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The Hip Pocket #208 - Mike Mitchell


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MIKE MITCHELL is best known these days as one of the hosts of the wildly-popular Doughboys podcast, where he reviews fast-food chain restaurants with his co-host, Nick “Tiger” Wiger. He is a prominent figure in the LA comedy scene, having trained at the UCB Theater, and he only seems to be picking up steam as an actor. This summer, you’ll see him in the second season of Peacock’s hit adaptation of the Twisted Metal videogame series, reprising his role of Stu, and he’s got a number of movies waiting to be released as well. You may have seen him in The Tomorrow War or on Netflix’s Love, or maybe you know him from his time with The Birthday Boys, a comedy troupe that had a two-season show on IFC, produced by Bob Odenkirk.

His picks today speak to who he is as a performer. There’s Tommy Boy, the movie that made a case for Chris Farley as a movie star. He also picked South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, which he saw at the perfect impressionable age. And finally, he picked The Muppet Movie, which feels like the most Mike Mitchell film of all time.

Our response film was brand-new to Mike, which is always fun, especially when it’s something as silly as Amazon Women on the Moon.

Finally, this week’s selection for the Hip Pocket Hall of Fame was chosen because this episode was recorded the week that David Lynch passed away. I had no choice, so buckle up as we dig deep into Eraserhead.

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The Hip Pocket is hosted by Drew McWeeny and Aundria Parker.Craig Ceravolo is the show’s bandleader and producer. It is a Formerly Dangerous Production.



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