What's old is new again as far as burlesque is concerned. Come explore what was an old-timey outlet for empowering women that later gave rise to the striptease once men started running the show. Now, women have reclaimed the art and it is benefiting.
AI Summary
Josh and Chuck dive into the surprisingly rich history of burlesque, tracing its evolution from 1840s British satirical theater to today's neo-burlesque revival. They explore how this art form began as women-produced comedy that lampooned the upper classes, transformed through various eras of American entertainment, and eventually influenced everything from vaudeville to modern sitcoms. The hosts discuss famous performers like Gypsy Rose Lee and Sally Rand, examine the ongoing debate about feminism and empowerment in burlesque, and reveal how the genre has reinvented itself in the modern era with performance art elements and contemporary cultural commentary.
All in the Family
1971
★ 7.8
"you're all in the family — Josh uses it as an example of working-class sitcoms that follow the burlesque tradition"
— Josh
"have you ever seen that movie Blaise with Paul Newman — Chuck mentions the movie about burlesque star Blaze Starr"
— Chuck
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
★ 7.1
"Different strokes was rich people. But they pointed out the foibles a little bit too — Josh acknowledges it was about rich people but argues it still mocked upper class foibles"
— Josh
"Remember the greaser thing with grease? — Josh uses it as an example of 1970s nostalgia for 1950s culture"
— Josh
"I wanna see Gypsy, have you ever seen that movie? — Josh expresses interest in seeing the movie about burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee"
— Josh
"Like happy days and shana now, that wasn't. Happy days. That wasn't in the 50s — Josh explains how Happy Days was made in the 1970s but set in the 1950s as part of a nostalgia trend"
— Josh
"Mashed. Those were working class doctors — Josh explains how MASH took upper-class doctors and put them in working-class battlefield conditions"
— Josh
"I don't remember silver spoons being mocky — Chuck mentions it as a rare sitcom about rich people that didn't mock them"
— Chuck
"So Splash was actually factually incorrect. The movie Splash? — Josh argues the movie got New York's topless laws wrong when Daryl Hannah's character was arrested"
— Josh
Star Wars
1977
2h 1m
★ 8.2
"I saw one by the Devil's Playground Troop. They do a Star Wars Burlesque — Josh describes a neo-burlesque troupe that performs Star Wars-themed shows"
— Josh
The Jeffersons
1975
★ 7.3
"Jefferson's, they were all sort of middle class to working class — Josh lists it as another example of working-class focused sitcoms"
— Josh
"I thought you were talking about The Simpsons for a second — Chuck mentioned character names that Josh initially confused with The Simpsons characters"
— Josh
The Stripper
1963
1h 35m
★ 4.4
"He also did the Little House and the Prairie thing — Josh mentions that David Rose, who composed 'The Stripper' song, also did music for Little House on the Prairie"
— Josh
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