What Are You Watching? with Chris Mancini

Special Comedy Film Nerds Reunion Episode! Graham Elwood joins Chris and we use the wayback machine to the Era of COmedy Film Nerds and give a full 2026 Oscar Preview episode filled with opinions, facts, rants, analysis and even some future industry predictions. 

Special Episode! A Comedy Film Nerds reunion as Graham Elwood returns for a tribute to Robert Redford.

Neil returns to the main feed to talk about all things Godzilla for this FINAL EPISODE of What Are You Watching? Thank you so much for being here for the ride.

Comic creator Kraig Rasmussen returns to discuss his new subscription service, Blue Eye Samurai, The Killer, Grand Turismo and more!

A bonus episode! Actors, Producers, and Comics Creators Tyler Mane and Renae Geerlings join Chris to talk about their new Kickstarter The Last Spartan: Red Tape. Tyler also talks about playing Sabertooth in X-Men and Michael Myers in Halloween. Also discussed: Warrior, The Black List, The Wheel of Time, and favorite horror movies for the season.   Long Ago and Far Away 2 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whitecatent/long-ago-and-far-away-2-son-of-elvenwood?ref=discovery_category   The Last Spartan: Red Tape https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maneentertainment/the-last-spartan-red-tape?ref=discovery_category  

Writer and Comic Creator Charlie Stickney returns to discuss his new White Ash Kickstarter Glarien. It's a full discussion of nothing but fantasy, from LOTR to Wheel of Time, to Never Ending Story to The Princess Bride.   Long Ago and Far Away 2 KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whitecatent/long-ago-and-far-away-2-son-of-elvenwood?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=long%20ago%20and%20far%20away%202   Glarien KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegamecomic/glarien-of-white-ash-1-3-a-fantasy-series-for-mature-readers

Comedian and Podcaster Jackie Kashian returns to discuss the Long Ago and Far Away Kickstarter, Taskmaster (the British show, not the Marvel villain) Poker Face, and more. Chris and Jackie also take a deep dive into Star Wars with Ashoka, Star Wars Rebels, The Battle for Endor, and Dr. Aphra. Please pledge to the Long Ago and Far Away 2 Kickstarter! Ends Oct 22! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whitecatent/long-ago-and-far-away-2-son-of-elvenwood?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=long%20ago%20and%20far%20away%202

Comedy writer Rob Kutner joins Chris for a discussion about his new book Snot Goblins and working on Ant Man/Scott Lang's memoir Look Out for the Little Guy for Disney/Marvel. Rob and Chris also discuss The Other Two, Oppenheimer, Secret Invasion, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and more!

No guest as I talk about my biking accident and how I watched all the Lord of the Rings movies and... New Girl... as I recover. Thank you for all your support and kind words as I begin my healing and recovery journey! 

Comedian and Actress Jann Karam joins Chris to talk about bookstore stand-up, her one woman show, Justice Matters, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, being scared of social media, and more.

Comedian and Podcaster Alice Fraser returns to discuss her new book project The D'Ancey LaGuarde Reader, the writing process, genre books, Shrinking, Peripheral, Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, Vesper, The Griffin, and more!

Artist, Comic Book Creator, and creator of "Demon Bitch" Christie Shinn joins Chris to discuss comic books, girlfights, Ghost Hunting, John Wick 4, Cat Videos, the work of Alejandro Jodorowsky, and more.

Comedian Matt Weinhold from the Monster Party Podcast returns to discuss some classic Horror films, DVD commentary and extras, The Mandalorian, Andor, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, crazy comic book crossovers, and more!

Neil fills in last minute after a "guest booking thing" and discusses the Barry finale, the WGA Strike, Succession, The Doom That Came to Gotham, The Muppets Mayhem, and more!

Writer/producer Gary H. Miller joins Chris to talk about writing on everything from Laverne and Shirley to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. They also discuss the WGA Strike, Succession, Gypsy, Guardians 3, and more!

Creators of the comic series Hex 11, Lisa K. Weber, Kelly Sue Milano, and Lynly Forrest join Chris to discuss the making of their comic book series as well as Poker Face, The Essex Serpent, Midnight Mass, Barry, and more!

YouTube Host "That Phat Samurai Guy" Preston Downey joins Chris to talk about action movies, martial arts, Star Trek Picard, The Mandalorian, Marvel, and more.

Uber Screen Consumer Neil returns to a regular episode to discuss Cunk on Earth, The Last of Us the TV show, Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and more!

Graham Elwood returns to do another special Oscar wrapup show.

The second half of this monster episode where Doug and Chris go over every 2023 Oscar Category with their SHOULD WIN/WILL WIN picks.

Doug returns to the garage to talk with Chris about the 2023 Academy Awards and go over SHOULD/WILL wins for each category. Part 1 of 2.

David Huntsberger returns to discuss his new podcast Intercepts, the comedy "circuit", Amsterdam, Pachinko, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Untold, Only Murders in the Building, and the future of the movie-going experience.

Musician, composer and trumpet player for Oingo Boingo Former Members joins Chris to talk about the unusual history of Oingo Boingo, The White Lotus, Willow, The Light and Magic Documentary, and the indie music documentaries Killing Me Softly with his Songs and Hargrove.

Comedian, writer, and podcaster Judy Gold joins Chris to talk about her book Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble, her one person show, and a secret Apple TV project she worked on. Things get serious with a discussion about Holocaust documentaries, which is then followed by a discussion of holiday movies and the Indiana Jones trailer.

