Is It Camp?!

This episode: Star Trek (2009) Space: another frontier. These are the episodes of the Podcast Is It Camp?! In its first year of its mission: to seek out queer subtext, and amazingly bad pop culture. To boldly discuss what's been discussed by straight dudes before us! Captain Sarah and her inappropriately dressed ship Counsellor Sam have picked up an important passenger in Warren, from the Starship...

This episode: The Apple The Camp Counsellors would like to apologise to anyone ahead of time who sat through The Apple and are utterly dumbfounded by what happened. Now we hop into the Is It Camp Time Machine and rocket our way into the far flung dystopian future of 1994, where music rules the world! But along the way, Sarah gets seduced by the Rock and Roll lifestyle and suffers zero consequences...

This episode: Victor Victoria Good news Campers! We've got a new host to replace Sam, who just wasn't doing the numbers. He'll be replaced by Samantha, who's a Drag King, and not at all a clever disguise Sam is wearing. (Took him 12 nights to come up with this idea.) But Sarah's business partner, a mob boss, has eyes on Samantha, and boy oh boy is it a comedy of errors! While that gets figured out...

This episode: Moonstruck When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amoré! When the Counsellors sing, screaming "Moonstruck's the thing!", you're in love… That's right Campers, today we are watching 1987's Cher and Nick Cage film Moonstruck! A romance bigger than Cher's hair, so of course we are covering it for week three of *Romance Month*. Naturally, Sarah is going to talk about Ni...

This Episode: Down With Love She's fresh off the plane and about to take the world by storm! Yes, Sarah has written a new book on how the modern woman can have everything she needs, by embracing her Camp self! But Sam is a hotshot reporter who'll do anything to get his scoop, and the scoop he wants is her! Or not, because the Camp Counsellors couldn't keep up the straight charade if they tried. So...

This episode: Roxanne We have a confession, Campers. It isn't Sam who has been your host with Sarah, but another, far uglier Camp Counsellor, who has been feeding Sam all his lines! But he did it because you are the best damn audience out there, and he didn't want you associated with just how dangly his earlobes are! They're mesmerizing! So today, as the first episode of our *Romance Month*, Sarah...

This week: Flash Gordon Oh no Campers! As Sam and Sarah were taking a flight on their private jet, they crash-landed into the home of special guest star Steven of Radio Free Skaro! So the three of them hopped into his homemade rocket in order to watch Flash Gordon, and save the Earth! How far back can Sarah trace the origins of Flash Gordon? How many Doctor Who actors can Steven name off the top o...

This episode: Venom: Let There Be Carnage Sarah and Sam have now formed a perfect symbiosis, and she now wears him as a big meat suit. They're now the Mighty Camp Queen, the Regal Protector. But a second, EVIL symbiote, is making a whole bunch of carnage, and in this carnage, they need to be stopped before more carnage is carnaged. Let's call them Naughty-Boi. Anywhere, before we get to the big CG...

This episode: The Pink Panther (1963) Grab your safe-cracking gear and monogrammed white gloves; we're doing a heist! In one of the hidden safes of the Is It Camp Palace lies the fabulous Macguffin Diamond, which we are using to push the plot of this episode forward, with a whole host of characters. Resist the effects of all this champagne we are drinking to watch The Pink Panther (1963). Can our...

This episode: Magic Mike XXL Good news Campers! We are hitting the road in our CampMobile! The trunk is filled with body glitter, knee pads, and tear away costumes, and now we're going to throw all of that out the window, as we drive into Magic Mike XXL! What experience does Sam have that could even remotely relate to the moves that Channing Tatum pulls off? How awkward did Sarah feel seeing BOTH...

This episode: Street Fighter (1994) Campers! We found a cool fighting area in the back, and down a flight of steps. The whole layout is in the shape of a skull with wings, and has a skelly chandelier, and some kind of mutagenic lab! Sam also found a copy of Street Fighter on VHS to watch, so we sat down and did that instead of explore further into the Is It Camp Palace. (Really, it's getting quite...

This episode: Christmas with Boney M As the Holiday Season is winding down, the Camp Counselors thought they'd dive into one inescapable aspect: Holiday Music. And what could be more camp than internationally famous European Disco/Funk group Boney M. singing about Christmas? Sam has a deep, dark confession to make about the holiday season. Not Gremlins dark, but dark enough. Will Sarah grade these...

