Firecrotch & Normcore: THEY LIKE TO WATCH

The Christmas/Thanksgiving buffer, total farmer drama, and the conviviality of coroners. It's all within, it's all for you.We also talk 'Bad Sisters', and Sharon Horgan's hair, writing, and imagined daily routine. Write to us: fuckoff@firecrothcandnormcore.comPlease please we want your money: patreon.com/theyliketowatchEdited by the delicious and nutritious Annabel E. Portowitz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buckle up, fuckleheads, and come on into our sandpit for emergent behaviour.We’re providing a platform to marginalised talent (Jesse), and he’s luring us into a tunnel for Tom Wambsgans’ bachelor party. But not you, Fly Guys - it’s a really tight guest list.Turn up the bass in the back!Splooge in our inbox, we’ll put it back in your ears - it’s a closed loop system: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comLand us a chunk of seed capital the size of f**kin’ Idaho: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big news: Sara's back to the gym for the first time since her tonsillectomy. There's a new Peloton instructor on the scene and he's forcing her to ask a lot of questions. Medium news: Sara is into Chappell Roan now. Little news: Geoff is working hard, but it's from home. He's had fewer adventures. This week has been an absolute delight in terms of your email and new Patreon supporters so don't let us down now! It'll break our little hearts!Write to us, WE LOVE IT: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Help Sara with her hydrating base from Jones Road: patreon.com/theyliketowatchEdited by Annabel Emily Port, she of the raven hair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roll up, roll up for the festival of grievances!This week, we relocate Connor's desert ranch, Austerlitz (formerly REDACTED) to take a pop at the champ, Jesse Armstrong. Will it be a very compelling package? Or will it be like tossing a bag of Uzis into a soft-play area?PLUS: Our fun new game, Sh*t or Shinola?Drip poison in our ear: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comStop us from going 'POUF!': https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There'll be a new U.S. president-elect by the time we do another one of these and that's all either one of us can think about.But that doesn't mean we don't love youneed youwant you...We want you, we want you, we want youOn a chair with a dead magazineIn the cave at the tip of the lilyIn some hallway where love's never beenWrite to us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comLet today be the day you finally act: Patreon.com/theyliketowatchEdited by daughter, friend, mother, and partner Annabel Emily Port Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello, fellow nudie turtles.Napkins on heads to mask the shame and heighten the pleasure as we feast on tasty morsels from Succession's groovy hub.Want the freaky-deaky truth about Tom's black eye? Has Jesse been snubbed - IS THIS A SNUBBING? And can we depend on Jarmstrong's vote for Team Future? Let the minutes reflect that Sara was asked to recuse herself.It's good to hear your voice: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comLet us judge for ourselves if being rich is f**king great: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boo!Did we getcha???Happy spooky Hallowe'en, everyone. Sara hatches a plan to go as Chappell Roan (whose name she just had to Google ), before deciding against it. She’s up to some truly scary stuff with coconut oil too.Plus: 'No Hard Feelings', 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story', another episode of 'Disclaimer', 'Janet Planet', and Billy Crystal tries his hand at horror in Apple TV's 'Before' - but is there enough pumpkin in his paprikash?Scrawl a message in blood on our bathroom mirror: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comTrick or treat! https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do not listen on a 12-hour drive with your grandpa. No music, no chatting. Keep your mind on the driving. Or find an economics podcast he likes to shout at.Buy Succession - The Scripts: https://www.faber.co.uk/product-category/non-fiction/film/screenplays/succession-the-scripts/Send us one miserable letter: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comFund our work: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sara returns from the States and becomes familiar with the very British concept of the bonkbuster.Feed us content: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comMake an ostentatious contribution: https://www.patreon.com/c/THEYLIKETOWATCH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thank you all for coming, and thanks to all who have supported Sara through her recent health nonsense. This week, we attend the RECNY with the man, the legend, Jesse Armstrong.** Surprise Jesse Retirement Announcement **So sorry about the butter, guys.Excusing you, but we didn't ask for editorial comment: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comThank you for your donation: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCHBuy 'Succession - The Scripts': https://www.faber.co.uk/product-category/non-fiction/film/screenplays/succession-the-scripts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! This week, we're transatlantic, like a pair of Freddie Laker mother-effers. Sara is in the suburbs of Chicago, and wants to be left alone. Geoff is in Stoke Newington, and wishes he wasn't being left alone. Somehow, remarkably, we can watch the same TV. What an era.Email us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comKeep us: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey hey hey, my people!Time for another peep through our (smeared) window into the mind behind 'Succession', Jesse Armstrong. We wouldn't say he's the man, but if there were a man - hypothetically - he might look a lot like Jesse.This week, it's episode 3, 'Lifeboats', and a trio of major players enter the stage: Sandy Furness, Stewy Hosseini and Mondale... um, there's no way Shiv is allowing a dog to have a surname. But he's basically a Roy, in all but name.Oh, and we found Roman's personal trainer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brockyurich/profilecard/?igsh=enMzaHdzYXo5cHpkStay strong, stay in touch.