What Are You Watching? with Chris Mancini

Comedian, Podcaster, and Director Graham Elwood returns to catch up and talk with his former CFN partner Chris about the movie theater experience, The Eternals, Invasion, Foundation, The Morning Show, and seeing Old on a plane which actually slowed down time.

Actor and VO artist Cecil Baldwin from Welcome to Night Vale and Gravity Falls joins Chris to talk about the Great British Baking Show, Ghost Busters: Afterlife, 8 Bit Christmas, Dune, going back to movie theaters, feeling nostalgic for 80's movies and Science Fiction Novels, and the bet he made with his parents to win $500.

The second half of the discussion with comedian and podcaster Steele Saunders, where he and Chris discuss upcoming Star Wars projects and some odd lessons learned from YouTube influencers.

Comedian, podcaster and Star Wars expert Steele Saunders joins Chris to discuss Clone Wars, and all things Star Wars. Such an epic chat had to be broken into two parts.

Writer, TV Producer, and Improvisor Jay Kogen (Frasier, The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle) joins Chris to talk about the creation of the Simpsons, writing and producing for television, seeing every SNL episode ever made, Shang Chi, The Harder They Fall, Wild Strawberries, and plot holes.

Comedian and podcaster Matt Kirshen joins Chris to talk about his podcast Probably Science, Succession, The Harder they Fall, Outlaws, horror movies, Shudder, and Cowboy Bebop.

Composer and musician Ron Tanski joins Chris to talk about working on The Quiet Journeys of Professor Atwood, Squid Game, Supernatural, Doom Patrol, Fear Street 1994, and being an "occult consultant" for Denver Police as a teenager.

VFX Supervisor Todd Perry from For All Mankind, Doctor Strange, and Black Panther joins Chris to talk in depth about Dune, visual effects, killer robots, Halloween movies and sitting through the Banana Splits horror movie.

Writer/comedian John Matta joins Chris to talk about their early days of comedy, comic books, writing for Batman, The Long Halloween Part 1 and 2, Injustice, Halloween Kills, Squid Game, Watchmen, getting in trouble, being nerds without the internet, and more!

Comedian and Host of Monster Party Matt Weinhold joins Chris for a spoooky Halloween Episode and talks about this year's Shriekfest Film Festival, Malignant, The Purge, Midnight Mass, Sweet Home, Ghosts (British version) and of course, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Writer and satirist Wendi Aarons joins Chris to talk about writing satire in an age where real life is more insane than ever, getting in trouble with Paul Ryan, Hacks, White Lotus, Cry Macho, The Morning Show, Taxi, and more!

Podcaster, writer, and podcast journalist for Vulture Magazine Marc Hershon joins Chris to talk about covering comedy podcasts, Line of Duty, Into the Night, Y: The Last Man, The Last of Us and video game adaptations, and more!

Actress and Shriekfest Horror Festival Founder Denise Gossett joins Chris to talk about the festival, horror attractions at theme parks, Malignant, and more!

Comedian, podcaster, TV Host, and animator David Huntsberger joins Chris to discuss his album years in the making, his obsession with movies and shows surrounding drug lords including Narcos, Crack, American Made, and Cocaine Cowboys. Also discussed: Cruella, giving heroes and villains backstories, and the future of media consumption.

Comedian Avi Liberman joins Chris from Israel to discuss almost dying in a car accident, touring the world, Money Heist, Derry Girls, White Lotus, and the latest Fantasy Island remake.

Writer, director, and podcaster Phil Leirness joins Chris to talk about the origin of the Chill Pak laptop cooling system, Robert Mitchum movies like Night of the Hunter and The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Of Mice and Men, Real Genius, and Val, the Val Kilmer doc. 

Writer, Actor, and Transmedia Producer Jan Lucanus joins Chris to talk about his Justice For Hire Cinematic Initiative, Pitch Meeting, 30 Rock, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, What If...? and more!

TV writer/producer Marc Guggenheim joins Chris to talk about the Arrowverse, Schmigadoon, The Deadwood Movie, HBO Max and the new Green Lantern series, his new comic Last Flight Out, and what would have made Mare of Easttown better.

Jimmy Palmiotti, writer of TV, Movies, and Comics like Painkiller Jane, Deadpool, Harley Quinn and The Pro, joins Chris to discuss Kickstarters, the new Suicide Squad Movie, movie theater gift shops, and cats.

Writer and director for comics, film and TV David Avallone joins Chris to talk about his work on the new Red Sonja movie, Damnation Alley, the original Fantastic Four movie by Roger Corman, News of the World, Gunpowder Milkshake, Sweet Tooth, and more.  

Comedian, filmmaker, and musician Henry Phillips talks with Chris about comedy in bookstores in the 90s, his films Punching the Clown and Punching Henry, viral Youtube videos that sent him to the Satanic Church, Cobra Kai, Nobody, An Honest Thief, I Think You Should Leave, and more!

VO artist, podcaster, and actor Hal Lublin from The Venture Bros and Welcome to Night Vale joins Chris to discuss Black Widow, The Tomorrow War, Survivor, Virgin River, My Unorthodox Life, and More!

Chris Morgan drops by to talk about his new book "The Nickelodeon 90s". Along with a fascinating history of the channel, Chris and Chris also discuss Loki, The original Blade movie, The Bob Newhart Show from the 80's, Warrior, and more.

Comedian, Podcaster, and actor Dean Haglund from the X-Files stops by to discuss the quest for Hitler's gold, for real, In the Heights, Bull, Loki, The Undoing, Sweet Tooth, and more.

Comedian and Imagineer for Disney and Universal Steve Tatham  joins Chris to talk about theme parks, IPs, Academy Award movies, Bo Burnham's special Inside, the Conjuring: The Devil Made me do it, The Mitchells vs The Machines, The "comedy" Dead Pigs, and more.