We made it to 50 episodes without imploding altogether! And you beautiful people are still here with us. This has been a long requested one after our first Kickassia episode last year. Keep us going and we all know To Boldly Flee will be our 100th episode. But once again, thank you all for your continued support, it has been so helpful to us, and it would be literally impossible to keep this going without your support. Thank you all so much for what you do. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & A...
Jul 25, 2025•1 hr 21 min
In this episode of 'Make Me a Musical,' we welcome the multitalented Matt Kurzyniec, an actor, director, bartender, and lighting designer currently on the national tour of 'Beetlejuice: The Musical.' Matt discusses his bartending adventures at Broadway shows, the thrill of joining the 'Beetlejuice' tour, and his love for Michigan's rich theater culture. Don’t miss this stagecraft-packed conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jul 21, 2025•44 min
Hey kids, we're back at you with a brand spankin' new episode on the second season of the sketch comedy show "In Living Color" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2025•44 min
Every ten years we gotta get another Fantastic 4 movie, but before we look at Pedro Pascal's beautiful face on a big screen, we gotta look back at the ugly wig we put on a big screen in 2015. Yes, somehow Jess is a big defender of this film, and you're about to learn why. This week we're talking about Josh Trank's notorious Comic Book movie Fant4stic. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf & Liz Esten Podcast Edited By: Nathan P. Keelan Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This s...
Jul 18, 2025•1 hr 13 min
We're back at you with one of the strangest things we've covered so far (and that's saying something), from the mind of Kung Pow's Steve Oedekerk we have High Strung, a Bill Hicks style rant film where Jim Carrey plays the Grim Reaper. You think that sounds entertaining? Well you're wrong, its not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 14, 2025•41 min
Up there! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Margot Kidder doing slam poetry for Christopher Reeve! In Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie, we see the best portrayal of Superman, Lex Luthor played by an actor who was just difficult (instead of fully evil), and innovative special effects that have aged a lot, but somehow aged wonderfully. Come fly away with us! Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf & Liz Esten Podcast Edited By: Nathan P. Keelan Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio...
Jul 11, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Remember when a bunch of the most talented and charismatic comedians of the 20th Century started a comedy variety show in the late 20th Century?! This week we're diving into the often remembered classic "In Living Color!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2025•54 min
The fire talks, the house moves, and we're on a ride! This week we're joined by animator and filmmaker Angelina Starceski to dive into the whacky world of Hayao Miyazaki to talk about the classic of the early aughts Howl's Moving Castle. Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf & Liz Esten Podcast Edited By: Nathan P. Keelan Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter ...
Jul 03, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 47
When you think ROMANCE who are the first two actors you think of? I mean, the first people I think of are Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters of course. THE ROMANTIC CHEMISTRY BLEEDS OFF THE SCREEN! That's right we're doing more Clint Eastwood nonsense this week, and it's actually kind of fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2025•44 min
UH OH! This week the Coen Brothers take us into the folk scene of 1960s Greenwich Village. Equally hilarious and depressing, Inside Llewyn Davis follows a folk singer wading through his mess of a life, searching for his breakthrough. Come for Poe Dameron and Kylo Ren singing in harmony, stay for the search for the cat's scrotum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Did you know that Stacy Keach had a wild recurring Detective Character called Mike Hammer, who would pop onto Prime Time television periodically to entertain boomers with power fantasies? Did you know Jim Carrey was a very strange guest star in one of those TV-Movies? Well today we're going to talk about it! Come join the fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2025•40 min
This week, Charlie Chaplin takes us 90 years into the past to visit Modern Times ! Boy, wouldn't it be nice if this movie wasn't still relevant? Chaplin's last outing as The Tramp, Modern Times is a celebration of early film techniques and creativity, with an undercurrent of sharp social commentary that time has not dulled one bit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 10 min
In this special episode of Make Me A Musical , host Jesse McAnally sits down with the powerhouse vocalist and performer Kyla Jade , who’s taking on not one, but two iconic roles — Aunt Em and Evillene — in the upcoming production of The Wiz at the Fisher Theatre , running June 17–29, 2025 . Buy tickets at BroadwayinDetroit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 16, 2025•42 min
Mamma Mia! Two Canadians are in love but can't be together because their parents own rival Pizza places! How will they ever make it work! Yes, have you ever wondered whether Anakin Skywalker and Julia Roberts niece could make a romance work? Well, Little Italy is the romantic comedy for you. Please send complaints directly to Elizabeth Esten! Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf & Liz Esten Podcast Edited By: Nathan P. Keelan Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of t...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 2 min
This week, join us for our episode of "Carrey'd Away" to talk about the first (but not last) time Jim Carrey would play a small role in a Clint Eastwood Vehicle. This episode dives into Eastwood's role in Boomer iconography, Dirty Harry as a character, and just all the strange things within the final Dirty Harry film "The Dead Pool" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 09, 2025•47 min
Alright folks, buckle up! We are genuinely SO excited for today's episode because we're talking about what might just be one of the absolute best films we'll ever cover on this show. We're diving into Clive Barker's chilling urban legend masterpiece – Candyman . You know the one: grad students poking the hornet's nest of folklore, getting in terrifyingly deep. And that performance? The late, great Tony Todd is iconic , defining a generation of horror. If you haven't seen Candyman yet... seriousl...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Broadway's "The Prom" stars Caitlin Kinnunen and Isabelle Mccalla join us to unravel the chameleon-like career of Jim Carrey, sharing laughs as we reminisce on his metamorphosis from rubber-faced comedian to a thespian of depth. Today we're talking about the forgotten Coppola romantic comedy called "Peggy Sue Got Married," where Jim Carrey plays the best friend of a very campy Nicolas Cage. Our stroll down memory lane brings us face to face with the rhino scene that defined "Ace Ventura" and the...
