Normalize wanting to have sex with a Marx brother.

Here I am on the excellent AMUSING JEWS program, talking with hosts Jonathan Friedmann and Joey Angel-Field about the Marx Brothers, @illsaysheis.com, PINTELE, secular Jewish identity, and more. So take a look; what could it hurt? www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMh-...

They were singing "Sweet Adeline!"

In the room the women come and go / Talking of Groucho... In this Bonus Segment (available to Patreon subscribers at all paid levels), MBCP84's Brad Sohlo returns to discuss the relationship between Groucho and T.S. Eliot, and Jeffrey Hatcher's recent play about it. www.patreon.com/posts/138414...

I wonder what ever became of me. I should have been back here a long time ago! -- at the Al Jolson Festival with Jan Hernstat and friends.

It behooves your correspondent to report that in Episode 84 of the MBCP, the splendacious Brad Sohlo reports on his 2024 visit to Neshobe Island, erstwhile playground of Woollcott, Harpo, and a bevy of famous friends. You ain't Bomoseen nothin' yet! www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

The first time Sil Leva's art was featured on a MBCP postcard, his Marxian take on the Sgt. Pepper cover inspired a contest. His latest plays with another iconic image, but no contest, as there are only two people to identify. And that's the last clue you're getting! www.patreon.com/posts/137521...

Because of time constraints and overlapping content, not every comment made it into Episode 83. Here, you can enjoy the full, uncut version of every clip we received — packed with great stories and fascinating insights. Enjoy! www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

I'm really looking forward to Duck Soup at the Sphere.

In the new bonus segment, we respond in detail to Dan Fodera's question about appropriating Marx material in real life. ("Real life," for those unfamiliar with the concept, is all that silly stuff going on around you while you're trying to watch Marx Brothers movies.) www.patreon.com/posts/135778...

It's still July, right? www.patreon.com/posts/postca...

We told you were doing the HORSE FEATHERS listener commentary episode in June, but we didn’t. Then we told you we were going to do it in July, and now here it is, in July. So, you may conclude that approximately 50% of what we tell you is true. www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

"Remember, there's nothing like Liberty." There's Nothing Like Liberty: The Marx Brothers and America (2021): www.youtube.com/live/rRXnRQB...

For this month's BONUS SEGMENT, Bob posed a simple, compelling question: If you could change just one thing about each of the Marx Brothers' movies, what would you change? I suppose that's really thirteen questions, not one... www.patreon.com/posts/132785...

In postcard news, we're saving Bob Stryker's HORSE FEATHERS design for next month. June's card now has entirely different artwork by Tristan Yonce, with no special relevance to Episode 82, but we think you'll like it. To receive our postcards, subscribe on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/postca...

Everyone knows ELLIOTT GOULD is one of the finest screen actors of all time. But despite countless scintillating interviews, he has not spoken at length about his friendship with Groucho Marx — until now! We hope you enjoy this as much as we did. www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

Just posted in the Marx Brothers Council group on Facebook...

"You say that it was nice of us to bother, but it really was a pleasure to fuss, for according to our mother, you're our father, and that's good enough for us!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0Dt...

BONUS SEGMENT: THE RAVELLI AWARDS! If there's one thing in this world that really matters, it's big glitzy Hollywood awards shows. That's why The Marx Brothers Council Podcast is only slightly embarrassed to present THE RAVELLI AWARDS! www.patreon.com/posts/130683...

Matthew takes a break from cohosting in order to make his debut as a GUEST on the MBCP, and Bob and Noah grill him on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the publication of The Annotated Marx Brothers. If you're not careful, he'll annotate YOU! www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

#GGACP #NationalBrothersDay @franksantopadre.bsky.social @marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com

It seems like only yesterday that the wild young Marx Brothers made their Broadway debut in I'LL SAY SHE IS and changed comedy forever. But no, it was 101 years ago today! Put on your Napoleon hat and celebrate: England rules the waves, but France waives the rules! Learn more at illsaysheis.com.

There's a Postcard 29 with your name on it! Or if there isn't, well, all you have to do, silly, is subscribe on Patreon at one of the top 4 levels, and I'll PUT your name on a Postcard 29 and mail it to you with the elan, eclat, and aplomb demonstrated in this video. www.patreon.com/posts/129312...

Prominent screenwriter and brilliant wit, Herman Mankiewicz dressed as three of the Marx brothers at once.

No? How about Zeppo Marx, who played straight-man foil to his three older brothers in vaudeville and the first five Marx Bros. films (can’t have been that easy) AND invented the heating pad?#InternationalSurprisinglyVersatileHumansDay

Now then baboons, send us your recorded thoughts about HORSE FEATHERS for our June episode! Discuss your experiences, nitpicks, questions, anything Horse Feathery! Keep it to five minutes. Send audio or video in any format, as attachments or links, to [email protected] by June 20.

For those who have asked when the next Marxfest will be, we finally have an answer: We don’t know! But in the meantime, please join us for a few choice Marxian events, Memorial Day weekend at Coney Island USA (1208 Surf Ave, Brooklyn)! Tickets and info at marxfest.org and coneyisland.com.

