Firecrotch & Normcore: THEY LIKE TO WATCH

A Christmas gift from us to you. (We don't mind if you exchange it.) Happy holidays! Our Christmas angel: Annabel Port. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know who likes to watch? Santa, that's who: He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. And if you've been pouting, FORGET ABOUT IT. But would Kris Kringle's (and your) attention be better fixed upon the latest high-end Netflix spy thriller? Come inside for a rare difference of opinion between FC and NC. Write us a 'Santa, Baby' letter: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Put a...

The answer is YES we loved After the Party as much as everyone said we would. And yes again: FireCrotch is writing a toi, dans le St. Pancras waiting room avant qu'elle departe pour Gay Pareee. Plus nepo sibs and cinema conflict. Oh, and have we mentioned we're doing a live show?! Buy tickets to our live show on Saturday 25th Jan:  https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/they-lik...

Happy December, you are now allowed your Christmas tree or wreath. It's too soon for us, but the point is you can go for it now without being insane.  How was Thanksgiving? What did FireCrotch-y cook and which of her fun capers went awry?  Plus we talk Ren Faire, the best thing we've seen in ages, from Lance Oppenheim: Harvard Bro. COME TO OUR LIVE SHOW ON 25TH JANUARY:  https://dic...

We sat down with Jesse at a house, in a cow shed with a corrugated iron roof to talk about the season one finale. Who wants to hear about it? Yeah? Well, you're out of luck, 'cause nothing happened, we just knitted and made salads, did some yoga. And no one will tell you different, because we killed the stripper. Can he scuba? Will he buckle under the intellectual scrutiny? Could this be the defin...

Corn bread! Gravy! Pecan pie! Our next-stop-Thanksgiving attitude might annoy some of you but as Bertrand Russell once said: "girl, you do you". We're doing us this week, which means a classic Thanksgiving film, Wicked's newest fan-girl, and a terrifying letter through the letter-box. The last few weeks have been glorious, email-wise, so don't let us down now!  fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.c...

It's the penultimate episode of season one, and the guests are arriving for a destination wedding in an offshore laundry for turning evil into hard currency. We're back with showrunner/wedding planner, Jesse Armstrong. We have a lot of time for him, but there may be certain questions: Securing a considerable level of investment for a Napoleonic history podcast - is th...

The Christmas/Thanksgiving buffer, total farmer drama, and the conviviality of coroners. It's all within, it's all for you. We also talk 'Bad Sisters', and Sharon Horgan's hair, writing, and imagined daily routine.  Write to us:  fuckoff@firecrothcandnormcore.com Please please we want your money:  patreon.com/theyliketowatch Edited by the delicious and nutritious Annabel E. Portowit...

Buckle up, fuckleheads, and come on into our sandpit for emergent behaviour. We’re providing a platform to marginalised talent (Jesse), and he’s luring us into a tunnel for Tom Wambsgans’ bachelor party. But not you, Fly Guys - it’s a really tight guest list. Turn up the bass in the back! Splooge in our inbox, we’ll put it back in your ears - it’s a closed loop system: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcor...

Big news: Sara's back to the gym for the first time since her tonsillectomy. There's a new Peloton instructor on the scene and he's forcing her to ask a lot of questions.  Medium news: Sara is into Chappell Roan now.  Little news: Geoff is working hard, but it's from home. He's had fewer adventures.  This week has been an absolute delight in terms of your email and new Patreon...

Roll up, roll up for the festival of grievances! This week, we relocate Connor's desert ranch, Austerlitz (formerly REDACTED) to take a pop at the champ, Jesse Armstrong. Will it be a very compelling package? Or will it be like tossing a bag of Uzis into a soft-play area? PLUS: Our fun new game, Sh*t or Shinola? Drip poison in our ear: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Stop us from going 'POUF!':...

There'll be a new U.S. president-elect by the time we do another one of these and that's all either one of us can think about. But that doesn't mean we don't love you need you want you... We want you, we want you, we want you On a chair with a dead magazine In the cave at the tip of the lily In some hallway where love's never been Write to us:  fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Let today be t...

