Don't Call Us Shirley! A Parody Movie Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to DON'T CALL US SHIRLEY! A PARODY MOVIE PODCAST, proudly sponsored this time by Scrooge Financial Services, where the more you put in, the less you get! Ho-ho-hosted by A. J. Black and Matt Latham, Don't Call Us Shirley! explores the breadth of cinematic parody and pastiche across the decades, tackling the great, good and obscure along the way. In this episode, the finale of Season 1, they stray into a combination of Christmas and political waters with David Zucker's 2008 'comedy', An American Carol aka Big Fat Important Movie. A lampoon of American politics at the tail end of the Bush Administration and the War on Terror, the film takes potshots at liberal democracy, Michael Moore and a whole lot more. But is it funny? (Ed - no) Does it stand the test of time? (Ed - no!) And will Tony stop hijacking the show notes to advance his left-leaning liberal agenda? (Ed - this is Latham, and I'm sorry, but no) Find out! Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Matt Latham Find the podcast on social media via Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/dontcallusshirley Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'Wait in Line' by Martin Klem (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to DON'T CALL US SHIRLEY! A PARODY MOVIE PODCAST, proudly sponsored this time by Vigoronex, because sometimes love needs a little... "what did I just swallow?" Hosted by A. J. Black and Matt Latham, Don't Call Us Shirley! explores the breadth of cinematic parody and pastiche across the decades, tackling the great, good and obscure along the way. In this episode, joined by Britcom Goes to the Movies co-host Rob Heath, they look at 1993's pastiche of the 80s and 90s erotic thriller, Fatal Instinct. Directed by comedy legend Carl Reiner, this takes aim at such famous potboilers as Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction, but does it stoke the same fires? How well does it capture the overly serious sexiness of these titillating tales? And will Tony make a pass at Latham? Find out! Host / Editor Matt Latham Co-Host A. J. Black Guest Rob Heath Listen to Britcom Goes to the Movies: https://open.spotify.com/show/5F7QjZKg6jBSweAGoN2cs7?si=24f635a60e9f464b Find the podcast on social media via Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/dontcallusshirley Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'Wait in Line' by Martin Klem (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to DON'T CALL US SHIRLEY! A PARODY MOVIE PODCAST. Hosted by A. J. Black and Matt Latham, Don't Call Us Shirley! explores the breadth of cinematic parody and pastiche across the decades, tackling the great, good and obscure along the way. In this shorter introductory episode, they begin by looking at the first very instance of recorded parody - 1900's 1-minute short film at the beginning of cinema itself, Sherlock Holmes Baffled, a film so obscure nobody even knows who starred in it! Around that, your hosts AJ & Matt discuss their favourite parody films and give you a taste of what you can expect across the first season of episodes... Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Matt Latham Find the podcast on social media via Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/dontcallusshirley Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'Wait in Line' by Martin Klem (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to DON'T CALL US SHIRLEY! A PARODY MOVIE PODCAST, proudly sponsored this time by ParoAds, because some things are just too good not to make fun of - including us! Hosted by A. J. Black and Matt Latham, Don't Call Us Shirley! explores the breadth of cinematic parody and pastiche across the decades, tackling the great, good and obscure along the way. In this episode, they look at 2022's unorthodox parody biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Charting the unusual life story of legendary singer/songwriter comedian 'Weird' Al Yankovic, the film sees Daniel Radcliffe step into the shoes of an irreverent American icon. But how does this tale intersect with the musical biopic? Is it a parody or a parody of a parody? And will our heads stop hurting after typing that sentence? Find out! Host / Editor Matt Latham Co-Host A. J. Black Find the podcast on social media via Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/dontcallusshirley Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'Wait in Line' by Martin Klem (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to DON'T CALL US SHIRLEY! A PARODY MOVIE PODCAST, proudly sponsored this time by MacDougall's House of Horrors, just near Stroud. Hosted by A. J. Black and Matt Latham, Don't Call Us Shirley! explores the breadth of cinematic parody and pastiche across the decades, tackling the great, good and obscure along the way. In this episode, they look at the 1948 Universal Monsters pastiche, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. One of the earliest spoofs to become a sizeable hit, it features two American comics at the height of their fame taking off the first true Hollywood genre franchise. Is it still funny though all these years on? Have the comedians and the targets faded? And has