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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.

The Case of the Greater Gatsby Shipwrecked Comedy

    • Comedy
    • 5.0 • 63 Ratings

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.

    Dashing Through the Snow - A Fig & Ford Holiday Special

    Dashing Through the Snow - A Fig & Ford Holiday Special

    Deciding to retire from the private eye business, Dash Gunfire goes home to visit his family for Christmas and finds himself solving a holiday mystery.

    This episode is brought to you by Hunt A Killer - the perfect way to solve your own mystery! http://www.huntakiller.com

    The Case of the Greater Gatsby is on hiatus until early 2024.

    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

    DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW
    A Fig & Ford Holiday Special
    Written and Created by Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud
    Directed by William J. Stribling

    Featuring:
    Joey Richter as Dash Gunfire
    Joe Stribling as Train Conductor
    Ryan W. Garcia as Dash’s Dad and Cousin Crash Lauren Lopez as Dash’s Mom and Gammy Gunfire Tara Perry as Dashley
    Mary Kate Wiles as Radio Voice
    And Tim de la Motte as Grampa Gunfire and Bob Christ 
    Also featuring Curt Mega as the Hunt A Killer Announcer

    Original music by Dylan Glatthorn
    Audio recording by Noah Hunt Audio
    Mixing and Sound Design by Lizzie Goldsmith
    Executive Producers Paul Komoroski & Michael Walsh
    Produced by Sean Persaud, Sinéad 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. 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 How to be a Ghost, a holiday song featuring Jacob Marley and the Christmas ghosts from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. 

    The Case of the Greater Gatsby will return in 2024 after a brief hiatus. Be sure to follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shipwreckedcomedy to get updates on all things Shipwrecked Comedy and Fig and Ford. 

    • 31 min
    Episode 14 - Karma Police

    Episode 14 - Karma Police

    Ford tries to track down Barnaby while Fig's double life begins to catch up with her. 

    This episode is brought to you by Hunt A Killer - the perfect way to solve your own mystery! http://www.huntakiller.com

    After this episode, The Case of the Greater Gatsby will be on hiatus until early 2024. 

    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 
    Blake Silver as TD Hammermeister
    Mary Kate Wiles as Grace Beckons and Vivian Nightingale
    Joey Richter as Newspaper Person
    Dylan Saunders as George and Donald Ogden Stuart
    Parvesh Cheena as Whitley Trufflehaus
    Tommy Hobson as Sound Guy
    Sarah Grace Hart as Wilhelmina Vanderjetski
    Lauren Lopez as Penny Nickelpenny and Housekeeper
    Calros Alazraqui as Leery O’Shaughnessy
    Dante Swain as Bixby Crane
    Brian Rosenthal as Rex Punchwhistle
    Ginny Di as Darby Farnsworth
    And Matthew Mercer as Mo Beats

    Original music by Dylan Glatthorn

    Audio recording by 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. 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.

    The Case of the Greater Gatsby will return in 2024 after a brief hiatus. Be sure to follow us on on Instagram at instagram.com/shipwreckedcomedy to get updates on all things Shipwrecked Comedy and Fig and Ford. 

    • 23 min
    Episode 13 - The World Has Turned and Left Me Here

    Episode 13 - The World Has Turned and Left Me Here

    Revelations abound as Fig and Ford finish F. Scott’s tapes.
     
    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:
    Mary Kate Wiles as Vivian Nightingale
    Daniel Vincent Gordh as F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Blake Silver as TD Hammermeister
    Ginny Di as Darby Farnsworth
    Julia Cho as Sheilah Graham
    Whitney Avalon as Dorothy Parker
    Tommy Hobson as Barnaby Nightingale
    Sinead Persaud as Fig Wineshine 
    Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips
    Joanna Sotomura as Claudette Knickerbocker
    And Brian Rosenthal as Rex Punchwhistle

    Original music by Dylan Glatthorn

    Golden Age Radio / Steps In Time / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
    Golden Age Radio / No Summer Without You / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
    Golden Age Radio / How We Met / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

    Audio recording by 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. 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.

    • 19 min
    Episode 12 - Misery

    Episode 12 - Misery

    Fig & Ford gain insight into the final year of F. Scott's life.

    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:
    Daniel Vincent Gordh as F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Jon Cozart as George Astrum
    Julia Cho as Sheilah Graham
    Joey Richter as Ernest Hemingway
    Dylan Saunders as Donald Ogden Stewart
    Lesli Margherita as Mel Hammermeister
    Blake Silver as TD Hammermeister
    Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips
    Sinead Persaud as Fig Wineshine
    And Joanna Sotomura as Claudette Knickerbocker

    Original music by Dylan Glatthorn

    Audio recording by 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. 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 & Lucy from Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

    • 20 min
    Episode 11 - What's Up

    Episode 11 - What's Up

    Fig goes undercover while Ford takes in a show.

    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
    Julia Cho as Sheilah Graham
    Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips 
    Dante Swain as Bixby Crane
    Christopher Higgins as the Emcee
    Mary Kate Wiles as Vivian Nightingale
    And Matthew Mercer as Mo Beats

    Original music by Dylan Glatthorn

    “Too Many Threads” music by Dylan Glatthorn, lyrics by Dylan Glatthorn, Sean Persaud, and Sinead Persaud, performed by Mary Kate Wiles

    Audio recording by 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. 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 American Whoopee, a trailer for a silent film that never was. 

    • 20 min
    Interstitial #2 - Mr. Connor's Hat Haven

    Interstitial #2 - Mr. Connor's Hat Haven

    Fig & Ford will be back with a brand new episode next week, but in the meantime, here's a word from one of our sponsors.

    Mr. Connor's Hat Haven was created for the world of Greater Gatsby by kickstarter backer Jane Leach.

    If you enjoyed this interstitial, 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
    Curt Mega as Announcer
    Jane Leach as Party Girl
    Joey Richter as Party Guy
    Mary Kate Wiles as Party Girl 2

    Audio recording by Noah Hunt Audio

    Golden Age Radio / Sophisticated Lady / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

    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.

    • 1 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
63 Ratings

63 Ratings

BlueLotusJoy ,

The Radio Show you need

This is such a fun audio drama!! I love more Fig & Ford, the silly jokes, the songs - it’s a winner.

TheHangerGames ,

This was so funny that I had to figure out how to write a review

Long time podcast listener, first time reviewer. This show is hysterical. No words. Just listen. You’re welcome.

kangy_d ,

Sinead & Sean do it again!!

Quick, witty and laugh out loud goofy.
I don’t usually listen to scripted podcasts…but I’d never miss a shipwrecked masterpiece!

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