The Lobby: An American Pickle (Patreon)

We considered the new Seth Rogen/Seth Rogen comedy An American Pickle as a pairing option for the main show, but discarded the idea after determining that the most obvious point of comparison—that would be Encino Man—didn't fit our (already quite loose) criteria for a "classic film." And so a bonus episode was born! Scott convened with noted Rogen sceptic Tasha to talk over the film's unusual combination of a broad, fish-out-of-water comedy premise with attempts at social commentary about American Jewish identity, cancel culture, and the modern urban condition. The conversation also leads them briefly down the road of considering the fate of the mid-budget comedy mid- and post-pandemic, but that's another episode...