The Style Guide

The Style Guide

By Dave Morris and Steven OrrArtsPerforming Arts
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The Style Guide episodes

  • Ep. 39: They’re Not Hecklers Out of Any Greater Good
    Episode 39, ‘They’re not hecklers out of any greater good’, on Comedy Specials In this week’s episode, Dave and Steve approach whether there is a particular style to be found in comedy specials — mostly as an excuse to watch a bunch of comedians all week. Intro Clip: Jim Gaffigan – Mr. Universe Steve is...Continue reading »
    1 hr 1 min
  • Ep. 38: Peak Star Trek
    Episode 38, ‘Peak Star Trek’, on Star Trek In our nerdiest episode yet (which is surprising, considering how often they talk about nerdy subjects), Dave and Steve invite special guest Theodore Sherman to talk about the entire Star Trek film and television universe. They do. For a long time. Intro Clip: Star Trek: TOS Opening...Continue reading »
    0 min
  • Ep. 37: Chess is Where I Learned to Trash talk
    Episode 38, ‘Chess is where I learned to trash talk’, on board games In this week’s episode, Dave and Steve meander around the topic of board games. Intro Clip: Louis CK – Live at the Beacon Theater Board game cafes improve on all the traditions of dog fighting. Dave compares Settlers of Catan to the...Continue reading »
    1 hr 13 min
  • Ep. 36: The Billy Crystal of Acting
    Episode 36, ‘The Billy Crystal of Acting’, on Whoopi Goldberg This week Dave and Steve continue their wildly successful series of actor profiles, this time with the legendary Whoopi Goldberg. What began as an opportunity to make fun of Nicolas Cage and his weird career has evolved into a more thoughtful look at what makes...Continue reading »
    58 min
  • Ep. 35: The Zombie is the Working Class Vampire
    Episode 35, ‘The zombie is the working class vampire’, on zombie movies This week Dave and Steve take on the undead hordes with an exploration of zombies and zombie films. Intro Clip: Night of the Living Dead Dave showcases his expertise in the Dad Joke genre. Steven says “kaiju”. Dave sings the body horrific. On...Continue reading »
    57 min
  • Ep. 34: What is the Best Colour in the Universe?
    Episode 34, ‘What is the best colour in the universe?’, on the Academy Awards Dave and Steve return with an episode that was definitely, 100% recorded this week. No doubt. There is certainly no way that it was recorded immediately following the Oscars and then ignored until this week. Nope. This week they tackle the...Continue reading »
    1 hr 15 min
  • Ep. 33: Everyone Had All This Superman Baggage
    Episode 33, ‘Everyone had all this Superman baggage’, on Movie Adaptations Hey look, Steven’s back! This week, Dave and Steve cover the vast array of movies based on books — although, as it turns out, they miss talking about almost all of the notable ones such as American Psycho, Heart of Darkness, The Godfather, and...Continue reading »
    1 hr 4 min
  • Ep. 30: The World Progressed and the Movie Can’t
    This week, Steven is away working so Dave sits down with special guest Scott Thompson to discuss one of Scott's favourite movies Pacific Rim. The conversation also finds it's way into other bad movies that we love, but don't worry, it always comes back to Pacific Rim.
    1 hr

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Dave Morris and Steven Ray Orr of Paper Street Theatre discuss style, genre storytelling and more.