Shut Up I Love It

Comedians Tracy Meyer and Howie Kremer come back with another TV show that they love and none of their friends watches: C.B. STRIKE, based on the best-selling novels by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) and starring Tom Burke as Cormoran Strike and, brilliantly, Holliday Grainger as Robin Ellacott. So, like, whodunit? How come there's little to none sexy time in the show? And most importantly, how does Howie feel about Sandra Oh? Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

We hope you love DEVS (the TV show with a rare promise of strong Russian characters) as much as we do. Writer/comedian Michael Lucid joins Sasha and Joe to share his love for Alex Garland's most recent masterpiece, starring Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman and Karl Glusman. Things get trippy, things get deep. Then they get trippy again. Follow Michael on IG. Download Joe Cabello's graphic novel "Robot. Black Belt. Champion" for free. Give yourself a shoulder pat, you're alright. Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

Oh boy, do we have a treat for you. Returning to the show is our friend/screenwriter/clown legend Chad Damiani. He joins Sasha and Joe in an epic discussion of ANGEL HAS FALLEN, a 2019 action thriller starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Nick Nolte, Danny Huston and Piper Perabo. How many explosions can you have with a budget of $40 million? Can you trust Nick Nolte with young children? And finally, what happens if you cut out all the scenes with Jada Pinkett Smith? Listen to find out. Download Joe Cabello's graphic novel "Robot. Black Belt. Champion" for free. Give mom another call and treat your hands to an extra scrub. Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

Musician Bryant Walker has been a member of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn for 12 years. Now that's a secret society so we're very grateful to have Bry shed light on things like the Occult and Ceremonial Magic, Carl Jung, Aleister Crowley and other good stuff. Bry goes deep, recalling his occult experiences like invoking ancient Sumerian spirits and carving symbols (consensually!) on the scarlet woman's back, mid-coitus. Wait, who is this scarlet woman you're talking about? How does sex "magick" work? And what are cakes of light and should I eat them (you shouldn't)? Listen to find out answers to all of your salacious questions. Check out Bry Walker's (aka Mr. Owl's) website. He wrote a new track for our podcast! Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

Join us for an intimate edition of Shut Up I Love It. Sasha and writer/comedian Joe Cabello (FIVE @ 305, Beat It) sit down for a virtual hang to tackle 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS (2003), arguably the least liked movie in the franchise, starring Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson and a very tanned Cole Hauser. What ever happened to the driver who got killed under the semi-truck (and nobody cared about it)? Does passionate thigh-squeezing count as a fighting maneuver? And what's a penis-chopper-offer? Listen to find out. Download Joe's graphic novel "Robot. Black Belt. Champion" for free. Call your mom. Keep washing those handsies. Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

Everyone loves Larry David, the creator of SEINFELD and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, right? Not so fast. In this SHUT UP I HATE IT edition, pop-culture expert Burt Kearns refers to LD as a "baldheaded four-eyed prick," as he recalls being dissed by the man at a group dinner back in the 80s. Before you know it, a conspiracy theory is born: did Larry have something to do with Sonny Bono's fatal ski "accident"? You heard it here first. We also share some of our celebrity encounters, including those with Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Jim Jarmusch and yes, more Larry David. Burt Kearns is a TV producer and author, most recently he co-wrote the book The Show Won't Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage with Jeff Abraham. Jay Hunter's podcast Ween Pod Satan is dedicated to "the best band of all time." Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

What's up fam! Boy, do we have a special episode for you today. Sasha Feiler and Joe Cabello bring back Cinematographer Jay Hunter (AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, SUPERSTORE) to discuss PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES, from salvia to shrooms to DMT. How many shroom trips has Jay embarked on over the course of his youth? Who the hell are Self-Transforming Machine Elves? And what does a DMT trip have in common with the 2017 film GIRLS TRIP? Listen to find out. Also, we recommend the trippiest moves and TV shows out there: Annihilation, The Field In England, Midsommar and DEVS. You can download Joe's graphic novel "Robot. Black Belt. Champion" for free. Check out Jay's podcast Pod Ween Satan about the greatest band of all time. Stay safe and wash those handsies. Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

Our hearts go out to Italy, so we're releasing an episode we recorded just a few weeks ago, when we all were young and innocent. Actor/clown Tadamori “Tad” Yagi drops by to praise Roberto Benigni's 2002 film PINOCCIO -- and present his fascinating analysis of this cultural masterpiece. Does Pinoccio have "wood" for the Blue Fairy? Which character(s) in the film look like child molesters? And most importantly, how can anyone ignore the fact that a 50-year-old man is playing a prepubescent boy? Listen to find out. Also, we recommend the animated show TUCA & BERTIE on Netflix and the musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee... wherever you can find it. (Note: since this episode was recorded on 3/01/20, Tad's live comedy shows are currently on hold...until the world goes back to normal). Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

