Is It Camp?!

This episode: 101 Dalmatians (1996) The Rift between hosts has been dealt with, but now the Counsellors want to start a faux fur empire. Those poor faux. But where do they get enough faux fur to start their international fashion empire? Perhaps they can call on the help of special guest Leah, to shed some light on how to acquire such a rare and luxurious commodity. So Leah thinks they should check...

This week: Chess Oh no, a Rift has happened between our Counsellors. Sarah believes that Chessboards should be black and white. Sam likes variety, and is open to red and black. Oh woe is us to be torn between the two of them! We need an Arbiter! So we've brought back Kacey of Joseph's Memecoat fame to help them through this. They've even prepared the standard grey turtleneck and Matrix-style sungl...

This week: Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night. Robin, the podcast's horrible puppet quizmaster, has been seeing bus ads for the new Disney Pinocchio, and so wants to take the opportunity to become a real person as well. Problem is, the Counsellors don't know how to get that Good Fairy magic going. So, they're going to watch the pseudo-sequel to the original movie made by a completely different...

This week: Hudson Hawk So the castle and gig as Villains was a bust, and now the Counsellors return home to the Palace. But who should be waiting for them? It's returning guest KatyBeth, and she's got the score of a lifetime to offer them! They're going to steal three separate works of art, in order to Da Vinci Code some stuff, and yadda yadda yadda, rule the world! Sp they're going to watch Hudso...

This week: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Now that the Counsellors are Big Time Disney Villains, they have to drive out to California to get those villain careers started. But wouldn't you know, they got a flat tire. In a storm! Miles from civilisation! Except for that spooky old castle a ways back. So, in order to make a proper entrance, they've decided to watch The Rocky Horror Picture Sho...

This week: Disney villains A quick dose of aural antibiotics took care of that nasty little infection, and the Counsellors are onto bigger and better things. Namely: becoming the next big hit Disney Villains. But how do they achieve these lofty goals, beyond wearing purple and green? Well, they've decided to do a little crash course, and then rank their Top 5 favourite Villains. The rulings are ba...

This week: Pontypool The undead creature is now employed as a custodian and given a fair wage for helping clean up the Palace, and sp the Counsellors can go back to what they love the most: drive-home radio. But something seems to be wrong with the DJ. He's been repeating words, over and over again, on top of reports of strange things happening in the nearby town. So to educate themselves, the Cou...

This week: The Mummy (1932) While cleaning up the rubble and weeds from the Martian invasion, the Counsellors found a mysterious and ancient tomb on the grounds of the Is It Camp Palace. And not being even remotely qualified, they decided to open it! And now a grizzly being from beyond the grave stalks them through the halls. Thankfully, it moves so slowly the Counsellors have time to sit down and...

This episode: Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds The Is It Camp Palace is in ruins! What could possibly have happened to get us to this point? Was it poor maintenance? A natural disaster? Bad architecture? Or that Martian invasion that just happened, where they destroyed the countryside with giant tripods shooting lightning beams?! Maybe that last one. In order to fight back against...

This episode: The Great Race (1965) The Counsellors made it to Hollywood, but ohnoooo now they have to go back… for plot related reasons? Whatever, they've decided to make the trip fun. Sarah will dress all in white, Sam will dress all in black, and they'll race using old-timey automobiles to see who can make it first! I'm sure it will be a delightful romp! So, to get their engines revved up for i...

This episode: The Muppet Movie After exploring the depths of the koi pond and finding nothing, the Counsellors have decided the seek out their fame and fortune by travelling to Collingwood. Ontario. They've heard there's opportunities for fame and fortune, as well as making millions of people happy. What could be more lucrative and giving than that? Thank goodness the in-flight entertainment is Th...

This episode: The Meg The Counsellors have solved the Labyrinth, and are now exploring the koi pond out back. Its so mysterious, who knows what's hidden in its depths. In fact Sam has a hypothesis: that if they dive down deep enough, they'll find a creature believed dead for millions of years: the deep-sea sloth! In order to help flesh out this idea, Sarah has decided to screen The Meg. How does p...

This week: Labyrinth It's Camp Counsellor Sam's birthday! And because of that he's chosen to bring a very special guest, Joe Lipsett of Horror Queers fame, and trapped him and Sarah in the Is It Camp labyrinth beneath the Palace for some fun and games. It's so huge and twisty-turny, that Sarah doesn't even show up for the first half of the show! In order to help them both out, and solve Sam's Birt...

