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You Are The Genre[Mamoudou N'Diaye] Is The GenreTim Barnes chats with comedian, DJ, TV writer, and fight choreographer Mamoudou N'Diaye about how his early passion for mystery, science fiction, and fight sequences influences his work today.Mamoudou N'Diaye is a Mauritanian/Malian-American comedian, tv/film writer, filmmaker, creative consultant, DJ, and former 7th-grade teacher.N'Diaye has been a correspondent for digital media companies, a creative comedy consultant for social justice nonprofits.He has written and appeared in the Comedy Central Original ‘THEY FOLLOW,’ written for Refinery29's After After Party, Bandera’s Exploding Kittens, the second season of Netflix's Space Force...
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Yub NubConnecting Akira Kurosawa’s ‘The Hidden Fortress’ to ‘Star Wars’ w/ TV writer Mamoudou N’Diaye (S1/E3)Hot George Summer continues! TV writer Mamoudou N’Diaye (Space Force, Shape Island, How To Die Alone) joins Tim and Jim in a discussion of Akira Kurosawa’s 1958 classic, The Hidden Fortress and its impact on Lucas in the creation of Star Wars! But BEFORE that we dive into parallels between Star Wars and hi-hop and more tidbits from the book George Lucas: A Life.
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Episode Credits:
Hosts: Tim Barnes, and Jim Fagan
Guest: Mamoudou N’Diaye
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2024-06-141h 49Yub NubBest of Yub Nub (Season 1 Teaser)The new season launches FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2024, and will take a deep dive into the media that inspired George Lucas to create Star Wars in the first place. From Buck Rogers to Akira Kurosawa. In other words — prepare yourselves for THE SUMMER OF GEORGE!
Look forward to an exciting roster of guests in the new season, including:
Connor Ratliff (The George Lucas Talk Show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) & James III (Astronomy Club, Adam Ruins Everything) of the Tiny Dinos podcast
Mamoudou N’Diaye (Space Force, Shape Island)
Brandon Bird (Brandon Bird’s Astoni...
2024-05-3000 min