The preeminent Marx Brothers appreciation forum. Hosts: Matthew Coniam & Noah Diamond. Producer: Bob Gassel. All episodes: marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com. Join The Marx Brothers Council Podcast on Patreon. Now stop following us or we'll have you arrested!https://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mlrjhhj4qc2tCommentary and Dissent have merged and formed Animal Crackers!14 May 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrjhhj4qc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mkpp64x6q22mThe call is out for listener comments on A DAY AT THE RACES for our revisitation of that somewhat beloved film! Note these guidelines from Bob, and submit your comments via email by May 22 to be part of this riveting discussion of the team some MGM publicity hack once called "America's Joy Friends!"30 Apr 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpp64x6q22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mkpolygoic2mYou're probably aware that the first MBCP live event took place this month in NYC. In an effort to squeeze even more content out of it, we deliberately refrained from discussing the weekend among ourselves, just so our subscribers could enjoy this bonus segment! https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-segment-15696711730 Apr 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpolygoic2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mk4siu26f22xEnjoy these video highlights from our recent live event in NYC, featuring Matthew Coniam, @noahdiamond.com, and @bobgassel.bsky.social along with special guests Craig Shemin and @cincopaul.bsky.social, plus Heidi Gassel with the read-out! youtu.be/xeRY_BaKr7I https://youtu.be/xeRY_BaKr7I?si=LhiSztCJk4NEo8bj23 Apr 2026 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4siu26f22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mjxy5gs7n227Postcard #40 is in the mail! And this time there's no delay, no error, no misprint, no apology! Though I may be tempting fate, I can't help but congratulate myself for getting the April postcard in the mail while it's still definitely April! https://www.patreon.com/posts/postcard-40-is-15613918921 Apr 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxy5gs7n227https://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mjrw2w7d3c2u"Over the course of 90 podcasts, Mr. Coniam, along with an inveterate New Yorker of many talents, Noah Diamond, and 'displaced Chicagoan' and TV editor Bob Gassel have done their utmost to nook-and-cranny the work of the comedy troupe... For diehards, a must-listen." https://www.nysun.com/article/a-night-at-the-podcast-recording-for-committed-marxists18 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrw2w7d3c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mjp27eq3a22qMBCP92 was recorded with a live audience last weekend at Museum of the Moving Image, with guests Craig Shemin of the Jim Henson Legacy and Broadway baby @cincopaul.bsky.social, whose SCHMIGADOON is now in previews at the Nederlander Theatre. Enjoy! https://www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/2026/4/ny-a-duck-mbcp-live17 Apr 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp27eq3a22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mjozytqjbk2qWe're sorry to hear of the passing of Joy Harmon -- actor, TV personality, baker, and friend and sometime TV sidekick of Groucho Marx. It was an honor and a pleasure to talk to Joy a few months ago, in what seems to have been her last interview. https://www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/2025/12/the-joy-of-marx-with-joy-harmon17 Apr 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjozytqjbk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mj5tk3krqs2pJoin us in NYC this weekend for the Marx Brothers on Broadway Walking Tour on Sat 4/11, and the Horse Feathers screening and live podcast at @movingimagenyc.bsky.social on Sun 4/12, with @bobgassel.bsky.social, @noahdiamond.com & even Matthew in person! Details here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/15528468010 Apr 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5tk3krqs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3migt4q2auc2iMeet WILL B. JOHNSTONE, who helped usher in the Age of Marxism, cowriting I'LL SAY SHE IS, MONKEY BUSINESS, and HORSE FEATHERS. We're joined by Meg Farrell, whose work would qualify her as an authority even if she were not WBJ's great granddaughter! https://www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/2026/3/will-b-johnstone01 Apr 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3migt4q2auc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mgieejk3hc2tBonus segment! In Episode 90, we talked about other members of the Marx family. In this segment, we turn our attention to our own families, and how they've responded to our intense fascination with the Marx Brothers. https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-segment-in-15247347407 Mar 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgieejk3hc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mggjqh3q2s25It took longer than expected to get Postcard 38, featuring delightful artwork by returning champion @megantheartoonist.bsky.social in the mail (to MBCP Patreon subscribers at the top four levels), and to produce this riveting video evidence. But it's on the way now! https://www.patreon.com/posts/postcard-38-is-15242350907 Mar 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggjqh3q2s25https://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mggegf24v22tJoin us in New York City on April 12, 2026 for a screening of Horse Feathers and a live podcast recording at the Museum of the Moving Image — with Matthew, Noah, and Bob all together in person for the first time ever! https://www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/announcement-the-mbcp-in-nyc-in-april06 Mar 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggegf24v22thttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mftu46xv6s2jIn Episode 90, we discuss key members of the Marx Brothers' family with key members of the MBCP family -- @brettnyc.bsky.social (on Minnie's mysterious soft drink company) and @travsd.bsky.social (on Uncle Al and Gallagher and Shean). https://www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/2026/2/the-marx-others27 Feb 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftu46xv6s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mdq67ixzsk2kIn our new bonus segment, we consider Mel Brooks' comments about the Marxes' first MGM film, and come to the surprising conclusion that he meant what he said. We then explore the relationship between the 2,000 Year Old Man and the Four Horsemen of the Apoplexy. https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-segment-mr-14958915531 Jan 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdq67ixzsk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mdgehn2ey227In Episode 89 of the MBCP, the air is thick with listeners' commentaries about A NIGHT AT THE OPERA, the greatest Marx Brothers film released in 1935, and with OUR commentaries on those commentaries! On account of you, we nearly heard the opera! https://www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/2026/1/night-at-the-opera-reorchestrated27 Jan 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgehn2ey227https://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mdesiuirns2jAs the video shows, I trekked through snow and ice to mail postcard #37. I would never let mere weather stand between us! Our monthly cards are feverishly awaited by subscribers at the top 4 levels. Subscribe now and I'll march back out into the snow and mail you one! https://www.patreon.com/posts/postcard-37-is-14921453427 Jan 2026 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdesiuirns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mcana7bzr222There's still time to send us your recorded comments about A NIGHT AT THE OPERA for inclusion in our January episode. See the screenshot for Bob's notes and guidelines. The deadline for submissions is Friday, January 23. Please, join the conversation -- because it's coming apart!12 Jan 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcana7bzr222https://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mb43vud6rs27Delayed slightly by festive madness, Postcard #36 is now on its way to MBCP Patreon subscribers at the Students of Huxley, Huxley Students, Left-Handed Moths, and Firefly's Cabinet levels. Some will receive it in 2025; some in 2026; but that's where we draw the line. https://www.patreon.com/posts/postcard-36-is-14689257429 Dec 2025 05:25 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb43vud6rs27https://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3maqiz5xr7c22In our final bonus segment of 2025, we find the calendar sadly lacking in holidays which celebrate arcane aspects of the Marx Brothers, and propose brilliant solutions. Then we casually drop a major announcement about something Marxians can look forward to in 2026. https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-segment-14658989124 Dec 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3maqiz5xr7c22https://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3mao3vjk6vc2d23 Dec 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mao3vjk6vc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/post/3maldxvkt5c2kFor our final episode of 2025, we consider the YBYL follow-up TELL IT TO GROUCHO, which nobody remembers; and Groucho's sidekick on that show, JOY HARMON, whom everyone remembers! The wonderful Ms. Harmon joins us to discuss her life with Groucho. https://www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/2025/12/the-joy-of-marx-with-joy-harmon22 Dec 2025 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:3s26zgvlvhpfkfgitlnpfrwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3maldxvkt5c2k