Awful and Awesome Ep 230: Dune, Jai Bhim, Dave Chappelle’s The Closer

Before reviewing the film Dune:

Abhinandan: What do you want to start with?

Rajyasree: No, let’s ask our esteemed guest/co-host.

Abhinandan: We have an esteemed guest? We only have A-bus.

Abbas: (laughs)

Rajyasree: There’s no need to laugh, Abbas. No need to laugh at bad jokes, okay?

Abbas: No, it’s okay. I have to say my favourite part of all Newslaundry podcasts is when Abhinandan cracks a joke and laughs at himself and you can hear all the panelists looking at each other like, “Were we supposed to laugh at that?”

Abhinandan, Rajyasree, and Abbas burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by Abbas Momin, a stand-up comedian from Mumbai, to discuss the Netflix special Dave Chappelle: The Closer; films Dune and Jai Bhim; the recreation of the song Tip Tip Barsa Paani in the film Sooryavanshi; and a Mad Angles commercial featuring Ranveer Singh.

PS. Don’t miss what the hosts discuss about The Closer.

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Timecodes

00:01- Introduction

04:38 - Dune

19:44 - Subscriber letters

23:06 - Jai Bhim

39:26 - Subscriber letters

42:35 - Mad Angles ad

44:46 - Tip Tip song

49:15 - The Closer

References

Dune

Jai Bhim

Justice Chandru Interview on Jai Bhim

Prakash Raj Reacts to Controversy Surrounding ‘Slapping Scene’ in Jai Bhim

Aakrosh (1980)

Komola Rocket

Mad Angles Ad ft. Ranveer Singh

Tip Tip Song: Sooryavanshi

Tip Tip Barsa Paani

The Closer

Sticks & Stones

Recorded and produced by Jude Weston, edited by Umrav Singh.