Now pardon us while we have a strange interlude. The one, the only @kabiehl.bsky.social returns to the podcast to discuss the curious pair of non-masterpieces Groucho wrote with Norman Krasna, THE KING AND THE CHORUS GIRL and TIME FOR ELIZABETH. www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

This is just for kicks.

Groucho Marx rehearsing Gilbert and Sullivan’s THE MIKADO, which aired on NBC’s "Bell Telephone Hour" #OTD in 1960. #TVSky #GrouchoMarx

Robert Frost told us that nature's first green is gold. Compare April's video with March's; see the golden leaves! Card 28 is by Nick Floyd, based on an idea that's also gold; subscribe and get it while you can, because as Robert Frost told us, nothing gold can stay. www.patreon.com/posts/postca...

Our recent rekippering of MONKEY BUSINESS involved discussion of the limp final moments of that film, and got us thinking about the OTHER endings to the Brothers' films. We're looking for a needle in a haystack, but marry us and we'll never look at any other horse! www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...

Our thanks to the fine how-do-you-dos at millionpodcasts.com for including The Marx Brothers Council Podcast at #20 in their roundup of the 100 Best Classic Movie Podcasts! We're honored to be in such company. www.millionpodcasts.com/classic-movi...

BONUS SEGMENT: We're taking a look at the ever-expanding Marx Brothers library, and saying a few words about books we like that don't get talked about very often. This segment is available to MBCP Patreon subscribers at all paid levels. Subscribe and listen now! www.patreon.com/posts/125835...

Want laughter, gaiety, hot-cha-cha? Here's another special episode featuring the proud Marx Brothers Council community. You thrilled to “The Cocoanuts Revisited.” You thrilled again to “Animal Crackers Reopened.” Get ready to thrill a third time! www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

Flying toward our subscribers' mailboxes is MBCP Postcard 27, with another delightful design by @megantheartoonist.bsky.social. We love all of Megan's work, but even among her many masterpieces, this is really something special. Subscribe today and we'll send you one! www.patreon.com/posts/124666...

Two weeks left to get your Monkey Business comments to us for the next episode! Any observations, thoughts, or memories related to the film are acceptable. Send your recordings (audio or video) to [email protected]!

There's an old joke. Two elderly Jewish women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of them says, "Boy, there are a lot of Marx Brothers references in Woody Allen movies!" The other one says, "I know, but such small portions of The Marx Brothers Council Podcast!" www.patreon.com/posts/123610...

In MBCP Episode 78, researcher Pat McCaughey offers some compelling evidence that challenges long-accepted aspects of a very familiar tale: How the Marx Brothers Got Their Names. This episode is more fun than a barrel of Gus Mager comic strips! www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

If you are a MBCP Patreon subscriber at the Students of Huxley, Huxley Students, Left-Handed Moths, or Firefly's Cabinet levels, you'll receive the new card very soon. And if you're NOT a subscriber at any of those levels, join now and we'll send you some postcards! www.patreon.com/posts/122920...

Here we go again! Our March episode will revisit MONKEY BUSINESS (1931), and we want your recorded thoughts, observations, memories, nitpicks. Keep comments to under five minutes; any video or audio file is fine. Deadline is Fri, March 21. Email clips & links to [email protected].

In our first MBCP BONUS SEGMENT of 2025, we discuss THE COCOANUTS (1929) entering the U.S. public domain! Our monthly bonus segments are available to all paid Patreon subscribers; or if you'd rather wait, this one should enter the public domain in the year 2120. www.patreon.com/posts/121566...

In Episode 77 of The Marx Brothers Council Podcast, we finally discuss ZEPPO: THE RELUCTANT MARX BROTHER, the revelatory new biography by Robert S. Bader, which doesn't need a Marman clamp to hold your attention! He didn't leave out Hungerdunger. www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

We're recording Episode 77 this afternoon. It's about the Marx Brothers!

Our first postcard of 2025 is on its way to our subscribers at the Students of Huxley, Huxley Students, Left-Handed Moths, and Firefly's Cabinet levels! Join us on Patreon to get original, exclusive Marxian art in the mail every month. Or watch me mail it for FREE: www.patreon.com/posts/120714...

There are nice mentions of @marxfest.org and The Marx Brothers Council Podcast in this excellent review of Robert Bader's revelatory new Zeppo bio. artsfuse.org/303655/book-...

The final MBCP postcard of 2024 is on its way! Some subscribers already have it, as we're late posting the video. Card 24 has an outstanding design by Geronimus. As the year smiles as it draws near its death (quoth William Cullen Bryant via Joe Adamson), we thank you! www.patreon.com/posts/postca...

We've decided to use our final bonus segment of 2024 to work out some of our last-minute gift-giving challenges. Thanks for bearing with us while we figure out what to get for some of our friends in locations as far-flung as Cocoanut Beach, Freedonia, Casablanca... www.patreon.com/posts/118532...

Listening to it now, it’s fantastic. Great job everyone !

In Episode 76, ANIMAL CRACKERS REOPENED, we play listeners' responses to the second (and greatest) of the Marx Brothers' films -- and then we respond to those responses. It's our final episode of 2024, and probably one of our twelve best this year! www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...