Robert Downey Jr Back To Save Marvel?

[@vittorioangelonecomedy]

Very mad to get mentioned on one of my favourite podcasts. Big fan! Thank you for the kind words

[@thoughtgale]

I really enjoyed your pudcast appearance!

[@stevenbierman3259]

I was not expecting you or Have A Word being mentioned on this podcast. Even if they did put the Have A Word logo on screen when talking about the Guide to Parenting podcast and not when mentioning Have A Word.

[@bodschannel]

even i was excited and i've only caught you pod a few times, your special was fucking deadly though

[@dibster_1976]

Shame they showed the HAW logo - I know you and Mike have been on a number of times but at least get this right

[@allanbarr1975]

Love Sally Phillips, strong advocate for the social model of disability. Writing as a disabled person. Loved smack the pony and her radio 4 social worker comedy

[@trudimclaren4301]

Love your reference to Alan Davies' stand-up - he was truly great when he was doing it.

[@shewana4371]

Russo brothers directed episodes of Community. Those are some of the best episodes.

[@Alo4321]

Basically if the a panel show critiqued the tories in a funny way then it got cancelled. Never mind they spent 10 years before hammering labour. Its what satire is for. Who ever is in power takes a licking. If we cant laugh at those in power then how can we vent?

[@travisolson9413]

One of the small towns I lived in during my years had a doctor named Dr. Bonebrake. His medical license was suspended for drug and alcohol use.

[@LiisaHolly]

In Australia we actually had a Dr Patel, who got the nickname Dr Death because of negligence etc. Funny hearing Richard say the name on here. I'll take Dr Robinson thanks.

[@thestarboy12]

The film entirely made by Ai "The Last Screenwriter" that was mentioned a bit ago as it got pulled from cinemas is now available on KZbin to watch fully if anyone was interested

[@NameRealperson]

I'll add it to my to-watch list, right between _Transformers 7: Megatron Gets a Colonoscopy_ and _Beverley Hills Cop 4_

[@veronicamaine3813]

@@NameRealperson The axel F film is actually very enjoyable - its made with love and commitment which is more than I can say for many films today

[@hanshans387]

Should very much stress that edinburgh isn't just a comedy festival - it's the worlds biggest arts and culture festival - all sorts of stuff beyond comedy going on.

[@fionaburke]

Fantastic Ford must be the motor. Ford Focus for the invisible woman..Fiesta for the torch, transit for Thing, mr Fantastic in a Kuga?

[@sorscha1308]

Our choir (100 people strong) went to Edinburgh a couple of years ago and it cost us over £400 each for 2 nights shared rooms at a uni campus out of town and 2 coaches there and back. We did sell tickets to our shows, which i assume paid the venue fees. We certainly didn't make a bean out of going but it was a great experience and we even managed to be outnumbered by the audience at Gray Friers, which was lovely.

[@mitchmorgan6296]

"Get that drink out of shot" "I think we got away with it".

[@thornton]

I knew Richard was an optimist, but the notion that Sessegnon is going to be fit to play 15 minutes of football at Fulham was a step too far in to fantasy land for me to follow

[@michealangelo12865]

Dr Doom went to MIT with Reed Richards

[@user-ic4vo2zc6f]

The lowdown to the Edinburg Fringe Festival as it is now is golden.

[@dogsdinner99]

Really interesting to hear about the way the comedy industry is going. I follow Steve Hofstetter and all the techniques Richard mentions he does. Also Chris Turner who publicises his raps rather than his whole show. Has Richard done stand up? Would love to see that 😊

[@smithjonathan]

Wasn't until the fourth time you said it, I realised you weren't saying Cats in America. I'd watch that. (I blame the kitten photos)

[@straitJacketFashion]

And the streets are paved with cheese

[@MoonOnAStickFilms]

A return to 'by and large' for this episode, only two but better than nothing.

[@lewisjaffray4426]

I hate when Osman says 'by and large!' He says it way too may times

[@aparnak9093]

Marina is very professional and respectful and very rarely interrupts Richard He on the other hand is all the time making ( what he thinks is funny) comments and side tracks

[@dh7314]

The MCU ended for me at Endgame. It was a nice conclusion and wrapped it all up. I wasn’t interested after that

[@Elwaves2925]

I'm definitely still interested but less so now. There have been a couple of great movies since then but overall they've gone from must watch to see it at some point. They should have taken a break after Endgame, then started with a fresh new storyline instead of trying to continue the old one. As you say, it was a good conclusion.