Hello, fellow nudie turtles. Napkins on heads to mask the shame and heighten the pleasure as we feast on tasty morsels from Succession's groovy hub. Want the freaky-deaky truth about Tom's black eye? Has Jesse been snubbed - IS THIS A SNUBBING? And can we depend on Jarmstrong's vote for Team Future? Let the minutes reflect that Sara was asked to recuse herself. It's good to hear your voice: fuckof...

Boo! Did we getcha??? Happy spooky Hallowe'en, everyone. Sara hatches a plan to go as Chappell Roan (whose name she just had to Google ), before deciding against it. She’s up to some truly scary stuff with coconut oil too. Plus: 'No Hard Feelings', 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story', another episode of 'Disclaimer', 'Janet Planet', and Billy Crystal tries his hand at horror in Apple TV's 'Before' - bu...

Do not listen on a 12-hour drive with your grandpa. No music, no chatting. Keep your mind on the driving. Or find an economics podcast he likes to shout at. Buy Succession - The Scripts: https://www.faber.co.uk/product-category/non-fiction/film/screenplays/succession-the-scripts/ Send us one miserable letter: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Fund our work: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH...

Sara returns from the States and becomes familiar with the very British concept of the bonkbuster. Feed us content: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Make an ostentatious contribution: https://www.patreon.com/c/THEYLIKETOWATCH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thank you all for coming, and thanks to all who have supported Sara through her recent health nonsense. This week, we attend the RECNY with the man, the legend, Jesse Armstrong. ** Surprise Jesse Retirement Announcement ** So sorry about the butter, guys. Excusing you, but we didn't ask for editorial comment: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Thank you for your donation: https://www.patr...

Hello! This week, we're transatlantic, like a pair of Freddie Laker mother-effers. Sara is in the suburbs of Chicago, and wants to be left alone. Geoff is in Stoke Newington, and wishes he wasn't being left alone. Somehow, remarkably, we can watch the same TV. What an era. Email us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Keep us: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Hey hey hey, my people! Time for another peep through our (smeared) window into the mind behind 'Succession', Jesse Armstrong. We wouldn't say he's the man, but if there were a man - hypothetically - he might look a lot like Jesse. This week, it's episode 3, 'Lifeboats', and a trio of major players enter the stage: Sandy Furness, Stewy Hosseini and Mondale... um, there's no way Shiv is allowing a...

Hey, hey we're The Monkees, and people say we monkey around! For clarity: We're not The Monkees, and people seldom say we monkey around. This week we get on board with:  a) The gourd b) 'Industry'. OR DO WE? (We're hopeful this isn't another 'The Bear' situation.) We also attend a local event, which displeases the family convalescent.  See you on Friday WITH J'ARMSTRONG! Correspond...

Hello! I apologise if my bell summoned you. It's FireCrotch & Normcore here, with another funky chowder! The rewatch with our dear acquaintance Jesse Armstrong continues with season 1, episode 2,  Shit Show at the Fuck Factory .  Dear Jesse, talk me through your feelings on titles? Am I thinking about it too much? Like the people who thought all the orange in S3E8 was a signal that K...

Email your recommendations for TV to convalesce to: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten! From the Battery to the top of Manhattan! It's the perspicacious Firecrotch & Normcore reporting for duty, and we are back at the beginning of all things with THE CREATOR, Jesse Armstrong.  In the first of our week-by-week rewatches, we establish a dynamic that says 'I respect you, but I'm not awed by you.' And that 'I like you, but I need you...

Exciting times, it's all ahead of us this week: Sara's tonsillectomy and our new episode-by-episode Succession rewatch with Jesse D Armstrong. In the light of the above, this is the first of our revamped/devamped episodes: One luxury-lengthed watch, and your correspondence. No rush, we're on island time. See you on Friday WITH JESSE! State your views: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Pay us our d...

Hey nerds! We go fast and hard this week with the brilliant and hilarious Phil Wang to discuss his new Netflix special, Wang in There, Baby! Plus: More Everest obsession from you know who, more Scandi drama from you know who, and someone (we're not naming names) embarrasses herself in the environs of a West End musical.  Write to us:  fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Pay for the forthco...