Sabrina and Torsten are diving into both the Judd Apatow-verse and the Katherine Heigl-verse with “Knocked Up.”

– The Rotten Tomatoes score for the movie: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knocked_up

– Katherine Heigl’s comments about the film that sparked a controversy: https://www.eonline.com/news/786055/seth-rogen-is-sympathetic-if-katherine-heigl-didn-t-like-knocked-up-the-birth-of-a-controversy-blown-out-of-proportion

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of romcoms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira on various social media apps and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

– "Night in Venice"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Sabrina and Torsten pay tribute to Matthew Perry and his best romantic comedy, “Fools Rush In.”

They talk about a few things you may want to check out:

– Roger Ebert’s review of the movie when it came out: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fools-rush-in-1997

– Salma Hayek’s tribute to Perry on the occasion of his death: https://www.eonline.com/news/1388965/salma-hayek-describes-special-bond-with-fools-rush-in-costar-matthew-perry

– Perry’s autobiography on what happened on the set of “Fools Rush In” that made him addicted to painkillers: https://www.thelist.com/1472392/incident-fools-rush-in-set-matthew-perry-changed-everything/

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of romcoms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira on various social media apps and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

– "Night in Venice"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ –

Sabrina and Torsten know this is not a romantic comedy, but hear us out! It’s the 1996 remake of “La cage aux folles,” “The Birdcage” starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, and Calista Flockhart!

They talk about a few things you may want to check out:

– Roger Ebert’s review of the film: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-birdcage-1996

– The BBC’s Emily Maskell on the movie at 25: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210310-the-birdcage-at-25-a-pioneering-moment-in-mainstream-cinema

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of romcoms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira.bsky.social on Bluesky and @infrontofira on Instagram or drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

– "Night in Venice"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ –