Farced Perspective

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A podcast looking back at comedies on key anniversaries to ask: what was innovative material then, what continues to be successful now, and what have people thought along the way?

  1. 17 ago

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring Cheryl Ladd

    Pete and Ben talk about an episode where Cheryl Ladd and Miss Piggy demonstrate their martial arts skills, and then go hammer-and-tongs against each other about their wildly divergent opinions about a classic novelty song from the 1950s. They also establish two or three new pieces of head-canon for the show, stretch five moments out to seven, and — once again! — try to work out the application of physics in a real House of Leaves situation.

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring Cheryl Ladd

  2. 4 ago

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring Alice Cooper

    Ben and Pete find themselves curiously in sync: enjoying the same moments, speaking in unison, and finding aspects of the episode wholesomely enjoyable — is this a spooky fraternal synchronicity or are they merely following Fozzie's exhortations to find something nice in the show?

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring Alice Cooper

  3. 20 jul

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring Loretta Lynn

    When last we left Pete and Ben, they recorded an extra-long examination of an episode with unusual structure, and asked trivia questions based on a cinematic biopic. It's all happening again! Is this the new normal for both the show and the podcast? Does the House of Leaves situation extend to train platforms now? Tune in next time after you've tuned in THIS time!

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring Loretta Lynn

  4. 6 jul

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring Liberace

    Ben and Pete are astonished by the unconventional structure of this episode, in which Liberace gets the lion's share of the running time to perform a concert "for the birds". Will a performer doing schtick ruffle Pete's feathers, or will he be hypnotized by Liberace's glitz and glamour? A larger than normal episode to encompass a larger than life personality!

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring Liberace

  5. 30/11/2025

    Farced Perspective, 10 March 1972: What's Up, Doc?

    Anna and Ben sit down to visit the third most successful film of 1972, the slapstick comedy "What's Up, Doc?" They discuss how the film compares to its obvious antecedents and whether Streisand's character is more manipulative and callous than either Hepburn in "Bringing Up Baby" or any of Groucho's schemers, and whether Bugs Bunny's life has to be endangered to justify his actions. Of course you know that this means war...

    Farced Perspective, 10 March 1972: What's Up, Doc?

  6. 26/08/2024

    Farced Perspective, 9 June 1971: They Might Be Giants

    Anna and Ben lie back on the psychiatrist's couch and delve deep into the challenges facing the "classic paranoid" behavior of a man who believes he's Sherlock Holmes and the woman who violates professional ethics for him. They also discuss how cavalier language about sensitive topics can be hurtful, and how they probably aren't equipped to do no harm, but at least they have trivia questions about candy!

    Farced Perspective, 9 June 1971: They Might Be Giants

  7. 30/07/2024

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring James Coco

    Pete corrects Ben's assumptions that James Coco was a sketch comedian and that most sketch comedians are indistinguishable, balding brunets. They weigh whether the episode is constructed of re-used bits or just joyfully chaotic, and are interrupted by what might be sirens announcing The Rapture. But considering this whole episode has been replaced with an extended stream of silence, you won't hear any of that. How rude.

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring James Coco

  8. 14/07/2024

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring Jean Stapleton

    Ben and Pete squabble over this episode, which Ben thinks might be one of the best introductions to the Muppet Show, while Pete finds the vibe — and millennials are all about vibes — lacklustre. But they can find common ground in their problems with Kermit, who Ben thinks is undercutting his own show, while Pete is astonished that he somehow doesn't understand the jokes he's hosting on his stage.

    Henson Perspective: Guest-starring Jean Stapleton
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A podcast looking back at comedies on key anniversaries to ask: what was innovative material then, what continues to be successful now, and what have people thought along the way?

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    The Python Perspective
  • Años de actividad
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodios
    87
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