[@fibrown444]

Festival time in Edinburgh is about so much more than the Fringe and don't forget the official festival too. I'm surprised Richard being an author hasn't for example noted the amazing book festival on at the same time with many big names.

[@kathycollins2746]

He is here at Book Festival this year for one interview

[@tomwoodcraft_gfx]

38:10 , thank you! just hearing you say the talent pool is there means a lot, its been the worst year to date

[@SuperKickFarty]

Thinking back to the old days of Edinburgh the comics who really could afford to go and make their career the majority you’ve mentioned are middle class. It’s always been a struggle for working class people to do it, but now it’s changed. Working class folk are bypassing the traditional way and making their money and content on their phones and blowing up.

[@oneoldgit]

I enjoyed the Grayman. Ryan Gosling and a camp Chris Evans as the bad guy

[@Cinephileofmany]

In 2021 I booked a nice flat to stay in advance for Edinburgh 2022 a year later. It was approx £80 a night. When I tried to book that flat again for the following year it was now £200 a night. £240 for three nights became £600. I mean there’s uplift and then there’s just greed from supply and demand!

[@cameronclark8052]

I think you’ve accidentally conflated Vittorio’s success which is due to him being fantastic but also being a guest on Have A Word. Have a word have one of the biggest patreons in the world!

[@colinmaynard2879]

When I was a kid my GP was Dr Oo (native of Singapore)

[@larsmenken2679]

The bit where you talk about comedians showing shorts on KZbin, I actually had to check out who Paul Smith is, and it turns out I watch him a lot, I just don’t associate any name with him. There are a couple of others I don’t recall the names right now but I see a lot. Indian guy in America who stereotypes a lot, and muscle guy in America, I think he is called Matt. So, while they get a lot of engagement out of me, do they actually male themselves ‘household names’?

[@Grand_Master12312]

On short rdj can save marvel and he is on that way

[@mr.d5314]

4:11 I once got sent to a doctor called Dr. Rock. I wasn't offered a selection of doctors, but there would have been no need. Who wouldn't choose Dr. Rock?

[@PianoKwanMan]

Was he a specialist? Gynaecologist or orthopaedic surgeon?

[@LinoWalker]

13:28 They think the movie will pass 1 bln? I'm not 100% sure. I was looking at a lot of different social media after the RDJ announcement, and the reaction was very lukewarm, especially from people who had tuned out after Endgame - i.e. the exact same people that announcement was meant to excite. A polar opposite to the Deadpool and Wolverine announcement way back when. I won't go as far as to say that the movie will be a flop, but it's going to be a much more uphill battle than Disney hoped, I feel.

[@visualthinking]

Lovely Lottie! Liesl!

[@jonathanbrown455]

The Russo brothers were executive producers on the excellent US comedy series Community.

[@achatwithalex474]

Richard doing Ryan Sessegnon dirty and Marina just going it

[@TheSarkyGamer]

Both Marvel and DC comics needed multiverses and such, because some of their most popular characters could be in their 110s or more right now if they didn't. Think about The Incredible Hulk... he was in a TV show when the (still brilliant) Lou Ferrigno was a young man. And his character is far, far younger than Captain America. Wolverine's about 200 years old, because he's pretty much indestructible, so up until recently you didn't need multiverses, but everyone else? As a stand-up, I chickened out of going to Edinburgh for the last 2 years because of the expense and risk. I hope TV comedy hasn't completely finished, because I'm writing a sitcom myself right now, and know a few people attempting to do the same. Paul Smith seems to be going around the country and verbally abusing audience members. People love it, for some bizarre reason. He's almost certainly a nice bloke in real life, but you can't put that on TV.

[@kernowchris]

Cute Kitten, though you should have got 2 really. While you are out working, the 2 cats play together and when they are tired they snuggle up together. It's nice for them to have that company. As soon as you have pets you have to understand, it's not about you anymore!

[@Ginric99]

People say marvel super hero movies saturate the market but, since Marvel bought Fox you actually get fewer super hero movies then you did at the peak I remember several years where there was a new superhero movie every other month (DC, Fox and Marvel).

[@AndrewJLeslie]

My GP was Dr Thing, in the 1980s. Not kidding.

[@PicksterTG]

I had a Dr Wookie for a short while in the late 2000s. When I had to hand a Dr's letter into work I was actually concerned they wouldn't take it seriously.

