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May 2024
1h 49m

‘Along Came Polly’ With Bill Simmons and...

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey threw up 19 times in 48 days after revisiting the 2004 romantic comedy ‘Along Came Polly,’ starring Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.


Producer: Craig Horlbeck

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