‘Happy Gilmore 2,’ ‘The Naked Gun,’ and the 21st-Century Comedy Movie Crisis

Sean and Amanda are joined by The Ringer’s Craig Horlbeck to discuss all things 21st-century comedy. Before diving in, though, they cover a handful of movie news headlines, including Celine Song being attached to a remake of My Best Friend’s Wedding; rumors that Jeremy Strong, Mikey Madison, and Jeremy Allen White are the top choices for The Social Network Part II; and Bradley Cooper’s film Is This Thing On? being announced to close the New York Film Festival (1:44). Then, they cover Netflix’s Happy Gilmore 2, starring Adam Sandler, which they all had wildly different reviews of, varying from apocalyptically bad to incredibly fascinating (14:59). Finally, they talk about The Naked Gun, starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, and use it as a springboard to have a conversation on why there are so few theatrical comedies being made and whether we’ll get more going forward (38:06).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Craig Horlbeck
Producer: Jack Sanders