Ep1197: Is This Thing On? (2025) - Live Roundtable Review
Earth's Mightiest Critics walk into a bar...and raise it!
This week we look at Bradley Cooper's latest dramedy, Is This Thing On?, in which a New Yorker named Alex (Will Arnette) stumbles into a new stand-up comedy career while navigating a complicated divorce.
In addition to reviewing this critically acclaimed new film from Cooper (who's proving just as capable a writer/director as an actor), we'll also talk about some of our favorite stand-up comics and the serious effects their jokes had on our lives.
Join us as we laugh 'til we cry and perfect our crowd work with your questions, comments, and SuperChats!
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Watch the Is This Thing On? (2025) trailer.
As mentioned in the show, one of the panel's favorite modern standup comics is Jim Gaffigan. Here are a couple of flashbacks to Ian's interviews with the masterful observational comic:
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