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Twisting the PlotReplay - Laugh Review: Stand-Up Comedy with Mary Clohan and the Penn South TroupeWho knew getting older could be so funny? In the 1960’s gerontologist Robert Butler told us that thinking back over our lives is therapeutic. He termed his method of reminiscence, “Life Review”. Through a life review, experiences from the past, particularly the unresolved conflicts, can be resolved and reintegrated into our life experience. There is also substantial research pointing to the benefits of humor. Humor has been found to lower blood pressure, increase pain threshold, and improve the immune system. Humor reduces cortisol and increases endorphins in our systems. It also helps us gain perspective, sharpe...2021-12-211h 09
Fan FictionHagrid and the Skoolgurlz: Chapter 4"The Irish Will Sue" with Special Guest Mary Clohan! The Random Irish Man, Spinning Bird Kicks, Nuns. The Magic School Bus runs over a lot of people on the beach and Hagrid sings a mournful song. They get into a bar fight with...every single person in Ireland. 2021-10-2838 minTwisting the PlotLaugh Review: Stand-Up Comedy with Mary Clohan and the Penn South TroupeWho knew getting older could be so funny? In the 1960’s gerontologist Robert Butler told us that thinking back over our lives is therapeutic. He termed his method of reminiscence, “Life Review”. Through a life review, experiences from the past, particularly the unresolved conflicts, can be resolved and reintegrated into our life experience. There is also substantial research pointing to the benefits of humor. Humor has been found to lower blood pressure, increase pain threshold, and improve the immune system. Humor reduces cortisol and increases endorphins in our systems. It also helps us gain perspective, sharpen...2021-07-061h 09
SpoilerParasite- Michael Johnson
This week Julie and Mary record their first remote episode. And boy do we have a special guest! Fellow Rock Rising podcast host Michael Johnson on this week to describe the movie Parasite. Topical enough???? Hold on to yer butts, this episode is a drinking game. *Recorded remotely while practicing social distancing during COVID-19. Stay safe!
2020-04-0356 minSpoilerSe7en - Amanda RothmanThis week we answer the eternal question: “what’s in the box?” as guest Amanda Rothman gives us her version of Se7en. Did you know that the title is actually a reference to the 7 famous movies it was based on? Neither did we. Listen and find out which movies were included in this blockbuster student film.2020-03-0950 minSpoilerDeliverance - Jamison ShimmelSpecial guest host Jamison Shimmel steps in this week and shit gets dark this week as Julie describes the movie “Deliverance.” Have you ever wanted to hear the song “Be Our Guest” sung in a minor key? Neither did we. But it happened. Listen now and never think of the South or Beauty and the Beast the same ever again.2020-03-021h 11SpoilerPrincess Bride - Chris TuckerOn this week’s episode, grandpa is babysitting a young Dan (or is it Fred?) Savage and Julie, Mary are cozying up to their guest Chris Tucker’s plot of “The Princess Bride” with a glass of BUTTERY Chardonnay. This one is a love story for the ages; witches, rock people, a cursed Mandy Patinkin, now that’s a fairy tale.2020-02-241h 10SpoilerGet Out - Smitty ChaiHave you ever met anybody who hasn’t seen Get Out? We found someone and this episode is a must listen. Smitty has some fairly enlightening thoughts on Get Out: 1. It’s important that the black guy survives. 2. This movie is definitely about ayahuasca....right?! 2020-02-1741 minSpoilerMeet Me In St. Louis - Addi HerndonHmmmm...why would people have moved to St. Louis at the turn of the 20th Century? Addi and Mary have no clue because they have no interest in and have never seen Meet Me In St. Louis. Julie, on the other hand, is from St. Louis so she was bursting at the seams with fun facts about her hometown which was fun for nobody but her. We also discovered that Judy Garland invented the lightbulb!
