Joel and Chris are joined by Geraint D'Arcy, Associate Professor and Head of Media at UEA, where the three originally met as students in the late 90s. Geraint was also the star of Chris and Joel's short film, Bad Day, often referenced on the podcast. Together, they try to understand the 1989 sci-fi film, Slipstream, starring Bob Peck, Mark Hamill a…

The Boys welcome GAVIN MATTS to the show try to figure out who he is. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti…

Sean, JESSE FARRAR AND STEFAN HECK from Go Off Kings discuss Hayes’s plans for the episode. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C…

See Hollywood Handbook live and livestreamed Friday, October 4th at 7:30 pm PST at Dynasty Typewriter with special guests Vic Michaelis, Zac Oyama and Lou Wilson! Get tickets HERE! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

It's a Just The Thing first as Joel and Chris finally welcome a guest who actually worked on the film they're talking about: John Jessup, Joel's father! For most of his life John has been an award-winning advertising creative, but when he was younger he worked at the legendary Pinewood Studios and has lots of fascinating stories to tell! And then w…

The Boys help JACK QUAID AND TAWNY NEWSOME make Star Trek: Lower Decks a cartoon for adults. Get tickets to see Hollywood Handbook live and live-streamed in LA Oct 4th with special guests Vic Michaelis, Zac Oyama and Lou Wilson HERE! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hol…

The Boys try to learn to like DEMI LARDNER AND TOM WALKER from the podcast bigsofttitty.png. Get tickets to see Hollywood Handbook live and live-streamed in LA Oct 4th with special guests Vic Michaelis, Zac Oyama and Lou Wilson HERE! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hol…

The Boys help SIMON RICH juice the comments of his Broadway play announcement “All In: Comedy About Love.” Get tickets to see Hollywood Handbook live and live-streamed in LA Oct 4th with special guests Vic Michaelis, Zac Oyama and Lou Wilson HERE! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the …

Joel and Chris try to decipher Richard Kelly's 2006 puzzle of a film the only way they know how... by adding the creature from The Thing. Will the addition of a shapeshifting, parasitic alien help to make sense of this sprawling, apocalyptic satire? Listen to the episode to find out, just be warned you will be subjected to some ex-film student bitt…

The Boys welcome back LANGSTON KERMAN to discuss his new FX spinoff show. Get tickets to see Hollywood Handbook live and live-streamed in LA Oct 4th with special guests Vic Michaelis, Zac Oyama and Lou Wilson HERE! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-S…

The Boys welcome back HALEY JOEL OSMENT for a special episode of Salty Ones. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode HERE Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c…

Joel and Chris take on the totally not controversial and not at all divisive Star Wars entry, The Last Jedi. Directed by Rian Johnson, they discuss how this film went from critics' darling to most-hated movie of the century, and consider why that might have happened (answer: misogyny). Then they put everything right by adding The Thing to the plot.…

JON GABRUS, BEN RODGERS AND DOMINIC DIERKES show The Boys a few scenes from their monthly live improv show Pretty Funny. Ticket link for their show here! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gu…

Joel and Chris are delighted to be joined by author and folk horror enthusiast Kit Whitfield to put The Thing into the 1999 found footage movie, The Blair Witch Project. Overrated? Underrated? Just about accurately rated? Our extensive discussion covers the film's creation and aftermath, as well as its impact on horror films and the rise and fall o…

The Boys help BRANDON WARDELL and JAMEL JOHNSON get on Hollywood Reporter’s Most Powerful People in Podcasting list. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Boys help CARMEN CHRISTOPHER sell his hats. Buy Carmen’s hat here! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not…

The Boys and BRIAN HUSKEY work on the next film in the Teen Pope franchise. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac…

Season 4 of Just The Thing begins, and Joel and Chris try to fix the 2023 Haunted Mansion by putting John Carpenter's The Thing into it! The Haunted Mansion is a well-loved theme park ride, but why is it so difficult to turn into a movie? The answer may shock you! Or seem blindingly obvious. We talk about haunted houses, ghost logic, and how best t…

The Boys and JOHNNY PEMBERTON discuss all the ideas from Fallout. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a…

A quick catch-up episode to let you know that Just The Thing will be returning for Season 4 on Tuesday 6th August. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioBy Joel Jessup and Chris Regan

The Boys talk to JO FIRESTONE about how New York comedy can save us. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic…

The Boys welcome back MAX SILVESTRI to discuss his podcast Past Your Bedtime. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv…

The Boys help JIM O’HEIR fix Parks and Rec for his podcast Parks and Recollection. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California…

The Boys welcome back ADAM CONOVER to ruins Hollywood Handbook. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm Get started with a $13 trial set for just $3 at harrys.com/THEBOYS See Privacy Pol…

