A Tripp Through Comedy

Our exit today has us looking at the impact of hip hop artists on film. This week, we are talking about two films that star rappers turned actors. First, we are going to talk about How High , written by Dustin Lee Abraham and directed by Jesse Dylan. Then, we will talk about Kingdom Come , written by David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones and directed by Doug McHenry. And by the end of the episode,...

Our exit today has us crowning the new King of the Mountain. This week, we are talking about Out Cold , written by Jon Zack and directed by The Malloys. Of course, we have to compare the film to Casablanca ! But in addition, we also discuss the emerging career of Zack Galifianakis, films set in the snow, Weezer, Northern Exposure , alternate casting, and the definition of a Comedy Central film. Pl...

Our exit today has us living a life of crime. This week, we are talking about two films that came out the same weekend and both are comedies centered around criminal enterprises. First, we are going to be talking about Bandits , written by Harley Peyton and directed by Barry Levinson. Next, we will talk about Corky Romano , written by David Garrett and Jason Ward and directed by Rob Pritts. One co...

Our exit today has us searching for Love in the Time of Cholera . This week, we are talking about Serendipity , written by Marc Klein and directed by Peter Chelsom. Along the way, we talk Jeremy Piven, great high-concept romantic comedies, Town & Country , Underworld , Jane Austen adaptation, Shakespeare, Eugene Levy, hot chocolate in New York, and Tripp goes in deep with the Saturn awards. Th...

Our exit today has us finally being able to turn left! This week, we are talking about Zoolander , written by Drake Sargent, Ben Stiller, and John Hamburg and directed by Ben Stiller. And with a movie with so many cameos, we needed a third head and invited along our buddy Steve Greene! Along the way, we talk about Jim Carrey in the 90s, fashion, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Jon Voight and Angeli...

Our exit today has us standing up and shouting! This week, we are talking about Rock Star , written by John Stockwell and directed by Stephen Herek. And we have brought along our own metalhead, Heroine Sentinel vocalist Mik Dempsey to unpack it with us. Along the way, we of course discuss Boogie Nights , This Is Spinal Tap , and Almost Famous . But we also touch on Timothy Spall and Harry Potter ,...

Our exit today has us trying to stop a movie being made based on our likenesses. This week, we are talking about Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back , written and directed by Kevin Smith. Along the way, we again return to the work of Kevin Smith after our Dogma episode and the View Askew-a-verse. But we also discuss Ben Affleck, Chasing Amy , meta-narratives, Hollywood satire, cameos, homophobia, Will...

Our exit today has us trying to stop the wedding of the girl we love on yet another road trip. This week, we are talking about Bubble Boy , written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio and directed by Blair Hayes. In addition to young Jake Gyllenhaal, we discuss John Mulaney, Nicole Holofcener, Napoleon Dynamite , Seinfeld , Greek art films, Carrie , Marley Shelton, Stephen Spinella, the Bubble Boy musica...

Our exit today has us realizing we should have bought a squirrel. This week, we are talking about Rat Race , written by Andy Breckman and directed by Jerry Zucker. And at the airport, we picked up our very calm friend, Quizmaster Thomas Todd. Along the way, we all discuss the various influences on this film, favorite performances, Ross' crush on Amy Smart, how similar Tripp is to the family in...

Our exit today has us throwing a big end of summer bash at our lake house. This week, we are talking about American Pie 2 , written by Adam Herz with a story by Adam Herz and David H. Steinberg and directed by J.B. Rogers. In addition to many comparisons to the original film (also covered on this podcast!), there is talk of How I Met Your Mother , Porky's , Michigan geography, Connecticut movi...

Our exit today has us discovering our royal roots. This week, we are talking about The Princess Diaries , written by Gina Wendkos and directed by Garry Marshall. Along the way, we of course talk about the debut performance of Anne Hathaway and a career return to Disney for Julie Andrews. But we also discuss Andrews' contemporaries Angela Lansbury and Audrey Hepburn, animated films turned stage...

As hinted at on last week's WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER episode, Tripp decided to torture poor Ross and Jim with a musical rendition of Roger Ebert's One-Star review of the film. The views and opinions expressed in this song are those of the late great Roger Ebert and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the podcast or its hosts.

Our exit today has us having nothing to fear because it’s only desire taking us higher and higher. This week, we are talking about Wet Hot American Summer , written by Michael Showalter and David Wain and directed by David Wain. And our conversation includes one of the film's biggest fans, The Director's Club host Jim Laczkowski! Along the way, we discuss this amazing cast, including Paul...

