76 episodes
I Was There Too Matt Gourley
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4.4 • 5 Ratings
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If you're like Matt Gourley (Superego, Drunk History, Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend), then you know all the classic movie and television scenes so well it's like you were in the room when they happened. Well, you weren't. And neither was he. But the people Matt interviews were! Listen in as they tell the inside stories of how cinema and television history was made from a fly-on-the-wall perspective you've never heard.
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Django Unchained and Get Out with Marcus Henderson
Actor, chess teacher, great storyteller Marcus Henderson joins Matt to discuss his roles in Quentin Tarantinos Django Unchained and Jordan Peeles Get Out. He tells us about his Django audition in which he pretended to be attacked by a dog, the layers he went into in portraying Groundskeeper Walter in Get Out, and running to the point of injury for Get Out. Plus, Marcus shares a memorable encounter with Samuel L. Jackson.
This episode is brought to you by Hello Fresh (www.hellofresh.com code: IWTT30).
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Meatballs with Russ Banham
Author and director Russ Banham joins Matt and guest co-host Steve Agee to discuss his role as Bobby Crockett in the 1979 classic comedy Meatballs. Russ tells of how his unusual wardrobe helped him during his audition before sharing stories of filming in a real summer camp and working alongside Bill Murray. Later, Russ talks about transitioning from acting into writing as well as how he ended up alongside the Rolling Stones on an episode of Saturday Night Live.
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Twin Peaks with Eric Edelstein and guest co-host Steve Berg
Actor Eric Edelstein joins Matt and guest co-host Steve Berg to discuss his role as Detective Smiley Fusco in the 2017 return of Twin Peaks. Eric tells of how he went from being a fan of the original series to having a role in the return written specifically for him, what it was like to engage in Transcendental Meditation with David Lynch, and his experiences acting opposite Kyle MacLachlan. Plus, the three Drunk History vets reminisce about their respective appearances on the comedy program.
This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon (code: WASTHERE) and Hello Fresh (code: IWTT30).
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Catwoman with Janet Varney
Actress and improviser Janet Varney joins Matt to discuss her role as Party Girl in the 2004 superhero film Catwoman. Janet tells us whether shooting party scenes are as bad as being at a party with people you dont know, crying on the drive home at 5am, and running into someone from her childhood on set. Plus, we hear how Janet had to pretend to be invisible for a pre-read for the role of Invisible Woman in Fantastic Four.
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RoboCop with Kevin Page
Actor Kevin Page joins Matt to discuss his role as Kinney in the 1987 action film RoboCop. Kevin talks about having to choose between continuing theatre or taking the role and what it was like getting obliterated by ED-209 and becoming the most squibbed man in film history. Plus, Kevin tells us about using a robot for an art gallery he owned for a couple of years and his role as Stu Chermack on Seinfeld.
This episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon (www.mackweldon.com code: WASTHERE) and Hello Fresh (www.hellofresh.com code: IWTT30).
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Legally Blonde with Alanna Ubach
Actress Alanna Ubach joins Matt and guest co-host Amanda Lund this week to discuss her role as Serena in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde. Alanna shares how Jessica Cauffiel helped her book the role by having her mirror her movements, improvising her Vietnamese line, and being an adopted blonde. Plus, we hear Alanna answer important questions like Why was Warner such a dork?, as she answers questions asked by Matts parents.
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Customer Reviews
Underwhelming, occasionally entertaining
Initially I thought this was gonna be an incredibly interesting podcast show. I took a look at it and given the type of guests chosen, from what I saw, I thought hell yeah this is gonna be a really interesting show. I initially listen to the Tom Wilson podcast episode and it was incredibly underwhelming. During the show, probing, and interesting questions were asked, however, the answers really middle of the road and boring. Then I listen to another episode and it was pretty much the same thing. The questions were interesting but the guest just answered in a really middle of the road, uninteresting response. I gave the show a couple of more chances, but encountered pretty much the same issues.
Then I realised, because a lot of the guests are currently in the industry and working in the industry or connected to the industry in a close way, the guests avoided any answers that might seem controversial or provocative, even if it’s the truth.
An example being, in the Tom Wilson episode, the host ask the question about Crispin Glover not being asked to return to the back to the future series after the first film. I know a little bit about what happened in the situation and the history about it - Crispin Glover was unhappy and expressed his concerns towards the filmmakers Roberts zemeckis and Bob Gale and that was perceived as Crispin Glover being difficult, and there was a huge legal lawsuit involving Glover in the film production due to his likeness, being reused without his permission - but Wilson danced around the Topic and didn’t really give a definitive answer about what happened, according to his perspective. A similar thing happened regarding theEric Stoltz issue in that episode. Ultimately, all of the answers will like this, and as a result, not a single anecdote or answer was interesting Or fascinating.
I don’t think it’s the interviewers fault, it did sound like you aiming for some really interesting answers from questions he gave. However, I guess because the guests he picks for any designated episode are still Filmmaker’s or Actor’s working in the industry. They don’t want to piss anyone off or tread on anyone’s shoes. So they give boring , middle of the road answers to literally every single question.
Mind you, I’ve only listen to 4 episodes in total and in full. And it might be that the rest of the show was great. It would be nice to be proven wrong. Because the interviewer is really good at interviewing, and on his part, the pace is consistent and brisk.
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