It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' and its relevance nearly fifty years later.

This film is the Avengers Endgame of comedy stars in the mid 20th Century. Every funny person has a role here, from Jerry Lewis to the Three Stooges. But does it hold up nearly a half century later? Will Andrew and Liz like Jess's hyper fixation from childhood? Is the film too darn long? We'll have to find out together. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf & Liz Esten Podcast Edited By: Jesse McAnally Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our WEBSITE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Musicals with Cheese on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jess Socials ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jesse McAnally ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess McAnally on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andrew Socials ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew DeWolf on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew DeWolf on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Liz Socials ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Liz Esten on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Liz Esten on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use our Affiliate Link⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jesse McAnally, Andrew DeWolf, Liz Esten

Topics covered

• comedy
• film analysis
• classic cinema
• nostalgia
• film critique

Keywords

• comedy stars
• film critique
• nostalgia
• classic films
• Avengers Endgame of comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Broadway Podcast Network

Books & works: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

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