Chris Adams and Holly Morgan from the podcast Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical join Patrick and Beth to break down the movie that so many of our guests thought was Love Actually. We cover: the agony and the agony of Cameron Diaz, very British children, the Nancy Myers of it all, trolls and their bridges, Kate Winslet’s cottage, why Patrick won’t AirBNB and/or Uber. Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal . more about Beth more about Patrick more about Chris mo...
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Patrick and Beth are back! They have heard your voicemails, read your missives, and are ready to bring you all the Christmas cheer you expect from your favourite (with a “u”) podcast that directs Love Actually in this manner! We cover the Love Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral Red Nose Day sequels (are they sequels?), the race for the 2020 UK Christmas number 1, introduce our new theme song (maybe), and finally put #Schiffergate to bed (except we don’t). Support What is Love Actually? by ...
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 13
Patrick and Beth try to make sense of all this, tally the scores, and endeavour to discover just what is Love Actually? We cover erroneous commas, Love Actually in the news, Lulu Popplewell, the A Christmas Prince drinking game, Schiffergate, longing for the 4-hour cut of this movie, and how this repeated viewings of Love Actually led Patrick back to the works of Paul Thomas Anderson (specifically Magnolia). EMAIL US AND WE MIGHT READ YOUR MISSIVE ON OUR CHRISTMAS EPISODE! Support What is Love A...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 12
Robbie Rozelle & Robert W. Schneider from the Gay Card Revoked podcast join Beth & Patrick to revel in the story of Daniel ( Liam Neeson , Darkman, Schindler's List), Sam ( Thomas Brodie-Sangster , The Queen’s Gambit, Game of Thrones, Phineas and Ferb), Joanna ( Olivia Olson , Phineas and Ferb), and Carol ( Claudia Schiffer ). We cover Robbie’s funeral plans, Rob’s Emma Thompson stories, Liam Neeson’s family kidnapping issues, animal porn, airport runs, and we finally settle Schiffergate...
Nov 27, 2020•59 min•Ep. 11
Wonder duo Jenna Duncan (theatre director) & Rick Westerkamp (actor, teacher) join Patrick & Beth to sob through the chronicle of Harry ( Alan Rickman , national treasure), Karen ( Emma Thompson , two-time Oscar winner & damn national treasure), and Mia ( Heike Makatsch , Resident Evil). We cover dirndls, how to seduce your boss with Beth & Jenna, Jenna’s many soapboxes, the issue with Rufus the Angel, and how much we love Emma Thompson. Support What is Love Actually? by making a...
Nov 27, 2020•50 min•Ep. 10
Married-acting-singing persons Evan Casey & Tracy Lynn Olivera join Beth & Patrick to glance askance at the saga of David ( Hugh Grant , from this mugshot ) and Natalie ( Martine McCutcheon , EastEnders). We cover the Casey/Olivera Christmas watchlist, how Billy Bob Thornton can get it, the Teapot Dome Scandal, recasting Hugh Grant & Colin Firth with Willem Dafoe & John Malkovich, body positivity, and we finally settle whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it isn’t not). ...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 9
Married podcasters Kimberly Cooper Schmidt (Broadwaysted! and Broadway Baby podcasts) & Jay Schmidt (Broadway Baby podcast and Preview’d on YouTube) join Patrick & Beth to suffer through the tragedy of Sarah ( Laura Linney , national treasure) and Karl ( Rodrigo Santoro , 300). We cover Karl’s job, Karl’s glasses, Karl’s abs, this film’s abuse of Laura Linney, Beth’s accent blindness, Downton Abbey, THAT scene, and the incredible beginning to Jay & Kimberly’s relationship. Seriously,...
