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The Court Jester
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While many of us previously only knew of Danny Kaye because of a hilariously vulgar line from ‘Christmas Vacation‘, thanks to our episode 37 pick, ‘The Court Jester’, we know him as a brilliantly funny physical and verbal comedian. We had a blast watching this one, but definitely had a tough time recasting him today – though we feel good about where we landed. Here we recast two major roles and five minor roles, and along the way wax poetic, often using alliteration, about skinny legs in tights, klutztastic buffoonery, and medieval hip-hop. Enjoy!
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Actors and Actresses Discussed
- Glynis Johns
- Lake Bell
- Rashida Jones
- Bryce Dallas Howard
- Imogen Poots
- Elizabeth Banks
- Carol Burnett
- Danny Kaye
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Paul Bettany
- Tom Hiddleston
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- John Carradine
- Jemaine Clement
- Mildred Natwick
- Rachel Weisz
- Cecil Parker
- John Cleese
- Angela Landsbury
- Aubrey Plaza
- Basil Rathbone
- Jude Law
People, Movies, and Links Discussed
- White Christmas
- In A World…
- Childrens Hospital
- ‘WTF’ interview with Lake Bell
- Parks and Recreation
- The Office
- I Love You, Man
- A Long Way Down
- The Lego Movie
- Carol Burnett on the ‘Here’s the Thing’ podcast with Alec Baldwin
- Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
- Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
- How I Met Your Mother
- A Beautiful Mind
- Dogville
- The Avengers
- Inception
- The Mindy Project
- JGL’s Lip Sync battle (YouTube)
- Gentlemen Broncos
- Murder, She Wrote
- Spaceballs
[…] of the rollicking 1955 physical comedy classic ‘The Court Jester’. Picking up where part one left off, we reveal who the big winners were amongst our casting choices, as well as some excellent […]