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A high-flying animation, starring Bill Skarsgård, Sally Hawkins, and Orlando Bloom.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, John as The Writer, Jenny as The Director, and Jacob Gulliver as The Producer.

Another Star Wars prequel, starring Lucy Liu, Scarlett Johansson, Simon Pegg & Nick Frost.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Jenny as The Director, and John as The Producer.

A thrilling romance, starring JGL and K-Stew, brought to you by The Microfiche Council.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, Heather Rand-McKay as The Writer, Jacob Gulliver as The Director, and Dave Rand-McKay as the Producer.

A grim prohibition comedy, starring Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Richard Ayoade, and Jemaine Clement.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Dave Rand-McKay as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, and Heather Rand-McKay as The Producer.

A historical action game, featuring the talents of Hugh Jackman, Peter Dinklage, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, Jacob Gulliver as The Writer, Laura Cannata as The Director, and Ben Lifson as The Producer.

A stoner western, featuring Amber Midthunder, Paul Dano, Jack Black, and Doug Benson.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, Laura Cannata as The Writer, Jacob Gulliver as The Director, and Kyle Dekker as The Producer.

A multiversal tokusatsu film, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Tina Fey, Mark Hamill, and punchable celebrities.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Matt Kessen as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, and Ben Lifson as The Producer.

A slapstick comedy reboot, starring Rebel Wilson, John Mulaney, Billy Eichner, Aparna Nancherla, and Ron Funches.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, Kyle Dekker as The Writer, Rodney Chocolate as The Director, and Matt Kessen as The Producer.

This episode was performed live at Die Laughing 6: A Sixth Sense Of Comedy! We were delighted to perform with them for our fourth year, and we thank them for their hospitality!

A Marvel Studios film, starring Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Rufallo, and Daniel Wu.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Jacob Gulliver as The Director, and Darwin Hull as The Producer.

An odiferous western comedy starring Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Kyle Dekker as The Writer, Darwin Hull as The Director, and Ben Lifson as The Producer.

A computer-driven adventure, starring John Hodgeman, Tiffany Haddish, Hailee Steinfeld, and Justin Long.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Aaron Coker as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, and Ben Lifson as The Producer.

A military gambling comedy, starring Zac Efron, Jenny Slate, John C. Reilly, and a bunch of other people.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, Jacob Gulliver as The Writer, Aaron Coker as The Director, and Kyle Dekker as The Producer.

A pretentious Oscar-bait drama, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Maggie Smith.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, Jacob Gulliver as The Writer, Ben Lifson as The Director, and Commarrah Bashar as The Producer.

A nostalgic educational adventure, starring Sterling K. Brown, Glenn Close, and Jeff Goldblum.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, and Commarrah Bashar as The Producer.

A Slavic folk music film, starring Aleksandr Bukharov, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, and Ray Wise.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, Ivor Slavinski as The Writer, Jacob Gulliver as The Director, and Ian Nystrom as The Producer.

A noir horror film, starring Russell Crowe, Daniel Wu, Zhang Ziyi, and Dandy Jerkis.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Ian Nystrom as The Director, and Kyle Dekker as The Producer.

A kid-friendly mummy adventure, starring David Wenham, Rami Malek, and Gaten Matarazzo.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, David Elwyn as The Writer, Kirsten Wade as The Director, Jacob Gulliver as The Producer, and Malcolm Dekker as the loveable, but impatient child you can sometimes hear in the background.

A noir crime drama, starring Cate Blanchett, Crispin Glover, and Oscar Isaac.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Kirsten Wade as The Writer, David Elwyn as The Director, and Kyle Dekker as The Producer.

An urban fantasy animation hybrid, starring Cynthia Erivo, Michael Rapaport, and Tilda Swinton.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, Jacob Gulliver as The Writer, Max Savage as The Director, and Kyle Dekker as The Producer.

Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

An old-school shrinking comedy, starring Alia Shawkat and multiple sets of triplets.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Kyle Dekker as The Writer, Ben Lifson as The Director, and Max Savage as The Producer.

Music by ASM, provided courtesy of archive.org

A board-game inspired drama, starring Colin Farrell, Hayley Atwell, Sterling K. Brown, and Michael Keaton as Lord Anger.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, Kyle Dekker as The Writer, Neville McKinnie as The Director, and Jacob Gulliver as The Producer.

An absurdist music comedy, starring Jon Heder, Michael Sheen, Olivia Wilde, and F. Murray Abraham.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Jacob Gulliver as The Director, and Neville McKinnie as The Producer.

Mozart’s Requiem performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker, and provided courtesy of archive.org.

RIP John Larkin, we love you.

An action comedy, starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Tracey Ullman.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Lauren Haven as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, and Ben Lifson as The Producer. Also Edgar Wright is just kind of… there, I guess?

A whimsical adventure film, starring Billie Lourd, Andre 3000, and Zac Efron.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Kyle Dekker as The Writer, Ben Lifson as The Director, and Lauren Haven as The Producer.

The annual top 10 countdown of our favorite definitely real horror flicks of the year!
Featuring your eternal-ass hosts: Thad “Dubble-T” Thadnussen, Skorp Ferguson, and Chip “Da Dip” Otle.

The intro music is “Club Translyvania” by Computer Music All-stars, and the outro music is “Youth & Honey” by the silence industry.

A mythical, metaphorical musical, starring Justin Bieber, Ed Asner, and Cate Blanchett.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, Jacob Gulliver as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, and Becci Schmidt as The Producer.

Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

A wacky slapstick comedy, starring Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Tilda Swinton, and Kristen Schaal.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Jacob Gulliver as The Director, and Michael Krefting as The Producer.

And yes, we know it's spelled wrong.

A onion-y 70’s pulp piece, starring Chris Tucker, Zoe Saldana, and a hologram of Charlton Heston.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Becci Schmidt as The Director, and Kyle Dekker as The Producer.

A mysterious story of sailing twins, starring Paul Giamatti and Nicolas Cage.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Michael Krefting as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, Ben Lifson as The Producer, and Cheddar Goblin as himself.

An academic comedy experiment, starring Laverne Cox, Ruby Rose, Chris Pratt, and Jack Pratt.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, Kyle Dekker as The Writer, James Fairbairn as The Director, and Jacob Gulliver as The Producer.

A fairy tale action adventure, starring really just way too many people for us to comfortably list here.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Eric Thompson as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, and Ben Lifson as The Producer.

A gross-out fantasy comedy, starring Wanda Sykes, Melissa McCarthy, Nick Kroll, and Jason Mantzoukas.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, James Fairbairn as The Writer, Ben Lifson as The Director, and Kyle Dekker as The Producer.

A nostalgic journey into adulthood, starring Nicholas Hoult, Donald Glover, Zooey Deschanel, and Terry Crews.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Jacob Gulliver as The Director, and Eric Thompson as The Producer.

An absurdist sci fi comedy, starring Jack Black, Gaten Matarazzo, Jared Leto, and Kel Mitchell.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, Brian Salisbury as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, and Jacob Gulliver as The Producer. Brought to you by International Waters Wendy's.

Recorded live at Convergence 2018! Thank you to everyone who showed up to the live show, and be sure check out Brian's work on the Junkfood Cinema Podcast and Film School Rejects!

A space exploration tragedy, starring Anne Hathaway, Scott Glenn, and Rihanna.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Jacob Gulliver as The Director, and Brian Salisbury as The Producer.

Recorded live at Convergence 2018! Thank you to everyone who showed up to the live show, and be sure check out Brian's work on the Junkfood Cinema Podcast and Film School Rejects!

A stop-motion French fairy tale, starring Millie Bobbie Brown, Armie Hammer, Tiffany Haddish, and Kanye West.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Alan Smither as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, and Q Amos as The Producer.

A new Star Wars story featuring Richard Ayoade, The Wu-Tang Clan, and Dichen Lachman.
Featuring George Lucas as The Moderator, Kyle Dekker as The Writer, Jacob Gulliver as The Director, and Q Amos as The Producer.

A sci-fi action tragedy, starring Mindy Kaling, Sandra Bullock, Adam Driver, and Michael Peña.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, Dave & Heather Rand-McKay as The Writers, Jacob Gulliver as The Director, and Kyle Dekker as The Producer.

A steampunk multiverse adventure, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kirsten Wiig, and Carrot Top.
Featuring Kirsten Wade as The Moderator, Marykate Moran as The Writer, Marcus Williams as The Director, and David Elwyn Traylor as The Producer.

This episode is a switcheroo with the crew of FIGHTCAST! Many to thanks to them for agreeing to do this, and check out their work at www.hotchocolatemedia.net!

A twisted romance (?), starring John Tuturro and Val Kilmer.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, and David & Heather Rand-McKay as The Producers.

Music courtesy of Archive.org

A teen supernatural mystery, starring Karen Walterson, Kiernan Shipka, Sam Elliott, and Keith David.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, Jacob Gulliver as The Writer, Ben Lifson as The Director, and Kelvin Hatle as The Producer.

This episode was recorded live at BlackStack Brewing as part of the Prior Affair art & craft show.

An introspective experimental film starring Ed O'Neill, Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy, and Glenn Close.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Jordon Johnson as The Director, and Kyle Dekker as the... the.. Janet?

An epic fantasy romance, starring Wesley Snipes, Ice T, Keith David, and Mario Van Peebles.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Kyle Dekker as The Director, and Jena Young as The Producer.

This episode was recorded live at the Phoenix Theater, as part of the Die Laughing 50 Hour Comedy Marathon!

A teen horror comedy, starring Gaten Matarazzo, Peyton Kennedy, and Max Martini.
Featuring Ben Lifson as The Moderator, Darwin Hull as The Writer, Jacob Gulliver as REDACTED, and Aaron Coker as The Producer.

A magical realist drama about a goat farmer, starring Alfre Woodard, Martin Short, and Tom Waits.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, Jordon Johnson as The Writer, Ben Lifson as The Director, and Jacob Gulliver as The Producer.

A dreamy drama, starring Danny DeVito, and archival recordings of Dom DeLuise and Al Lewis.
Featuring Kyle Dekker as The Moderator, Jacob Gulliver as The Writer, Ben Lifson as The Director, and Jena Young as The Producer.

This episode was recorded live at the Phoenix Theater, as part of the Die Laughing 50 Hour Comedy Marathon!

Brought to you by the Silas P. Cunningham School of Dramatic Endeavors!

Music sourced from archive.org

A pop-culture packed pirate piece, starring Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Brian Dennehy, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Ben Lifson as The Writer, Aaron Coker as The Director, and Darwin Hull as The Producer.

A sexy spy comedy, starring Oprah, Angela Bassett, and Shia LaBoeuf.
Featuring Jacob Gulliver as The Moderator, Kyle Dekker as The Writer, Ben Lifson as The Director, and Laura Cannata as The Producer.