Chris' former Comedy Film Nerds Partner, comedian and podcaster Graham Elwood returns to talk about their favorites and not so favorite movies and TV shows of the year. They discuss Andor, Manifest, Jurassic World, Lightyear, Ticket to Paradise, See How They Run, Manifest, Severance, and more!

Writer, director, comics creator and visual effects supervisor Kevin VanHook joins Chris to talk about storytelling, his new comics company Visi8, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Game of Thrones, Night Gallery, Picard, and more!

The creator of White Ash and former publisher of Scout Comics Charles Stickney joins Chris to talk about indie comics, the creator economy, The Light and Magic Documentary, Reservation Dogs, the insanity that is Pennyworth, and why people like The White Lotus.

Comedian, writer, producer, and podcaster (Tiny Victories) Laura House returns to discuss getting back to stand-up, The Kingdom, Andor, Norsemen, Ozark and more! Also don't forget to listen to her CD "Mouthpunch" out now!

Legacy TV writer Jack Carrerow returns with more stories about Alice, Mr. Belvedere, Bosom Buddies, sitcom writing, how comedy has changed. Also discussed: ... farming?

Screenwriter and author Paul Zeidman joins Chris to discuss his new book of interviews with creatives, She-Hulk, Lord of the Rings, independent comics, pie, and more.

Matt Weinhold from Monster Party returns and joins Chris for a SPOOKY super-sized Halloween episode where they discuss favorite horror movies and shows, The Midnight Club, Barbarian, obscure Japanese horror metal, and DVD commentaries. 

We've made it to 100 eps! Chris and Neil take a road trip and record a stream of consciousness ep in the car discussing the state of movies, streaming, Star Trek, series they HAVEN'T seen, and the future as they speculate on where things are headed.

Podcaster, Author, and Host of the Daily Tech News Show Tom Merritt returns to talk about streaming technology, digital media libraries, Apple TV, Harley Quinn, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Lord of the Rings, and more!

Writer, actor, and comedian Kevin Avery returns to do a deep dive into the Marvel TV Universe on Disney+. Chris and Kevin discuss She-Hulk, Loki, Daredevil, Moon Knight, and all the upcoming announced shows.

Comedian, podcaster, and Chris' former Comedy Film Nerds partner Graham Elwood returns to talk about The Anarchists, where the Crawdads Sing, Belle, Day Shift, and more!

Writer/Producer Kimberley Browning returns to the show to discuss running diversity projects, her new Jazz Dance documentary Uprooted, Sandman, GOT: House of the Dragon, For All Mankind, film festivals, and more!

Composer and Actor Matthew Patrick Davis joins Chris to talk about his new movie Barbarian, writing music for the Disney Channel, animation, movie revival screenings like E.T., GOT House of the Dragon, Primal, and more!

Comedian and Podcaster Joel Byars stops by to discuss live performing, The Rehearsal, Prey, Sonic the Hedgehog movies, The Great Pottery Throwdown, and more.

Comedian, musician, and radio personality Pat Godwin joins Chris to talk about getting back on the road, Lightyear, Blackbird, The Social Dilemma, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Capturing the Friedmans, and more!

Comedian, podcaster, and actor Daniel Van Kirk (Bob's Burgers, Dumb People Town) joins Chris to talk about comedy, Alone, The Rehearsal, The Old Man, Game of Thrones, Severance, and more!

From Mystery Science Theater 3000, comedian and writer Frank Conniff returns to discuss RRR, Nope, The Gray Man, The Princess, and comedy in bookstores.

Matt Belknap, co-host of Never Not Funny and owner of AST Records joins Chris to talk about old school message boards, Ms. Marvel, and Thor: Love and Thunder. 

Comedian and host of the Gutting the Sacred Cow Podcast Kevin Gootee joins Chris to talk about Thor: Love and Thunder, The Boys Season 3, Barry, Money Heist, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, and more!

Comedian and Podcaster Dave Hill joins Chris to talk about Top Gun: Maverick, Letterkenney, Shoresey, Better Call Saul, the films of Aki Kaurismäki, Outer Range, and more.

Podcaster Chemda from Keith and the Girl joins Chris to talk about her three "go to" shows: Love, Bojack Horsemen, and Grace and Frankie. They also discuss Barry, Ms. Marvel, and how all superhero origin stories are kinda the same.

Comedian and Podcaster Jimmy Pardo joins Chris to talk about Top Gun, Burn Notice, The Mule, Old Twilight Zone Episodes, and going to see Queensryche together.

Film reviewer and content consumer Neil T. Weakley returns to talk with Chris about Stranger Things, the 80's, Obi Wan Kenobi, and more!

Comedian and Podcaster James Mattern joins Chris to talk about the etiquette of standup, the upcoming Sandman show, Love Death + Robots, Foo Fighters Sonic Highway, George Carlin's American Dream, and more!

Publicist and Author Melissa Meszaros joins Chris to discuss publicity, her new book Heavy Metal Headbang, old commercials from the 70's and 80s, Everywhere and Everything All At Once, why people love true crime stories, Candy, and more!

Comedian and host of the 40 Year Old Boy podcast Mike Schmidt returns to talk to Chris about Nocturnal Animals, Winning Time, and Mike and Chris do a deep dive into the HBO MAX DC Movie library and discuss Batman, Justice League, animated films like the Killing Joke, Injustice, Batman: Soul of the Dragon and lots more.