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TGB Episode 115: The Darker Side of Comedy (Guest: Matt Patches)

by Tim Buel
June 28, 2012

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by guest Matt Patches of Hollywood.com and Operation Kino to chat about their latest Picks of the Week, the newest DVD & Blu-Ray releases, new trailers for for Pete Travis' Dredd and Olivier Megaton's sequel Taken 2 and much more. The main topic of the night was focused on the genre of black/dark comedies, in honor of Seth MacFarlane's Ted, Some Guy Who Kills People and Klown all available soon. The guys go over what exactly defines dark comedies and if people are sick and twisted for not knowing when to draw the line and not laugh. Listen in!

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Our Guest:

Matt Patches: @Misterpatches

Picks of the Week:

Jeremy: Danger 5 (YouTube)
Matt: Ted / "The Legend of Korra"
Tim: Rabies (2010)

DVD/Blu-Rays Released:

21 Jump Street
Bullhead
The Artist
The 39 Steps (Criterion)

Episode Timeline:

Pick of the Week: 7:45
New Releases: 25:18
Trailer Watch: Dredd: 39:05
Trailer Watch: Taken 2-: 44:25
Topic of the Night: Dark Comedies: 51:08

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DAVIDPD

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obviously a guy

I might be a crazy person like Matt Patches but I find the darker the movie the funnier I find it,if it has a least a little bit of comedy in it...maybe it's a survival mechanism since life is pretty dark.We live in uncertainty hoping for the best ,we die like flies ..a big cosmic joke,what's not to laugh about.One would go really crazy otherwise. We human beings are absurd.Just take a look at any news site.It's a f**king comedy of epic proportions.
- obviously a guy
  
  Also how come you didn't mention Four Lions by Christopher Morris?
http://twitter.com/davide_coppola Davide Coppola

You have touched on dark comedy before with your episode in honor of Horrible Bosses.. Loved the drunk commentary bit I agree with the guy who said the dude bros should be back!
http://twitter.com/davide_coppola Davide Coppola

By the way, I wanted to recommend Pretty Persuasion with Evan Rachel Wood, a great dark comedy in my opinion Especially recommended if you like Heathers (Winona Ryder)!