Flop Secrets, Abridged

We’re about to blast you with a few extra newsletters over MAX FUN DRIVE 2026 (comin’ at you from 4/20 thru 5/1), so we’re keeping this one extra short so as not to over-tax your delicate reading peepers. Watch this space for more about all we’ve got cooked up for this year’s drive, including three new full episodes, a pair of livestreams, a thank-you release of some vaulted material, and other sundry items!

Next on the Podcast

4/11 - The moment we saw the trailer for MERCY — aka “the movie where Chris Pratt sits in a chair for 90 minutes, trying to solve his wife’s murder before AI judge-and-jury Rebecca Ferguson executes him” — we cackled in glee and rubbed our hands together, awaiting our chance to discuss it like it was Flop House Christmas. Special BONUS — Elliott was in NYC for a visit, and we got to talk about this movie and the next one, all three in person!

4/18 - Stuart picked the first of our THREE full new episodes for Max Fun Drive 2026, and he was not playing around. Did you ever read an erotic BDSM novel written by Interview with the Vampire’s Anne Rice and think, “I know who should make this! The king of holiday-themed romcoms, Garry Marshall! And it should star Dan Ackroyd and Rosie O’Donnell in leather!” If so, you’re in luck, ya weirdo! The movie’s called EXIT TO EDEN, and it came out in 1994 (Dan saw it in the theater!). We do our best to untangle this legendarily misconceived flop!

Plugging Away

Check out Elliott’s book, Joke Farming: How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense, his current run on DC Comics’ Harley Quinn, and his all-new original comic series, Barbarian Behind Bars!

Stuart paints Warhammer models/chats with viewers most Fridays on his Twitch channel.

Dan appeared on some upcoming member bonus content for Feeling Seen, so keep an eye out for that, once the drive starts. Otherwise, he’s been busy gearing up for Max Fun Drive!

You Made it to the End!

Dan made this dank meme.