This week's Pop Culture Happy Hour delves into nostalgic childhood memories with a revisit to the 90s Nickelodeon show 'Double Dare', James Acaster's unique comedy special featuring audience heckling, and SZA's surprise album expansion.
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: James Acaster's comedy special, the '90s show, which aired on Nickelodeon when I was a kid. It was hosted by Kirk Fogg. This was a show where you had teams like the Purple Parrots and Blue Barracudas who would compete in trivia games and physical games for a chance to win prizes.
He is kind of wrestling with his relationship with audiences and how he started caring what they think and whether or not he really enjoys doing comedy. This is a great special and you can, and it expands a 23 song album into a 38 song album. It feels like its own album, but it also feels like an extension of, which is already this gorgeous, unwieldy creature in its own right.
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