Jun 02, 2025•59 min
This is an extra special treat, we were given an opportunity to speak with filmmaker Sav Rodgers about his experience making the incredible documentary Chasing Chasing Amy, analyzing his relationship with the film, and the film's relationship with culture. We discuss how difficult it is to put yourself out there in a documentary, awkward interviews, and the musicals Sav would love to adapt to screen. This was a wonderful interview and you should give it a listen. Buy Chasing Chasing Amy! Learn m...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Hey Kids we're taking a time machine back to the 90's where every film had so many slurs and straight white men were the only folks allowed to tell queer stories. Yes we're diving into the fragile male ego with Kevin Smith's film Chasing Amy Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf & Liz Esten Podcast Edited By: Nathan P. Keelan Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twit...
May 30, 2025•59 min
A Jim Carrey Vampire film?! It's more likely than you think. This is the first film with Jim Carrey in a leading role, where he is allowed to expand his wings and deliver his more effective comedic persona. This film also has a ton of fun character actors hamming it up to high heaven. Come join us as we dive into the 1985 cult classic Once Bitten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 26, 2025•49 min
WE ARE DIVING INTO INSANEY TOWN BECAUSE IT IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT MIKE MEYERS IN THE CAT IN THE HAT! Is it good? No! Is it fun to watch? YES! I will die on this freaking hill, the film is a surrealist masterpiece! You should watch it, but after watching this episode, that's the most important, it's always the most important thing. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf & Liz Esten Podcast Edited By: Nathan P. Keelan Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the B...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 13 min
We're diving into the brand-new Proshot of the West End production of Next to Normal — and yes, it's a major upgrade from the original Broadway version. It deserved a Broadway run, no doubt, but this beautifully captured performance is a fantastic consolation prize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 20, 2025•57 min
Join us as we hop into the time machine and rewind to 1984, where we reminisce about Jim Carrey's first lead role in the quirky TV sitcom "The Duck Factory." This conversation unwraps the layers of the show, from its hopeful beginnings as a mid-season replacement to its untimely demise. Listen in as we explore the role Carrey played as Skip Tarkington, a departure from his usual zany persona, and ponder whether this straight-man act might have masked his comedic genius. We also shed light on the...
May 19, 2025•52 min
Hey kids we got a new episode coming at ya today! Because of Liz Esten we're diving into the world of Riverdale to talk about the comedy flop "Josie and the Pussycats." Truly we recorded this two weeks ago and I cannot remember anything about it aside from Alan Cumming. So come for the Cumming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 16, 2025•1 hr 2 min
This is a deep pull, but we can't NOT cover it! This week we're diving into the Drunk History internet special where Jim Carrey joined Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in a retelling of The Night Before Christmas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 12, 2025•33 min
Brush off your English Major degree because we're flashing back to high school Literature class to talk about one of the greatest novel turned to films ever written -- Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird." Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf & Liz Esten Podcast Edited By: Nathan P. Keelan Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram ...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Buckle up children because this week we're diving into the god awful 2009 Disney adaptation of A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey. Shockingly, this may be one of least positive episodes so far, and we have so far to go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 05, 2025•42 min
Hooo boy this is a long one. We're joined by our best friend in the whole world Big Beak from Big Beak entertainment to talk about Charles Schulz's loveable creation of "The Peanuts." I hope you're a Snoopy fan because we're diving into Snoopy. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf & Liz Esten Podcast Edited By: Nathan P. Keelan Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter ...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Guess who's coming to town this holiday season? No, it's not Santa, it's Jim Carrey's iconic Grinch from the 2000 film, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" We had the pleasure of bantering with Broadway's Andrew Keenan-Bolger, who once donned green fur as JoJo and young Max in the stage rendering of this tale. We strolled down memory lane, reminiscing about our own connections with Carrey as the green grouch, and Andrew spilled the beans about a special screening, and his Grinch stint that surpris...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 6
PUT ON YOUR THREE DEE GLASSES KIDS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PLANET DROOL TO DEAL WITH SOME WHACKY DREAMS OR SOMETHING. Could you believe that a short 20 years ago, this could pass as a ""movie"" to be released in cinemas? You will believe that a Sharkboy could sing, and that a Lavagirl could cry. You will also believe that you wasted your parents money to sit through this weird littly movie. Yes Robert Rodriguez has made some incredible films, but this movie certainly isn't one of them. This week ...
Apr 25, 2025•59 min
