Episode 384 - Young. White. Male.

Episode 384 - Young. White. Male.

"Backrooms" and "Obsession" are just two of the biggest movies to release this year. They have one thing in common: directors who came from YouTube. Their success could be where an ailing Hollywood needs to look to next. * NYT Magazine Reader Top 100 Songwriters [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/magazine/best-living-american-songwiters-reader-picks.html] * YouTubers are seeing success in Hollywood, theaters [https://variety.com/2026/film/features/backrooms-obsession-youtubers-hollywood-kane-parsons-curry-barker-1236764464/] * Can YouTube be the next Hollywood pipeline? [https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/youtube-filmmaker-pipeline-kane-parsons-curry-barker/] * What happened with the “ghost directing” accusations? [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/backrooms-obsession-ghost-directing-conspiracies-youtube-1236609102/] * Producer Jason Blum on the ‘70s feeling of young Hollywood [https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/jason-blum-backrooms-obsession-box-office-feeling-of-the-70s/] * James Wan on the success of “Backrooms” [https://variety.com/2026/film/news/backrooms-producers-20-year-old-youtube-kane-parsons-summer-box-office-hit-1236763794/] ————————————————— Get social! * Website [http://www.cpluscomedy.com/] * Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/cpluscomedy] * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@cpluscomedy] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cpluscomedy/] * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/cpluscomedy.bsky.social]

Episode 383 - It Might Will Be

Three days at a wedding. A car story. Pulling double duty. * Eric Deggans on Stephen Colbert’s career [https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5815315/stephen-colbert-final-show] * Hailee Jackson’s streaming NBC News show to be aired on linear TV [https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/hallie-jackson-nbc-news-san-francisco-streaming-1236761163/] * Lionsgate finally joins Movies Anywhere [https://deadline.com/2026/05/lionsgate-movies-anywhere-michael-1236929087/] * Hulu’s migration to Disney has begun [https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-hulu-app-unification-future-project-gemini-superapp-josh-damaro-2026-5] ————————————————— Get social! * Website [http://www.cpluscomedy.com/] * Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/cpluscomedy] * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@cpluscomedy] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cpluscomedy/] * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/cpluscomedy.bsky.social]

Episode 382 - Subsequent Apologizing

Chad gets into it with Expedia customer service while packing for a wedding. * The NFL ups the number of international games for 2027 [http://espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48819165/nfl-oks-10-intl-games-27-teams-protect-games] * Fox One subscribers go for sports, stay for news [https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/fox-one-streaming-surprise-sports-fans-stay-fox-news-1236753175/] * Plagiarized audiobooks made using A.I. are rampant on YouTube [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/books/audiobook-piracy-youtube.html?smid=nytcore-android-share] ————————————————— Get social! * Website [http://www.cpluscomedy.com/] * Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/cpluscomedy] * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@cpluscomedy] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cpluscomedy/] * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/cpluscomedy.bsky.social]

Episode 381 - A Trying Day

Byron Allen wants to be the godfather of streaming. And what's coming to TV in 2026-2027. * Byron Allen’s plans for Buzzfeed [https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/byron-allen-on-buzzfeed-deal-cbs-colbert-time-slot-1236748848/] * What’s next for Byron Allen after buying Buzzfeed [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/byron-allen-buzzfeed-starz-streaming-1236595447/] * Warner Bros. Discovery’s final (?) upfront did not impress [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/warner-bros-discovery-upfront-funeral-no-david-zaslav-1236594826/] * https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/warner-bros-discovery-upfront-funeral-no-david-zaslav-1236594826/ 2026 TV Schedules * ABC [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/abc-fall-2026-tv-schedule-1236593379/] * CBS [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cbs-2026-27-tv-schedule-1236565533/] * FOX [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fox-fall-2026-tv-schedule-1236591644/] * NBC [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nbc-tv-schedule-2026-27-season-1236590718/] ————————————————— Get social! * Website [http://www.cpluscomedy.com/] * Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/cpluscomedy] * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@cpluscomedy] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cpluscomedy/] * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/cpluscomedy.bsky.social]

Episode 380.5 - Emily Markoe

Emily Markoe [https://www.emilymarkoe.com/] (comedy!) sits down to talk about her stage show, "My Little Phobia," that follows her struggles with emetophobia; Plus, we cover clowning, her start in Opera, and Chad's lifelong germaphobia. Watch the video here! ————————————————— Get social! * Website [http://www.cpluscomedy.com/] * Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/cpluscomedy] * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@cpluscomedy] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cpluscomedy/] * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/cpluscomedy.bsky.social]