Screwball Comedy from Shakespeare to Classic Hollywood... and Beyond

About Screwball Comedy from Shakespeare to Classic Hollywood... and Beyond

In which we take a survey of many screwball-comedy-plotted romantic comedies before looking at where the genre is today. Each episode takes a deep dive into one particular pattern in the genre, asking why it matters, what it tells us, and where we see it getting updated in a more contemporary film from the last 15 years. A podcast by the students in the Screwball Comedy senior elective at The Lawrenceville School. Films discussed: Much Ado About Nothing (1993 & 2012) It Happened One Night (1934) Libeled Lady (1936) The Lady Eve (1941) Clueless (1995) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Contemporary films discussed: Crazy Stupid Love (2011) To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018) Anyone But You (2023) Crazy Rich Asians (2018) Set It Up (2018) Overboard (2018) Failure to Launch (2006) Red, White and Royal Blue (2023) Palm Springs (2020)

Publisher

mrayd

Category

arts · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Feb 2025

Latest episode

3 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Mar 2026

   SEASON 2 Ep 1! POV: The Act Becomes Real: Helen & Wallis discuss Screwball Comedy and Overboard

   Welcome to Season 2: I Hate the Way I Don't Hate You! POV: The Act Becomes Real: Helen & Wallis discuss Screwball Comedy and Overboard

2. 

   3 Mar 2026

   Ep 2 Love Through a Lens: Sarah and Isabella discuss the issues of Public vs. Private in Screwball Comedies and To All The Boys I've Loved Before

   Season 2! I Hate the Way I Don't Hate You Love Through a Lens: Sarah and Isabella discuss the issues of Public vs. Private in Screwball Comedies and To All The Boys I've Loved Before

3. 

   3 Mar 2026

   Ep 3 Electric Love: Bunny & Lana discuss The Formation of Love in Screwball Comedies & Palm Springs

   Season 2! I Hate the Way I Don't Hate You Electric Love: Bunny & Lana discuss The Formation of Love in Screwball Comedies & Palm Springs

4. 

   3 Mar 2026

   Ep 4 Who Pulls the Strings: Michael & Jabrahlyn discuss Power Dynamics in Screwball Comedy & Failure to Launch

   Season 2! I Hate the Way I Don't Hate You Who Pulls the Strings: Michael & Jabrahlyn discuss Power Dynamics in Screwball Comedy & Failure to Launch

5. 

   3 Mar 2026

   Ep 5 Performative Love: Kallista & Anna discuss the issues of Public vs. Private in Screwball Comedies & Red, White, and Royal Blue

   Season 2! I Hate the Way I Don't Hate You Performative Love: Kallista & Anna discuss the issues of Publicity (and what's public) vs. Privacy (and what happens out of the public eye) in Screwball Comedies & Red, White, and Royal Blue

6. 

   3 Mar 2026

   Ep 6 The Real Deal: Abby, Evie, & Kayla discuss Real Acknowledgement in Screwball Comedies & Crazy Rich Asians

   Season 2! I Hate the Way I Don't Hate You The Real Deal: Abby, Evie, & Kayla discuss Real Acknowledgement in Screwball Comedies & Crazy Rich Asians

7. 

   27 Feb 2025

   Ep. 1, I Love You, I'm Sorry: Alex & Ella discuss the Formation of Love in Screwball Comedy and Crazy Stupid Love

8. 

   27 Feb 2025

   Ep. 2, To See or Not to See: Audrey & Aileen discuss the issue of Public vs Private in Screwball Comedy and To All The Boys I've Loved Before

9. 

   27 Feb 2025

   Ep. 3: Mike, Sam, & Amari discuss Banter & Teasing in Screwball Comedy and Anyone But You

10. 

    27 Feb 2025

    Ep. 4: Emily & Alexa discuss Gender Roles in Screwball Comedy and To All the Boys I've Loved Before

11. 

    27 Feb 2025

    Ep. 5: The Flame Behind The Laughter: Naiya & Sarah discuss Power Dynamics in Screwball Comedy and Crazy Rich Asians

12. 

    27 Feb 2025

    Ep. 6, FeMENism: Macyn & Antonia discuss Female Empowerment in Screwball Comedy and Set It Up

13. 

    27 Feb 2025

    Bonus Episode! Our closing thoughts

    In which we ask our final questions about what this genre has to teach us...or how we see its issues out in the real world.

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5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 4 / 100

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