Today’s Flop Story!

We’re rapidly approaching the SEASON FINALE of FlopTV S3! Just a day and a week from now, on 2/7, we’ll discuss legendary “best worst” movie PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE! It’ll have all our usual shenanigans, plus at least one extra end-of-season treat! Tickets here!

Thank You Sketchfest!

I’m writing this newsletter just three days out from our show at Sketchfest, after returning to a (very snowy, but thankfully open for incoming flights) New York two days ago. Sketchfest is always a wonderful time, and this installment was no exception, other than me (Dan) getting some mild food poisoning from conveyor belt sushi the day before our show. That meant there was less “sightseeing” on my plate and more “reading and quiet people watching in the lobby of our fest-filled hotel” (so many Futurama voice actors wandering around!), but that was great too!

Speaking of shameless fangirling, we were preceded at Cobb’s by one of the festival’s more star-studded shows, Celebrity Autobiography, and when we crossed over with the cast in the green room they were all incredibly nice, individually wishing us a good show. Jennifer Tilly even said “I think I’ve heard of your podcast!” — which short circuited my brain enough that I retreated into my protective lack of self esteem, thinking “She’s just being nice.” But you know what? She didn’t say she LISTENED to it, and she could have said nothing, so I’m going to choose to believe her!

Anyway, it speaks to the high-spirited summer camp feel of getting to do something like Sketchfest and mingle with others in the comedy world. We got to chat with old friends like Hodgman (who we get to see in Brooklyn too, but a hotel bar hang across the country just hits different, as the kids say), and also mix with new folks — I invited one person to be a guest on a future episode, so look forward to that (it’s not Jennifer Tilly; my apologies).

And the show went well! Elliott kicked us off with a presentation that mixed political rage appropriate to our times with big laffs; my presentation managed to psychically predict one of Elliott’s jokes, and Stuart ably helmed our discussion of The Master of Disguise, with a stripped-down summary that steered the ship only enough to allow for a lot of nonsense shenanigans. Then we all went out for a nice pasta dinner! Look for that episode in your feed sometime in the future! Probably when scheduling needs demand it! The pasta dinner won’t be part of the episode!

Next on the Podcast

1/31- We discuss vulgar auteur and wife guy par excellence Paul WS Anderson’s latest collaboration with his spouse, Milla Jovovich, IN THE LOST LANDS, based on some stories by Stuart’s best friend in the whole world, George RailRoad Martin.

12/7- We’re all a little worried about the coming years these days, so Stu helms this mini exploring various cinematic versions of the future, and we weigh in how likely it is they’ll come to pass.

Plugging Away

Dan was a guest on a bonus episode of the excellent Pure Cinema Podcast, discussing some of his recent “film discoveries" — movies not made in 2025, but under-seen films he happened to catch this last year. Unfortunately it’s for Patreon supporters only… but if that’s you, you’re in for a treat!

Elliott’s was just on sister show Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, discussing his book Joke Farming: How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense. You can also check out his ongoing run on Harley Quinn and his work as host/writer for Smartless Presents Clueless, a bite-sized puzzle podcast!

Stuart paints Warhammer models/chats with viewers most Fridays on his Twitch channel. And if you live in NYC, stop by the bar he co-owns, Minnie’s, on February 1st for some Guitar Hero Burlesque! Try to play while burlesque artists perform distracting routines backed by your video-game-shredding! And if you fail your song, they stop dancing!

You Made it to the End!

Some Sketchfest photo booth follies! (Elliott was already on a plane by this point; we didn’t shove him out of the booth.)