Comedy person Mallory Bradford (Chicago Underground Comedy) and theatre person Tina Hoff ("Les Miserables") join Andy and Steph to talk about Tom Hooper's 2012 "Les Miserables" film! We talk about Tina and Steph's roles in Les Mis, how in-your-face (literally) this movie gets, and how easy it would be to sell Amanda Seyfried's eyes.

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Theatre person Ashli Wade ("The Lion King") joins Andy & Steph to talk about 2006's smash hit Dreamgirls! They discuss how this is a grown folks' movie, what parts of this film remind Andy of Spider-Man, and of course, the Beyonce of it all.

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Comedy person Sean Smith ("You Don't Look Funny") and theatre person Leanne Dinverno ("The Coil Project Variety Hour") join Andy & Steph to unpack Baz Luhrmann's incredibly 2001 jukebox musical "Moulin Rouge!" Together, the gang unpacks the wild choices this movie makes, talk about how Courtney Love forced late production changes, and explore the secrets of Le Chocolat.

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Theatre people/nice girls Amanda Crowley and Beckee Birger join Andy & Steph to unpack Mean Girls (2024) as a movie, remake, and-- brace yourself-- a generational text. We talk about the decades-long journey of Mean Girls, the Evanston of it all, and pretty much can't stop talking the whole time about how hot everyone in this movie is.

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THE BOYS ARE BACK!! Comedy people Kristen Toomey ("Mother. F*cker.") and Mandee McKelvey (Character Assassination) help Steph and Andy unpack everything about the movie Grease! The gang talks 35-year-old high schoolers, sitcom logic, the difference between Sissy Spacek and Stockard Channing, and what it was about this movie that made Kristen drop out of high school.

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Music/comedy person Blender Bluid (Supervillain Talk Radio) and comedy person/good boy Chris Vititoe (Big Howell & Possum) join Andy and Steph to unwrap the everlasting gobstopper that is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory! They figure out if Willy Wonka is a villain, talk about why this movie feels British, and unpack the virtues of good vs. wild.

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Theatre/comedy person Vidalia Unwin and music/art person Natalie Grace Alford join us to unpack the wild ride that is Hedwig and the Angry Inch! We talk about this film having the worst release date in human history, how the ideas in Hedwig hold up today, and trade stories of terrible Bilgewater gigs.

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Comedy people Jessica Mance (Key Klub) and Hunter Roberts (Disney After Dark) join Andy and Steph for a deep dive (lol) into 2023's live-action Little Mermaid! We unpack Disney's thirst for the live-action reboot, theorize why some animals can talk and some can't, and talk about which voices in this movie us uncomfortable (hint: it rhymes with a brand of water). All this plus Andy's new song the Little Mermaid, "PWAB," performed live at the Paper Machete!

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Theatre and comedy people Beckett Kenny ("The Big Finish" podcast) and Lauren Lonergan (Real Housewives of Improv) join Andy & Steph to deep dive into 2002's Best Picture-winning film Chicago! Beckett walks us through the nine Roxies, Lauren helps us break down the Zellweggerishness, and the gang basks in Christine Baranski's BDE. Put a pickle on it! THAT's Chicago!

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