The Franchise Series Premiere: Look, Up in the Sky!
From Still Watching by Vanity Fair
October 7, 2024 · 41 min
About this episode
The episode discusses HBO's new comedy that satirizes the behind-the-scenes dysfunction of a comic-book movie.
Richard, Chris, and Hillary go up, up, and away with HBO’s newest comedy, which details the dysfunction behind the scenes of a Marvel-esque would-be blockbuster. Plus, showrunner John Brown and executive producer Armando Iannucci stop by to chat about satirizing comic-book movies from a place of affection. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Guests: John Brown, Armando Iannucci
Topics covered
- HBO
- comedy
- Marvel
- blockbuster
- satire
Keywords
- dysfunction
- comic-book movies
- satirizing
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Look, Up in the Sky
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