This week we bring on professional sitcom writer Justin Halpern to tell us the recurring sitcom jokes on every show. We also read emails, hear from David Lee Roth, Vince plays some news clips, and other jackassery ensues. Drunk on!

00:02:00 – Things start off with CNN’s front page poop transplant story. Vince reads some listener emails involving Jews in Australia and poop stories. The guys also talk about the classic SNL Schmitts Gay bit, and their generation’s Stairway to Heaven.
00:13:30 – Recurring guest Justin Halpern joins the Frotcast. He is currently writing for Cougar Town, and is working on a pilot for Fox based on his book I Suck at Girls. Vince reads another listener email detailing a grating experience. Spending time in sitcom writing rooms, Justin goes over some of well worn tropes and jokes that can be found in every single sitcom. There’s some talk about The Master, which leads to dog farts and the time Justin farted on Jennifer Love Hewitt.
00:46:12 – Vince reads a story about the replacement ref who blew the call from Monday’s game. The guys discuss the effect Twitter has on jokes, and they get a kick out of Nancy Grace’s Twitter hashtags.  The guys go off on sports screaming heads, Bret pitches a show idea, and Interrupting David Lee Roth returns.
01:02:51 – Plenty of clips are played. There’s a story about butt chugging, the bully dialogue from the Stoker trailer, Lil Wayne’s deposition, and local news story involving a squirrel. Brendan talks about some of the owners at his dog’s obedience class. Vince dreams about the possibility of Wee Man water skiing just from the speed and force of Usain Bolt. Somebody wants to fight Vince about a joke he never actually told.

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The Filmdrunk Frotcast in Chicago brought to you by Tall Tale Productions is official! 11/3 and 11/4 in Chicago.

This week, we bring Mike Eisenberg from Tall Tale productions, bring Laremy on to read a list, discuss Real Sports and their smarmy journalism, hear from Collective Soul Cat, and Arnold tells us how to stay in shape with an 80s soundrack. Drunk on!

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Bonus material! This is my interview with The Ambassador director Mads Brügger, who traveled to the Central African Republic to buy diplomatic title as a stunt. You can see the transcribed version of the interview here:

http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2012/09/interview-mads-brugger-ambassador-director-central-african-republic

Enjoy!

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This week, we bring back comedian Alison Stevenson to the Frotquarters (@JustAboutGlad). We talk about our Chicago Live Frotcast (11/3 and 11/4). Vince tells us how he almost got kicked out of a movie screening, we listen to a man describe anal massages, we talk about movie tropes that never happen in real life, read some ridiculous corporate speak heard at TechCruch, and of course other Frotcast nonsense. Drunk on!

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Filmdrunkards- we are coming to Chicago! 11/3 and 11/4 for 2 live shows! Kickstarter project to be launched soon.

This week we bring Laremy on, live from Toronto. We talk about some movies, listen to Chuck Norris’ plea to not send us into 1,000 years of darkness, hear a Manswer, read some emails, talk about Vince’s Filmdrunk and Friends stand up and Drunk on!

00:03:00 – Bret actually saw some movies recently, and wants to talk about them. The guys talk about actors really wanting to do a New York accents, which spirals out of control. They also talk about Breaking Bad and Chopped.
00:17:05 – Laremy bloops in from the Toronto Film Festival. He’ll be seeing 17 movies in 5 days, and is looking forward to Looper, Argo, Seven Psychopaths, and some others. There is some talk about the FilmDrunk and Friends show last week, and some more information about the Chicago shows. Vince plays the political ad from Chuck Norris and his wife.
00:40:13 – The guys can’t stand the DNC, and the RNC. They compare it to a boring version of WWE. A listener sends in an email about dead finches. Bret finally does shtick.
00:51:25 – Vince and Laremy talk about The Ambassador, a documentary Vince recently reviewed and interviewed the director. Laremy dreams of doing Esquire type celebrity interviews. The horrible Oogieloves trailer gets played, and the guys have trouble distinguishing between certain kinds of actors.
01:11:35 – Laremy goes over some of the movies he is looking forward to this winter. There are some masturbation stories. The guys all agree it should be legal to land one good punch on a WBC member.
01:28:50 – It’s time for MANswers Roulette. This one deals with a certain type of hooker. A new character is created: Chad Gordon-Levitt. The Frotcast finishes up with a voicemail.

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We’re coming to Chicago November 3d! Mark your calendars! This week on the Frotcast, Joe King is LIVE IN THE FROTQUARTERS! Joe unveils that he no longer has a stage name, so meet Joe Sinclitico. Brendan reads us an email from his girlfriend’s mom about accidentally hitting a Chinese man in the nuts at Costco, we talk about Knuckle, the documentary about bare-knuckle gypsy brawlin’, and Joe answers some of your questions about his mom and being a porn cameraman. After that, Joe Kin– er, Sinclitico, pitches us some new movie ideas, and indulges his strange obsession with Tevin Campbell. After that, things get a little fuzzy. We discussed what ever happened to Dauber from Coach. We play some audio from Ryan Lochte’s crazy sister who seems to love a certain racial slur for Chinese people. At one point Joe accidentally stops the recording on my computer while he Googles Tevin Campbell stuff, so we lost about 15 minutes there, but hey, if you don’t enjoy total disasters, hey, I don’t know why you’d be listening to a Frotcast, especially one with Joe as the guest. Enjoy!

