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Sep 2022
1h 31m

‘Bros’ and Our Top Five 21st Century Com...

The Ringer
About this episode

‘Bros,’ Billy Eichner’s first leading role in a feature, is in theaters. Sean and Amanda dig into the movie before sharing their five favorite studio comedies of the century (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by Nicholas Stoller, the director of ‘Bros’ and other comedy installments like ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ and ‘Neighbors,’ to discuss the film and the current state of theatrical comedies in relation to streaming and television (58:00).


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Nicholas Stoller

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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