50 First Dates...But Make It a Horror Movie!

About this episode

JLB and comedian Lauren O'Brien reimagine the rom-com '50 First Dates' as a horror movie in this inaugural episode of the spinoff.

50 First Dates is known as a sweet rom-com from the mid 2000s. But today JLB is joined by his good friend and comedian extraordinaire Lauren O'Brien for the inaugural episode of the TWPS spinoff '...but make it a horror movie!" to turn the beloved rom-com into the horror movie it may have always been!

People in this episode

Host: JLB

Guest: Lauren O'Brien

Topics covered

• horror movie
• rom-com
• comedy
• film adaptation
• podcast spinoff

Keywords

• 50 First Dates
• horror movie
• romantic comedy
• podcast
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 50 First Dates

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