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Episode 25

Cook Off!

Husband and wife comedians Mike Bobbitt and Allyson Bobbitt take turns making each other watch a movie the other has never seen.

This week, metalhead bartender and all around teddy bear Sam Evans makes us watch a woefully underrated gem called Cook Off!

Cook Off! was co-written and directed by Cathryn Michon...who it's criminal she doesn't have a much, much bigger career because this movie is absolutely fantastic! Its cast is a who's who of character actors, including so many people who have been on Reno 9-1-1. It's insane how great this movie is, considering it was shelved for ten years before finally being released.

If you like the Christopher Guest mockumentaries, chances are, you're going to like Cook Off! as well. Imagine Best in Show, but set in the world of cooking competitions.

It's a pretty stellar feminist movie too with great performances from Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jennifer Elise Cox, a comedic performance from Christine Rose, Niecy Nash, a pre-Bridesmaids scene stealing Melissa McCarthy, and the great Markie Post!

Please find this movie, watch it now, then come back and listen to this episode of You Made Me Watch.

If you want to let us know what you thought about Cook Off! or you have a movie you think we should watch, let us know.

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Allyson Bobbitt

Allyson Bobbitt is a wife, mommy, and comedian from southeastern Michigan. She has toured all over the Midwest, California, and Canada and has worked with the likes of Sara Schaefer (Nikki & Sara Live), Ty Barnett (Last Comic Standing), Dan Telfer (Hashtag Warrior), and many more.
In her spare time, she likes to fully embrace her mid life crisis by dying her hair fun colors and petting her cats, telling them how handsome and perfect they are despite their rancid smelling trash-mouths.
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Mike Bobbitt

Michigan native, Mike Bobbitt is a comedian show offers his perspectives on celebrity, sexuality, people pleasing and the gritty side of Hollywood.

Over the past eighteen years, Mike has performed in four countries, 26 states and Alabama. His three comedy albums are available at the online retailer of your choice. He’s appeared on Freeform’s “Freak Out”, “Laughs” on Fox and the hugely popular WTF Podcast with Marc Maron. He’s also cowrote the horror/comedy No Pets available on Amazon, and co-created the Ideal Remake podcast .

Mike is currently the host of three podcasts. The Truthcast, a improvised conspiracy theory parody that's been described as The X-Files meets Beavis and Butthead. The family friendly Movies for Kids podcast. And You Made Me Watch, where Mike and his wife make each other watch movies they loved, but recognize the other may not.