Nostalgium Arcanum - Episodes Tagged with “Parody”

Young Frankenstein

Doug Lief — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0700

We're puttin' on the ritz revisiting another of Mel Brooks' timeless comedies, "Young Frankenstein". This abby normal send-up of James Whale's "Frankenstein" and the Universal horror classics is a pitch-perfect masterclass, as Brooks, Gene Wilder, and the rest of the stellar cast put on a comedy clinic that, like the film's subject, achieved immortality. We're joined by comedian Tarik Davis (https://tarikdavis.com/) and film podcaster Sophia Ricciardi from Moviestruck (https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/) to celebrate Mel and Gene's giddy love letter to the black and white terror tales of the 1930s.

You can find Tarik on NBC's The Amber Ruffin Show, and on his essential podcast, Brothers From Another Planet, see him perform live with Freestyle Love Soupreme.

More importantly, Tarik's short film "Doc - Race, Revolution, Relativity, and the Confessions of a Time Travelling Terrorist" is now out and you can (and should) watch it here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-uBvVgBTIY) The trailer for his new short film, "We're Not In Harlem Anymore", is available here: (https://youtu.be/M6KTil92tX8?si=p1emxuYOa8c7ZQJa)

Be sure to also check out our bi-monthy musical podcast, "Playing By Ear" (https://playingbyear.fireside.fm).

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All score from "Young Frankenstein" by John Morris
Puttin' on the Ritz - Irving Berlin (performed by Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle)
Puttin' on the Ritz - Irving Berlin (performed by Taco)

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Doug Lief — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:15:00 -0700

You've seen the ad. You've seen the movie. Now listen to the podcast! Few films can boast the comedic batting average of Leslie Neilsen, and the Zucker/Abrams/Zucker team. With jokes flying so fast and furious you'd likely not catch them all on your fifth or sixth viewing, "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" still delivers belly laughs simultaneously smart and stupid. Guest podcaster Matt Storm a.k.a. Stormageddon ("Fun" and Games, Reignite - www.djstormageddon.com) joins us for a look back at one of the greatest spoofs ever made.

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Be sure to also check out our monthy musical podcast, "Playing By Ear" (https://playingbyear.fireside.fm) and our limited-run Jim Henson Series, "Still Muppeting" (patreon.com/stillloadingpod).

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Musical Credits:
Intro - Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie
All music from The Naked Gun: From The Files of Police Squad! by Ira Newborn
The Star Spangled Banner as performed by Enrico Palazzo
I'm Into Something Good - Peter Noone

UHF

Doug Lief — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:00:00 -0700

We become parodies of ourselves as Dan Oster (MadTV, A Podcast, But Evil) joins us to revisit UHF, Weird Al Yankovic's cult classic about weird people trying to run a weird tv station for a non-weird world. As a bonus treat, we've included some old audio of our interview with Weird Al himself, so you get to drink from THE FIREHOSE (of podcast content)!!!

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
UHF - Weird Al Yankovic
Beverly Hillbillies - Weird Al Yankovic (parody of Money For Nothing by Dire Straits)
All score from UHF by John Du Prez

"Weird" Al Yankovic

Doug Lief — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Featuring my incredibly awkward unreleased 20-year-old interview with "Weird" Al Yankovic, on this episode the podcast truly becomes a parody of itself. The whole thing is so White and Nerdy you'll Eat It. Song titles!!!

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Eat It ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze (Spike Jones)
Day-O (Stan Freberg)
The Elements Song (Tom Lehrer)
Fat ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Smells Like Nirvana ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Amish Paradise ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Polka Your Eyes Out ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Dare to Be Stupid ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Frank's 2000 Inch TV ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Bob ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Pancreas ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Jurassic Park ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
The Saga Begins ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Ode to a Superhero ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
I'm Milton Berle And I Like It (Darren Lanning)
White and Nerdy ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Polka Face ("Weird" Al Yankovic)
Yoda ("Weird" Al Yankovic)