30. movie musicals & anti-cringe culture (w/zay dante)

Amanda and Amber are joined by friend, comedian, and actor Zay Dante to talk movies, musicals, and movie musicals. Also discussed: Madame Web, Austin Butler, theater kids, anti-cringe, & our society’s discomfort with earnestness.

Follow Zay: 

http://tiktok.com/@zayydante 

http://instagram.com/zaydante

HOSTS: 

Amanda Layne Miller http://instagram.com/amandalaynemiller 

Amber Miller http://instagram.com/amberlmiller 

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THE DAY I DIDN'T MEET ONE DIRECTION (short film): https://youtu.be/BsWOOxD29r4 

SHOUTOUTS

Shepherd Moon - short film by Maria Smal: http://instagram.com/shepherdmoonfilm 

TIMESTAMPS 

00:00 intro + awards chatter

4:20 twitter critics

11:50 oscars snubs & the academy

16:22 The Slap & Moonlight You Guys Won

20:18 Dear Evan Hansen

26:50 movie musicals (adaptations, ATLA)

30:27 Chicago

32:57 Mean Girls scared of musicals

36:23 Wonka

38:07 childhood white boys (Oppenheimer, Austin Butler, Robert Pattinson)

42:28 Twilight

44:35 Madame Web

47:06 musical theater

48:43 Kenny Ortega & music videos

52:30 shooting dance scenes (GMA, live action Disney movies)

56:05 overexposed/overly hated celebrities

59:00 Fifth Harmony

1:00:18 Lin-Manuel Miranda

1:02:53 theater kids, anti-cringe, & discomfort w/ earnestness

1:08:13 social media

1:12:24 zay’s tiktok process (phineas & ferb)

1:21:21 renee rapp (fandom jokes out of respect, Southern attitude)

1:27:08 AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

1:29:49 zay’s theater career

1:32:22 more ATLA (zuko)

1:36:57 outro

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