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On this episode of the Richard Crouse Show we get to know, all the way from Cornwall in South West England, Jeremy Brown and Jon Cleave, two of the founding members of the sea shanty singing group Fisherman\u2019s Friends. They have incredible story of being discovered by a music producer who visited their small fishing village of Port Isaac, and propelling them to stardom. Their recordings of traditional sea shanties have topped the charts and they\u2019ve played on the main stage of the Glastonbury Festival in front of 100,000 people and for royalty at the Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee. Their story has inspired two films, \u201cFisherman\u2019s Friends\u201d and the sequel, which is in theatres now, \u201cFisherman\u2019s Friends: One and All,\u201d starring James Purefoy and now it\u2019s a stage show called \u201cFisherman\u2019s Friends: The Musical which has just touched diown at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto after a successful run in the UK. \n\nThen, Enrico Colantoni stops by. You know the talented actor from portraying Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom \u201cJust Shoot Me!,\u201d Keith Mars on the television series \u201cVeronica Mars.\u201d On the big screen he has appeared in the films \u201cGalaxy Quest,\u201d \u201cA.I. Artificial Intelligence,\u201d \u201cContagion,\u201d and \u201cA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.\u201d Today we talk about his latest film, a comedy about four stoners, the self-proclaimed "Vandits", have a bright idea to knock over a senior citizens bingo hall on Christmas Eve. In this segment we talk about the unusual way he paid for theatre school in New York City and how the cast and crew of \u201cVandits\u201d persevered after all their equipment was stolen the night before they were to start shooting.\n\nFinally, we\u2019ll meet Elegance Bratton, the film director who turned his story of being a young gay man, who found unexpected strength, camaraderie and support when he joined the Marines, after being rejected by his mother, into a critically acclaimed film called \u201cThe Inspection.\u201d It is a classic against-all-odds story that paints a vivid picture of life inside the boot camp, the dehumanization, the violence, but also the brotherhood. The movie carefully builds the world of the boot camp, creating a palette of claustrophobia, brutality and tension that adds layers to the telling of his survival story.