Welcome to our least evergreen episode so far! The world is not what it was just a few weeks ago, but COVID-19 ain't stopping us from bringing you earfuls of goodies! This week, Steven and Sasha check in with Megan Baker to see how she's surviving this Pandemic/Quarantine/National Emergency business. Megan works at a doctor's office, so she's most likely to get coronavirus out of the three of us... or is she? Listen to find out. Also, we recommend a whole bunch of random stuff: the anime One Piece, the language-learning app italki, the video game Ashes Cricket, the horror film streaming platform Shudder, exercising from home (check out obéfitness and Down Dog apps: much like Shudder, they're running free apocalypse specials) and the quick PSA from Mel Brooks and Max Brooks (Note: the episode was recorded via Zoom on 3/21/20). Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

Actor/performer Melissa Heiman works on "Team Al," as in Al Pacino -- she recently rehearsed with him for Amazon's hit TV show HUNTERS. We sit down to discuss obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is by no means a laughing matter and can be a debilitating illness. However, Melissa finds *some* aspects of *her* OCD beneficial -- especially during the current COVID-19 outbreak. Melissa shares her experience with hypnotherapy, and we talk about our inexplicable obsessions, including looking for an intruder under the bed, walking around the house on tiptoes and organizing phone apps by color. At the end, we recommend the film Brahms: The Boy II, the TV show MR. PICKLES and Simply Cheetos. Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

Jeff Thompson is an actor, writer, and magician and not only does he take us "behind the scenes" of MAGIC, but also demonstrates us a sick card trick... ya know, just to blow our minds. And, being a graduate of the Academy of Magical Arts and all, he sure does! He also tells us about his audition at The Magic Castle... very intense! Later, we recommend three films: the 2018 Glenn Close/Jonathan Pryce vehicle The Wife, Color Out Of Space (2019) with your man Nicolas Cage and J. D. Dillard's The Sleight starring Jacob Latimore. Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

Amanda Sitko is a TV Writer (BROCKMIRE) and a veteran performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater. She credits STRANGERS WITH CANDY as her major comedy influence and prefers those people who've seen it/loved it to those who haven't. The discussion opens up to all things High School... including growing up in Siberia, where comedy was almost as rare as women behind the wheel. CW: we also discuss the use of derogatory terms in Film and TV, as well as the phenomenon aptly coined by another great comedian as "sexy autism." Then, we recommend Andy Samberg's comedy vehicle HOT ROD, the 2002 classic Kung Pow! Enter The Fist and filing for bankruptcy (that is, if you fit the bill). Check out BROCKMIRE Season 4 on IFC starting March 18, 2020. Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

You can see comedian Peter Murphy on MTV, Hulu and Comedy Central but it's only on this podcast where you get to hear him talk about... CRICKET, as in the second most popular sport in the world. In fact, cricket has got between 2 and 3 billion fans, that's waaaaay more than baseball and its mere 500 million fans! After Peter tells us about playing cricket in his apartment, we look up sexy cricketeers and analyze a list of the players who had died on the field. Most importantly, Peter enlightens us regarding the underarm bowling incident of 1981... So. Scandalous. Also, we recommend the Indian film "Panga" about kabaddi (that's also a sport), Downtown Los Angeles and Haruki Murakami's memoir "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running." Check out Peter's debut comedy album "Notice," available everywhere. Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

Hope you have a killer Valentine's Day! Our guests Justin Michael Terry and Ryan Marsico of the legendary improv team Red Door see two things as greatly undervalued: DEATH, as in "the state of being dead," and IMPROV. We share our near-death experiences, we talk improv (CW: we also discuss creating characters who use derogatory terms), we cry, we die laughing, and finally, we answer the ultimate question, To Be Or Not To Be (spoiler alert: it's To Be -- but only if you do it right). At the end of it all, we recommend the film THE RYTHM SECTION and HBO's adaptation of HIS DARK MATERIALS. Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

Sean Kearney is Game Developer, Designer and Writer, as well as a former guest of the podcast. He's worked on a variety of games for companies such as Disney, EA, and Nexon. His credits include: WHERE'S MY WATER?, CORNY CRUSH (starring Shane Dawson) and dozens of games based on Disney Channel shows that you’ve probably never heard of, but your younger nieces and nephews likely enjoyed. We interviewed Sean about his job, his humble beginnings in writing "funny poems," and his passion project, ZERO SUM, a cinematic puzzle game for iOS, which combines fiendish puzzle gameplay with an over-the-top B-movie storyline complete with live action cutscenes. Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/

As Terry Crews continues making the headlines in his online battle with Gabrielle Union, we've got TV writer Ashley Soto (VIDA, FAST AND FURIOUS: SPY RACERS) lead us in an intellectual dissection of Terry's 2003 vehicle WHITE CHICKS. This "comedy standard" (to quote Ashley) was directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and stars Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans as a pair of FBI agents donning whiteface to pass as two white women. Also, we recommend Alfred Hitchcock's lesser known - but not lesser - film REBECCA (1940) starring Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier, the British TV comedy PLEBS and Ismael Rivera's musical recordings with Cortijo y su Combo. Email us at [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @shutupiloveit1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutupiloveit1/