This week: The King's Daughter The Counsellors have had an exciting week, but Sam has been doing some introspection, and decided he needs to be immortal now. So he's tasked Sarah with making up some science in order to do so, and naturally she's hunting down the elusive mermaid. Fish top half. Person bottom half. Why? Because science. And she learned it from this week's film, The King's Daughter....

This week: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark The Counsellors did it! They actually pulled off the race, and what was the prize? Why, this beautiful old house, a recipe book, and a dog. Not a single dollar though. What are they supposed to do with this garbage? They already have a grand Palace of undetermined size, Sam doesn't cook, and quite frankly they don't have time for a dog. Thankfully, a kindly...

This week: Rat Race It's Year 2 of the Podcast, and we are off with a bang! Part of the goodie bags from the Airing of Delights was a map to a treasure, and now Sam and Sarah are in a race to see who can get it first! It could be jewels, or fine art, or an autograph from Susan Sarandon! Who can say? In order to help them on their journey, the Counsellors have decided to watch the film Rat Race, an...

This week: The Airing of Delights It's our anniversary! Instead of covering a piece of media this week, we celebrated by holding an awards show. Who will win? Will there be any surprises? And will Sam make Sarah cry? (Yes, but in a nice way.) Thanks for being here over the last year, campers. If you listen all the way to the end, you might win something yourself! We'd love for you to get in touch...

This week: The Goes Wrong Show Is this recording? Oh OK, hello. The usual blurb writer is out sick, so I'm filling it, but my keyboard is broken so I'm doing this via voice to flex.  The Camp Counsellors are putting on a to person show, where they are directing, producing, designing, and building the whole shebang. What could possibly go wrong question mark. It turns out everything. The sets...

This week: The Great Lakes Avengers CW: we discuss eating disorders in this episode. So love didn't necessarily work out for the Campers, due to misunderstandings. So they've turned their attentions to saving the world. Our Camp Counsellors have now become Super Queeroes, fighting the good fight, and helping out the little guys. But organising the whole thing has turned out to be a lot harder than...

This week: Frasier season 2, episode 3, "The Matchmaker” After their piratical adventures, the Counsellors have decided that it was lonely out there in the big wide world. So they want to settle down for a bit and try dating. Not each other. But they're going to try setting each other up. What could possibly go wrong? In order to figure out the best way to do so, the Counsellors have turned to a t...

This week: Our Flag Means Death Ahoy hoy Campers! Turns out the Is It Camp Palace had a dock out back. And in that dock, was a full-on pirate ship! So the Counsellors have decided to set sail for adventure on the newly named "HMS Jennifer Coolidge". Turns out they aren't that good at sailing, so they've brought in a special guest/pirate captain to show them the literal ropes: KatyBeth! While they'...

This week: Heritage Minutes It's Canada Day (or close to it) and because the main foyer of the Is It Camp Palace is located on Canadian soil, it's only fair that the Camp Counsellors reminisce about Canadian things. Like peach baskets in basketball. Or houses made of dirt. And of course, who could forget Colm Feore, writing poetry, covered in blood? That's right, Sam and Sarah are looking back at...

This week: Rope CW for violence. Skip 23:00-25:00 to avoid any descriptions. Pop music super stardom didn't work out for Camp Counsellor Sarah, so she's decided to hide her dead dreams where no one can find them: under a tablecloth. And just in time too, because Camp Counsellor Sam is throwing a dinner party. A little bubbly, the tiniest chicken imaginable, and to end the night we will be watching...

This week: Lil Nas X The Pageant is over, the contestants have all gone home, and while Sam is cleaning up the Palace, Sarah has decided to become an international pop star. And she's decided to break into the medium through the use of memes. Unconventional choice, but sure, let's go along and see how it turns out. She says she learned it from watching Lil Nas X's rise to fame, so we're going to t...

This week: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar So the finishing school didn't quite go as planned, instead we are pivoting into a Pageant! The back halls of the Palace are littered with discarded Spanx and empty lipstick tubes, as the scent of Aquanet and Got2b Glued permeates the air. In lieu of a talent competition, we will be doing trivia based on To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything...