OV296 - Ad Astra - Shane Gillis v SNL, Joker and Aurora, Beautiful Boy, and Everything is Horrible and Wonderful (Harris Wittels Memoir)

 

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In this episode, Tiny and I review Ad Astra. We also discuss some controversies surrounding Joker, the Shane Gillis/SNL fiasco, Beautiful Boy, Stephanie Wittels-Wachs’ heartbreaking memoir about her brother, Parks & Rec writer Harris Wittels.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 049 - OV B-Roll - “Patre-onnn a Tangent” - Movies That Made Us Cry, The Office, Comedy Bang Bang, Heaven’s Gate Cult, and Tiny’s Confessionals - September 24, 2019

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:27
• News and Updates - 02:37 

Ad Astra - 22:46

• Non-Spoiler - 28:49
• Spoiler - 57:54 

Potpourri - 1:38:13

• Beautiful Boy (2018) - 1:38:40
• Everything is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels-Wachs - 1:42:47 

• Closing the Ep - 1:52:30
• Stinger: “Patre-onnn a Tangent” - 1:53:04
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:53:46 

Related Links

• Nightmare on Edgewood
• Harris' Phone/Foam Corner (Playlist) - YouTube
• Aurora Shooting Victims Voice Fears Over 'Joker' in Letter to Warner Bros. - THR
• 'SNL' fires new hire Shane Gillis - CNN
• ‘SNL’ Sought Conservative Appeal With Shane Gillis Hire - Variety
• Here's Even More Audio of Shane Gillis From ‘Saturday Night Live’ Gleefully Saying Slurs - Vice 

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