About this podcast
From the team that brought you the Webby award-winning Let's Make A Sci-Fi, a New Yorker Best Podcast of 2022, and the hilariously heartfelt Let's Make A Rom-Com, comes season three: Let's Make A Horror. This time, comedians Mark Chavez, Maddy Kelly, and Ryan Beil will make you laugh while they try to make you scream. Over 10 episodes, Mark, Maddy, and Ryan will learn what it takes to make truly frightening horror, interviewing Hollywood writers, directors, and enthusiasts; probing their deepest fears; and eventually taking a stab at writing and directing their own shocking short film.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 34 episodes
- Let’s Make A…Introduces: The Big Five · 56 minThe Big Five answers the most pressing question of our time: what are the “Big 5” of any given category? Not the best 5. Not the top 5. Not anyone’s favourite 5. But objectively…
- LIVE w/ Paul F. Tompkins @ On-Air Fest LA · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 11In a very special live episode, Mark, Maddy and Ryan each pitch their ideas for a new horror film to legendary comedian Paul F. Tompkins (Mr. Show, BoJack Horseman). Which film…
- Episode 10: Let’s Make a Horror LIVE · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 10Mark, Maddy, and Ryan perform a live version of the podcast with guest Tricia Black (What We Do In The Shadows, Pretty Hard Cases) at Comedy Bar as part of the Just for Laughs…
- Episode 9: The Debrief · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 9Did you remember to Close and Lock the Patio Door? Mark, Maddy, and Ryan’s short film is out NOW! Go to patiodoormovie.com to watch the film. On this episode they discuss all of…
- Episode 8: Post Production (feat. Nahnatchka Khan) · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 8Mark, Maddy, and Ryan enter the editing suite only to realize what they shot is NOT WORKING! They speak to comedy turned horror director Nahnatchka Khan (Totally Killer, Always…
- Episode 7: Chaos Week (feat. Doug Jones) · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 7Mark, Maddy, and Ryan have finished their script just in the nick of time. But 8 days before they shoot their film, everything goes wrong. Maddy moves across the country, Mark…
- Episode 6: Horror Acting (feat. Rose McIver) · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 6Doubting their horror acting abilities, the comedians write and practice reading horror dialogue with actor Rose McIver (Ghosts, iZombie, The Lovely Bones), who leads a crash…
- Episode 5: Horror Directing (feat. Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein) · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 5Mark, Maddy, and Ryan have their idea, but who’s going to helm it? Director duo Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky talk about directing as a team—and the big stunt they pulled to land…
- Episode 4: Comedy and Horror (feat. Ronny Chieng) · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 4After spooky stories disintegrate into laughs, the hosts explore the thin boundary between horror and hilarity with Daily Show correspondent and comedian Ronny Chieng, who also…
- Bonus: Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud | The Exorcist's Staying Power · 16 minAlthough critics are slamming the new Exorcist movie, it's still number one at the box office. Horror fans Jen Sookfong Lee and Matt Hart make the case for the original Exorcist…
- Episode 3: How to Scare an Audience (feat. Matt Gourley) · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 3Film idea in hand, it’s time for the hosts to study the art of scares—with a horror film fest sleepover! Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend co-host Matt Gourley gives Mark, Maddy, and…
- Episode 2: The Idea (feat. Gillian Flynn) · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 2Mark, Maddy, and Ryan hold an Ouija seance in the graveyard before calling up Gone Girl writer Gillian Flynn, who advises the hosts on how to recognize a great idea and coaches…
- Episode 1: Horror 101 (feat. Eduardo Sánchez) · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 1Mark, Maddy, and Ryan learn the basics of horror movie making from legend, The Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sánchez. The comedians also discuss their own love/hate…
- Introducing: Let’s Make a Horror! · 3 min · Season 3Can three comedians get seriously scary? Mark Chavez, Maddy Kelly, and Ryan Beil attempt to not only write but also make a frightening short film—with help from Hollywood…
- Let's Make A Rom-Com, Episode 8 (Part 1): His Ex-Girlfriend is Salma Hayek · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 8You've listened to the process, and now it's time to listen to the pitch. It’s “His Ex-Girlfriend is Salma Hayek.” Did these three comedians come up with a fresh and funny…
- Let's Make A Rom-Com, Episode 8 (Part 2): We Made a Rom-Com · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 8Maddy, Mark, and Ryan sit down with their producers Dave and Chris to discuss the process of making “His Ex-Girlfriend is Salma Hayek”. They listen to clips from the pitch and…
- Let's Make A Rom-Com, Episode 7: Grand Romantic Gestures (feat. Ol Parker) · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 7Once you've broken your couple up, how do you bring them back together? With a grand romantic gesture, of course. But in the world of grand romantic gestures, how grand is too…
- Let's Make A Rom-Com, Episode 6: The Break Up (feat. Greg Behrendt) · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 6It's crisis time. Now that the comedians have figured out how to bring their couple together, it's time to tear them apart. To dive deep into romantic conflict, Maddy, Mark, and…
- Let's Make A Rom-Com, Episode 5: Romantic Dialogue (feat. Phoebe Robinson) · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 5The gang consult comedian, actor, podcaster, and renowned wit Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens, Everything's Trash) on how to write genuine and genuinely good romantic dialogue…
- Let's Make A Rom-Com, Episode 4: Side Characters (feat. Karan Soni) · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 4Actor and sidekick extraordinaire Karan Soni (Always Be My Maybe, Deadpool) advises on what makes a compelling supporting character… and flexes his Salma Hayek connection. Maddy…
