A.I. EP. 95: “Fosse, Fosse, Fosse!” - The Birdcage 25th Anniversary

The hilarious 1996 La Cage aux Folles adaptation, The Birdcage, is celebrating it’s 25th anniversary! To commemorate this big occasion we devoted an entire episode to it!We brought back to the podcast Broadway/film/TV actor Benny Elledge and making his AI debut fellow NYC actor/UMD alumn Brian Skellenger. It was fun to reminisce about our old college days and break down this comedic classic.We end this episode with a fun Starting 5 game and our Patrons get to hear our Top 5 LGBTQ+ Films Draft.Enjoy!2:27 Miller’s Crossing5:07 The Prom (Netflix)7:05 Tiger (HBOMax)9:07 Normal People (HULU)12:06 Buegs’ Favorite Meal13:00 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel15:10 Plugarooni’s 15:46 Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen18:18 Benny Elledge (@benny_elledge) and Brian Skellenger (@bskellenger)21:00 DBC Improv Show every Wednesday @ 8:40 PM The Peoples Improv Theater https://www.facebook.com/thepitnyc/22:47 The Birdcage Plot Synopsis24:52 Buegs’ Hot Take26:05 Rob’s Hot Take28:49 Benny’s Hot Take31:32 Brian’s Hot Take37:00 Straight Actors Playing Gay Characters49:30 The Dude55:51 The Tucci Award1:08:10 The Dingus1:17:30 Show Me The Money1:26:53 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments1:30:29 Movie Trivia1:36:55 Judgement Day1:38:20 The Starting 5 (Movies with a type of bird in the title)1:57:46 Top 5 LGBTQ+ Films Draft