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The Re-Casting Couch

by David Straughan

Movies/Actors/Comedy Two morons recast famous roles throughout film history. Complete with witty banter, obscenely long tangents, and raw humor; we argue our case for the best, worst, and most absurd recasting of characters that we can think up. It's funny, we swear...

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Episodes

  1. There's Something About Jeopardy

    Alternate titles for this episode include but are not limited to: 'James Franco has a Bankorette in English', 'Justin Bieber has No Regerts', 'The Canadian in the Cupboard', and 'Merry Christmas, ya Filthy Orphans'. Follow the Couch at https://facebook.com/TheRecastingCouchPodcast And join the...

  2. The Human Caterpillar: A Halloween Special

    The boys are back for another season of shenanigans in a spooky spooktober spooktacular, just in time for Halloween with some hot takes on their favorite (and least favorite) horror films. Dr. S. comes in clutch with some obscure foreign recommendations, the Which Dr. shares a chilling ghost…

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  3. LIVE From the Kirk Minihane Show

    The obligatory mid-season interlude... The Doctors brave the Coronavirus as they venture to the Saco, Maine Drive-in Theater to see Podcast Jesus himself, Kirk Minihane. They even the social playing field, by recasting some predominantly white-male roles with some more woke-friendly celebrities....

  4. The Jack Black Conspiracy: Revisited

    The one where the Doctors don't recast a damn thing. We have two special guests on to help us uncover the secrets behind the mysterious Jack Black Conspiracy. Jay talks....a LOT! One of the Doctors joins a hippie commune and the future of the show becomes uncertain... Follow the Couch at...

  5. Mother's Day... Special?

    The Doctors honor the mothers of the world with one of their more "colorful" episodes to date. They Re-cast famous moms in movies and TV. Dr.S. recounts his own experience of being recast... to a different family when he was given up for adoption as a wee lad. They discuss the controversy behind...

  6. We Need to Talk... on the Couch: The Remake

    The Doctors join Meder and Pepin from We Need To Talk and discuss Hollywood remakes! Are they good, bad, ugly, meaningless, or just plain profit-machines? The Re-casting Couch version includes: audio not included in the 2 part episodes on the WNTT version, off-topic and behind-the-scenes…

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  7. Die Fast, Live Furious

    The Doctors recast Die Hard and the Fast and Furious Movies! What? Were you expecting more?

  8. Eat A D!ck, Christian Bale

    The Doctors and special guest, Jay Coville, squabble about Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, that one time Christian Bale was a douche-canoe to the Which Doctor...

  9. Bat Oates Soup

    The Doctors welcome special guest, comedian, author, comic coach, and fellow podcaster, Pat Oates to the couch! We discuss bat soup, The Matrix, Rocky III, and the great wide world of comedy. Follow the Couch at https://facebook.com/The RecastingCouchPodcast And join the conversation at...

  10. COVID-19 Days Later

    The Doctors are quarantined, so naturally they discuss famous outbreak films... zombie outbreaks, that is...

  11. Emergency PSA: Corona Outbreak Minisode

    We let all our listeners know that we are currently virus free, fill them in on our back-up plan on how we will keep recording when or if it does get us, we send the Which Doctor out into the streets of Rochester to talk to the real heroes out there working through the pandemic and we submit to…

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  12. Little Shop of Rocky Horrors

    We talk about dancing transvestite scientists, man-eating plants, glow-in-the-dark p*ssy, and the Which Doctor’s on-again, off-again love affair with musicals... Follow the Couch at https://facebook.com/The RecastingCouchPodcast And join the conversation at https://discord.gg/5mtn58V

  13. Willem DaJoker

    We discuss polarizing villains. The Which Doctor fact-checks The Miraculous Dr.S. And we give a brief intro into our upcoming crossover episode with the podcast We Need To Talk. We try to stay on topic a little more for all you nitpickers... Follow the Couch at https://facebook.com/The...

  14. Disney Redux: LIVE

    We introduce the show's new co-host, recast some of Disney’s vault classics in their live action form, sh*t on Disney's new streaming platform, and roll out the tangent shenanigans! Follow the Couch at https://facebook.com/The RecastingCouchPodcast And join the conversation at...

  15. The Tom Shanks Redemption

    Holy pilot, Batman! We delve into the awesomeness that is Tom Hanks and recast him in too many shows and films, uncover an Illuminati-level conspiracy involving Tom Hanks' eldest son and Jack Black! Featuring guest co-host, Tyler Fritz from Who Wants Bananas? Follow the Couch at...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Movies/Actors/Comedy Two morons recast famous roles throughout film history. Complete with witty banter, obscenely long tangents, and raw humor; we argue our case for the best, worst, and most absurd recasting of characters that we can think up. It's funny, we swear...

HOSTED BY

David Straughan

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Movies/Actors/Comedy Two morons recast famous roles throughout film history. Complete with witty banter, obscenely long tangents, and raw humor; we argue our case for the best, worst, and most absurd recasting of characters that we can think up. It's funny, we swear...

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The Re-Casting Couch is created and hosted by David Straughan.
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