
Cinephile, history fan, and one-time Muscovite Ally Pitts explores contemporary and Soviet-era Russian language cinema one film at a time! The show combines interviews and movie discussion, and features expert guests including authors, journalists, stand-up comedians, and indie podcasters. From time to time, it also tackles Hollywood’s attempts to bring aspects of Russian culture, literature, and history to the Silver Screen.
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Sunday Apr 06, 2025
INTERVIEW: Matthew Chadourne of the Oxford Comedy Festival
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Matthew Chadourne, stand-up comedian, executive producer and creative director of the Oxford Comedy Festival, and co-host of the Saint Misbehavin' podcast joins host Ally Pitts to talk about his various comedy and movie-related projects.
This is designed to serve as an appetizer for an upcoming episode on Grigory Chukrai’s Ballad of a Soldier with Matthew as the guest, which will be released on this feed as soon as it's edited.
Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode:
https://oxfordcomedyfestival.co.uk/our-acts
https://oxfordcomedyfestival.co.uk/shows
https://qedcomedylab.co.uk/saintmisbehavinpod
https://www.secondrundvd.com/index.html
https://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/magdalen-monday-movies/
All the Best Lines Ninotchka episode with Ally as the guest
Contact us/socials:
All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast
We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash.
Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/
https://www.instagram.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc/
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