Don't Call Us Shirley! A Parody Movie Podcast
Don't Call Us Shirley! A Parody Movie Podcast
Podcast Description
A parody film podcast? Surely, you can't be serious?
We are serious. Just DON'T CALL US SHIRLEY!
Actually, do, because your hosts AJ Black and Matt Latham are digging deep into the world of the pastiche, from The Naked Gun and popular parody to the old school of Abbott & Costello, via everywhere else in between.
We promise we'll stop at nothing until every parody film has been watched and discussed in depth, now let's go grab a bite to eat!
A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
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Content Themes
The podcast covers a wide array of topics revolving around cinematic parody and pastiche, including in-depth explorations of films like The Naked Gun and discussions on historical parodies like Sherlock Holmes Baffled. Episodes focus on the evolution of parody in film, major trends in the genre, and notable influences from iconic comedy duos such as Abbott & Costello.
A parody film podcast? Surely, you can’t be serious?
We are serious. Just DON’T CALL US SHIRLEY!
Actually, do, because your hosts AJ Black and Matt Latham are digging deep into the world of the pastiche, from The Naked Gun and popular parody to the old school of Abbott & Costello, via everywhere else in between.
We promise we’ll stop at nothing until every parody film has been watched and discussed in depth, now let’s go grab a bite to eat!
A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
Welcome to DON’T CALL US SHIRLEY! A PARODY MOVIE PODCAST, proudly sponsored this time by Not This One, because Latham didn’t bother getting a sponsor this week.
Hosted by A. J. Black and Matt Latham, Don’t Call Us Shirley! explores the breadth of cinematic parody and pastiche across the decades, tackling the great, good and obscure along the way.
In this episode, following coverage of the original Scary Movie, they return to examine the new Wayans brothers-led 2026 ‘rebootquel’.
Joined again by horror director Dale Craven (the reports of whose death are greatly exaggerated) and Modern Horror (that’s ‘Modern Horror’) co-host Hugh McStay, they look at how this influential horror parody works in a modern 2020s lens; whether the Wayans successfully manage to lampoon the trend for nostalgia and legacy stars and characters; and whether the rapid fire jokes in any way land.
Will it measure up to the Scary Movie legacy? Will the ShirleyVerse’s own Ghostface return? And just who lies behind the mask? Find out!
Host / Editor
A. J. Black
Co-Host
Matt Latham
Guest
Hugh McStay
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Title music: ‘Wait in Line’ by Martin Klem (c) epidemicsound.com
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