web01.fireside.fm Sun, 31 May 2026 17:21:42 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Weird Studies - Episodes Tagged with “Comedy” https://www.weirdstudies.com/tags/comedy Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:30:00 -0500 Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." en-us episodic Art and philosophy at the limits of the thinkable Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." yes weird, art, philosophy Phil Ford and J. F. Martel admin@weirdstudies.com Episode 136: The Things That Were And Shall Be Again: On 'Evil Dead II' https://www.weirdstudies.com/136 0949ddff-b2d9-4c7f-a65f-5e5cb6c3226c Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:30:00 -0500 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel 136 The Things That Were And Shall Be Again: On 'Evil Dead II' full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Phil and JF discuss Sam Raimi's "splatstick" classic, Evil Dead II. 1:07:59 yes <p>"We are the things that were and shall be again." So a demonic flesh puppet tells Ash and his allies in a memorable scene from the classic splatstick flick <em>Evil Dead II</em>. In addition to being a rollicking piece of entertainment, <em>Evil Dead II</em> is an expertly crafted film whose director used every tool and technique to generate a cinematic experience that is – as the tagline went – "2 terrifying, 2 frightening ... 2 much!" In this episode, JF and Phil court the absurd by turning a fun 80s horror movie into a statement on the dread aspirations of matter and a shining example of the modern baroque.</p> <p>Listen to <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">volume 1</a> and <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">volume 2</a> of the Weird Studies soundtrack by <a href="https://www.pymartel.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Pierre-Yves Martel</a><br> Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Patreon</a> <br> Find us on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Discord</a><br> Get the new T-shirt design from <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cotton Bureau</a>!<br> Get your Weird Studies <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/Weird-Studies/shop?asc=u" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">merchandise</a> (t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.) <br> Visit the Weird Studies <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bookshop</a></p> <p><strong>SHOW NOTES</strong></p> <p>Sam Raimi (dir.), <em><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092991/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Evil Dead II</a></em> <br> Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/121" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Episode 121 on Mandy and the Bandwagon</a> <br> <a href="https://joebobbriggs.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Joe Bob Briggs</a>, American movie critic <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ludlam" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Chalres Ludlam</a>, American actor <br> Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/88" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Episode 88 on Mr Punch</a> <br> Kenneth Gross, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/puppet-an-essay-on-uncanny-life-kenneth-gross/1854?ean=9780226005508" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life</a></em> <br> Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/cannibal-metaphysics-eduardo-viveiros-de-castro/9840023?ean=9781517905316" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cannibal Metaphysics</a></em> <br> Bruno Schulz, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-street-of-crocodiles-and-other-stories-bruno-schulz/11699271?ean=9780143105145" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Street of Crocodiles</a></em> <br> Victoria Nelson, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-life-of-puppets-victoria-nelson/10858474?ean=9780674012448" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Secret Life of Puppets</a></em> <br> Joseph Cermatori, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/baroque-modernity-an-aesthetics-of-theater-joseph-cermatori/16276768?ean=9781421441535" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Baroque Modernity</a></em> </p> evil dead ii, analysis, interpretation, sam ramie, philosophy, necronomicon ex mortis "We are the things that were and shall be again." So a demonic flesh puppet tells Ash and his allies in a memorable scene from the classic splatstick flick Evil Dead II. In addition to being a rollicking piece of entertainment, Evil Dead II is an expertly crafted film whose director used every tool and technique to generate a cinematic experience that is – as the tagline went – "2 terrifying, 2 frightening ... 2 much!" In this episode, JF and Phil court the absurd by turning a fun 80s horror movie into a statement on the dread aspirations of matter and a shining example of the modern baroque.

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SHOW NOTES

Sam Raimi (dir.), The Evil Dead II
Weird Studies, Episode 121 on Mandy and the Bandwagon
Joe Bob Briggs, American movie critic
Chalres Ludlam, American actor
Weird Studies, Episode 88 on Mr Punch
Kenneth Gross, Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life
Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, Cannibal Metaphysics
Bruno Schulz, The Street of Crocodiles
Victoria Nelson, The Secret Life of Puppets
Joseph Cermatori, Baroque Modernity

]]> "We are the things that were and shall be again." So a demonic flesh puppet tells Ash and his allies in a memorable scene from the classic splatstick flick Evil Dead II. In addition to being a rollicking piece of entertainment, Evil Dead II is an expertly crafted film whose director used every tool and technique to generate a cinematic experience that is – as the tagline went – "2 terrifying, 2 frightening ... 2 much!" In this episode, JF and Phil court the absurd by turning a fun 80s horror movie into a statement on the dread aspirations of matter and a shining example of the modern baroque.

Listen to volume 1 and volume 2 of the Weird Studies soundtrack by Pierre-Yves Martel
Support us on Patreon
Find us on Discord
Get the new T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau!
Get your Weird Studies merchandise (t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.)
Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop

SHOW NOTES

Sam Raimi (dir.), The Evil Dead II
Weird Studies, Episode 121 on Mandy and the Bandwagon
Joe Bob Briggs, American movie critic
Chalres Ludlam, American actor
Weird Studies, Episode 88 on Mr Punch
Kenneth Gross, Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life
Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, Cannibal Metaphysics
Bruno Schulz, The Street of Crocodiles
Victoria Nelson, The Secret Life of Puppets
Joseph Cermatori, Baroque Modernity

]]> Holiday Bonus: Magic, Madness, and Sadness https://www.weirdstudies.com/88b c229d954-5aa9-4dde-a2b4-a800029e83bb Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0500 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel In this special winter solstice release, Phil and JF discuss a memorable episode of the bizarro animated series Adventure Time. 50:15 yes <p>Weird Studies will launch its fourth season on January 6th, 2021. But to celebtrate the end of very strange year, we thought we'd release a conversation which until now was available only to our top-tier Patreon backers. Therein we discuss the philosophical underpinnings of "Puhoy," memorable episode of the brilliant animated series <em>Adventure Time</em>. This was JF's introduction to a show that Phil has often recommended for its novel treatment of complex ideas and downright weirdness. </p> <p>Watch "Puhoy" on YouTube:<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4IT9oFfjZQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Part 1</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcGRmR6mpuY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Part 2</a></p> adventure time, puhoy, analysis, weird, parallel universes, psychogenic fugue, cartoons Weird Studies will launch its fourth season on January 6th, 2021. But to celebtrate the end of very strange year, we thought we'd release a conversation which until now was available only to our top-tier Patreon backers. Therein we discuss the philosophical underpinnings of "Puhoy," memorable episode of the brilliant animated series Adventure Time. This was JF's introduction to a show that Phil has often recommended for its novel treatment of complex ideas and downright weirdness.

Watch "Puhoy" on YouTube:
Part 1
Part 2

]]> Weird Studies will launch its fourth season on January 6th, 2021. But to celebtrate the end of very strange year, we thought we'd release a conversation which until now was available only to our top-tier Patreon backers. Therein we discuss the philosophical underpinnings of "Puhoy," memorable episode of the brilliant animated series Adventure Time. This was JF's introduction to a show that Phil has often recommended for its novel treatment of complex ideas and downright weirdness.

Watch "Puhoy" on YouTube:
Part 1
Part 2

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