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Welcome to the Pod F. Tompkast! When night descends on the internet, Paul F. Tompkins keeps watch over all their is, fueled by the music of Eban Schletter's pianoforte. Together, these two sentries ail unseen towards the shores of day, passing the time with comedy type ramblings and bitlets. [more inside]
posted by mark k on Jan 28, 2023 - 8 comments

With Jason Bateman and Maya Rudolph. Brought to you by Nakatomi Pizza. "The holidays, a magical time each year when we set aside our differences and unite around one common believe, that Christmas sucks ass."
posted by jenfullmoon on Dec 21, 2022 - 5 comments

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn't been so easy to find, Giselle (Amy Adams) turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family's future happiness in jeopardy, she must race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 18, 2022 - 6 comments

Molly Wells (Maya Rudolph) has just divorced one of the wealthiest men in the world. Now she has to figure out what to do with her billions of dollars. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on Jul 18, 2022 - 7 comments

First non-political cold open in a long time! [more inside]
posted by rhizome on Mar 28, 2021 - 28 comments

2011 American comedy film directed by Paul Feig, written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, and produced by Judd Apatow. The plot centers on Annie (Wiig), who suffers a series of misfortunes after being asked to serve as maid of honor for her best friend, Lillian, played by Maya Rudolph.
posted by growabrain on Dec 31, 2019 - 14 comments

When the puppet cast of a '90s children's TV show begin to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case. [more inside]
posted by porpoise on Dec 26, 2019 - 2 comments

Jenny discovers a secret of Betty's that may help pay the family's overdue bills; after learning that Violet is featuring her real father in her comics, Wayne decides to build a treehouse to show how much he cares. (Fox, US broadcast) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Sep 29, 2019 - 1 comment

45th season opener [more inside]
posted by rhizome on Sep 29, 2019 - 22 comments

When a group of longtime girlfriends goes to Napa for the weekend to celebrate their friend's 50th birthday, tensions from the past boil over.
posted by ellieBOA on Jun 2, 2019 - 18 comments

June and Oscar are a married couple who live a comfortable-but-predictable life in suburban California. For years, they've had the same conversations, eaten the same meals, and taken vacations at the same rented lakehouse. But when June talks Oscar into shaking things up by taking a ski trip, the couple suddenly find themselves in completely unfamiliar territory -- raising questions about love, commitment and their marriage
posted by Eyebrows McGee on Sep 21, 2018 - 13 comments

Dash Shaw's stunningly animated feature in which an earthquake causes a high school to slide off the coast into the sea, where it slowly beings to sink like a shipwreck. Can Dash save his himself, his friendship, and the school that never seemed to care for him? Starring Jason Schwartzman, Reggie Watts, Lena Dunham, Maya Rudolph, Alex Karpovsky, and Susan Sarandon. [more inside]
posted by Krazor on Mar 22, 2018 - 4 comments

Following the events of B99's explosive S03 finale, Holt and Jake have settled into whole new lives in witness protection, as mild-mannered Florida residents "Greg" and "Larry". Or have they? Watch and find out! [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Sep 20, 2016 - 10 comments

Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.
posted by everybody had matching towels on Dec 21, 2015 - 2 comments

Heavyweights return to show the whippersnappers how it's done, as Fey and Poehler hit the high notes (Clinton and Palin; a brief Weekend Update takeover; Maya Rudolph) and Springsteen et al make their third appearance to bust out some songs that are older than most of the current cast and end the show and the year with "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (feat. Sir Paul McCartney).
posted by Etrigan on Dec 20, 2015 - 18 comments