Episode 20: The Biggest Place in Town
A deep dive into Groucho’s first solo effort, 1947’s Copacabana, which can be considered both a success and a failure, as well as neither.
Episode 19: Two of the Four of the Three Musketeers
The party of the first part shall be known in this episode as the party of the first part. How do you like that? Pretty neat, eh? This month we take it easy and discuss only half of the team, Groucho and Chico.
Episode 17: Hail and Farewell
Apologies in advance, friends, if we don't dislike Room Service quite as much as you do. We hope this episode doesn't drive you to your death just as it drove Leo Davis.
Episode 13: You'll Duck Soup the Rest of Your Life
"Once upon a time," writes Matthew in the Annotated, "there was a Marx Brothers film called Duck Soup." Nobody disagrees with that, but we do find some points of contrast in this discussion about the Marx Brothers' greatest film, which is not their best work. Of course you know this means war!
Episode 12: We Get Mad Because We Can't Read
We're joined by celebrated screenwriter Scott Alexander for a discussion of two tellings of the Marx Brothers' biography: Kyle Crichton’s 1950 biography of the Marxes, and the unproduced Marx Brothers biopic the world may yet see.
Episode 9: A Good Buy From MGM
Why, we didn't know you cared! But since you do, here's our ninth episode, in which Nick Santa Maria drops by to discuss The Big Store, which we all agree was made by MGM in 1941 and stars the Marx Brothers and Tony Martin.
Episode 7: Too Late, That's Monkey Business Already
Matthew, Noah, and Bob over-analyze Monkey Business. Musicologist and Zeppocologist Andrea Orlando stops by to offer some much-needed informed insight.
Episode 3: You Don't Have To Pay Us, But You Can't Fire Us
Frank Ferrante joins us for a deep dive into A Day at the Races. Frank details his personal history with the film, and we mercilessly dissect it. Noah reveals a surprising secret, and Frank answers questions from Council members.