It's the Marx Brothers Council Podcast!
The preeminent Marx Brothers appreciation forum. Hosts: Matthew Coniam & Noah Diamond. Producer: Bob Gassel. All episodes: marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com. Join The Marx Brothers Council Podcast on Patreon. Now stop following us or we'll have you arrested!
- In our new bonus segment, we consider Mel Brooks' comments about the Marxes' first MGM film, and come to the surprising conclusion that he meant what he said. We then explore the relationship between the 2,000 Year Old Man and the Four Horsemen of the Apoplexy. www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
- In Episode 89 of the MBCP, the air is thick with listeners' commentaries about A NIGHT AT THE OPERA, the greatest Marx Brothers film released in 1935, and with OUR commentaries on those commentaries! On account of you, we nearly heard the opera! www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...
- As the video shows, I trekked through snow and ice to mail postcard #37. I would never let mere weather stand between us! Our monthly cards are feverishly awaited by subscribers at the top 4 levels. Subscribe now and I'll march back out into the snow and mail you one! www.patreon.com/posts/postca...
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- There's still time to send us your recorded comments about A NIGHT AT THE OPERA for inclusion in our January episode. See the screenshot for Bob's notes and guidelines. The deadline for submissions is Friday, January 23. Please, join the conversation -- because it's coming apart!
- Delayed slightly by festive madness, Postcard #36 is now on its way to MBCP Patreon subscribers at the Students of Huxley, Huxley Students, Left-Handed Moths, and Firefly's Cabinet levels. Some will receive it in 2025; some in 2026; but that's where we draw the line. www.patreon.com/posts/postca...
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- In our final bonus segment of 2025, we find the calendar sadly lacking in holidays which celebrate arcane aspects of the Marx Brothers, and propose brilliant solutions. Then we casually drop a major announcement about something Marxians can look forward to in 2026. www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
- For our final episode of 2025, we consider the YBYL follow-up TELL IT TO GROUCHO, which nobody remembers; and Groucho's sidekick on that show, JOY HARMON, whom everyone remembers! The wonderful Ms. Harmon joins us to discuss her life with Groucho. www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...
- Back in July of 2024, we introduced the game of Marx Brothers Council Roulette, in which we scroll randomly through the group and respond to whatever we land on. We thought this would be the perfect time to revive that idea, because we couldn't think of a new one. www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
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[Not loaded yet] - EP 87! Welcome @elliottkalan.bsky.social, Emmy & Peabody winning writer for The Daily Show & MST3K, podcaster (The Flop House, 99% Invisible), author of the Marxian SHARKO & HIPPO & the recent JOKE FARMING. A great talk about jokes & how they work! www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...
- Postcard #35 is in the mail! Remember, our Patreon subscribers at the Students of Huxley, Huxley Students, Left-Handed Moths, and Firefly's Cabinet levels receive monthly postcards featuring new, exclusive, original Marxian artwork. That's why they're so happy! www.patreon.com/posts/postca...
- Our new BONUS SEGMENT, available to our Patreon subscribers at all paid levels, is an hourlong VIDEO in which we share clips of familiar Marx costars in some of their OTHER appearances. We think you'll enjoy this, despite the fact that you can see our faces in it! www.patreon.com/posts/142971...
- MBCP episode 86 features listeners' commentary on Duck Soup, which most fans agree was released in 1933. As usual, the thoughtful insights of our listeners have prompted discussions of this very familiar film from new and intriguing angles. www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...
- Postcard 34 is in the mail, with fantastic new artwork by the great JIM ENGEL, back for the first time since postcard #5 in May 2023! Join us on Patreon at any of the top four levels, and receive our monthly postcards featuring original and exclusive Marxian artwork. www.patreon.com/posts/141991...
- Great Marx art by the great Drew Struzan, commissioned by Daniel Kinske for the book ART DUCKO.
- ATTENTION, PEOPLE OF FREEDONIA! You still have two days to submit your recorded comments about DUCK SOUP for inclusion in our next episode. Ride like fury! If you run out of gas, get ethyl; if Ethel runs out, get Mabel! Here's Bob Gassel with all the details.
- In our new bonus segment we discuss the concept of "punching up and punching down" in comedy, and whether it applies to the work of the Marx Brothers. (To access this and our 32 previous bonus segments, subscribe to the MBCP on Patreon for as little as $3 per month!) www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
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- This is Rufus T. Firefly coming to you through the courtesy of the enemy! Over in the Facebook group, producer Bob Gassel has officially proclaimed that we are ready for your recorded comments on DUCK SOUP! See the image for guidelines.
- Of course, the best thing about devoting a podcast episode to some of the Marx Brothers’ radio appearances is that you can play the clips. Which means that our guests for this episode are the Marx Brothers themselves. www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...
- POSTCARD #33 is careening through the postal system toward the mailboxes of MBCP Patreon subscribers at the Students of Huxley, Huxley Students, Left-Handed Moths, and Firefly's Cabinet levels. Don't be colder than Frigidaire; subscribe now and have a grand feeling! www.patreon.com/posts/140002...
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- Bob Liddycoat just sent me this!! I LOVE IT!!! @marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com
- In the room the women come and go / Talking of Groucho... In this Bonus Segment (available to Patreon subscribers at all paid levels), MBCP84's Brad Sohlo returns to discuss the relationship between Groucho and T.S. Eliot, and Jeffrey Hatcher's recent play about it. www.patreon.com/posts/138414...
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- It behooves your correspondent to report that in Episode 84 of the MBCP, the splendacious Brad Sohlo reports on his 2024 visit to Neshobe Island, erstwhile playground of Woollcott, Harpo, and a bevy of famous friends. You ain't Bomoseen nothin' yet! www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...
- The first time Sil Leva's art was featured on a MBCP postcard, his Marxian take on the Sgt. Pepper cover inspired a contest. His latest plays with another iconic image, but no contest, as there are only two people to identify. And that's the last clue you're getting! www.patreon.com/posts/137521...
- Because of time constraints and overlapping content, not every comment made it into Episode 83. Here, you can enjoy the full, uncut version of every clip we received — packed with great stories and fascinating insights. Enjoy! www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...
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- In the new bonus segment, we respond in detail to Dan Fodera's question about appropriating Marx material in real life. ("Real life," for those unfamiliar with the concept, is all that silly stuff going on around you while you're trying to watch Marx Brothers movies.) www.patreon.com/posts/135778...
- It's still July, right? www.patreon.com/posts/postca...
- We told you were doing the HORSE FEATHERS listener commentary episode in June, but we didn’t. Then we told you we were going to do it in July, and now here it is, in July. So, you may conclude that approximately 50% of what we tell you is true. www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...
- * We told you WE were doing the HORSE FEATHERS listener commentary episode in June. WE regret this error, Typo being our least favorite Marx Brother.
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- For this month's BONUS SEGMENT, Bob posed a simple, compelling question: If you could change just one thing about each of the Marx Brothers' movies, what would you change? I suppose that's really thirteen questions, not one... www.patreon.com/posts/132785...
- In postcard news, we're saving Bob Stryker's HORSE FEATHERS design for next month. June's card now has entirely different artwork by Tristan Yonce, with no special relevance to Episode 82, but we think you'll like it. To receive our postcards, subscribe on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/postca...
- Everyone knows ELLIOTT GOULD is one of the finest screen actors of all time. But despite countless scintillating interviews, he has not spoken at length about his friendship with Groucho Marx — until now! We hope you enjoy this as much as we did. www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...
