In this episode of the pod Melanee and Jim unpack the Emmy award winning documentary Lucy and Desi - Amy Poehler's love letter to the legendary couple.

Carol Burnett, Normal Lear, Bette Midler and Charo are among those who contribute to the conversations about these two groundbreaking television creators.

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LUCY AND DESI

WATCH IT ON AMAZON PRIME

NOMINATIONS:

2022 Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

AWARDS

2022 Creative Arts Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program and Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series/Special.

2022 RATINGS:

• Rotten Tomatoes | 94%
• IMDB | 7.8/10
• Google Reviews | 66%

CREDITS:

• Exec Produced and Directed: Amy Poehler
• Produced: Jeanne Elfant Festa, Mark Monroe, Michael Rosenberg, Nigel Sinclair, Justin Wilkes, Amy Poehler
• Writer:Mark Monroe
• Release Date (Streaming):Mar 4, 2022
• Runtime:1h 42m
• Production Companies: Paper Kite Productions

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• William Frawley on My Three Sons

Join us for Pt. 2 of the Emmy award winning documentary George Carlin's American Dream. Part 2 digs into the latter part of Carlin's life and career and the highs and lows that came with it.

Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Colbert, Bill Burr, Bette Midler, W. Kamau Bell, Sam Jay, Judy Gold and Jon Stewart are among those interviewed for the project.

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GEORGE CARLIN'S AMERICAN DREAM

WATCH IT ON HBO

AWARDS:

2022 Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

RATINGS:

• Rotten Tomatoes | 100%
• IMDB | 8.3/10
• Google Reviews | 94%

CREDITS:

• Produced and directed: Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio
• Produced: Kelly Carlin
• Production Companies: HBO Doc Films, Rise Films & Apatow Productions

In the inaugural episode of Podumentary hosts Melanee and Jim take a deep dive into Pt. 1 of the Emmy winning documentary George Carlin's American Dream. Like so many creatives, Carlin's childhood was one marked by trauma, substance abuse and tough parental personalities. Comedy is a common coping mechanism for pain, but in George's keen eye and critical wit rendered a brand of comedy that was anything but common.

Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Colbert, Bill Burr, Bette Midler, W. Kamau Bell, Sam Jay, Judy Gold and Jon Stewart are among those interviewed for the project.

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GEORGE CARLIN'S AMERICAN DREAM

WATCH IT ON HBO

AWARDS:

2022 Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

RATINGS:

• Rotten Tomatoes | 100%
• IMDB | 8.3/10
• Google Reviews | 94%

CREDITS:

• Produced and directed: Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio
• Produced: Kelly Carlin
• Production Companies: HBO Doc Films, Rise Films & Apatow Productions

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

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• A Carlin Home Companion by Kelly Carlin
• The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling on HBOMax
• The Great Depresh on HBOMax
• 70s TV Show - That's Incredible!
• Psilocybin & Treatment Resistant Depression
• Child Parentification

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Podumentary is recorded, mixed & mastered at NewVine Music Studios in Santa Monica, Ca.

This is Podumentary! A show that takes a deep dive into documentaries across every genre and era. Every week on the pod, co-hosts Melanee and Jim are going to recap and completely unpack documentaries in glorious detail! We’ll span the gambit from classics like 1975’s cult fave Grey Gardens to modern day docs like The Tinder Swindler. 

Podumentary is premiering this September and you can find us and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! 

In the long awaited 3rd episode of Podumentary hosts Melanee and Jim take a deep dive into Netflix's Emmy nominated The Tinder Swindler - A documentary about a group of women who were the victims of a dating app swindler and who ultimately join together in an attempt to hunt him down and recover the millions of dollars that were stolen from them.

STREAM ON NETFLIX NOW

• Original Release Date: February 2, 2022
• Director: Felicity Morris
• Producer: Bernadette Higgins
• Distributed by: Netflix
• Production companies: Gaspin Media, AGC Studios

AWARDS

• Sundance: U.S. Special Jury Award: Impact for Change
• Full Frame Film Festival: Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights

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