Why is Cats?

May 31 2020 1.1k
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A limited mini-series event about the batshit movie based on the demented Broadway musical based on a book of awful poems, CATS. Every week, hosts Cameron James (Total Reboot, Finding Drago) and Ben Ellwood (Oink Time) are joined by a new guest, whom they force to watch the movie musical CATS, and then try to explain exactly what the hell it’s about.
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07: A Cat Is Not A Dog

May 31 2020 62 mins  
So this is this, and that is that. After 7 episodes and half a year of jellicle obsession, Cammy Jimjams and Bennyellydots come to the end of their journey. And to help them unpack what they’ve learned, they have the guidance of the one, the only, Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat!Presented by Cameron James and Ben Ellwood. Featuring Steven McRae, Matt Singer, Tom Ballard, Mark Bonan

06: Now and Forever

May 07 2020 74 mins  
When this absolutely insane feline musical opened in 1982, it quickly became more than just a theatre show - Cats became a BRAND. A worldwide sensation. Iconic. To find out how and of course why, Cam and Ben chat with super fan Tom Ballard, musical theatre academic Mara Davis and Broadway star Eddie Perfect! Meow!Presented by Cameron James and Ben Ellwood. Featuring Eddie

05: Welcome To Cat School

Apr 28 2020 54 mins  
It's time to leave behind the digital realm and enter the world of musical theatre. This week your jellicle hosts sit down with two performers who have put on the whiskers and toured the world in the stage production of Cats. We get all the inside goss of life on the road, working for Andrew Lloyd Webber, and the infamously erotic "Cat School".Presented by Cameron James and Ben Ell

04: The Ballad of Digital Fur

Apr 21 2020 48 mins  
Ever since the movie trailer dropped those many moons ago, the internet has pondered two big questions – “What is digital fur technology?” and “Why does it make me want to puke?”Join us as we travel deep into the uncanny valley with exclusive interviews from an unbiased animation expert, and a brave soul who worked on Cats and started a beef with Rebel and Corden.Presente

03: The Addressing Of Comedians

Apr 14 2020 68 mins  
This week your brave hosts Cammy Jimjams and Bennyellydots reach the Jellicle Ball and are joined by a tribe of comedians - Tom Ballard, Mark Bonanno (Aunty Donna), Naomi Higgins, Justin Hamilton, Greta Lee Jackson and Craig Anderson - each with their own unique take on the movie, and song to sing.Presented by Cameron James and Ben Ellwood. Featuring Alexei Toliopoulos. Produced an

02: The 1998 West End Stage Show w Alexei Toliopoulos

Apr 05 2020 59 mins  
In order to better understand the movie, Cammy Jimjams and Bennyanydots travel back in time to the 1998 direct-to-video West End production. They drag film freak Alexei Toliopoulos (Total Reboot, Finding Drago) along with them. Will this shed more light onto the world of Jellicles, Pollicles, Pugs and Peaks? (Spoilers: No)Presented by Cameron James and Ben Ellwood. Featuring Alexei

01: Are you blind when you're born?

Mar 29 2020 39 mins  
Several months ago, the musical monstrosity Cats arrived in the cinema. Less than two weeks later, like Macavity it was gone, a commercial and critical disaster. But it was only the beginning of our frickin' obsession. Join comedians Cameron James and Ben Ellwood as we take our first tentative steps into the Jellicle world...Presented by Cameron James and Ben Ellwood. Produced

00: Why Is Cats?

Mar 24 2020
Join comedians Cameron James (Total Reboot) and Ben Ellwood (Oink Time) on a deep dive into the spectacular disaster that was the movie musical Cats. In this jellicle mini-series Cammy Jimjams and Bennyanydots talk to comedians, Broadway stars, professional dancers, and Musical Theatre scholars. All to answer one question: why does this movie exist?Presented by Cameron James and Be