* We want each and every one of you to be innovating, challenging, being bold, being disruptive, bringing us new, original, multiplatform content: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com* Not all of us are born into good ease: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey, hey we're The Monkees, and people say we monkey around! For clarity: We're not The Monkees, and people seldom say we monkey around.This week we get on board with: a) The gourdb) 'Industry'. OR DO WE? (We're hopeful this isn't another 'The Bear' situation.)We also attend a local event, which displeases the family convalescent. See you on Friday WITH J'ARMSTRONG!Correspond to us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comPay for our son's Halloween costume: patron.com/theyliketowatch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! I apologise if my bell summoned you. It's FireCrotch & Normcore here, with another funky chowder! The rewatch with our dear acquaintance Jesse Armstrong continues with season 1, episode 2, Shit Show at the Fuck Factory. Dear Jesse, talk me through your feelings on titles? Am I thinking about it too much? Like the people who thought all the orange in S3E8 was a signal that Kendall was dead? How much analysis is TOO much analysis? I JUST WANT YOU TO LIKE ME. And what about Lawrence's omelette nipples? If you need us to go get sandwiches or coffee OR step up from regional parks and run North America, we can and we will, and that's just an offer on the table. Do you hereby concur?Write to us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comJoin the patreon WE ARE WORKING HARD HERE PEOPLE: www.patreon/theyliketowatch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Email your recommendations for TV to convalesce to: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten! From the Battery to the top of Manhattan! It's the perspicacious Firecrotch & Normcore reporting for duty, and we are back at the beginning of all things with THE CREATOR, Jesse Armstrong. In the first of our week-by-week rewatches, we establish a dynamic that says 'I respect you, but I'm not awed by you.' And that 'I like you, but I need you to like me before I can love you.' Did we bend for him? How much sage was burnt? And did he hit the million dollar homerun? It's a magnificent effort. Magnificent.Send us your rewatch braindumps: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comStuff our mouths with so much money: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCHBuy 'Succession - The Scripts': https://bit.ly/succbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exciting times, it's all ahead of us this week: Sara's tonsillectomy and our new episode-by-episode Succession rewatch with Jesse D Armstrong.In the light of the above, this is the first of our revamped/devamped episodes: One luxury-lengthed watch, and your correspondence. No rush, we're on island time.See you on Friday WITH JESSE!State your views: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comPay us our dues: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCHCuts and cues: Annabel Port Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey nerds! We go fast and hard this week with the brilliant and hilarious Phil Wang to discuss his new Netflix special, Wang in There, Baby! Plus: More Everest obsession from you know who, more Scandi drama from you know who, and someone (we're not naming names) embarrasses herself in the environs of a West End musical. Write to us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comPay for the forthcoming new podcast that we should've put behind a paywall: patreon.com/theyliketowatchEdited by A-Po: https://annabelport.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's too early to talk about gourds, right? We hold on to the last vestiges of summer by immersing ourselves in Nantucket's Perfect Couple. (Is Sara the only one watching and thinking about how Nicole Kidman's Hollywood bestie is Naomi Watts, and Naomi Watts is also Liev Schreiber's ex-wife, and Liev Schreiber is playing Nicole Kidman's husband? Anyone? Bueller?) We delve into Couples Therapy too, of course, don't worry your pretty little heads. And our guest this week! It's only one of the world's - the world's! - best comedians, John Kearns, here to talk about his new standup special Varnishing Days. Correspond with us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comHelp Sara with her overspend: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCHEdited by a rejuvenated Annabel Port.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello, we back on our sofa in front of the telly after all our summer "specials", and we have news. Seismic news. >9 on the Richter Scale*Also, this week's interview was recorded at our first ever festival appearance. It's trailblazing comedian Josie Long, recorded live at End of the Road 2024. Spoiler alert: We didn't take the brown acid.Communicate: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.comAppreciate: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCHWith thanks to Sarah Bennetto, Pax Lowey and Julian Harding at End of the Road Festival* In the unlikely event of a catastrophic earthquake, please disregard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.