PODCAST · comedy
The Musical Version
by Philip Labes
Actor and musician Philip Labes brings together talented improvisors and musicians to create the musical version of a popular or classic movie — with dialogue, music, and lyrics made up right on the spot!
Episodes
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Home Alone (LIVE w/ Jiavani, Jack Norman, and Mary Lou)
Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! Watch the live taping of this episode and many more at the new home for TMV video content, PhilipLabes.com/TheMusicalVersion. Check out upcoming live shows here. You can also subscribe to our new TikTok account! Thanks for a wonderful 2023! See you next year!
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The Hunger Games (LIVE w/ Mary Lou, Jack Norman, & Oscar Montoya)
"May the odds be ever in your favor..." Filmed live at UCB Los Angeles in May 2023. You can see the next live show 6/16/23 at UCB LA!
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The Truman Show (w/ Ross Bryant & Jiavani Linayao)
And in case I don’t see ya… good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight!
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TENET (w/ Jeremy Culhane & Rachel Marsh)
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster is now a musical! With songs like “The One-Two-Threes Of Bungee Jumping” and “Nothing Bad Happens In The Van That Carries The Plutonium,” this episode makes JUST as much sense as the movie! Thanks Gummer!
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Ocean’s 11 (w/ Dan Lippert & Jessica McKenna) LIVE from Second City Hollywood 1/16/2020
It’s time to get away with “One Last Heist” — with hits like “I’m Gonna Cuck The Man That Stole My Wife” and of course “The Heist Was A Lie (Reprise).” Start spreading the news!
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Space Jam (w/ Hayley Huntley & Zeke Nicholson) LIVE at Second City Hollywood 1/9/2020
Our audience picked the movie! With songs like “We Gotta Steal Some NBA Players” and “Put Dynamite Straight Up Your Butt” maybe all your day needs it a helping of “Mike’s Magic Stuff!” Come catch TMV live this week! Thursday 1/16 at 10pm Second City Hollywood w/ Dan Lippert & Jess McKenna
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Phantom Thread (w/ Ross Bryant & Ashley Ward) LIVE at UCB LA
Our first live show! With hits like “Welcome To The House of Woodcock” as well as “Bad B*tch in the 1950s” and “Repressed and Having Fun,” this show will have you wondering if we’re geniuses or REALLY pretentious! Taped live at UCB Sunset in Los Angeles on 1/3/2020. Two more chances this month to...
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The Holiday (w/ Tara Copeland & Zeke Nicholson)
Anything can happen when the Santa Ana winds blow, including the musical version of the only holiday movie that skips Christmas entirely — The Holiday! Featuring hits like “I’m Too Hot To Be Dangerous,” “My Wife is Dead,” and the universally relatable “At The Writer’s Guild of America West!”...
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Misery (w/ Andrew Farmer)
“I’m your number one fan, Paul…” Annie Wilkes traps writer Paul Sheldon in her home in this delightfully creepy musical version of the Steven King horror, featuring songs like “There’s No Dignity in Swear-Words Paul,” “Anything Can Happen In Coco Beach,” and “Yellin’ Lady!”
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Dirty Dancing (w/ Erin Dellorso, Allie Jennings, & Isabella Roland)
Nobody puts Baby in the corner!
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Beetlejuice (w/ Priscilla Davies & Ruha Taslimi)
Day-o! The musical take on Tim Burton’s Halloween classic includes hits like “They’re Ghosh!” “A Radio For Me,” and “Give Me A Squeeze of Your Beetlejuice.” Just don’t sing his name three times!
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Alien (w/ Gabe Greenspan & Naomi Murden)
In space no one can hear you SING!
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The Incredibles (w/ Vic Michaelis & Isabella Roland )
Saving the day is a family business! It’s Brad Bird’s animated hit, now with songs like “I’ve Been Watching You,” “A La (Edna) Mode,” and eleven o’clock number “Baby Justice League Likes Men’s Rights.” Let’s go save the city!
