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168 – Top 5 Donkey Kong Songs

April 18, 2024 2:04:19 0 Comments

DK! Donkey Kong is here!

It’s time to talk about everyone’s favourite gorilla with a tie! Yes, we are talkin’ Donkey Kong this week! This iconic character has been jumping on alligators, riding on rails on sketchy mine carts, and torpedo-ing himself through explosive barrels for decades now, but part of what makes those adventures so memorable is the catchy music that serves as a backdrop for his adventures. So this week, grab your bananas and your DK Bongos as Tuong La and his Musically Groovy Kongs Samantha Leggatt, Spencer Moreland, and Joshua Mayo barrel through the jungle and rank some of the best music in video games  – with Top 5 Donkey Kong Songs!

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131 – Top 5 Video Game Theme Songs

April 7, 2022 01:47:06 0 Comments

From chip tunes and beyond! 

Music is an integral part of gaming. The way a track is used can elevate the moments of playing your game and stick with you long after you have put down the controller. Just like in film and television, it invokes a certain personality and feeling that really just rounds out the overall experience. So join Tuong and 8-bit heroes Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt, and Leslie Cserepy as they activate their cheat codes and celebrate Top 5 Video Game Theme Songs.

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Ep 71 – Spy (2015) with Krystal Merrells

April 11, 2021 01:23:21 0 Comments

“I don’t condone this sexy yet reckless behavior, Susan Cooper!”

Paul Feig has brought some of the most iconic properties in the last few decades into the world from Freaks and Geeks to The Heat to even Bridesmaids. This week, we watch a Paul Feig film that isn’t talked about enough that is full of a non-stop barrage of jokes and laughs. So join Tuong and Super Spy Krystal Merrells as they talk about improv and the comedic brilliance of Melissa McCarthy in 2015’s Spy!

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E60 – Godzilla vs. Kong vs. Bugs Bunny

April 3, 2021 01:12:17 0 Comments

You’ve hunted around your backyard and what did you find?? A brand new episode of the Improv Punch Up!

The boys meet up in the Simulacrum to punch up Hollywood’s latest blockbuster…GODZILLA VS KONG! Godzilla loses his job and doesn’t know what to do! Kong is stranded on an island and only wants to know his family!! A certain waskilly wabbit goes on a murderous rampage!!!

The scene is set for a triple threat deathmatch of the ages, featuring NO SWEARING whatsoever, some…..unfortunate…..side effects of puberty, and a SHOCKING conclusion that will leave you asking….What’s Up Doc????

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Ep 64 – Paddleton (2019) with Kristy Matheson

February 21, 2021 01:25:10 0 Comments

“I’m the dying guy!”
“I’m the other guy!”

The Duplass Brothers have made their name in producing/directing some of the most interesting indie films over the years, and the movie of this week is no different! This week join Tuong La and Master of the Death Punch (Kristy Matheson) as they discuss a movie about an unlikely friendship, a made up sport, and a whole lot of emotions wrapped up in an hour and a half talking about 2019’s Paddleton!

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Ep 61 – MacGruber (2010) with Brie Watson

January 31, 2021 01:04:40 0 Comments

“Time to go pound some Cunth!”

These days when you say Saturday Night Live we often think about the weekly sketch show featuring a famous Hollywood guest host and some popular music artist. But Saturday Night Live is far more than a bunch of sketches. Over the years, SNL has put out a ton of original movies based on it’s sketches, among other things, and put these ideas on the big screen. This week on Talkin’ Tuong, Tuong and Improv Niagara/The Constant Struggle’s Brie Watson take a look at Will Forte’s third-rate MacGyver, mullet loving, throat ripping action hero – MacGruber (2010)!

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