2020-02-1050 minSpoilerMidsommar - John DrexlerA third member of the Drexler clan, John, joins us for this week’s episode to describe the movie “Midsommar.” We’ve got cults, we’ve got bear kings, we’ve got a testicle shrine and lots and lots of white nonsense. What more could we ask for in this daylight thriller?2020-02-031h 02SpoilerThelma & Louise - Ilana RubinThis week, our guest Ilana Rubin thrills us with her plot for “Thelma and Louise.” You won’t want to miss this epic tale of female revenge that may or may not feature a race car subplot and/or love affair between Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis.2020-01-2755 minSpoilerCars - Mary McDonnellThis week we welcome back Mary McDonnell as she tells us her version of the Pixar movie “Cars.” What is this nightmare landscape where sentient helicopters are forced to carry cars inside of them? Why are the cars’ lips so moist and rubbery? Listen and find out!2020-01-2050 minSpoilerSilence of the Lambs - Lindsey Brett CarothersSilence of the Lambs: This week, our guest Lindsey Brett Carothers takes on one of the greatest psychological thrillers of all time, “Silence of the Lambs.” A professor/student murder duo taking out bad guys? You’ll eat this plot right up...with a side of fava beans. Hope you can hear this new episode over the sound of those screaming lambs!2020-01-1453 min
Fan FictionSonic High School Chapter 12Balls Sickness, Doctor Zepointments, Balls. Mary Clohan joins us for a trip to the doctor as Sonic goes through an existential crisis.2020-01-1356 minSpoiler50 Shades of Grey - Davin TurkewitzFor the first time on our show, our guest Davin Turkewitz knows way more than either Mary or Julie about the real plot of the movie in question: 50 Shades of Grey. Who knew the most erotic movie of the 21st century was actually about a man child looking for an unpaid intern to watch him play XBox? This plot is hot but the sponsored ads for Toyotathon are hotter.2020-01-071h 09SpoilerPractical Magic - Aaron GoldHave you heard of the cult classic film Practical Magic? Neither had we. Our guest Aaron Gold makes up a pretty darn good plot - super witchy, full of magic, and full of single-dad-falling-in-love-with-witch-neighbor-ness. We really loved this episode, and it’s funny...because Mary and Julie still haven’t seen Practical Magic.2019-12-3057 minSpoilerLord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - Leannet RodriguezIt’s simple, really - there’s a magical ring and there are definitely elves. Right? Listen as Leannet Rodriguez recounts the plot of The Fellowship of the Ring. And worry not! We found out that Tolkien did, in fact, write about the details of elf sex. Turns out that they can have sex with humans!2019-12-1658 minSpoilerBlazing Saddles - Jake FaunceThis episode is just about as satirical as the movie itself. It's also a drinking game, and here are the rules: take a drink every time we say "and THAT'S...comedy". How many freaking good jokes did we write on this episode?? It wasn't a writer's room, it was a RIOTERS room!2019-12-091h 04SpoilerShape of Water - Achilles StamatelakyMark this episode as VERY IMPORTANT. Why? Because Achilles Stamatelaky has cracked the Spoiler code. He very accurately tells the entire plot of The Shape of Water based on only watching the final scene: a fish man kisses a dead woman underwater.2019-12-0258 minSpoilerFight Club - Brett Schultz
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-11-251h 01SpoilerAvatar - Nick Mestad
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-11-181h 12SpoilerThe Sixth Sense - Manny Lopez
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-11-1153 minSpoilerThe Notebook - Dan Dobransky
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-11-0654 minSpoilerClerks - Guest Host Nate Drexler
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-10-281h 02SpoilerSilver Linings Playbook - Jared Jeffries
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-10-2157 minSpoilerDonnie Darko - Nick Mestad & Alyssa Davis
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-10-141h 28SpoilerChitty Chitty Bang Bang - Raquel Palmas & Alyssa Davis
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-10-071h 05SpoilerCats - Margaret Dick
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-09-301h 08SpoilerHarry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone - Brittany-Laurelle
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-09-2350 minSpoilerSideways - Donovan Santiago
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
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Persistent and NastyEpisode 18 - the Mary's and Girl Bully at the 2019 Edinburgh FringeWe could have chatted with the Mary's for hours. Their show Girl Bully celebrates feminist bitches everywhere and explodes the patriarchy this Edinburgh Fringe, confronting the mixed messaging imposed on young girls and women.
ABOUT THE SHOW
New York City-based Rock Rising Inc. presents Girl Bully, a new play by comedic duo Mary Clohan and Mary McDonnell that explores and explodes our use of the word “bitch.”
With appearances from their childhood selves, Ann Coulter, and various other bitches past, present and future, these two longtime friends attempt to get to the bottom of the enigmatic word and how it has...2019-08-0540 minSpoilerLittle Women Part 2 - Mary Clohan
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-07-221h 02SpoilerThe Pagemaster Part 1 - Julie Drexler Johnson
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-07-1552 minSpoilerClueless - Jamison Shimmel
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-07-0857 minSpoiler2001: A Space Odyssey - Alyssa Davis
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-07-011h 19SpoilerBig Little Lies - John Noble Barrack
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-06-241h 09SpoilerThere Will Be Blood - Gina Stevensen
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-06-171h 16SpoilerSixteen Candles - Tad D’Agostino
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-06-131h 12SpoilerDumb & Dumber - Jacob Davis & Mary Clohan
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-05-271h 23SpoilerGlitter - Reilly Willson
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-05-201h 54SpoilerCabin In The Woods - Katherine Gage
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-05-131h 37SpoilerMy Girl - Asher Payne
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-05-061h 07SpoilerLabyrinth - Hannah Solow
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-04-291h 23SpoilerChariots of Fire - David McCall
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-04-221h 26SpoilerNorth by Northwest - Jacob Presson
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-04-151h 19SpoilerAnnie - Alex Heinlein
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-04-081h 24SpoilerSingin' In The Rain - Patrick Jones
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-04-011h 13SpoilerPulp Fiction - Katie Novotny
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-03-251h 29SpoilerShawshank Redemption - Lindsey Bristol
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-03-201h 12SpoilerScream - Zack Willis
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
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Looking For Artists4 Mary ClohanLooking For Artists is a series dedicated to the artists among us. Based in NYC, Rock Rising Productions is interested in artists like you! If you know an artist that is doing interesting things, drop us a DM on instagram and share their profile with us! Let's get connected.
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Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-03-081h 10SpoilerStranger Things - Mary McDonnell
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-02-261h 27SpoilerUp - Steven Moskos
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
2019-02-261h 16SpoilerApocalypse Now - Jacob Davis
Mary and Julie invite improvisers, storytellers and friends to recount the plots of some of the most famous movies and TV shows. The twist? They’ve only ever seen the last 90 seconds. Listen as guests butcher the plots of some of the most beloved stories of all time.
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