The Case of the Greater Gatsby

Shipwrecked Comedy

Set in 1940s Hollywood, this comedic film noir mystery follows hardboiled private eye Ford Phillips and his feisty, fast-talking partner Fig Wineshine as they delve into the seedy underbelly of Tinsel Town while trying to solve the murder of famed novelist-turned-screenwriter F. Scott Fitzgerald. Featuring a coterie of wacky characters - including real actors and public figures from the time - and original musical numbers, The Case of The Greater Gatsby turns historical fiction and genre tropes into a twisty, hilarious romp.

  1. The Case of the Greater Gatsby - Trailer

    SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    The Case of the Greater Gatsby - Trailer

    The first look at Shipwrecked Comedy's The Case of the Greater Gatsby - coming July 26th!

    5 min
  2. Episode 1 - A Long December

    EPISODE 1

    Episode 1 - A Long December

    When femme fatale Vivian Nightingale shows up at their door, private investigators Ford Phillips and Fig Wineshine get pulled into a case involving the death of famed author F. Scott Fitzgerald and the missing script of the film he was working on: The Greater Gatsby. If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon to receive bonus content and early access to future episodes: www.patreon.com/shipwreckedcomedy Visit our youtube channel to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, as well as our many other series and shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@ShipwreckedComedy Episode transcripts can be found here.  THE CASE OF THE GREATER GATSBY Written and Created by Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud Directed by William J. Stribling FEATURING Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips and Jimmy Stewart Sinead Persaud as Fig Wineshine Tim de la Motte as Archibald Maitland Tom DeTrinis as Robert Leonard Matthew Mercer as Mo Beats Mary Kate Wiles as Vivian Nightingale Joey Richter as Danny Saxman Dante Swain as Bixby Crane Sarah Grace Hart as Wilhelmina Vanderjetski And Christopher Higgins as the Emcee Original music by Dylan Glatthorn Additional music by Kevin Luce Audio recording by Ears Up Studio and Noah Hunt Audio Mixing and Sound Design by Lizzie Goldsmith Executive Producers Paul Komoroski & Michael Walsh Produced by Sean Persaud, Sinead Persaud, and Mary Kate Wiles Special thanks to Kickstarter backers Katie Adamczyk, Ally Brown, Zainab Khan, Shao Chih Kuo, Jane Leach, Avalee Long, Lisel Perrine, Halsea Root, The Rude Mechanicals, Heather Tennant, and Justin Waterman. Please rate and review the show wherever you listen. Visit Shipwrecked Comedy on YouTube to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, or many of our other projects, like our modern adaptation of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story. Join Shipwrecked Comedy on Patreon to get early access to Greater Gatsby episodes and exclusive behind the scenes content.

    25 min
  3. Episode 2 - Wonderwall

    EPISODE 2

    Episode 2 - Wonderwall

    Fig experiences an unexpected development when she accompanies Willy to Hammermeister Studios as her bodyguard; meanwhile, Ford visits the LA County morgue to try and get more info on the passing of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Hunt A Killer is the perfect way to solve your own mystery! http://www.huntakiller.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon to receive bonus content and early access to future episodes: www.patreon.com/shipwreckedcomedy Visit our youtube channel to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, as well as our many other series and shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@ShipwreckedComedy Episode transcripts can be found here.  THE CASE OF THE GREATER GATSBY Written and Created by Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud Directed by William J. Stribling Featuring: Sinead Persaud as Fig Wineshine Parvesh Cheena as Whitley Trufflehaus Lauren Lopez as Penny Nickelpenny Sarah Grace Hart as Wilhelmina Vanderjetski Tim de la Motte as Earl Carlos Alazraqui as Leery O’Shaunghnessy Anne Spilman as Dancer Three Lesli Margherita as Mel Hammermeister Joey Richter as Dash Gunfire and Grip Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips Alex Jennings as Hippatia Huxley and Dancer Seven And Joanna Sotomura as Claudette Knickerbocker With Curt Mega as the Hunt A Killer Announcer And Mary Kate Wiles as Susie Original music by Dylan Glatthorn Golden Age Radio / Steps in Time / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Audio recording by Ears Up Studio and Noah Hunt Audio Mixing and Sound Design by Lizzie Goldsmith Executive Producers Paul Komoroski & Michael Walsh Produced by Sean Persaud, Sinead Persaud, and Mary Kate Wiles Special thanks to Kickstarter backers Katie Adamczyk, Ally Brown, Zainab Khan, Shao Chih Kuo, Jane Leach, Avalee Long, Lisel Perrine, Halsea Root, The Rude Mechanicals, Heather Tennant, and Justin Waterman. Please rate and review the show wherever you listen. Visit Shipwrecked Comedy on YouTube to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, or many of our other projects, like Edgar Allan Poe’s Murder Mystery Dinner Party, our ten part series that imagines a bunch of famous figures from literature into one dinner party that goes terribly wrong. Join Shipwrecked Comedy on Patreon to get early access to Greater Gatsby episodes and exclusive behind the scenes content.

