Ep 43: Strangers with Candy

We’re back! And, this week, we take on the short-lived landmark cult comedy show, Strangers With Candy. This is an episode that really demonstrates, perhaps more than any other we have done, how the prospects of a CFX artifact can change so quickly. This show is only just a little over 20 years old and yet times have changed so dramatically, we can’t imagine it being made today. This is dark satire that crosses more than a few lines, but it also was ahead of its time in a way that makes it relevant today. It’s gross, edgy, provocative, controversial, full of memorable performances and at times, extremely funny. But does it stand the test of time? We find out and along the way, we also learn…

• About the true story of a reformed junkie and hooker that inspired this show
• Why you wouldn’t want to be stranded in the desert with Amy Sedaris
• Who Roberto Gari is and why he might be the best silent comedian since Charlie Chaplin
• How Arnold Schwarzenegger welcomed Chris Pratt to the family.
• How it must be nice to hope for the thing you wish to want
• Why you’ll never think of the “liberty bell” in the same way after listening to this episode
• Why does your finger smell like his ass?
• What poetry should really be about
• About what could have been one of the best "presidential" video games ever…