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Bill chats with Mary Jo about SPEAK UP, ANDREW, writing jokes, MST, and more! (Patreon)

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2020-09-17 21:29:56
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This week the legendary and very nice Mary Jo Pehl joins me, her old fellow MST3K Mad, to chat about a recent short she and Bridget Nelson riffed: SPEAK UP, ANDREW! And yes, the short itself is as intense and emotional as its title.  Everyone's on a knife's edge about Parent's Night!

Mary Jo and I also discuss their evolving process of writing jokes for RiffTrax, and what the hell was generally going on in the 1980s.  Please check it out!

- bc.

Here's the video version, or you can download it here.

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Bill Lemmond

I'm pretty sure "Speak Up, Andrew" is from the 70s. Were the 70s also too painful for you to willingly recall?

Bill Lemmond

"She's been raptured." Good one, Mary Jo.

Bill Lemmond

I didn't get the impression of Andrew not being nice. I just thought he felt so bad about himself that we was overly sensitive and defensive. I lived through a lot of mean, from first through 8th grade, and I can spot mean. Andrew never came across as mean. I'll admit, that's generally all I really want: don't be mean. Don't smile as you make someone else miserable.

Bill Lemmond

I do love the inside info about your process, over the years, that you discussed. :)

Bill Lemmond

I don't mind you making an obvious joke, because your obvious jokes are better than others' obvious, and they keep up the momentum. (I'm a big fan of Incognito Cinema Warriors, and still support them on Twitch.). But I don't want any of you to be under pressure.

Bill Lemmond

Yes! Mary Jo, I seek out every riff work, long or short, that you do with Bridgett. :D

Bill Lemmond

If you need a relaxing gig, try playing a game, on the viewers' screen, and joking at your own pace. You no longer have to time yourself for a movie scene and script, You are the pace-setters. It's also a lot easier in post.

Josh & Colette Flowers

Wow, loved this. Mary Jo is great! The writing process in the second half was especially interesting. Keep these coming! Thanks!

Derek Levesque

I think one of the highlights of a B&MJ riff is that it seems like two friends are hanging out and are watching a movie .. together. There's a give and take, and playfulness between them that just seems so natural. I love the guys, but like Bill said, it was often, "Here's a riff. AND another. AND a topper." I think the live shows really helped Mike Kevin, and Bill figure out the natural rhythm a bit more, and they've taken that pacing to the VOD movies, and made them better.

Emily Brown

More please!!!!! And, yes, I immediately bought that short.