Latham watched any of the films this one lampoons*? Find out! *almost certainly not Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Matt Latham Guest Dr. Carl Sweeney Find the podcast on social media via Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/dontcallusshirley Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'Wait in Line' by Martin Klem (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to DON'T CALL US SHIRLEY! A PARODY MOVIE PODCAST, proudly sponsored this time by TonyFans, when one Tony just isn't enough. Hosted by A. J. Black and Matt Latham, Don't Call Us Shirley! explores the breadth of cinematic parody and pastiche across the decades, tackling the great, good and obscure along the way. In this episode, they look at the 1998 gangster film spoof, Jane Austen's Mafia. The last film of both star Lloyd Bridges and director Jim Abrahams, this takes aim at The Godfather, Goodfellas and more in a genre marked by violence and tragedy. Does it hit the mark? Or does it sleep with the fishes? Find out! Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Matt Latham Find the podcast on social media via Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/dontcallusshirley Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'Wait in Line' by Martin Klem (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to DON'T CALL US SHIRLEY! A PARODY MOVIE PODCAST, and don't miss new film Freedom Overdrive: Lock and Liberate starring Jack Magnum, only in cinemas July 4! Hosted by A. J. Black and Matt Latham, Don't Call Us Shirley! explores the breadth of cinematic parody and pastiche across the decades, tackling the great, good and obscure along the way. In this episode, they look at the 2003 political puppet satire, Team America: World Police. Trey Parker and Matt Stone's polemic against the War on Terror stands as a striking deconstruction of America's reaction to 9/11, but does it resonate twenty years on? Is the humour as potent? Does it reflect our world now? And does everyone really have AIDS? Find out! Host / Editor Matt Latham Co-Host A. J. Black Find the podcast on social media via Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/dontcallusshirley Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'Wait in Line' by Martin Klem (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to DON'T CALL US SHIRLEY! A PARODY MOVIE PODCAST, not proudly sponsored this time by Tont, who we would like to apologise for having as a sponsor given recent revelations. Hosted by A. J. Black and Matt Latham, Don't Call Us Shirley! explores the breadth of cinematic parody and pastiche across the decades, tackling the great, good and obscure along the way. In this episode, they discuss the brand new sequel to 1984's classic This Is Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues. How well does Rob Reiner revive this assortment of now ageing rockers? Does the film successfully fit into the world of the 'legacyquel'? Can you ever have anything like too much Sir Paul McCartney? It's all here! Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Matt Latham Featuring Colin Jackson-Brown Find the podcast on social media via Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/dontcallusshirley Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'Wait in Line' by Martin Klem (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to DON'T CALL US SHIRLEY! A PARODY MOVIE PODCAST, proudly sponsored this time by Tont - your life, the movie! Hosted by A. J. Black and Matt Latham, Don't Call Us Shirley! explores the breadth of cinematic parody and pastiche across the decades, tackling the great, good and obscure along the way. In this episode, they turn it up to eleven by tackling the king of the 'rockumentary', 1984's This Is Spinal Tap. With a sequel imminent, they look at how well this defined spoofing the music industry for decades to come, joined by podcaster and music nerd Colin Jackson-Brown... Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Matt Latham Guest Colin Jackson-Brown Special Guest Rico Ricardo Find the podcast on social media via Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/dontcallusshirley Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'Wait in Line' by Martin Klem (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to DON'T CALL US SHIRLEY! A PARODY MOVIE PODCAST, proudly sponsored this time by CloudCrumbs, a bag of air with just enough pretzel to avoid a lawsuit! Hosted by A. J. Black and Matt Latham, Don't Call Us Shirley! explores the breadth of cinematic parody and pastiche across the decades, tackling the great, good and obscure along the way. In this episode, they go back to what many might consider the greatest film in this entire sub-genre - 1980's Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker spoof Airplane! It is the best of all in terms of spoof? Has it aged well? Can either of us speak jive? Get on board and find out. Host / Editor Matt Latham Co-Host A. J. Black Special Guest Capt. Robert Anders Find the podcast on social media via Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/dontcallusshirley Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'Wait in Line' by Martin Klem (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices