This week’s podcast covers heartwarming holiday movies, saucy parade balloons and, um, murder.
t hosts Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee are here for the holiday season. This week, they’re joined by “Beast of the Week” Richard Curtis, the filmmaker whose iconic films—, is an animated Netflix film—and comes in tow of an honorary Oscar, or Governor Award, given by The Academy to recognize extraordinary achievements in the film industry. The award was given to Curtis for his philanthropic work with, a British charity geared towards making the public laugh while raising money.
However, not all of Curtis’s legacy is without critique. Reflecting on feedback he’d received from his daughter, Curtis acknowledged that some of his earlier works might not have aged perfectly. “There are things that I would write differently now,” he admitted. “I think there are one or two things which are off-color now.”On a less festive subject, The Daily Beast’s publisher and CEO Ben Sherwood also joined the podcast to discuss his decades of reporting on.
“Ben, what do you think it would do for me if Ryan Murphy made a drama about my life?” Coles joked. “I’d fear for everyone around you,” Sherwood replied, citing Murphy’s “incredible imagination.” But then perhaps Coles should have already featured in Murphy’s productions—hisat the Oxford Union after his murder trial. Listen to this week’s podcast for that scene and much more.
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