[@pretzelhunt]

Dr. B. Wise is another odd one.

[@CT99234]

Who is Dr Thing?

[@AndrewJLeslie]

@@CT99234 He was my GP

[@johnszalay5549]

Locally we had Dr Death (pronounced de e - ath) Dr Pus (dentist) and Dr Nurse

[@m-alexandria-g]

Welcome to the family, Lottie 😽

[@CaesarTjalbo]

Richard arguing that the overhead of a comic is low... Hasn't taken the depreciation on a Bentley GT in consideration.

[@AaBb-id1dm]

I love this podcast but some of the comments are so out of touch at times. The comments around Edinburgh are so focussed on the past. Edinburgh isn’t just “to get on TV”. People go there to perform to an audience, to find fans, to enjoy it, to gain touring fans. The world is much more than getting picked up and people (both audiences and acts) are much more independent now. There are still amazing acts that go on to be successful, there is still brilliant stuff that audiences enjoy viewing. The acts noted (harry hill, league of gentleman etc.). Are all a very certain type. Fringe still has great acts like Patti Harrison, for example, who don’t care about being picked up by the BBC.

[@bethmc312]

i get what you're saying , but i think they're viewing it more from a financial aspect. gaining more fans and experience is great, but if you're spending 12-20k thats quite a financial hit for not a big pay off because you're gonna need to start paying that of quite quickly

[@AaBb-id1dm]

@ You can recoup that money in all of those ways listed. Building a name for yourself. Having your own tours. Having your own online comedy. Appearing in movies. Writing for shows. All kinds of things other than this podcasts dated obsession with the bland BBC

[@bethmc312]

@ I think those things can take time. Not saying tv appearances don’t but they can happen much quicker, especially when weekly panel shows with rotating guests were a big thing

[@AaBb-id1dm]

@ I think you’re missing my point. Which is nobody authentic wants to be on a panel show or a talking head. That’s old hat. And it’s certainly not the point of the fringe

[@bethmc312]

@ no I get your point, but it’s a faster way to recoup the costs is what I’m saying, and when youre 20k in the hole I’m not sure your first thought is am I being authentic. It’s probs how do I pay this debt

[@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI]

Genuinely had not idea Iron Man died at the end of that movie so who are the other two?

[@Qaust1]

I think people are overthinking it lol 😂 I love marvel films I no some of them are rubbish :( can’t wait for the new avengers !

[@MrOtistetrax]

To people saying “no more MCU news”: The Downey/Russos announcement was literally the biggest entertainment story of the last week. I get annoyed hearing about the Tories, but if Stewart and Campbell ignored an announcement about a new party leader, they wouldn’t be doing their jobs. Like it or not, developments in the MCU have a bearing on the whole of the American film industry. This is a $300M dollar gamble that Marvel is taking. If it fails (which most suspect it will), it could ultimately spell the end of the superhero thing altogether. I agree that would probably be a good thing for Cinema, but possibly not for cinemas, which are struggling. You don’t have to be interested in the films themselves, but the story is an important one.

[@tomskih203]

Robert Doomey Jr

[@MrOtistetrax]

Dr Doomlittle

[@andrewmoore0]

Don’t envy people being podcasters. The choice between being dismissive of your audience or pandering to them must be tough. Marvel, as Marina said, is the most successful entertainment franchise of all time, and her comments regularly show what little regard she has for it. Perfectly entitled to an opinion, but continually telling everyone who is a fan of Marvel that they are wrong to like it, is not a way to keep podcast listeners. However, totally wouldn’t respect them if they just said what millions of people wanted to hear either!! Rock and a hard place time for podcasters!

[@johnking5174]

Jimmy Carr is an example of how stand up comedy is still roaring. Jimmy now does two shows a night, one at 7pm and the other at 9.30pm. As Jimmy said "first performance is for the tax man and the second performance is for me". Jimmy rakes in a fortune every year.

[@deadpool8340]

Long live Have A Word !!!

[@Graysonn1]

For the Q&A edition. Why are there good streaming TV shows but just meh streaming movies? There's so many movies that have been released on streaming that have a great cast, a great budget and locations and just a terrible script.

