SCTV Review: The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes (1-25) / Lust For Paint (1-26) / US-only sketches
/“The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes” sketches include “Tiny Tops”, “Morning Facial with Princess Carlotta”, “Promo: Check Please”, “The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes”, “Mr. Coffee Table Book from Venerable Electric”, “The Uncle Earl Show”. “Harry Filth”, “Insights”, “Get Tough”, “Grumbles on Route 41”, and “Enough About Me”.
“Lust For Paint” features a show-length parody of Moulin Rouge hosted by Moe Green (Harold Ramis). Also includes promos for “Celebrity Tattletales” and “The Babe Ruth Story”.
As well, reviews of five sketches which only appeared in the original Rhodes syndication package for the United States: “Sunrise Semester: Beekeeping with Lin Ye Tang”, “Dining With LaRue: Jimmy’s Parthenon”, “Sports World”, “Consultation with Dr. Jake Sloan” and “Challenge My Sermonette”.
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There’s a podcast called The Loudest Girl In The World, hosted by Lauren Ober. The show concerns Ober’s autism diagnosis at 42, as well as her experience dealing with this information and opening up to others about it. When I listened to it last summer, I related pretty heavily to what she was talking about. I’ve also started to make peace with how my own brain works in the last few years. It’s been a rough road, though.