This episode: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) Oh no Campers! Sarah bonked her noggin and now she's real good at cutting vegetables! We can only eat so much salad, so we've decided to loan her out to the Canadian CIA to become an international assassin. But can she kill people while she has commitments to making this podcast episode? We will see. What is Sam's connection to this film? How many men m...

This episode: Christmas on the Square We were going to open up the theatre wing of the Is It Camp Palace for our annual Winter Pageant, but we saw an eviction notice taped to the door! Now we have until Christmas Eve to pack up everything and get out. Unless a miracle can happen! And by miracle, we mean non-stop musical numbers, several near-death experiences, divine IVF intervention, and familial...

This episode: The Christmas Chronicles The snow is gently falling on the Is It Camp Palace. The scent of Peppermint is in the air. And Sam and Sarah are snuggled down, inside the closet next to the fireplace of the main hall ready to spring a trap and catch Santa in action! But can our hosts stop falling for this unnervingly attractive Santa long enough to talk about our film this episode? That's...

This episode: Xanadu Finally, the plans have been drawn up to properly open the Is It Camp Palace! Turns out, it's a night club/disco/theatre/camping ground/recording studio/*insert Miranda Hart saying "Slash"* All it took was the influence of one heavenly body (Gene Kelly) and a beloved musical star (Olivia Newton-John) for us to finally see our vision come to life, and no those designations were...

This episode: Amélie Today we are off to Montmartre to immerse ourselves in whimsy, the possibility of love, and magical realism. What is magical realism? Good thing Sam prepared a veritable lecture for you on it, as we go over 2001's Amélie! Is this film saccharine sweet, or will our Counsellors come out the other end wanting a pure love? How did Sam's mum meet her husband? Will Sarah say somethi...

This episode: Ready or Not Join us out on the veranda, Campers, and pluck a card from this *mysterious* box. For fun. Yes… fun. Ooooo. Oh no, looks like we have to hunt you down before our next episode on Ready Or Not comes out. Will Sam find the perfect word to describe Andie MacDowell? Can Sarah make the argument that this should *technically* be a Canadian film? And can our hosts figure out how...

This episode: Jem and the Holograms (the cartoon) The first law of the Misfits: Do anything in your power to take down Jem and the Holograms! The second law: listen to this episode of Is It Camp?! about Jem and the Holograms! The third law: cause mischief! How does Sarah really feel about this show? How many songs can there possibly be? Can Sam shut up about this garbage fire of a show? Sit throug...

This episode: Josie & the Pussycats (2001) Do you want to be a rock star? Live fast? Big mansion, five cars? Well all you need is to be in the right place at the right time for our talent scouts to find you and make you the next post-punk superstars! Just ignore the big machine in the corner… yes that one! And join us as we watch Josie & The Pussycats! Sarah drops the pedigree of this film...

This episode: StageFright (1987) Just find your way back to the theatre wing. Our guess is that we aren't going to leave this area too often during the course of this Podcast. Lots of musicals to talk about, but only tangentially tonight as we discuss StageFright! (The 1987 Italian horror film, not the many other versions) But this time we're not interested in the Musical, but rather the MURDERS b...

This episode: High School Musical 2 Note: the sound quality on this one is some rough stuff. We recorded in person for the first time. This may not be the best choice for your first episode to listen to. We've dusted off the cobwebs in the theatre wing of the Is It Camp?! Palace for another musical! This time it's the incredibly popular Disney Channel made for TV sequel: High-School Musical 2! Wil...

This episode: The X-Men Hellfire Gala Roll out the Green Carpet. Make sure your outfit is tailored perfectly. Check to see if you are in control of your mutant powers, because today we are heading to Krakoa to take part in the Hellfire Gala! Does Sam know entirely too much about the X-Men? No. He doesn't. Whose outfit will Sarah fall in love with *instantly*? And can our hosts speed this up? Not l...

This episode: A Deadly Adoption This episode is based on a true story about a couple of queer podcast hosts who did an episode on a Lifetime movie about a family rocked by a series of events that may have been based on a true story. Or was it? Whatever, this episode is about A Deadly Adoption. Does Sarah recognize a minor character who gets fridged? Can Sam learn to love the acting chops of Will F...

This episode: Phantom of the Paradise Deep in the catacombs of the Is It Camp?! Palace lies a room where a tortured artist has obsessed over his magnum opus. He's also horribly burned. And it's up to our hosts to drag that piece of work out into the light and share it with you, our lovely audience. Has Sarah discovered a new favourite film? Will Sam discover the shocking secrets of Paul Williams?...