[@EastyyBlogspot]

The films suffer from the same issues comics, retcons variations and it just gets very confusing and boring

[@lesleyb13]

Follow up to the prize question. In the instances you dont get the prize until the show airs, what would happen in the event the episode didn't air or the show was cancelled before your ep aired??? E.G the examples given in previous episode re shows being pulled if something happens like the trump/Simpsons etc. or the host did something so outrageous they were "cancelled". Or, would the agents etc pay off ppl to keep said incidents hush hush till a series finished. Or even if series is recorded and the host was to die before airing.

[@SimonHeartfield]

We've reached a point where listening to Marina talk about Marvel films is far more interesting than watching one.

[@Qaust1]

My doctor is dr h shipman ( Henry ) think how I feel lol 😂

[@IggyP0pBarker]

Is Vulernable a comic book villain?

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

Anyone who flips the Graham Norton 'story' chair without hearing a word, just to show off, is an egoist and probably unpleasant. Downey did that and is one of the main reasons why the Marvel 'universe' is a place I never enjoy being.

[@AndrewJLeslie]

Richard really doesn't like Mock the Week, does he. It's his single most common target for criticism.

[@ActualMichael]

Had no idea Iron Man died, but do not worry. Stopped watching big property super hero movies after seeing the first Avengers film (cringe) and have not watched, nor do I plan to watch, any in the future. To me they died a long time ago.

[@Alo4321]

Lots of marvel fanatics in here today

[@sarasate89]

Deadpool and Wolverine is rated 15 in the UK.

[@fluidefluide1128]

I'd rate it as desperate.

[@blakedawson3074]

I’ve always found super hero movies super boring. Even before the super hero movie boom. Of course storytelling relies on templates and form, but the costumes and 3-act structure with the 90% of the last act being a fight scene never did it for me. 100% with Marina. That being said, I absolutely get that people love them and don’t want to listen to her roast them for a whole episode. Even if it is balanced with “they bring joy to so many people” haha

[@jillkearns525]

I fell asleep during Antman 3…. so boring! Marvel needs to focus on quality and not quantity.

[@joeynessily]

You should do a segment on Limmy... he's king of UK twitch, has zero interest on creating content for UK TV now. He now plays games and comments on clips of Cilla Black's Suprise Suprise to zoomers all day.

[@sayeager5559]

Nothing much better than a new kitten.

[@Rosalicious297]

Just one thing. A new puppy.

[@SuzeTries]

I have never seen a Marvel movie...wrong demographic!

[@redmed10]

In the film, Deadpool learns that the Time Variance Authority is set to destroy his universe and works with a reluctant Wolverine from another universe to stop them. Now stop this silliness. Are marvel fans so easily duped? Will they accept anything put in front of them and lap it up.

[@David-j9h9g]

mock the week was nepotistic..same old comedians/mates.....

[@riddellthomas6954]

Listen Marvel is entertainment. Don't read too much into it..

[@RoryLennon-te9ec]

It's the same as what happened in the comics repeatly, too much content that wanders all over the place, crap stories and inconsistent characterision.

[@GRLintern]

sky! Rupert Murdcoch, rub up against the Putins you prefer I guess

[@TheRagzzz]

Don't believe all the critics or reviewers write, try watching the other movies yourselves then you'd know what you're talking about. As you mentioned relevance.

[@sarahdisco-dolly1150]

Marvel...yesterdays news

[@WillJRogers123]

Richard has a bit of a Gerry Adam’s vibe today. Looks only, I will stress

[@johnking5174]

American comedian Matt Rife is the prime example of a comic who relies a lot on crowd work. He takes pride in it, and has done very well from it. For me, I always want more. Crowd work should only be 20 to 25% of a performance, the rest has to be material led, and not relying on crowd work, which I think many new stand up comedians now don't want to do.

[@RunRideDivecom]

these sky adverts are cringe

[@davidraynorsnow]

Growing up their was superman film that was it now every film is super heros next week wheelie bin man

[@danmohr100]

She talks like someone irritated by marvel

[@philipellis7039]

Please no more MCU wibble.

[@PicksterTG]

The advertising industry would be well advised to pick up some of these really funny people struggling for work. Some comedy in adverts makes them much more watchable and much more memorable.

[@cybergornstartrooper2157]

The advertising industry is in crisis, which is why TV is in crisis. KZbin and TikTok ate their lunch.

[@nigelbradshaw1948]

They've literally lost the plot!. That’s Marvel and not RO/MH…

[@sixbilliontoone]

Can we have less of repeating the same points 4/5 times.

