Podcast Review: Bullseye With Jesse Thorn: Chris Rock and John CleeseBy Marc Hershon The guests that pass through the portals of Bullseye with Jesse Thorn run the gamut of show business and the conversations can get serious. Still, given the hosts comedy connections, no one would debate that his show counts as a comedy podcast. This week offers twoBy Marc Hershon The guests that pass through the portals of Bullseye with Jesse Thorn run the gamut of show business and the conversations can get serious. Still, given the hosts comedy connections, no one would debate that his show counts as a comedy podcast. This week offers two insightful chats, the first with Chris Rock upon the debut of his latest film, Top Five. Thorn delves into the similarities between the lead character, played by Rock, who is a comedian turned movie star, and Rocks real life as a comedian turned...movie-kinda-star. Thorne also talks to the delightful John Cleese of Monty Pythons Flying Circus fame, who just published his memoir, So, Anyway. Cleese amusingly reveals the truth behind what brought he and the remaining members of Python together for their reunion in London last summer: A legal settlement of $800K against the cast. Solution: Put on a show! In between the two chats, in a segment called I Wish Id Made That, is Comedy Bang Bangs Scott Aukerman waxing wistful about TVs quirky Twin Peaks series. Finally, Thorne closes the show talking about the triumph of Amazons video series Transparent starring Jeffrey Tambor. At one hour and 14 minutes this week, Bullseye serves up one hell of a show. -- Also listening to: StartUp Podcast #9: We Made A Mistake; and Picking Favorites Epi6: Nathan Fillion --This review originally posted as part of This Week In Comedy Podcasts on Splitsider. ift.tt/1gB4pon
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:48:33 +0000
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