The Dan Aykroyd Podcast.

My good friend Will Fordyce joins me again and we talk about the 2010 movie Yogi Bear.  Dan Aykroyd does the voice of Yogi and Justin Timberlake is the voice of Boo Boo.  This film is part animation and part live action.   We talk about how Yogi comes across in 2010 and how well the real actors interact with their animated cohorts.  Also discussed is how well this family film will appeal to adults...

I am joined again by Miguel Sanchez and Eddie Ball.  We talk about the Academy Award winning movie Driving Miss Daisy.  Dan stars along side Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy.  Aykroyd was nominated for a Oscar, but did not win.   We look how the movie holds up, did it deserve all the nominations and how did Aykroyd hold up against acting heavy weights Freeman and Tandy.  Please help out this podca...

Welcome to a...And Dan Aykroyd Podcast.  This is where Dan shows up and the end of the credits and has a small supporting roll in the movie.  I'm joined once again by Steph DeWaegeneer and we talk about the Rom/Com 50 Firsts Dates starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.  We discuss how well Adam and Drew work together and compare this movie to other Sandler projects.  Please check it out.   Also...

I have a new guest on this show comedian Alex Ditch.  We talk about the documentary Belushi.  We compare our views on the film.  Myself being a long time John Belushi fan and Alex who just had a surface knowledge of him.  There have been several books, articles and other documentaries on John Belushi.  How does this one stack up to the rest of them?  Have a listen and find out.  Please support thi...

It may be late, but happy Canada Day.  To celebrate I'm doing the movie Canadian Bacon with my good friends from The Canadian Movie Crew Derek and Mark.  We look at the last movie that John Candy starred in and it was directed by Michael Moore.  With an excellent cast including Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman, Kevin Pollack and Rip Torn. (I realize there is some ambient sound on this episode. I apologize...

My good friend Will Fordyce is back and we talk about the 1994 movie Exit To Eden.  Starring Dana Delany, Rosie O'Donnell and Dan Aykroyd.   And...wow...I mean wow.  It just that...wow.  I don't really want to give the movie a description here because I might have to relive it.  So, please just remember while you listen to this that Will and I watched this movie for you!!!  As always you can suppo...

What does Dan Aykroyd have to do with this cereal?  Absolutely, almost nothing!!!   The only thing Dan is connected to this is by name alone, but it's my podcast and I can talk about what I want!!  So, just before the movie comes out, I am talking about Ghostbusters Afterlife Cereal.   How is it? Have a listen and see what I think. As always you can help me out by going to my Patreon Page (link be...

in this episode I look at Soul Man.  No, not the racist movie from the 80s, but Dan Aykroyd's short lived sitcom from the 90s.  Dan is a hip, middle aged, widowed minister with 4 kids.  I am looking at the pilot episode from 1997.  So, find your favorite pew, say a prayer, sit back and have a listen.  And don't forget if you like the podcast, please consider supporting it by going to my Patreon pa...

Why do I keep doing the Dan Aykroyd Podcast?  It's because of fans like this that lift the human spirit with their reviews.  I could never do it without their support.  Thanks to Christin Rillis for the V.O.   Find her at www.fiver.com/christinrills  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-white/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho...

I'm joined by comedy veteran Laurie Ayers in this episode to talk about the episode of SNL that starred Lily Tomlin.   We talk about how well Lily did, what sketches hold up after all this time and which ones don't and we get a bunch of personal stories from Laurie that connect to this episode.  We also talk about how much the show has changed over the years and just how funny was SNL when it was...

We are really stretching it in this episode, but yes Dan Aykroyd is in this movie (barely).  Returning is my good friend Steph DeWaegeneer and we talk about totally 80's movie She's Having A Baby with Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern, directed by John Hughes.  There is also a very early roll from Alec Baldwin in here as well.  Does this romantic comedy hold up today?   Does it hold up to other j...

If I talk any Ghostbusters, I have to bring in my good friend Meredith Nudo.  This time we are talking about the cartoon The Real Ghostbusters the cartoon based on the movie and the characters created by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.  We are looking at the first episode Ghosts R Us.  We give a general overview of the episode, talk about all the other Ghostbuster cartoons and TV shows and compare h...

