Episode 37: "He's a great weirdo, and he knows it."
From dad jokes to improv, comedy can be a wonderful thing. In this episode, C + D share some of their favorite standup specials, comedic films, and generally funny people to keep you cry-laughing all season long.
Links To Give You Life:
Manage your life and keep it color-coded with a 12-month whiteboard calendar
Boost your diet with more vegetables in your pantry and the one book that will help you cook any of them, “Ruffage” by Abra Berens
Listen to Abra’s theory behind pantry basics in this interview on the Nerdette podcast
Enjoy the one-man Broadway show on your screen at home with John Leguizamo’s “Latin History for Morons” on Netflix
Experience the ultimate laughter of relief with the epic awkwardness that is “After Life” starring Ricky Gervais
Plan your next comedy binge with Simon Pegg films, including “A Fantastic Fear of Everything”
What happens when a zombie apocalypse meets Lord of the Flies drama? “Daybreak” on Netflix is both asking and answering this question—watch to see how it turns out
Ride alongside Jack Whitehall with his road trip film “Travels With My Father”
Watch a real-life Google reviewer experience the Seven Wonders of the World with “An Idiot Abroad,” starring Karl Pilkington
Watch funny people be naturally funny in “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”
Embrace your weird with the musical comedy of Reggie Watts’ Netflix special “Spatial”
Take the plunge into more musical tangents that will make you laugh with Tim Minchin and Flight of the Conchords
Put Obsessed to the (Taste) Test:
Ingrained with traditional Scottish culture, Walkers crafts cookies, oat crackers, and other delicious treats with the same simple & buttery recipes. In this episode, C + D put their Shortbread Scottie Dogs to a taste test. Listen to find out what they thought. But at the very least, you know they’re cute.
Episode Guide: (01:46) D’s obsession with whiteboards (09:10) C’s obsession with “Ruffage” by Abra Berens (18:18) C talks John Leguizamo’s “Latin History for Morons” (26:03) D talks why we laugh based on “Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature” from The Great Courses (29:18) C talks “After Life” starring Ricky Gervais (32:09) C + D talk Simon Pegg films, including “A Fantastic Fear of Everything” (36:05) D talks “Daybreak” on Netflix (37:38) C talks “Travels With My Father” on Netflix (40:02) C talks “An Idiot Abroad,” starring Karl Pilkington (41:56) D talks “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” (47:36) C + D talk music with comedy from Reggie Watts, Tim Minchin, and Flight of the Conchords (56:10) C + D put Walkers Shortbread Scottie Dogs to a taste test
