Michael (2026)

Comedy and music people Stephen Kline & Michael Kline (Happen!) join Andy & Steph to talk about Robert Altman's 1980 comic strip musical, "Popeye"! Andy talks about how this movie felt like a fever dream as a child! Steph wonders who that guy who keeps eating the hamburgers is? Stephen and Michael talk about how this movie influenced their love of Harry Nilsson and the music they make to this day! We discuss how Little Orphan Annie and Henry Kissinger helped get this movie made! You KNOW we talk about "The Courtship of Eddie's Father"! This is a really fun one, so grab some carricks and rink the film! check out our No Skips playlist, we add to it on every episode! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFWcheck out the patreon! it's at patreon.com/dumbfun Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grab your cowboy hat and get the bachelorette party together-- we're goin' to Nashville!! (the TV show, not the movie.) Andy & Steph watch the first three episodes of Callie Khouri's country music soap opera-- one for the first time, one revisiting! Andy talks about his perception of the city of Nashville as someone who grew up in Memphis! Steph talks about finally watching this show after living with some of the songs for seven years! We talk about how you just always believe Hayden Panettiere. We wonder if this is the peak of Connie Britton's powers? We talk about Australia's perceived obsession with the American South! And of course, Emperor Palpatine stops by. check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out the No Skips playlist at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don't call it a memorial episode! Andy and Steph take a look back at the Irish two-hander that charmed them in the aughts, "Once." Steph talks about her ancestral call the 5/4 beat! Andy has a hot take about "Falling Slowly"! The gang tries to figure out if Markéta Irglová's character in this movie is a manic pixie dream girl! The gang tries to figure out if Markéta Irglová is DOING a character in this movie! We get dicey about what happened between the two leads before, during, and after production-- but mostly it's about song structure or whatever.check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfunhere's our No Skips playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grab an Orange Whip and get me my Cheez-Whiz-- the Blues Brothers have come to M:TM:TP! Steph and Andy get the band back together with Joliet's own Stephanie Weber ("Directora") to talk tip to tail about John Landis's 1980 film "The Blues Brothers." Andy talks about his Blues Brothers-themed English project gone wrong! Steph sees this movie for the first time! Stephanie discusses the challenges of talking movies with younger friends! The gang discusses important questions like: is Dan Aykroyd hot? How much cocaine was on this set? How long HAS Pier One imports been around? Was Carrie Fisher the J.Lo of her time?check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out our No Skips playlist at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ODYSSEY-MANIA comes to M:TM:TP as we discuss its 2000 Coen Brothers adaptation, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" with theater person Leanne Dinverno (The Coil Project). We unpack all the important questions like, is this really an adaptation of "The Odyssey"? Is this even a musical?? Andy talks about seeing this soundtrack... live in concert?? Steph details which artist from this soundtrack she started a lifelong love affair with. Leanne shares her favorite "Odyssey" meme! Listen to this when you're in a tight spot!check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out our No Skips playlist on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ladies and gentlemen... chee-hoo. FINALLY, Moana has come to Musical: the Movie: the Podcast! We unpack everything we can about the 2016 animated film Moana (and we definitely DON'T TALK about the 2026 remake). Andy details his lifelong relationship with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson! Steph and Tina talk about seeing Tommy Kail in a bookstore! Andy brings up the DM Steph got from Lin-Manuel Miranda! The whole gang argues about how long it takes to Lin to properly cook! We talk about how this movie influenced Wrestlemania 40! But I assure you we are NOT discussing the live-action one.check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out our No Skips playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If the apocalypse comes, beep us-- because Steph & Andy are busy watching one of the most popular "musical episodes" of all time, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"'s season six episode "Once More with Feeling"! Andy tells which two cast members from this episode he's met! Steph talks about the magic of DVR! The gang tries to figure out how to talk about this episode without glazing Joss Whedon! Plus an exclusive visit from Josh Sweden! Daily Show clip mentioned: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/the-daily-show-found-a-woman-in-russia-to-speak-out-for-lgbtcheck out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out our No Skips playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get your brollies, boys, because it's finally time for us to do some "Singing in the Rain"! Kent Carney (Show! The Show) joins Andy & Steph to tackle what many people consider to be the greatest movie musical of all time. Gene Kelly-- we can't stan' 'im!! But can we stan him? Andy talks about why Gene Kelly reminds him of The Rock in this movie! Steph discusses how Tom Holland helped her appreciate this movie! Kent realizes there's a relationship in this movie that's very familiar to him! And as always, we challenge your sense of kayfabe! JUSTICE FOR LENA!!check out our Patreon! it's at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out our No Skips playlist at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW?si=d7dedab0cdeb41c6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shamon back into M:TM:TP as Steph & Andy discuss their trip to the theater to see the Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" and whether it was worth it! Andy tells what MJ song he lip-synced to at a competition in first grade! Steph tells us why she went into the wilderness when MJ died! Tanya from "Chimp Crazy" stops by to talk about the presentation of Bubbles in this movie! Oh and yeah, the other thing. We talk about the other thing.check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out our No Skips playlist at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy & Steph are back for season four to discuss 2025's breakout vampire musical, "Sinners." We talk about how Ryan Coogler brought us here, to the most Oscar-nominated movie of all time, which is-- again-- a vampire musical. We reveal what Disney Channel original movie inspired Ryan Coogler along the way! We dig into Hailee Steinfeld's breakaway pop hit on the soundtrack! Andy talks about seeing the star of the post-credits sequence live and in-person! Is Ludwig Göransson the greatest living composer?? Is Michael B. Jordan Michael A+ Jordan or Michael C- Jordan?? And the spit. So much spit. check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfunfollow our No Skips playlist on Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.