    23 min
  4. Episode 3 - Sunday Times

    EPISODE 3

    Episode 3 - Sunday Times

    Fig & Ford visit Barnaby Nightingale to get the scoop on the newspaper magnate; later at Bixby's they discover a probable new suspect. This episode is brought to you by Hunt A Killer - the perfect way to solve your own mystery! http://www.huntakiller.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon to receive bonus content and early access to future episodes: www.patreon.com/shipwreckedcomedy Visit our youtube channel to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, as well as our many other series and shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@ShipwreckedComedy Episode transcripts can be found here: https://shipwrecked-comedy.squarespace.com/gg-transcripts THE CASE OF THE GREATER GATSBY Written and Created by Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud Directed by William J. Stribling Featuring: Sinead Persaud as Fig Wineshine Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips Mary Kate Wiles as Grace Beckons and Vivian Nightingale Tommy Hobson as Barnaby Nightingale Dante Swain as Bixby Crane Carlos Alazraqui as Leery O’Shaughnessy Ginny Di as Darby Farnsworth Julia Cho as Sheilah Graham And Christopher Higgins as the Emcee Original music by Dylan Glatthorn Audio recording by Ears Up Studio and Noah Hunt Audio Mixing and Sound Design by Lizzie Goldsmith Executive Producers Paul Komoroski & Michael Walsh Produced by Sean Persaud, Sinead Persaud, and Mary Kate Wiles Special thanks to Kickstarter backers Katie Adamczyk, Ally Bertz Brown, Zainab Khan, Shao Chih Kuo, Jane Leach, Avalee Long, Lisel Perrine, Halsea Root, The Rude Mechanicals, Heather Tennant, and Justin Waterman. Please rate and review the show wherever you listen. Visit Shipwrecked Comedy on YouTube to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, or many of our other projects, like Little VVomen: a fake movie trailer that mashes up Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic with The VVitch. Join Shipwrecked Comedy on Patreon to get early access to Greater Gatsby episodes and exclusive behind the scenes content.

    16 min
  5. Episode 4 - Rumor Has It

    EPISODE 4

    Episode 4 - Rumor Has It

    Fig & Ford pay Sheilah Graham a visit in the apartment she shared with the deceased; later at the movie studio Fig finds out that it's not just Willy who's receiving threatening letters. This episode is brought to you by Hunt A Killer - the perfect way to solve your own mystery! http://www.huntakiller.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon to receive bonus content and early access to future episodes: www.patreon.com/shipwreckedcomedy Visit our youtube channel to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, as well as our many other series and shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@ShipwreckedComedy Episode transcripts can be found here: https://shipwrecked-comedy.squarespace.com/gg-transcripts THE CASE OF THE GREATER GATSBY Written and Created by Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud Directed by William J. Stribling Featuring: Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips Sinead Persaud as Fig Wineshine Julia Cho as Sheilah Graham Parvesh Cheena as Citizen Jasper Fox and Whitley Trufflehaus Lauren Lopez as Penny Nickelpenny Sarah Grace Hart as Wilhelmina Vanderjetski Tom DeTrinis as Cliff Calloway And Lesli Margherita as Mel Hammermeister Original music by Dylan Glatthorn Audio recording by Ears Up Studio and Noah Hunt Audio Mixing and Sound Design by Lizzie Goldsmith Executive Producers Paul Komoroski & Michael Walsh Produced by Sean Persaud, Sinead Persaud, and Mary Kate Wiles Special thanks to Kickstarter backers Katie Adamczyk, Ally Brown, Zainab Khan, Shao Chih Kuo, Jane Leach, Avalee Long, Lisel Perrine, Halsea Root, The Rude Mechanicals, Heather Tennant, and Justin Waterman. Please rate and review the show wherever you listen. Visit Shipwrecked Comedy on YouTube to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, or many of our other projects, like American Whoopee, a trailer for a silent film that never was. Join Shipwrecked Comedy on Patreon to get early access to Greater Gatsby episodes and exclusive behind the scenes content.

