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No guest this week, but in response to the Kavanaugh hearings we go back to a time of screwball romcoms. First up is It Happened One Night (1934), the Frank Capra masterpiece that sets the tone for all subsequent screwball comedies with a whip smart Claudette Colbert sparring with Clark Gable. Next up Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart are involved in a love intersection in The Philadelphia Story (1940). We finish with Audrey Hepburn’s breakthrough role alongside Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday (1953) (SPOILERS for the ending) Also: The MPPDA/MPAA clamps down on fun. James Caan has his eye on the prize. It’s a Wonderful Piece of Shit. Meet Cute explained. The origins of Bugs Bunny? Hulk smash Catholic church! The crosshairs of love. A Star Is Born (2018). Was she yare? The most famous Belgian. Cinecitta. Ciao! Anita Ekberg/Gina Lollobrigida. The Wood Beast of Arboria. Dalton Trumbo. Must we go tropical? Jim Parsons. Dee rage quits The Big Bang Theory. We play a game of “Screwball or Foul ball?”