Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast
Sup Doc is the comedy podcast where docs get reviewed and recapped! Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen dive into docs with sharp takes, big laughs, and cool guests from the worlds of tv, movies and music.
No homework required—just show up and have fun.
“A fun way to pore over docs” – Vulture
“Enlightening” – The A.V. Club
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 234
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
86 - ZEN DIARIES OF GARRY SHANDLING w Wayne Federman
It’s the return of legendary comedian Wayne Federman! Not only is Wayne a comedian but also a co-producer on The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling the two-part biography directed by Judd Apatow and rece…
01:26:29 |
Mon 30 Apr 2018
85 - WILD WILD COUNTRY w Richard Parks III
Journalist Richard Parks III joins George and Paco to run through the wild wild story of Wild Wild Country, the story of Rajneeshpuram community forming in rural Oregon.
01:16:57 |
Mon 16 Apr 2018
84 - AMERICAN MOVIE w Drew Platt
Host Paco Romane sat down with comedian, writer and cook Drew Platt. Not only is Drew a great comedian, he is equally adept in the kitchen. Drew made some delicious Wiener schnitzel. We ate and drank…
01:11:00 |
Mon 02 Apr 2018
83 - MAN ON WIRE w Alex Hooper
Our guest is comedian Alex Hooper here to talk about the Academy Award winning documentary Man On Wire.
Man On Wire is a 2008 documentary directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit‘…
01:08:43 |
Mon 19 Mar 2018
82 - 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH w writer Tony DuShane
Today we sat down with writer Tony DuShane. Tony is the author of Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk, published by Soft Skull Press and now a feature film directed by Eric Stoltz.
His writing has a…
01:13:24 |
Mon 05 Mar 2018
81 - CITY OF GOLD w Karl Hess
Foodie comedian Karl Hess joins George to review the 2015 Jonathan Gold documentary City Of Gold, a love letter to Los Angeles and its restaurants.
01:21:29 |
Mon 19 Feb 2018
80 - I AM SAM KINISON director Adrian Buitenhuis
At the peak of his career in the late ‘80s, Sam Kinison was selling out Madison Square Garden and appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone. Kinison was raised to become an evangelical preacher, wasn’t…
01:48:52 |
Wed 07 Feb 2018
79 - KUMARE w Krista Fatka
Our guest is comedian Krista Fatka. Krista's choice of doc was Vikram Gandhi’s 2012 KUMARE. Gandhi, a lapsed Hindu, conducts an experiment posing as a guru named Kumare. Kūmāré/Gandhi attracts a numb…
01:15:42 |
Mon 22 Jan 2018
78 - JIM & ANDY: THE GREAT BEYOND w Molly Sanchez
Host Paco Romane sits down with comedian/writer Molly Sanchez to talk, dissect and deconstruct the doc Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond. Paco and Molly also get into comedy, movies, writing and much more…
01:18:03 |
Mon 08 Jan 2018
77 - 2017 Recap: Requiem For A Streaming Service
Episode 77! Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen recap some highlights of the show in 2017. We have a lot of documentaries, guests, theme months, and live shows to discuss! Ah memories!
(We recorded th…
00:55:33 |
Fri 22 Dec 2017
76 - SEX AND BROADCASTING director Tim K Smith
A podcast about a documentary about radio? Only on this show! George spoke with the director of Sex and Broadcasting, Tim K Smith in Los Angeles.
Sex and Broadcasting is a 2014 documentary about New…
01:10:54 |
Mon 11 Dec 2017
75 - TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM w Solomon Georgio
Solomon Georgio joins the show to talk about 20 Feet From Stardom, the Academy Award Winning 2013 documentary about the lives of backup singers. We also talk about Seattle, living in fear of Phil Spe…
01:10:04 |
Mon 27 Nov 2017
74 - WE JAM ECONO w Nick Stargu
To know Nick Stargu (or DJ Real) is to love him! Nick is a friend of the show (he appeared in character on our LIVE Sketchfest episode 2 years ago) and is a very talented comedian and musician. Nick …
01:17:38 |
Mon 13 Nov 2017
73 - METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER w Dana Gould
ROCKTOBER winds to an end with a huge guest and doc combo!
Paco and George sat down with the brilliant writer and comedian Dana Gould. They talked about the 2004 Metallica doc Some Kind of Monster w…
01:15:07 |
Mon 30 Oct 2017
72 - HIP-HOP EVOLUTION w Ed Balloon
ROCKTOBER continues!
George Chen sat down with musician Ed Balloon to discuss the documentary series Hip-Hop Evolution (2016). They discuss Russell Simmons' socks, living in Nigeria, The Get Down, …
01:24:30 |
Mon 23 Oct 2017
71 - TONY CONRAD: COMPLETELY IN THE PRESENT director Tyler Hubby
ROCKTOBER continues with TONY CONRAD: COMPLETELY IN THE PRESENT. George visits director Tyler Hubby at his Echo Park home.
Tyler spent over twenty years following Tony Conrad and decided to put it a…
01:23:49 |
Mon 16 Oct 2017
70 - STOP MAKING SENSE w Tawny Newsome
ROCKTOBER all month long we cover music documentaries here at Sup Doc.
George and Paco visit with actress/improviser/musician Tawny Newsome to discuss her experience cosplaying STOP MAKING SENSE-era…
01:21:08 |
Mon 09 Oct 2017
Bonus Interview: THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON editor Tyler Hubby
George talked to Tyler Hubby about the work he did with Jeff Feuerzeig on The Devil and Daniel Johnston, which coincides with our Episode 69 with Kip Uhlhorn and Daniel's current tour (where his back…
00:15:48 |
Thu 05 Oct 2017
69 - THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON w Kip Uhlhorn (Cloudland Canyon)
Sup Doc kicks off the jams w ROCKTOBER a month long line-up of music docs and great guests. We hit the stage with The Devil and Daniel Johnston with our guest, musician Kip Uhlhorn!
The Devil and Da…
01:23:41 |
Mon 02 Oct 2017
What's Sup: Rocktober Spawned A Gremlin
Paco and George discuss all the important stuff in life plus our ROCKTOBER MONTH of shows! We have many great episodes planned on music documentaries all month long, and we kick Rocktober off with Th…
00:38:32 |
Mon 25 Sep 2017
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