I start off season three of The Dan Aykroyd Podcast with my good friend Will Fordyce and a not so good movie My Stepmother Is An Alien.  We go over this Sci-Fi/Comedy and point out the good (not so much) and the bad (a lot more). Is this a so good it's bad movie, or should you just skip it all together? Have a listen and find out. I also pronounce Kim Basinger name 17 different ways. This podcast...

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On this episode I am joined by my old comedy buddy Robin Weinburgh.  We talk about the 7th episode of the first season of Saturday Night Live starring Richard Pryor.  This episode has classic moments from the show and a bunch of behind the scenes drama.  We talk about what works and what doesn't and how different the show is now than it was when it was first starting out.  We also pick on a certai...

Put on your dark suit and your sunglasses becasue we are looing at The Best Of The Blues Brothers LP.  This is a compilation of their three previous albums plus some new stuff produced by Paul Shaffer.  This was the last Blues Brothers album with John Belushi as the lead singer.  How does a 40 year old album hold up today?  Have a listen and see what I think.   This episode is sponsored by the pod...

Dave Thomas of SCTV fame had a short lived sketch show in 1990.  He would have his famous friends guest star on this show, this show features Dan Aykroyd and was helped written by Mike Myers.  How does it hold up with all this SCTV and SNL talent involved in the show? Have a listen and see if this show should have been canceled after only 5 episodes, or should have been given time to grow. Just to...

Valentine's Day is coming up and what better way to spend it than with BRITNEY SPEARS!!! Yes nothing says Valentine's Day more than a a young woman losing her virginity to a man she thought murdered another human being.  Dan Aykroyd plays Britney's dad is the road/romance movie.  To help me break down this opus I am joined by Christin and Emily.  So, sit back and relax while we unfold the intricac...

Welcome to the podcast...Eh??? In this episode I go north of the border to get the help of my friends Derek and Mark from The Canadian Movie Crew.  We all look at Love At First Sight the very first movie of Dan Aykroyd shot entirely in Canada.  So, how is his first move? Let's just say it took all three of us to discuss this movie.   I learned a lot about Canada from my co-hosts and Mark also give...

Hello 2021!!!  In this episode I am joined by my arch enemy Timothy Howard.   We talk about the movie Neighbors.   This would be the final movie that John Belushi would make.  This movie was universally panned when it first came out.   Timothy and I discuss if this movie deserves it bad reputation, the performances of the actors and what we felt could have made the movie better.   See if you agree...

My very special guests Miguel Sanchez and Eddie Ball are back from Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom podcast (Please check out that podcast if you haven't alread).  Being December we look at Christmas With The Kranks. Are you looking for a feel good Christmas movie?  Well, you won't find it here!!!  We discuss how just about everyone is a jerk in this movie. (We use stronger language in the pod...

Sit back, relax and come back with me to the groovy 70s!!  In this episode I'm joined by one of my dearest friend from across the pond Bron Edge and we talk about the first mockumentary The Rutles.   Eric Idle of Monty Python wrote and co-directed this film.  We see a ton of cameos in this movie besides Dan Aykroyd.  We get his SNL cast mates John Belushi and  Gilda Radner.  Plus rock royalty Mick...

Just in time for the election I am looking at the political comedy My Fellow Americans starring Jack Lemmon, James Garner. Dan Aykroyd and Lauren Bacall.   We get to see all these old pros act together in this movie and witness all the chemistry between them with a lot of stand out performances.  Please check it out and see how the old dogs do it.   I just want to say...it may sound like I'm sayin...

In this episode I bring back my very special guest Meredith Nudo. Just in time for Halloween, we bring you the ghost story Casper.  I know what you're thinking...Dan Aykroyd was in Casper??  Yes!!!  Not only was he in Casper, but he was his Ghostbusting self...Ray Stantz.   We talk about this, how we remember this movie from our youth and how the movie holds up today.   We also get kind of dark, d...

Is Dan Aykroyd crazy?  He'd like to make you believe that in the movie The Couch Trip.   Dan plays an escaped mental patient pretending to be his own doctor.   Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin and Donna Dixon round out the cast.  A great cast means a great movie...right?  Well, let's hold off on a decision till after you have heard the podcast. www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottyblanco.com www.twi...