The Boys welcome back AYO EDEBIRI to discuss her recent interview with Vanity Fair. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm Fiji Water - https://www.fijiwater.com/ See Privacy Policy at …

The Boys help MARY SOHN enter the lucrative world of podcast adaptations. Check out the new summer edition of the Hat Pack Hat HERE Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off yo…

The Boys welcome back REKHA SHANKAR to help promote their live show with the Doughboys this Friday! Tickets available HERE! PROMO PIC (SPOILER) Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm Fi…

The Boys and JEN D’ANGELO fix the awards shows. See Hollywood Handbook live and streaming Fri, June 14th at 7:30 pm PST at Dynasty Typewriter with special guests Doughboys! Get tickets HERE! Also make sure to get the new Summer Edition of the Hat Pack Hat HERE! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate H…

See Hollywood Handbook live and livestreamed Fri, June 14th at 7:30 pm PST at Dynasty Typewriter with special guests Doughboys! Get tickets HERE! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Boys audition BOBBY MOYNIHAN to perform at next year’s Super Bowl Halftime show. Check out Bobby in the new movie Unfrosted. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Polic…

The Boys help DAVID BROWN take full credit for Jury Duty. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/…

The Boys welcome back JEREMY LEVICK and RAJAT SURESH to discuss the rules for their diss track. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an…

The Boys lock down GRIFFIN NEWMAN on Draft Day and discuss what’s next on Blank Check. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor…

Chris and Joel wrap up their Kurt Russell season by putting The Thing into Escape from L.A. They started in New York and they're ending in La La Land! (Not the musical.) Is this the last good John Carpenter film, or was that the one before this? And can they now provide the definitive take on Kurt Russell's career? Chris has a new way to analyse fi…

The Boys welcome back Jackie Johnson to open for her live show How to Get a Second Husband. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca…

The Boys welcome back ARDEN MYRIN to fix The Bachelor. See Hollywood Handbook live and livestreamed with special guest John Early this Weds at the Dynasty Typewriter in LA! Click for tickets Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Ad…

The Boys welcome back TOMMY ORANGE to discuss his new book Wandering Stars. See Hollywood Handbook live and livestreamed April 24th at the Dynasty Typewriter in LA! Click for tickets Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise …

The Boys prepare for Headgum Fest with NAOMI MCPHERSON and KATIE GAVIN from the band MUNA. Check out the new season of Muna’s podcast Gayotic here! See Hollywood Handbook live and livestreamed April 24th at the Dynasty Typewriter in LA! Click for tickets Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Lik…

Joel and Chris are joined by filmmaker Ross Boyask (I Am Vengeance: Retaliation) to help put The Thing into the Fast and Furious universe. Why did they come in at number 7? Family. And because it's the first one Kurt Russell is in! But they dip into the whole franchise and come to some amazing, baffling conclusions! Joel compares the franchise to M…

The Boys audition D’ARCY CARDEN to perform at next year’s Super Bowl Halftime show. See Hollywood Handbook live and livestreamed April 24th at the Dynasty Typewriter in LA! Click for tickets Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Ad…

The Boys help BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN fix Dropout. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com…

The Boys talk to ZACH WOODS about all his famous roles. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a…

Joel and Chris continue their Kurt Russell season by putting the creature from John Carpenter's The Thing into the 1993 western, Tombstone! Is this a revisionist or reconstructionist Western? Why does it have such an amazing cast list? Who has the only fake moustache in the movie? Two of those questions will be answered! Joel tries to grow a mousta…

The Boys enter arbitration with BEN LEE and IONE SKYE to divide up their weird couple behaviors. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a…

The Boys help LAMORNE MORRIS take his new podcast The Lamorning After to the next level. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif…

Joel and Chris have brought the brilliant Andrea Regan back to discuss the other film that Kurt Russell said every boat owner has on VHS: Overboard! And put The Thing into it. Cult misstep? Weird classic? Problematic flop? We throw this film into the water of discussion and see if it ends up with amnesia and will look after our kids. Joel loves Dr …

GRETA TITELMAN returns to help The Boys apply for Fringe Festival. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a…

The Boys audition WILL HINES to perform at next year’s Super Bowl Halftime show. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr…

CARL TART and BRANDON GARDNER (In the Know) help The Boys make a new TV show. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at Patreon.com/TheFlagrantOnes. Like the show? Rate Hollywood Handbook 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Advertise on Hollywood Handbook via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva…

Joel and Chris are back and it's time to talk about one of the two films that Kurt Russell said every boat owner has on VHS: Captain Ron! And put The Thing into it. Cult classic? Weird misstep? Secret early version of Fight Club? We dive deep into the film and maybe don't come back up for air. Joel has a new name for the Horror genre you're going t…