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Is This Movie Better With
Hosts run through a growing list of recurring 'utility player' actors/characters and decide whether the movie would be improved by their inclusion.
Is This Movie Better With has run in 156 episodes. The most recent 40 are listed below — open any episode at its timestamp to hear the segment.
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| Episode | Host | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| ‘L.A. Confidential’ | Bill Simmons | Asked about Wayne Jenkins, Fergie the florist, Zane Lowe, or somebody else but didn't provide his own pick |
| ‘L.A. Confidential’ | Chris Ryan | Zane Lowe — Zane Lowe - does extended impression of Zane interviewing cops/characters from the movie |
| ‘The Nice Guys’ | Bill Simmons | Zane Lowe — Suggested Zane Lowe interviewing John Boy, then proposed combining Zane Lowe with Leo's Blood Diamond character |
| ‘The Nice Guys’ | Chris Ryan | Zane Lowe — Performed an elaborate Zane Lowe impression interviewing John Boy about being named after a Walton character |
| ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’ | Bill Simmons | Introduces the category with Wayne Jenkins, Fergie the florist, and Zane Lowe as options; engages with Zane Lowe discussion but doesn't give a definitive answer; also test drives Ryan Rucco and Doris Burke calling the car chase |
| ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’ | Chris Ryan | Zane Lowe — Enthusiastically supports Zane Lowe, does an extended Zane Lowe impression interviewing Chance and Rick Masters |
| ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’ | Sean Fennessey | Zane Lowe — Expresses skepticism about the Zane Lowe concept, questions the idea of Zane Lowe inviting a local cop on his show to discuss what he's investigating |
| ‘Fargo’ | Bill Simmons | Zane Lowe — Suggests Zane Lowe initially but doesn't commit to a definitive pick |
| ‘Fargo’ | Chris Ryan | Zane Lowe — Zane Lowe interviewing Marge about her journey in law enforcement and motherhood |
| ‘Fargo’ | Kyle Brandt | Gus Johnson — Gus Johnson calling Mike Yanagita at the Radisson scene ('Young fella, suit it up at the Radisson, Linda Cooksy, suck it, same side of the booth') |
| ‘Sicario’ | Bill Simmons | Danny Archer — Expected Wayne Jenkins but acknowledged CR chose Zane Lowe; suggested adding Danny Archer to the possibilities |
| ‘Sicario’ | Chris Ryan | Zane Lowe — Zane Lowe - talking to Ted before he goes into the bar, giving him a motivational speech about rising like a phoenix and not using the rubber bands of the Sonora cartel |