Acting Funny
Films Discussed in Previous Episodes
Below is an alphabetical listing of all films mentioned during conversations within the podcast’s episodes. Note: not all movies listed are comedies. Films with titles in bold print were the featured film of an episode. Films are listed by their title from their home nation with, if known, their director and year of first release.
Episode numbers are four digits long where the first two digits indicate the season and the last two digits represent the episode number within that season. Where possible, I have provided links to each film’s entries on IMDb, Wikipedia, and Letterboxd. If an official trailer exists on YouTube, it will also be linked here. Films in the public domain will also have links to sites where they may be viewed online.
American History X (dir. Tony Kane) - 1998. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
L’Arrivée d’un train à La Ciotat (dir. Auguste Lumière and Louis Lumière) - 1896. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
L’Arroseur arrosé (dir. Louis Lumière) - 1895. Featured in Episode 0101 (1895). - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
L’Arroseur arrosé (dir. ?) - 1896. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube - IMDb
As Seen Through the Telescope (dir. George Albert Smith) - 1900. Episode 0104 (1897) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki - BFI
Babe (dir. Chris Noonan) - 1995. Episode 0102 (1896) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Bachelor Mother (dir. Garson Kanin) - 1939. Episode 0104 (1897) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Baignade en mer (dir. Louis Lumière) - 1895. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (dir. Pamela B. Green) - 2018. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Chaplin (dir. Richard Attenborough) - 1992. Episode 0103 (1659) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Clifford (dir. Paul Flaherty) - 1994. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
The Countryman and the Cinematograph (dir. Robert W. Paul) - 1901. Episode 0103 (1659) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki - BFI
Dennis the Menace (dir. Nick Castle) - 1993. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
The Derby (dir. Robert W. Paul) - 1896. Episode 0104 (1897) - Vimeo - Letterboxd - IMDb - BFI
Free Wheeling (dir. Robert F. McGowan) - 1932. Episode 0101 (1895) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
The Geisha Boy (dir. Frank Tashlin) - 1958. Episode 0102 (1896) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Get to Know Your Rabbit (dir. Brian De Palma) - 1972. Episode 0102 (1896) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Good Hair (dir. Catherine Dee Holly, Fray Forde) - 2017. Episode 0104 (1897) - Vimeo (film) - IMDb
Grandma’s Reading Glass (dir. George Albert Smith) - 1900. Episode 0104 (1897) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki - BFI
Guardians of the Galaxy (dir. James Gunn) - 2014. Episode 0102 (1896) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Home Alone (dir. Chris Columbus) - 1990. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Hugo (dir. Martin Scorsese) - 2011. Episode 0102 (1896) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
The Illusionist (dir. Neil Burger) - 2006. Episode 0102 (1896) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Jackass: The Movie (dir. Jeff Tremaine) - 2002. Episode 0102 (1896) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
La Lanterne magique (dir. Georges Méliès) - 1903. Episode 0103 (1659) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
A Night in the Show (dir. Charles Chaplin) - 1915. Episode 0103 (1659) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Une nuit terrible (dir. Georges Méliès) - 1896. Episode 0102 (1896) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
The Omen (dir. Richard Donner) - 1976. Episode 0103 (1659) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Pop Pop Is Dead (dir. Fray Forde, Catherine Dee Holly) - 2018. Episode 0104 (1897) - Vimeo (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb
Problem Child (dir. Dennis Dugan) - 1990. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Repas de bébé (dir. Louis Lumière) - 1895. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Rough Sea at Dover (dir. Birt Acres and Robert W. Paul) - 1895. Episode 0103 (1659) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki - BFI
Smokey and the Bandit (dir. Hal Needham) - 1977. Episode 0104 (1897) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
La sortie de lusine Lumière à Lyon (dir. Louis Lumière) - 1895. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Sullivan’s Travels (dir. Preston Sturges) - 1941. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube (trailer) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Trilby (dir. Harold M. Shaw) - 1914. Episode 0104 (1897) - YouTube (fragment) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
La voltige (dir. Louis Lumière) - 1895. Episode 0101 (1895) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
La voyage dans la lune (dir. Georges Méliès) - 1902. Episode 0102 (1896) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
Wonder Man (dir. H. Bruce Humberstone) - 1945. Episode 0102 (1896) - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki
The X-Rays (dir. George Albert Smith) - 1897. Episode 0104 (1897) - YouTube - Letterboxd - IMDb - Wiki - BFI
“There’s a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that’s all some people have? It isn’t much, but it’s better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan.”
— Sullivan’s Travels (Dir: Preston Sturges), 1941.
Header Image: L’Arroseur arrosé (Dir: Louis Lumière), 1895.