My guest this week is David Levy, co-host of the Muppeturgy podcast. David thrives when he’s putting on a show, goofing around with friends, finding ways to make an audience laugh — but finding the best way to do that took some trial and error and a bit of a lawsuit.
We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, a couple quick announcements, starting with a reminder that if you like this podcast, you’ll probably like my newsletter. Every week I share fun stories about the making of beloved movies and TV shows, as well as the fascinating people behind them. You can sign up at MattBaume.com.
Also, check out my YouTube channel for videos about the making of iconic pop culture — I just released a new one about the 2004 movie Straight Jacket, which made a big splash when it came out, then disappeared for mysterious reasons, and is finally poised for a triumphant return. That’s now live at YouTube.com/mattbaume. And keep your eyes peeled for my upcoming video about Rebel Without a Cause.
And I hope you’ll join me for weekly livestreams over on Twitch every Sunday afternoon. That’s at twitch.tv/mattbaume. This weekend we’re about to start a watch-along of the movie Rebel Without a Cause.
Also! If you haven’t yet, take a look at my book about the history of queer characters on American sitcoms, Hi Honey, I’m Homo! Available now wherever books are sold. It was just one of the American Library Association’s Stonewall Book Honorees! Go to gaysitcoms.com for details and to get a signed copy.
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I Love F***-Ups (Ep 463 - Another World/Rasheed Newson)
Loners & Misfits (Ep 462 - Silence of the Lambs/Monty Wolfe)
Sci-Fi, Soaps, and Sports (Ep 461 - Jesse/All My Children)
I Don't Know When I Lost My Sense of Shame (Ep 460 - Dayspring/Anthony Oliveira)
Legendary Slumber Parties (Ep 459 - Robert Patrick/Greenwich Village)
The Silver Age of Queer Cinema (Ep 458 - Tyler/It's a Sin)
People Who Have Real Magic (Ep 457 - Ryan/Dune)
Very Powerful Women (Ep 456 - Paul/The Eyes of Laura Mars)
A Writer's Job (Ep 455 - Wicked/Gregory Maguire)
If I Drown Myself in my Bathtub for my Art, so Be it (Ep 454 - Sam/Pushing Up Daisies)
I Didn't Know I Could Love Someone Like That (Ep 453 - Mark/Rent)
I Live My Life Like Performance Art (Ep 451 - Dean FM/That's So Raven)
Everything but the Snakes (Ep 450 - Joseph/Worship songs)
It's Worthwhile to Fall in Love (Ep 449: Jin/Tales of the City)
The Sewers of Paris: Best of 2023
I Wanted to be a Rock Star (Ep 447 - David Bowie/Scott Shoemaker)
A Dream I Didn't Know I Had (Ep 446 - Justin Randall/Girls)
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