot takes.

In this episode, it doesn't take long for Chuck and Gabe to see that A Midsummer Night's Dream is a wonderful and beautiful play. This act sets up the duke's wedding, the love square between Hermia, Helena, Lysander, and Demetrius, and the seemingly unrelated idiocy of the Mechanicals in a concise and entertaining way. Will there be an execution? It's Shakespeare, so who knows...

What's funnier than closing out your comedy with an impending execution? Nothing, that's what. Comedy of Errors ends with all the characters swarming back in typical farcical fashion. The Antipholuses' mother is revealed, Egeon is saved, and the Dromios walk off together in a touching way. Wait, were they the protagonists all along? What? WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

The "two sets of identical twins" gimmick pays off in this act, as hilarious misunderstandings and mistaken identity abound. Also, servants get beaten, so it's like what would happen if Seinfeld occasionally broke out into an MMA match. Chuck and Gabe are your hosts.