Episode 27: Ed Wood with Guest Star, Comedian Liam McEneany!

Biopic’s all grown up and welcoming its very first guest, the brilliant comedian Liam McEneaney. Liam is also an Ed Wood expert (making all of Sara and Rena’s outstanding Wikipedia-based research less critical) his work has been praised by Gilbert Gottfried, and he’s released 2 comedy albums and has written for a variety of funny shows and comedians.

Outside of an opening jump scare featuring convicted felon Jeffrey Jones, Ed Wood is an unscary, delightful romp through the world of auteur Ed Wood’s not-amazing (or maybe amazing?) filmmaking and truly lovely self-acceptance. Tim Burton’s 1994 film features an indelible and brilliant performance of Biopic returning champion Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi, lovingly recreated set pieces, and too-ridiculous-to-be-fake anecdotes from the making of Bride of the Monster and Plan 9 from Outer Space.  

Also discussed: the fascinating history of Bunny Breckinridge, our mutual friend Sam Jackson (he’s doing OK despite not winning an Oscar for Pulp Fiction), and how Orson Welles’ miscasting sins may have outshined Ed Wood’s hiring his girlfriend’s chiropractor.  

Ed Wood stars Johnny Depp as Ed Wood, Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi, Sarah Jessica Parker as Dolores Fuller, Patricia Arquette as Kathy O’Hara, Vincent D’Onofrio as Orson Welles, Bill Murray as Bunny Breckinridge, Mike Starr as Georgie Weiss, Max Casella as Paul Marco, Lisa Marie as Vampira, George “The Animal” Steele as Tor Johnson, Juliet Landau as Loretta King, Brent Hinkley as Conrad Brooks, and Ned Bellamy as Dr. Tom Mason. 

Find out more about our fab guest Liam at: https://heyitsliam.com/, @radioliam on instagram,@heyitsliam on Twitter (or X, whatever), or you can text him at 424-245-LAFF. 

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