[@keithyork8226]

Is there any future for a career in TV?

[@jgcondron]

With a bit of luck we'll stop being infested by these childish films.

[@jamiethomas18]

Nobody is forcing you to watch them.

[@pretzelhunt]

it takes more than luck, t's, and p's to stop a major intellectual downturn.

[@keithyork8226]

@@jamiethomas18No, but they’re forcing other films out of the cinemas.

[@jamiethomas18]

​Are they? I went to see A Quiet Place Day One, Civil War, Sting, Twisters in the last few months they aren't Marvel films.

[@Bluemoon4415-s5v]

@@jamiethomas18oh wow, you have seen some non Marvel films! You are missing the point, there are too many of them and take up too much budget. Where are the Titanics, Back to the Futures, Saving Private Ryan movies?Quality big budget productions that were different with good writing and plot. This superhero CGI genre is dross, it has a place in Hollywood but to dominate is depressing.

[@MattFrancis1]

This episode Seems extra snobby this week. You are insulting the fans of the film with your attitude.

[@AnneAslaug]

💥This is a masterclass in talking about something you have no real knowledge of while confidantly seeming like you do. These two know nothing of the history of Marvel, that Marvel no longer owns any of their original I.P.s or the history of the comics in general. Or have watched any of the movies in context to any of the others...

[@AnneAslaug]

And can anybody tell me: Is that woman on the spectrum? She does not understand such obvious irony as the everjoking Robert Downey's comment about liking to play complicated carachters... She also seems to be oblivious to his other Oscar-nominated work and all the brilliant parts he has played, and that he knowns more about "real life" than most people (including her) in her line of work.

[@NickDusting]

Marvel - had one of the greatest collection of story arcs in cinema history finishing with Endgame. Post Endgame - scrape that barrell...

[@marknewbold2583]

Your first statement is nonsense

[@NickDusting]

@marknewbold2583 ok fine....please explain why. I based my comment on the films and characters that led to Endgame - I don't believe there's been anything to match it. I'm genuinely interested to hear your counter point.

[@Bluemoon4415-s5v]

@@NickDustinghow old are you? 12?

[@NickDusting]

@@Bluemoon4415-s5v I've been mulling over your comment trying to think of why you'd ask that. All I've come up with is another question: Why can't you counter my point if you disagree with it?

[@Bluemoon4415-s5v]

@@NickDusting it is based on your lack of cinema history knowledge. You honestly think the character arcs depicted in these Marvel films (which account for a very small period in cinematic history) are the greatest story and character arcs? You really need to explore a wider field of movie. Try the Godfather’s films, Back to the Future, Titanic, Saving Private Ryan to name but a few. Once you have watched some really good well written movies readdress your statement. I would also advise some classic TV, for instance the Sopranos, Game of Thrones etc. I will amazed if you are under 30, take this as advice from an old man to a young man,

[@cycklist]

I'd skip this one if you're not interested in comic book films...

[@CulturePhilter]

It’s just one item on the show. They’ll move onto something else as well.

[@NameRealperson]

Skip to 16:35 for non-Marvel chat

[@dibdab101]

@@JamieFab meh...it was all about how everything has moved from TV to tik tok..which is really depressing

[@Rosalicious297]

@@JamieFabnope. He said the same thing six times and we’d got the point after 3 minutes.

[@billieinka]

incredible that a podcast called The Rest Is Entertainment managed to find the two most boring personalities to routinely dribble about nothing for an hour every week. longtime listener.

[@sallysheehy1706]

💯

[@Alo4321]

marvel fan?

[@johnsblade]

Please don’t do any commentary on Marvel etc in the future, I love this podcast, however your views and opinions on this topic is so wrong on so many levels. Keep up the good work, just stay in the lanes that you know about.

[@jamiethomas18]

Agree 100%. This is generally a fantastic podcast but them jumping on the Marvel hate wagon is ridiculous and tiresome.

[@grahaaam123]

⁠hard disagree, they were pretty bang on about most of their opinions and notes about it. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not necessarily true.

[@72jonboy]

Just because they don't like what you like doesn't make them wrong.

[@Alo4321]

Hahahahhaa.

[@Qaust1]

They have to get views somewhere lol 😂

[@jamiethomas18]

Marina's weird obsession with dissing Marvel is getting really tiresome. We get it she doesn't like Marvel.

[@marknewbold2583]

It's for the oiks not the upper classes,that's why