About this episode

The episode discusses the film Nanny McPhee Returns, focusing on its comedic elements and character dynamics.

Nanny McPhee Returns stars Emma Thompson and is also written by Emma Thompson who apparently loves a cheeky fart joke. Mike says F them kids as they're so mean to our boy Daniel Mays who drives around the rich kids in this movie. Don't worry though, Nanny McPhee is here to whip those kids into shape. Oh also Maggie Gyllenhaal for some reason as the mom? Check out https://shop.theotherhalfpodcast.com/ to help support the show and get your room some cool art! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-other-half/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Topics covered

• Nanny McPhee
• film analysis
• comedy
• improv
• child actors
• Emma Thompson

Keywords

• Nanny McPhee
• Emma Thompson
• Daniel Mays
• Maggie Gyllenhaal
• comedy
• film review

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