FadCast Ep. 131 | Taboo Comedy Documentaries ft. ‘The Last Laugh’ Director Ferne Pearlstein

FadCast is the official podcast for Film Fad! Subscribe to us on iTunes by clicking this link or the button below.

SUBSCRIBE on iTunes for FREE

You can also follow us on

LibSyn and Stitcher Radio

Warning there is explicit language.

Episode Summary:

FadCast Ep. 131 | Taboo Comedy Documentaries ft. ‘The Last Laugh’ Director Ferne Pearlstein

This week on the FadCast, “The Last Laugh” director Ferne Pearlstein drops in to talk taboo comedy and how one approaches making a documentary about Holocaust jokes. From being delighted by Mel Brooks to having to censor Jeff Ross, Pearlstein recounts what content made it into her new documentary and what didn’t. We then put “The Last Laugh” into perspective by comparing to other comedy documentaries and how Pearlstein drew inspiration from the uncouth “The Aristocrats.” But first, Pearlstein joins us for a “ludicrous” scene reading from the Mel Brooks classic “Spaceballs!”

Before that, we briefly talk MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES MONTHLY XBOX GAME PASS SERVICE and EXCLUSIVE: ‘WOLVES’ WRITER/DIRECTOR BART FREUNDLICH TALKS MAKING A GOOD SPORTS MOVIE for our SPEED ROUND!

How did you like the show? Which is YOUR favorite episode to date? We want to know YOUR opinion, so tell us in the comment section below.

Episode Breakdown:

Pooya: You are listening to FilmFad.com’s FadCast Episode 131

Ryan: With our special guest, Director of THE LAST LAUGH, Ferne Pearlstein

Pooya: Today, we’ll awkwardly chuckle about the fine line between funny and faux pas…

Ryan: as we talk Documentaries about Taboo Comedy.

Pooya: You’ll hear all that and more so let’s get started!

(Intro Music break)

Current Events –MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES MONTHLY XBOX GAME PASS SERVICE and EXCLUSIVE: ‘WOLVES’ WRITER/DIRECTOR BART FREUNDLICH TALKS MAKING A GOOD SPORTS MOVIE (~2min)

Script Read – “Spaceballs” ft. Ferne Pearlstein as Col. Sandurz, Ryan as Rico & Dark Helmet and Pooya as the Narrator. (~5min)

Main Topic – Taboo Comedy Documentaries (~38min)

Do YOU want to be featured on an episode of the FadCast?! Well then, call the FadCast hotline at (310) 651-8127 and leave us a voicemail to possibly be featured on an upcoming episode! Awesome, right?! We know!!!

New 'Thor Ragnarok' Show Off Thor's New Hairstyle, Jeff Goldblum, And More »

« Akira Kurosawa's “The Mask of the Black Death” To Be Filmed

Tags: Ferne PearlsteinHolocaustpodcastThe Last Laugh

Pooya: Since his wee lad-dom, Pooya has been a sommelier of cinema. It was likely some acting bug, fallen from the dust riddled ruby curtains of an enchanted old stage that did it. Those cinematic scarabs must have burrowed deep into his brain, irreversibly altering his mind, turning the poor boy down a dismal path. From his earliest years the strange boy would aimlessly wander the aisles of countless video rental stores, amassing his trivial knowledge with vigor. These actions befuddled the boy’s parents, who still would lovingly oblige his unusual attraction to the motion picture. Often seeking refuge in the cushioned seating of his local movie theater, the odd adolescent would immerse himself in the scripted and effects riddled realities unfolding on the screen before him. During his collegiate years, he was twice spotted on stage performing bizarre theatrical rituals before awe-struck audiences. When he departed from academia, he left behind his youth in exchange for a labor routine, but the strange young man never lost his long-cultivated love of film. Recently, Pooya was approached by FilmFad.com to join their budding team of entertainment bloggers. After hours of coaxing and an undisclosed number of honey jars, he accepted their offer. Finally he had come full circle. Finally, at FilmFad.com, he was home.