Dead Eyes

Actor/comedian Connor Ratliff (The Chris Gethard Show, UCB, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) embarks upon a quest to solve a very stupid mystery that has haunted him for two decades: why Tom Hanks fired him from a small role in the 2001 HBO mini-series, Band Of Brothers.

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04 - Any Questions?

Connor imagines an alternate timeline with the help of Saturday Night Live alumn Bobby Moynihan , who played a major role in one of Tom Hanks's late-career triumphs: David S. Pumpkins. Watch the Haunted Elevator sketch that gave the world David S. Pumpkins. Episode Transcript --- Follow the show @deadeyespodcast Advertise on Dead Eyes via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Feb 13, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 4

03 - The Replacement

Connor doesn't trust his memory. Actor, comedian, and showrunner of Adam Ruins Everything Adam Conover explains that, without a doubt, Connor is misremembering the details of his experience on Band of Brothers. At least some of them. Award-winning illustrator Maëlle Doliveux critiques an autobiographical comic that Connor wrote and drew about being fired. Connor has an overdue conversation with actor Adam Sims , his replacement on Band Of Brothers . The two discover their respective stories shar...

Feb 06, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 3

02 - Tristesse

A 10-year-old Connor acts onstage in a 1985 production of Oliver! and has a seemingly disastrous first television interview. Years later, a 17-year-old Connor stars in a production of Ordinary People across from Emmy-winning actor Jon Hamm ( Mad Men, The Town, Baby Driver ), who was a senior in college at the time. Connor and Jon look back on their time working together and recount their highs and lows in various audition rooms. Plus, a recreation of Connor's Band of Brothers re-audition scene f...

Jan 30, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2

01 - He's Having Second Thoughts

Actor Connor Ratliff embarks on a podcast journey to investigate why Tom Hanks fired him from Band of Brothers in 2000, allegedly due to his "dead eyes." He shares his personal story, his initial excitement and subsequent devastation, and discusses the profound impact of such rejections on an actor's confidence with friends D'Arcy Carden and Zach Woods. The episode explores the universal experience of professional disappointment and aims to find closure, perhaps even a re-audition with Hanks.

Jan 23, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Coming Soon: Dead Eyes

A quest to solve a very stupid mystery that has haunted comedian Connor Ratliff for two decades: Why Tom Hanks fired him from a small role in the 2001 HBO mini-series, Band Of Brothers . Subscribe today and catch the first episode, launching 1/23! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jan 10, 2020•3 min

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