Our exit today has us stopping an international counterfeit money scheme. This week, we are talking about Rush Hour 2 , written by Ross LaManna and Jeff Nathanson and directed by Brett Ratner. In preparation, Tripp watched Rush Hour , so there is a lot of comparing between the two movies. There is also discussion about bloopers (of course), Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Zhang Ziyi, Ocean's Eleven...

Our exit today has us fighting ghosts and trying to get a date to another prom. This week, we are looking at two spoofs that attempt to satirize two genres that were very big at the time. First, we are going to talk about Scary Movie 2 , written by Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Alyson Fouse, Greg Grabianski, Dave Polsky, Michael Anthony Snowden, and Craig Wayans and directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans....

It's our second anniversary episode! Our exit today has us going to law school because, what like it’s hard? This week, we are talking about Legally Blonde , written by Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith and directed by Robert Luketic. In addition to Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Coolidge talk, we discuss stereotypes, musicals, Clueless , Wes Anderson, Scooby Doo , law school, Professor McGonag...

Our exit today has us reporting on another junket on behalf of Horse and Hound Magazine. Just kidding, it's not another Notting Hill episode. This week, we are talking about America’s Sweethearts , written by Billy Crystal and Peter Tolan and directed by Joe Roth. In addition to Tripp's family vacations, they discuss the birdcage , Billy Crystal, Monica from FRIENDS , Hedwig and the Angry...

Our exit today has us talking about the longest promotional film clip ever made. This week, we are talking about Pootie Tang , written and directed by Louis C.K. Along with discussing sketches turned movies, we touch on the touchy subjects of the cancelling of Louis C.K. and blackface. Plus, Blaxploitation movies, Peter Sellers, Chris Rock, bloopers, Curb Your Enthusiasm , Spielberg's A.I. , m...

Our exit today has us at two films starring A Tripp Through Comedy All Star Martin Lawrence. First, we talk about What’s The Worst That Could Happen , written by Matthew Chapman and directed by Sam Weisman. Next, we talk about Black Knight , written by Darryl Quarles, Peter Gaulke, and Gerry Swallow and directed by Gil Junger. Both films try to highlight Martin Lawrence’s comedic gifts but to litt...

Our exit today has us trying to save our snow globe collection from being thrown out. This week, we are talking about One Night At McCool’s , written by Stan Seidel and directed by Harald Zwart. Along the way, we discuss the many influences on this film: The Coen Brothers, Tarantino, erotic thrillers, neo-noir, and more. Plus, Jurassic talk, the Village People, John Goodman, the career of Liv Tyle...

Our exit today has us dropping to the deck and flopping like a fish. This week, we are talking about The Animal , written by Tom Brady and Rob Schneider and directed by Luke Greenfield. And we are joined by three-time guest Mike Merrigan ( Filmjitsu podcast)! In addition to lots of Rob Schneider talk, we discuss Survivor , alternate casting, Tubi original films, 40s Hollywood horror, bad girlfrien...

Our exit today has us following in the footsteps of the Backwards Man. This week, we are talking about Freddy Got Fingered , written by Tom Green and Derek Harvie and directed by Tom Green. Along the way, we drop many more fancy words than you would expect given the movie: transgressive cinema, Dadaism, surrealism. Does that mean we like the movie? No. But it does give us a chance to talk John Wat...

Our exit today has us trying to reconnect with our manhood by following in the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway. This week, we are talking about Town and Country , written by MIchael Laughlin and Buck Henry and directed by Peter Chelsom. Of course, we spend a lot of time talking about Warren Beatty, his bizarre career, and the flop nature of the film. But we also talk about the legal history of Dick...

Our exit today has us trying to revive a seemingly dead franchise with a new adventure. This week, we are talking about Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles , written by Matthew Berry and Eric Abrams and directed by Simon Wincer. And we watched the whole trilogy to prepare! Along the way, we talk Predator , George Miller, Los Angeles, Newsday , third entries, Jonathan Banks, great houses, Australian ci...

Our exit today has us being recognized for that one hit wonder we wrote in the 80s. This week, we are talking about Bridget Jones’s Diary , written by Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, and Richard Curtis, and directed by Sharon Maguire. Along with debating the dreamiest Mr. Darcy, we talk casting rumors, belated sequels, soundtracks, the year of Jim Broadbent, Austen adaptations, the allure of Hugh G...