Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus

Lauren and Nicole have covered Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and Tyler Perry's body of work. This season, guest co-host Jon Gabrus guides Nicole through their next feat—the Fast & Furious Franchise. Comedian and writer Betsy Sodaro joins them for the first film of the franchise, The Fast and The Furious (2001).

Follow Betsy on Instagram and Twitter, and check out her podcasts A Funny Feeling and We Love Trash.

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Demi Adejuyigbe is back to help Lauren and Nicole finish out their Tyler Perry season with Madea's Farewell Play (2020). 

Follow Demi on Instagram, and check out The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock.

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Actress, comedian, and writer Naomi Ekperigin (Mythic Quest) joins Lauren and Nicole to discuss Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013).

Follow Naomi on Instagram and Twitter, and check out Mythic Quest on Apple TV and her podcasts Couples Therapy and I Love A Lifetime Movie.

Next Week’s Watchlist: Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell Play (2020)

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Lauren and Nicole are joined by comedian, actress, and writer Sasheer Zamata (Woke, Home Economics) to examine the last film in the Madea franchise—A Madea Family Funeral (2019).

Follow Sasheer on Instagram and Twitter and check out Home Economics and Woke on Hulu. 

Next week's watchlist: Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

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Nicole and Lauren are joined by Langston Kerman (Insecure, The Boys) to examine another movie within the Madea Cinematic Universe–Madea's Witness Protection (2012).

Follow Langston on Instagram and Twitter and check out his podcast My Momma Told Me from Big Money Player's Network and iHeartRadio.

Next week's watchlist: A Madea Family Funeral (2019)

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Join Lauren and Nicole for a live watchalong of the Ruthless pilot.

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Shaun Diston is back to help Lauren and Nicole examine a staple within the Madea Cinematic Universe - Madea Goes to Jail (2009).

Follow Shaun @shaundiston on Instagram and Twitter, and check out Waffles + Mochi on Netflix.

Next week's topic: Ruthless S1 E1 "Pilot"

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Monique Heart (RuPaul's Drag Race) guides Lauren and Nicole through their first experience with a Tyler Perry television drama–the pilot episode of The Oval (2019). 

Follow Monique on Instagram and Twitter, and check out Ace of Hearts with Monique Heart on Headgum. 

Next Week's Watchlist: Madea Goes to Jail (2009)

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Comedian and writer Rae Sanni joins Lauren and Nicole to discuss another film within the Madea Cinematic Universe–Madea's Big Happy Family (2011). 

Follow Rae on Instagram and Twitter, and check-out The Cast with Rae & Jacquis on HeadGum.

Next Week's Watchlist: The Oval S1 E1 "The Pilot" (2019)

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Nicole and Lauren are joined by comedian and actress Dulcé Sloan (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, The Great North) to discuss her experience working on an episode of Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns. 

Follow Dulcé on Instagram and Twitter @dulcesloan, and tune into The Great North airing Sundays on FOX. 

Next Week's Watchlist: Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

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