Nov 27, 2020•57 min•Ep. 8
Jonathan Howard (genuine Brit and bass with The King’s Singers) & Jess Newman (American transplant in England) join Patrick & Beth to gaze lovingly at the romance of (porn?) stand-ins Jack ( Martin Freeman , Sherlock, the MCU) and Just Judy ( Joanna Page , Gavin & Stacey). We cover: The Great British Bake-Off, Richard Curtis and “the Canon,” American women shagging any Brit they meet, how British IS this movie?, anoraks, Teletext, and the John Lewis Christmas advert. Support What is ...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 7
This episode we get serious with married journalistic-people Alexandra Petri (columnist and author of Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why!) & Stephen Stromberg (editorial writer for The Washington Post). They join Patrick & Beth to wade through the fairy tale of Jamie ( Colin Firth , Pride and Prejudice) & Aurélia ( Lúcia Moniz , Portugese pop sensation). We cover turtlenecks, “the woman language,” Christmas movies = horror movies, tramp stamps, the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, and the...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 6
Married people Jon Markland & Malinda Markland join Beth & Patrick to boogie through the world of fallen popstar Billy Mack ( Bill Nighy , Love Actually) and Joe ( Gregor Fisher , The Baldy Man). We cover the most beautiful man in Britain, the truth behind the UK’s Christmas number 1 song, Ant and/or Dec, Iggy Pop dry-humping J.Lo, and why the line: “a hefty number of half-naked chicks with their mouths open” makes us especially uncomfortable. Support What is Love Actually? by making a d...
Nov 27, 2020•50 min•Ep. 5
Married co-stars of NBC’s Connecting Keith Powell & Jill Knox Powell join Patrick & Beth to ask all the right questions about the tale of Juliet ( Keira Knightley , Pirates of the Caribbean I-IV), Peter ( Chiwetel Ejiofor , Kinky Boots, Serenity, 12 Years a Slave), and Mark ( Andrew Lincoln , The Walking Dead). We cover diversity hires, toxic masculinity, the awfulness of an episode of Friends, and the time 19-year-old Jill went on a date with an NBA player as old as her dad. Support Wha...
Nov 27, 2020•59 min•Ep. 4
Long-time actor friends John Loughney & Katie McManus join Beth & Patrick to suffer through the quest of Colin ( Kris Marshall , My Family) and his decision to go the States to get laid against the advice of his friend, Tony ( Abdul Salis , Casualty). We cover ice skating injuries, Colin’s job, the nature of Colin and Tony’s relationship, INCELs, a new podcast: 3 Gen-Xers and a Millennial, and whether or not the women Colin meets in Wisconsin are drug dealers using him as a mule or a cov...
Nov 27, 2020•56 min•Ep. 3
Patrick & Beth found two human beings on this planet, Solomon Parker III & Joshua Simon, who had never seen Love Actually! So they all watch it from top-to-bottom. We cover that Love Actually is not The Holiday, Josh’s non-Christmas-movie Jewish upbringing, how Solomon is HERE for declarations of love, the definition of “Beth,” and whether or not Kate Winslet is in this movie (she’s not, that’s The Holiday). Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank ...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 2
Mr. Curtis is a comedy hero to Patrick and much less than that to Beth. We start at Oxford, sidle over to the classic BBC comedies Blackadder, Mr. Bean, and The Vicar of Dibley, before finally paying special attention to the three romcoms he wrote prior Love Actually: Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Bridget Jones’s Diary. What is known in England as “The Canon.” Support What is Love Actually? by making a donation at PayPal and we will thank you come Christmas! more about Beth more...
Nov 27, 2020•2 sec•Ep. 1
Welcome to the podcast that tries to discover just what the 2003 romantic Christmas film Love Actually is by taking it apart and putting it back together again. Coming 27th November 2020! A 12-episode deep-dive into the 2003 Christmas romcom Love Actually. Join Patrick Flynn (of The Original Cast podcast) and Beth Amann as they examine each component of Richard Curtis’s holiday opus With guests such as: Keith Powell & Jill Knox Powell from NBC’s Connecting Alexandra Petri , columnist and aut...
Oct 27, 2020•3 min