    20 min
  6. Episode 5 - Hook

    EPISODE 5

    Episode 5 - Hook

    Mel Hammermeister surprises our detective duo with an interesting proposal; tensions flare at the movie studio and the police station. This episode is brought to you by Hunt A Killer - the perfect way to solve your own mystery! http://www.huntakiller.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon to receive bonus content and early access to future episodes: www.patreon.com/shipwreckedcomedy Visit our youtube channel to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, as well as our many other series and shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@ShipwreckedComedy Episode transcripts can be found here: https://shipwrecked-comedy.squarespace.com/gg-transcripts THE CASE OF THE GREATER GATSBY Written and Created by Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud Directed by William J. Stribling Featuring: Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips  Sinead Persaud as Fig Wineshine Lesli Margherita as Mel Hammermeister Sarah Grace Hart as Wilhelmina Vanderjetski Blake Silver as TD Hammermeister Parvesh Cheena as Whitley Trufflehaus Ginny Di as Darby Farnsworth Lauren Lopez as Penny Nickelpenny Joey Richter as Dash Gunfire Joanna Sotomura as Claudette Knickerbocker Matthew Mercer as Mo Beats And Tommy Hobson as Barnaby Nightingale Original music by Dylan Glatthorn Audio recording by Ears Up Studio  Mixing and Sound Design by Lizzie Goldsmith Executive Producers Paul Komoroski & Michael Walsh Produced by Sean Persaud, Sinead Persaud, and Mary Kate Wiles Special thanks to Kickstarter backers Katie Adamczyk, Ally Bertz Brown, Zainab Khan, Shao Chih Kuo, Jane Leach, Avalee Long, Lisel Perrine, Halsea Root, The Rude Mechanicals, Heather Tennant, and Justin Waterman. Please rate and review the show wherever you listen. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/shipwreckedcomedy to receive early access to new episodes and other bonus content, and to support us making this show. Visit Shipwrecked Comedy on YouTube to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, or many of our other projects, like Friends ‘til the End - a Broadway style song featuring Mina Harker & Lucy Westenra from Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

