Let's Make

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Let's Make (stylized as Let's Make a...) is a podcast hosted by comedians Ryan Beil, Maddy Kelly, and Mark Chavez with production by Kelly & Kelly and the CBC. In each season, the hosts attempt to write a script for a specific genre of television show or film.

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Background

Let's Make a Sci-fi

Season one was called Let's Make a Sci-fi and was produced by Vancouver-based production studio Kelly & Kelly with the CBC. [1] [2] The first season is composed of eight episodes. [2] Each episode is 30 minutes in length. [3] The show is hosted by comedians Ryan Beil, Maddy Kelly, and Mark Chavez. [4] The hosts record themselves as they try to create a script for a sci-fi television show or film. [5] The season won a Webby Award for best Limited Series in 2023. [6]

Let's Make a Rom Com

The second season was called Let's Make a Rom Com and followed the same hosts as they attempted to write a Rom Com. [7] The season debuted on Valentine's day 2023. [8] The show includes discussions between the hosts as they write a Rom Com as well as interviews with people who have experience with the genre. [9] The second season also contained eight 30-minute episodes. [10]

Let's Make a Horror

The third season was called Let's Make a Horror. The season follows the hosts as they attempt to write a script for a horror film. [11] The third season was 10 episodes long. [12]

References

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  2. 1 2 Gee, Dana (March 16, 2022). "Follow Sci-Fi show from pitch to pilot with new podcast". Vancouver Sun . Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  3. "Peek inside the writers' room as Rainn Wilson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and more help three comedians create and read a pilot script on 'Let's Make a Sci-Fi'". Podsauce. Audacy, Inc. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  4. Magrill, Haley (2022). "Under Review: Let's Make a Sci-Fi (Podcast)". CITR-FM . Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  5. Quah, Nicholas (December 6, 2022). "The Best Podcasts of 2022". Vulture . Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  6. "Webby Winner Let's Make A Sci-Fi CBC Podcasts". Webby Awards . Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  7. Moore, Matthew (March 10, 2023). "Making a Podcast about Making a Rom-Com". KUAF . Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  8. Soloski, Alexis (February 14, 2023). "How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Rom-Com? Three Comedians Try". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  9. Quah, Nicholas (February 16, 2023). "A Podcast Reconsiders the Romantic Comedy". Vulture . Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  10. "Join the writers' room as three comedians chat with legends and pitch ideas on 'Let's Make a Rom-Com'". Podsauce. Audacy, Inc. February 20, 2023. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  11. Passell, Lauren (October 16, 2023). "The Scariest Horror Podcasts to Listen This Halloween". Lifehacker . Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  12. Bell, Dianna (November 21, 2023). "These are the podcasts WBUR journalists are listening to". WBUR-FM . Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.