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We are coming to Chicago! 11/3 weekend at University of Chicago.

This week Ben returns from Bermuda, we bring Laremy Legel on and he brings some lists. We play a clip from the Gathering of the Juggalos, talk about Hard Knocks and Brendan’s NFL stories, listen to kids cry after a movie, and of course other Frotcast jackassery.

00:01:20 – More information about the live Frotcasts in Chicago is revealed. The guys will be at the University of Chicago the weekend of November 3rd, with either Saturday/Sunday or Saturday/Monday shows. 80’s action films will be the theme, and you can choose from Commando, Predator, Over the Top, or The Running Man. The discussion on whether Stallone’s films are dumber than Arnold’s is brought up.
00:07:23 – The guys have been really enjoying Hard Knocks on HBO, but they think the Dolphin’s head coach is the “uncool dad” type. Brendan shares some of his stories at training camp as a rookie for the Baltimore Ravens. They get into the topic of hazing, and talk about some of their favorite rookie haircuts.
00:24:10 – Laremy gets blooped in to a surprise. He has created 2 lists specifically for the Frotcast: People who like to f*ck, and jobs he can currently get. The first lists includes various types of ninjas, a couple of actors, and people with disabilites. Kirk Cameron gets mentioned, and Laremy recently saw Celeste & Jesse Forever with Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg.
00:39:26 – Reader question time. The guys are asked to solve an epic debate amongst friends: Road House vs Point Break, and Top Gun vs Days of Thunder. Vince plays the clip of the two blubbering kids who just saw The Odd Life of Timothy Green. Laremy shares an anecdote.
00:56:17 – We get the first clip of footage from the Gathering of Juggalos featuring a guy getting hit with a stick for money. Another clip gets played from local news interview with a woman detailing her escape from an apartment fire, which eventually got the auto-tune treatment.
01:05:06 – Laremy reads his jobs list, and he even included slogans for some of them. The party nap planner just might be the best. The guys bemoan loud motorcycles, and talk about getting defriended on Facebook.
01:17:22 – Vince plays the millionth Call Me Maybe parody featuring the Chicago Young Republicans. As usual, there is some Newsroom talk, and Vince adds another show to his hate-watching list. Fake Bret makes an appearance talking about his favorite Latin species of squirrel, and Pre-Squirrel Fest.
01:28:22 – Ben gives a recap on his trip to Bermuda, and gives his thoughts about his drunken bloop-in last week. The guys are bewildered with the device used at customs in Mexico airports.

Drunk On!

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As promised, here’s a bonus Frotcast, the audio of my interview with Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam, Danish comics and the stars of the Danish comedy, Klown, now in theaters from Drafthouse Films. The sound quality isn’t perfect, because I couldn’t bring a whole mixer with me, but I listened to it and the quality issues didn’t bother me too much. The first guy talking is Casper, the second guy is Frank. The girl’s voice (and keyboard clicking) are Brandy Fons, the publicist for Drafthouse. Enjoy!

Interview Part 1:http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2012/07/interview-frank-casper-the-contentious-comics-of-klown

Interview Part 2: http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2012/08/the-klown-interview-part-2

Laremy’s Klown review: http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2012/07/review-klown-brings-back-the-canoe-comedy

Trailer: http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2012/05/watch-klown-a-danish-comedy-about-sex-with-big-ladies

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This week, we bring on Matthew Parker again to talk about his recently released book “Larceny in My Blood”, time in prison/ jail and answers listener questions. Ben talks about the shitty remake of Total Recall, Brendan does many impressions and talks about his Dad’s new train hobby (and hobbies for old retired dudes) as well as other standard Frotcastery.

2 min – Ben gives his review of the new Total Recall film. Lets just say he won’t be recommending it to anyone. The guys spend more time listening to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s DVD commentary to the original film.
12 min – It sounds like the details for the live Frotcasts in Chicago are almost finalized, but the crew is looking for recommendations for films to screen. Brendan adds some impersonations to his repertoire.
16 MIn – A listener sends in an email about adjusting to Australia’s TV & film culture. There is some more Hobbit talk.
20 min – Vince plays the trailer for Honey Boo Boo Child’s new show. The guys decide that people like this should be killed and served out of food trucks. Ben is still fascinated with the phenomena of food trucks. Brendan talks about his dad’s new hobby. Vince shares his odd experience in getting his bike fixed. The guys talk about some of their favorite SNL skits. They discuss some of the shows/programming that they are recently enjoying on television, and Brendan wonders why you drool more while taking a nap.
51 min – Matthew Parker returns to the Frotcast to talk about his recently released graphic novel, the New York Times piece he wrote dealing with the issue of death penalties, and his interview with Mancow. He answers some listeners questions about the various aspects of life in prison, how it’s a microcosm of society, and how gangs are like corporations. Matthew also talks about his transition from prison to attending the prestigious writing program at Columbia. He also gets into some of the reviews that have come out looking for some sort redemption in his novel. Things finish up with some beat boxing.

Drunk On!

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