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Goodfellas (w/ Ken McGraw & Douglas Widick)
Martin Scorsese’s mob epic gets the musical treatment this week, with such hits as “I’m In…Construction,” “You Gotta Kill ‘Em With A ‘Lil Personality,” and of course “Mafia Moms,” this is a show for the whole “family.”
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Hook (w/ Angela Giarratana & Jesse Kruger)
Yo Ho Ho! A grown up Peter Pan must rescue his children from the dastardly Jas Hook in the musical version of the delightful Robin Williams/Dustin Hoffman film. Featuring songs like “BTL (Big Time Lawyer)” and “Don’t You Love your Pirate Parents?” and the surprising tender “Love Love You”, this...
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Forrest Gump (w/ Sarah Claspell & Jeremy Culhane)
Run Forrest Run! This musical retelling of the Tom Hanks film has hits like “Shrimp’s Good, You Gotta Eat Shrimp”, “I’m Good At Army Stuff”, “Let Me Die, I’m Lieutenant Dan” and the delightful duet “Happy New Year (From Two Random Strangers).” Your ears and this episode go together like Baked...
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (w/ Jiavani Linayao & Jack Norman)
Miles Morales has to become SpiderMan to save the multiverse! This hip-hop heavy musical SWINGS with songs like “Not Yet A (Spider)Man”, “Metal In My Back feat. Dr. Octopus” as well as villain ballad “Strike! There Goes The Kingpin.” Brought to you by Koca-Soda.
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Men In Black (w/ Zeke Nicholson & Greg Smith)
Kay & Jay work for the best-kept secret in the universe– and they gotta sing about it! With SO MANY amazing songs like “Give Me Some Sugar, Sugar”, “Creepy Creepy Men (In Black)”, and the surprising “Quahog Dogs”, this marks the second consecutive episode with Family Guy based songs! Also not to…
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Fyre Fest Documentary (w/ John Hartman & Alice Stanley Jr.)
Billy McFarland and Ja Rule can’t be stopped! A terribly dark look into our own sinister desires for wealth, fame, and power, featuring songs like “Aw Fuck (Jerry)” and “Dick for Water.” You’ll never look at a bottle of Evian the same way again.
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The Matrix (w/ Chris Grace & Ashley Ward)
What is the Matrix? Philip, Ashley and Chris try to find out! Featuring sci-fi tunes like “Hacking In Da Club” and “One Pill, Two Pill, Red Bill, Blue Pill” and WHO could forget “Joe Pantoliano Wants to Be A Cabaret Singer” you may just learn that The Matrix is all that and a bag of chips!
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The Favourite (w/ John Hartman, Madison Lanesey, & Jiavani Linayao)
Featuring catchy numbers like “Rub My Legs/Give Me An Estate” and “A Dry, Slow, Frictionless Rub”, aristocracy gets saucy in this week’s musical version of Yorgos Lanthimos’s dramedy. Who knew juggling was such a crucial part of power struggles in Victorian England?
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Toy Story (w/ Madison Lanesey & Greg Smith)
Woody, Buzz, and Bo-Peep get into some extremely NSFW shenanigans. And for some reason, The Devil shows up!? Featuring songs like “Buzz Lightyear: Sex Machine”, “Welcome To Sid’s Evil Workshop” and the immortal classic “I’ve Got A Woody”, you’ll receive a heartwarming reminder of why “You’ve Got…
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When Harry Met Sally (w/ Tara Copeland & Angela Giarratana)
There’s nothing like a debut! Featuring songs like “Our Love Is A Lie (Just Like That Spiced Ham)” and “They Slept Together, Oh My!” Philip tackles Nora Ephron’s beloved romantic comedy with Tara Copeland and Angela Giarratana. Angela does a duet with HERSELF, and Philip is very confidently wrong...
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How many episodes does The Musical Version have?
The Musical Version currently has 27 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is The Musical Version about?
Actor and musician Philip Labes brings together talented improvisors and musicians to create the musical version of a popular or classic movie — with dialogue, music, and lyrics made up right on the spot!
How often does The Musical Version release new episodes?
The Musical Version has 27 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts The Musical Version?
The Musical Version is created and hosted by Philip Labes.
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