    20 min
  7. Episode 6 - Jumper

    EPISODE 6

    Episode 6 - Jumper

    Barnaby reveals he's the next target in the series of threatening letters; things are tense at the movie studio between screenwriter Darby and the rest of the crew; The Punchwhistle Twins arrive in town. This episode is brought to you by Hunt A Killer - the perfect way to solve your own mystery! http://www.huntakiller.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon to receive bonus content and early access to future episodes: www.patreon.com/shipwreckedcomedy Visit our youtube channel to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, as well as our many other series and shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@ShipwreckedComedy Episode transcripts can be found here: https://shipwrecked-comedy.squarespace.com/gg-transcripts THE CASE OF THE GREATER GATSBY Written and Created by Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud Directed by William J. Stribling Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips  Joanna Sotomura as Claudette Knickerbocker Tommy Hobson as Barnaby Nightingale Sinead Persaud as Fig Wineshine Parvesh Cheena as Whitley Trufflehaus Ginny Di as Darby Farnsworth Carlos Alazraqui as Leery O’Shaughnessey Sarah Grace Hart as Wilhelmina Vanderjetski Lauren Lopez as Penny Nickelpenny Esther Fallick as Lex Punchwhistle Brian Rosenthal as Rex Punchwhistle Christopher Higgins as the Emcee Dante Swain as Bixby Crane And Mary Kate Wiles as Vivian Nightingale Original music by Dylan Glatthorn Selections from “Ziegfeld Follies of 1910” played by daveincamas. Attribution 4.0 License. Audio recording by Ears Up Studio and Noah Hunt Audio Mixing and Sound Design by Lizzie Goldsmith Executive Producers Paul Komoroski & Michael Walsh Produced by Sean Persaud, Sinead Persaud, and Mary Kate Wiles Special thanks to Kickstarter backers Katie Adamczyk, Ally Bertz Brown, Zainab Khan, Shao Chih Kuo, Jane Leach, Avalee Long, Lisel Perrine, Halsea Root, The Rude Mechanicals, Heather Tennant, and Justin Waterman. Please rate and review the show wherever you listen. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/shipwreckedcomedy to receive early access to new episodes and other bonus content, and to support us making this show. Visit Shipwrecked Comedy on YouTube to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, or many of our other projects, like Kissing in the Rain, our series that follows two sets of actors who keep finding themselves opposite each other in romantic films.

    16 min
  8. Episode 7 - Everything You Want

    EPISODE 7

    Episode 7 - Everything You Want

    Fig & Ford interview some of Hollywood's elite. This episode is brought to you by Hunt A Killer - the perfect way to solve your own mystery! http://www.huntakiller.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon to receive bonus content and early access to future episodes: www.patreon.com/shipwreckedcomedy Visit our youtube channel to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, as well as our many other series and shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@ShipwreckedComedy Episode transcripts can be found here: https://shipwrecked-comedy.squarespace.com/gg-transcripts THE CASE OF THE GREATER GATSBY Written and Created by Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud Directed by William J. Stribling Featuring: William Joseph Stribling as Radio Announcer Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips, Jimmy Stewart, & Vincent Price  Sinead Persaud as Fig Wineshine and Katherine Hepburn Tommy Hobson as Barnaby Nightingale Ryan W. Garcia as Peter Lorre Joanna Sotomura as Claudette Knickerbocker Dante Swain as Bixby Crane Brian Rosenthal as Rex Punchwhistle And Esther Fallick as Lex Punchwhistle Also featuring: Curt Mega as the Hunt-A-Killer Announcer Julia Cho as Flight Attendant Original music by Dylan Glatthorn News jingle by mansardian. Attribution 4.0 License. Golden Age Radio / Steps in Time / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Audio recording by Ears Up Studio and Noah Hunt Audio Mixing and Sound Design by Lizzie Goldsmith Executive Producers Paul Komoroski & Michael Walsh Produced by Sean Persaud, Sinead Persaud, and Mary Kate Wiles Special thanks to Kickstarter backers Katie Adamczyk, Ally Bertz Brown, Zainab Khan, Shao Chih Kuo, Jane Leach, Avalee Long, Lisel Perrine, Halsea Root, The Rude Mechanicals, Heather Tennant, and Justin Waterman. Please rate and review the show wherever you listen. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/shipwreckedcomedy to receive early access to new episodes and other bonus content, and to support us making this show. Visit Shipwrecked Comedy on YouTube to view the prequel film for this series, The Case of the Gilded Lily, or many of our other projects, like A Tell Tale Vlog, a short vlog series that follows Edgar Allan Poe as he struggles to write The Raven.

    23 min
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Set in 1940s Hollywood, this comedic film noir mystery follows hardboiled private eye Ford Phillips and his feisty, fast-talking partner Fig Wineshine as they delve into the seedy underbelly of Tinsel Town while trying to solve the murder of famed novelist-turned-screenwriter F. Scott Fitzgerald. Featuring a coterie of wacky characters - including real actors and public figures from the time - and original musical numbers, The Case of The Greater Gatsby turns historical fiction and genre tropes into a twisty, hilarious romp.

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