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What Are You Watching? with Chris Mancini

A weekly podcast from Chris Mancini (formerly of Comedy Film Nerds) where he interviews comedians, entertainment pros and other special guests and discusses what they are watching. Movies, TV Series both new and old. Mainstream and hidden gems. Good and... not so good. If it's on a screen, someone's watching it.
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Episodes

Ep 40: Hal Lublin

VO artist, podcaster, and actor Hal Lublin from The Venture Bros and Welcome to Night Vale joins Chris to discuss Black Widow, The Tomorrow War, Survivor, Virgin River, My Unorthodox Life, and More!

Jul 26, 202157 min

Ep 39: Chris Morgan

Chris Morgan drops by to talk about his new book "The Nickelodeon 90s". Along with a fascinating history of the channel, Chris and Chris also discuss Loki, The original Blade movie, The Bob Newhart Show from the 80's, Warrior, and more.

Jul 19, 202150 min

Ep 38: Dean Haglund

Comedian, Podcaster, and actor Dean Haglund from the X-Files stops by to discuss the quest for Hitler's gold, for real, In the Heights, Bull, Loki, The Undoing, Sweet Tooth, and more.

Jul 12, 202158 min

Ep 37: Steve Tatham

Comedian and Imagineer for Disney and Universal Steve Tatham joins Chris to talk about theme parks, IPs, Academy Award movies, Bo Burnham's special Inside, the Conjuring: The Devil Made me do it, The Mitchells vs The Machines, The "comedy" Dead Pigs, and more.

Jul 05, 202153 min

Ep 36: Murray Valeriano

Comedian, writer, and podcaster Murray Valeriano joins Chris to discuss live performance returning, writing, music, classic shows as comfort food, like MASH, The Larry Sanders Show and Star Trek, along with new shows like Mythic Quest and Love, Death and Robots. Bonus deep dive tangent into obscure one season shows like Quark and When Things Were Rotten.

Jun 28, 202159 min

Ep 35: Ed Kuehnel

Video Game and Comic Book Writer Ed Kuehnel joins Chris to discuss growing up watching wrestling on TV, his comic Invasion From Wrestletopia, LOKI, Top Boy and Top Boy Summer House, Sweet Tooth, and The Purge TV series.

Jun 21, 202153 min

Ep 34: Mark Waid

Comic book writer, editor, and publisher Mark Waid joins Chris to discuss Justice League, A Death in the Family, (both the comic and the animated adaptation), Calls, Castlevania, The Clone Wars spinoff The Bad Batch, and more!

Jun 14, 202148 min

Ep 33: Craig Shoemaker

Comedian, actor, and producer Craig Shoemaker joins Chris to discuss his organization Laughter Heals, The Kominsky Method, Mare of Easttown, performing as a comedian, cancel culture, being a documentary junkie, and more.

Jun 07, 202152 min

Ep 32: Kimberley Browning

Filmmaker, Producer, and founder of the Hollywood Shorts film program Kimberley Browning joins Chris to discuss indie film, Mare of Eastown, The Upshaws, Bad Trip, forgetting to use the IMDB Parent's Guide, the original Karate Kid Movie, and more!

May 31, 202152 min

Ep 31: Jonathan London

Filmmaker and Host of the Geekscape Podcast Jonathan London joins Chris to discuss Comic-Cons, the MCU, Ghost Rider, a sequel Chris selectively forgot existed, Tom Clancy's No Remorse, Jonathan's love of the NBA, Soul, Onward, and more!

May 24, 202152 min

Ep 30: Jack Carrerow

Legacy TV writer Jack Carrerow talks about working with Tom Hanks on Bosom Buddies and other classic TV shows. Chris and Jack also discuss old Looney Tunes Cartoons, News of the World, True Crime YouTube videos, and how television has changed over the years.

May 17, 202150 min

Ep 29: Mike Schmidt

Comedian and Podcaster Mike Schmidt returns to discuss Falcon and Winter Soldier, Mortal Kombat, Exterminate All the Brutes, the classic movie Thief and what it meant to him, The Dirty Dozen, and more!

May 10, 202156 min

Ep 28: Fernando Pinto

Comic book artist and podcaster Fernando Pinto joins Chris to do a deep dive into superhero movies and TV shows, including Invincible, The Boys, and a slew of DC Animated features including Superman" Man of Tomorrow, Gotham by Gaslight, and Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons.

May 03, 202154 min

Ep 27: Bil Dwyer

Actor and comedian Bil Dwyer joins Chris to discuss getting back to live performing, Marvel movies, Zack Snyder's Justice League, The Sound of Metal, Cherry, The Sisters Brothers, streaming service fatigue, and more!

