{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68a8aa1073bf5b62980b4bb6/698bf7ded4ce9463161e1dae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Wet Hot American Summer (2001)","description":"<p>Zac's all-time favourite comedy. The funniest thing John has seen in years. Wet Hot American Summer (2001) is David Wain's absurdist masterpiece — a summer camp comedy in which everyone is obviously in their early 30s playing 16-year-olds, children die and nobody notices, Paul Rudd gives the greatest comedic performance of his career as the most aggressively bad boyfriend in screen history, and a can of vegetables (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) has an existential crisis and then has sex with a refrigerator.</p><p><br></p><p>Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Elizabeth Banks, and Molly Shannon all deliver career-best comedic work. Katie's final speech to Coop is one of the great gut punches in American comedy. The go-to-town sequence changes the film entirely. \"Specifically sex with Andy. Not you.\" This film is a masterwork.</p><p><br></p><p>SHOW NOTES</p><p>Film: Wet Hot American Summer (2001)</p><p>Director: David Wain</p><p>Starring: Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Ken Marino, Joe Lo Truglio, Molly Shannon, Chris Meloni</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><p>- David Wain's direction — corralling genius into coherent absurdism</p><p>- Paul Rudd as Andy the terrible boyfriend — career-best comedic work</p><p>- The go-to-town sequence as the movie's turning point</p><p>- Bradley Cooper and Michael Ian Black in the storage shed</p><p>- Katie's final speech — the long con that pays off perfectly</p><p>- The children who die (at least two, possibly more)</p><p>- H. Jon Benjamin as the talking can of vegetables</p><p>- David Wain as one of three comedy pillars of the early 2000s</p><p>- Netflix follow-ups: First Day of Camp (prequel) and Ten Years Later (sequel)</p><p><br></p><p>Fast Facts:</p><p>- This is Zac's actual all-time favourite film</p><p>- The go-to-town sequence supposedly happens within one hour of camp time</p><p>- Katie's speech: \"I'm sixteen. I'm all about sex. Specifically sex with Andy. Not you.\"</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram: @jazmakeapodcast</p><p>Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Acast</p><p>Email: jazmakeapodcast@gmail.com</p>","author_name":"John and Zac"}