Matt Goldich Has Never Seen How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

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Comedian Matt Goldich rewrites 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' without ever seeing it, just ahead of his stand-up special release.

In this episode of 'Never Seen It', host Kyle Ayers welcomes writer and comedian Matt Goldich, who has a new stand-up special 'No Questions Asked' releasing on YouTube. The show's premise involves comedians rewriting famous movies they've never seen, and this episode focuses on the 2003 romantic comedy 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' ahead of Valentine's Day. Matt admits he may have seen scenes but never the full film, and he approaches the script with a meta, critical lens. The group reads his script, which humorously deconstructs rom-com clichés like love interests, outdated humor, and SEO-driven titles. After the reading, they reflect on how rom-coms from the early 2000s have aged, discussing topics like feminism in film, identical movie posters, and Matthew McConaughey's career trajectory. The conversation expands to broader cultural critiques, including whether offensive jokes from past movies like 'Airplane!' could be made today, with arguments about context and intent. The episode features recurring segments like games, including 'Before and Afters' where movie titles are combined, and 'Build the Perfect Movie' where participants guess Rotten Tomatoes scores. Throughout, there are tangents on true crime, AI editing tools, and personal anecdotes, maintaining a casual, humorous tone. The episode concludes with plugs for Matt's special and other projects, emphasizing the show's blend of comedy, pop culture analysis, and interactive elements.

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A rom-com edition turns poster cliches, comic timing, and a Hugh Grant detour into easy comic fuel.

A just-before-Valentine's Day rom-com edition gives the Never Seen It premise an easy, funny charge: how much can a movie poster really tell anyone?

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You get a Valentine's-adjacent rom-com edition where movie-poster cliches lead, inevitably, to Hugh Grant in The Undoing.

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