Coming to America (EP07)

In this episode, we’re your queen to be with the 1988 John Landis comedy COMING TO AMERICA.

 

After Shane explains how the movie’s royal bath affected him as a youth (1:23), we begin the case for keeping it on the pedestal with the many different characters that Eddie Murphy was able to pull off (9:26). We discuss the classic matrimony song (12:15), why Coming to America’s impact goes beyond its gags (16:51), and how one scene clearly inspired Kanye West (18:34). We move on to the case for knocking it off the pedestal with the problems with Sexual Chocolate’s Randy Watson (31:13) and why Lisa put up with Daryl (35:44). We get into the nightclub dating montage (39:28), all the jokes involving McDowell’s restaurant (41:53), and Shane nitpicks the final wedding scene (45:22).