Apr 26, 202154 min

Ep 26: Espree Devora

Podcaster, founder of WEARELATECH, and the face of Clubhouse, Espree Devora joins Chris to talk about the WeWork documentary, the perils of technology, podcasting, and if it's OK to laugh again. They also discuss The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, The Quick and the Dead, Sharon Stone's new book and more!

Apr 19, 202159 min

Ep 25: Neil T. Weakley

Godzilla vs Kong is here! And so is writer Neil T. Weakley to talk about it! Also discussed is how oddly off-putting My Octopus Teacher is.

Apr 12, 202149 min

Ep 24: Mike Siegel

Comedian and and HGTV and Travel Channel Host Mike Siegel joins Chris to discuss changes to travel post-pandemic, Schitt's Creek, My Octopus Teacher, WandaVision for beginners, Never Have I Ever, Hunters, the Tom and Jerry Movie and more!

Apr 05, 202148 min

Ep 23: Wayne Federman

Comedian, Actor, and Podcaster Wayne Federman joins Chris to discuss his book on the history of comedy, doing comedy in a bookstore, illegal movie streaming, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Invisible Man remake, Coming to America, Ghost World, and more!

Mar 29, 202159 min

Ep 22: Paul Gilmartin

Chris welcomes comedian and podcaster Paul Gilmartin to the show and they discuss Zero Zero Zero, dark documentaries, Love Fraud, Macbeth with Patrick Stewart, Barry, Some Kind of Monster (The Metallica documentary) and more!

Mar 22, 202153 min

Ep 21: Ric Meyers

Chris and writer, podcaster, and martial arts consultant Ric Meyers take a deep dive into Raya and the Last Dragon, and discuss the film's influences, animation, and Asian Cinema. Also included is a detour to Tom and Jerry, Duck Tales, and some upcoming action film recommendations.

Mar 15, 202155 min

Ep 20: Ed Crasnick

Comedian, Podcaster, writer, and producer Ed Crasnick stops by to talk about mental health and comedy, guest starring on the Sopranos, Nomadland, Say Anything, Deadpool, Redwood Highway, and Galaxy Quest.

Mar 08, 202157 min

Ep 19: Neil T. Weakley

Neil returns early to not only test the remote audio but to discuss The Muppet Show on Disney+, The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, Judas and the Black Messiah, Raised by Wolves, and Willy’s Wonderland. Bonus discussion on disclaimers vs banning media.

Mar 01, 202154 min

Ep 18: Daniel Van Kirk

Comedian, Podcaster and Actor Dan Van Kirk stops by virtually to discuss stand-up during a pandemic along with The Little Things, Silence of the Lambs, Alone, horrifying documentaries, In and of Itself, and more!

Feb 22, 202157 min

Ep 17: Alice Fraser

Comedian, Writer, and Podcaster Alice Fraser joins Chris and covers a lot of viewing ground to discuss a plethora of shows and movies including RuPaul's Drag Race, Afterlife, Bridgerton, The Expanse, all the Paranormal Activity movies, and more. The books The Warrior's Apprentice and The Phantom Tollbooth get bonus mentions.

Feb 15, 202155 min

Ep 16: Neil T. Weakley

Writer and film reviewer Neil T. Weakley returns to discuss Barry, Watchmen, Palm Springs, Promising Young Woman, Norsemen, and revisiting Lovecraft Country.

Feb 08, 202155 min

Ep 15: Kevin Avery

Comedian and writer Kevin Avery joins Chris to talk about his new show The Great North as well as what they are watching including Lupin, WandaVision, Counterpart, Solar Opposites, Ted Lasso and more!

Feb 01, 202157 min

Ep 14: CJ Johnson

Film Critic and Podcaster CJ Johnson joins Chris to talk about some of their favorite and not so favorite films of the year including The Climb, Never, Really, Sometimes, Always, The Midnight Sky, The Trouble With Being Born, Let Him Go, The Assistant, and Bombshell. Plus more Soul and Tenet talk. Moviepalooza!

Jan 25, 202159 min

EP 13: Tom Merritt

Daily Tech News Show and Cordkillers Podcast Host joins Chris to discuss streaming technology, The Prom, Uncanny Encounter, The Call, The Animaniacs reboot, Mank, and The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? How, indeed.

Jan 18, 202155 min

Ep 12: Jackie Kashian

Comedian and Podcaster Jackie Kashian joins Chris to discuss Soul, Wonder Woman 84, and does an unexpectedly deep dive into Bridgerton and Romance Novels. Note: Some Spoilers.

Jan 11, 20211 hr 3 min

Ep 11: Laura House

First ep of 2021! Laura House joins Chris to discuss detoxing from Christmas Movies, Die Hard, Fargo, The Dead Don't Die, The Last Picture Show, and why there aren't screens in European windows.

Jan 04, 202156 min
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