Maximum Fun
Press
“A great listen for movie fans…”
—The New York Times
“The Internet is studded with geeks mocking bad movies from the safety of their podcasts, but The Flop House might just be the best of the bunch.”
—The Onion A.V. Club
“Daily Show writers dissecting awful movies? How can that not appeal? Each week Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy and Stuart Wellington take apart cinema’s very worst, from action clunker Battleship to despairingly unfunny John Travolta-Robin Williams comedy Old Dogs.”
–The Guardian
“…quick wit and easy chemistry” –Variety
Pick – Slate “25 Best Podcast Episodes Ever” – “Why are there so many podcasts dedicated to talking about bad movies? Is it because teenagers who loved Mystery Science Theater 3000 reached adulthood just as podcasting arrived? Whatever the reason, the best of them is The Flop House, hosted by two Daily Show writers, Elliott Kalan and Dan McCoy, and fellow comedian Stuart Wellington. The three have a silly, improv-informed approach that suits well the idiocy they have generally just witnessed; many of their best moments come in ridiculous riffs that have nothing to do with the movie under discussion”
“…if you’ve ever begrudged the price of a DVD or a ticket after seeing the movie — The Flop House is right for you. Dan, Elliott, and Stuart will avenge your wasted time and money.”
–The Huffington Post
“The Flop House has grown to command a large audience.”
–BBC.com
Pick – Entertainment Weekly’s “Must List”
Pick – The Guardian “10 Best Lesser-Known Podcasts”
Pick – Parade Magazine “Four Great Podcasts for Summer Listening”
AV Club Reader’s Poll 2015 – Ranked 1st in “Best Podcast,” 2nd in “Best Podcast Episode”
Quartz – Best Comedy Podcast of 2015
AV Club Reader’s Poll 2014- Ranked 1st in “Best Podcast Episode,” 2nd in “Best Podcast”
Pick – AV Club‘s “Best Podcasts of 2013”
Pick – Paste Magazine “Best Comedy Podcasts of 2013”
Pick – WhatCulture.com “10 Movie-Related Podcasts You Should Be Listening To”
INTERVIEWS:
The A.V. Club asks us about a few of the best Flop House episodes.
Cinetropolis talks to us back in our early days.
Invisible Oranges talks to Stuart about heavy metal, bad movies, and where the two meet.
No Flop House content, but Splitsider talks to Elliott about being head writer for The Daily Show.
Marvel talks to Elliott about his work writing for Marvel Comics.
Dan in an hour-long podcast interview, mostly on his comedy background and The Flop House.
In the Press
The Flop House
Flop TV Season 4
GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
How A Bad Movie Podcast Turned An 80s Cartoon Into An Amazon Streaming Hit
The Museum of Nostalgia
Dan will have a piece for display/sale at this art show
Libro.fm
Joke Farming Audiobook
Maximum Fun
Finale Relay: The Flop House
The Flop House / Maximum Fun
Casters on Casters: John Hodgman, Dan McCoy, Jesse Thorn, and Stuart Wellington
The Reveal
The Laser Age: ‘Them!’ with Dan McCoy
The Flop House / Maximum Fun
FH Mini 145 – Flop to the Future (Flop TV Season 3 finale: Plan 9 From Outer Space)
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
Writer and Daily Show Alum Elliott Kalan on the Secret to Writing Great Jokes
Maximum Fun
SF Sketchfest Presents: The Flop House: A Podcast About Bad Movies (event listing)
Overhated
Episode #175: Popeye (1980)
The Marx Brothers Council Podcast
“At’sa Some Joke, Eh, Boss?” featuring Elliott Kalan
The Flop House / Maximum Fun
Chicago Double-Header at Sleeping Village
Sleeping Village
The Flop House LIVE in Chicago!
Sleeping Village
The Flop House Podcast (Late Show)
Writer's Digest
Why Farm for Jokes? (Or Inspiration Is for Suckers)
Jordan, Jesse, Go! (Maximum Fun)
Podcast Pantheon, with Dan McCoy and Elliott Kalan
University of Chicago Press
Joke Farming: How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense
Chronicle Books
The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen—From WTF to Serial
The Flop House
Flop TV Season 3
DC
Hero of the Hill: Elliott Kalan Gets Serious About “Harley Quinn”
Free With Ads
Free With Ads – Ep 57: The Apartment, w The Flop House
Maximum Film!
Episode 393: ‘American Psycho’ with Stuart Wellington
Beginnings (podcast, host Andy Beckerman)
TV and comic writer and Flop House host Elliott Kalan
SF Sketchfest
SF Sketchfest 2025
The Flop House Blog
Episode #437 – Megalopolis, with Roman Mars
99% Invisible
Roman, Elliott, and Robert Caro: Live in Conversation
New-York Historical Society
Robert A. Caro’s The Power Broker at Fifty
BrooklynVegan
SF Sketchfest 2025 lineup: Bill Murray, The State, Kids in the Hall, Children’s Hospital, Groundlings 50th anniversary, lots more
Riff Magazine
Bill Murray coming to SF Sketchfest as comedy fest returns
Reason.fm
The Flop House – Podcast Ranking – Reviews
Maximum Fun
Jordan, Jesse, Go! – Elliott Kalan with Brian Michael Bendis
Variety
ClueLess Podcast Features SmartLess’ Sean Hayes, Host Elliott Kalan
99% Invisible
The Flop House: Megalopolis, with Roman Mars
IMDb
Stuart Wellington in Frankie Freako
Bleeding Cool
Elliott Kalan Takes Over Harley Quinn for DC All-In
Sean Malin (Author)
The Flop House Featured in “The Podcast Pantheon” Book
WBUR CitySpace (YouTube)
WATCH: “The Flop House” Live (CitySpace livestream recording)
PodParadise
Reviews For The Flop House
The Flop House
Flop TV Season 2
Variety
Netflix Orders ‘Ghostbusters’ Animated Series, Elliott Kalan as Showrunner
Dan McCoy's Special Interests
Let’s Begin at the Middle
Substack
Dan McCoy’s Special Interests Newsletter Launch
WBUR
Boston WBUR CitySpace
Saint Audio Podcast Festival
UK Debut at Oxford Saint Audio Podcast Festival
The Ultimate Picture Palace
The Flop House presents: Spice World
DuckTalks
Elliott Kalan Writes Disney’s Hercules Comic Series for Dynamite
The Flop House
Brooklyn Bell House Easter Show
The Regent Theater
The Flop House – LIVE
Maximum Fun
The Flop House LIVE at San Francisco Sketchfest!
The Flop House / SF Sketchfest
West Coast Tour 2024
99% Invisible
The Power Broker #1: Robert Caro
Understood.org
Dan McCoy on ADHD Aha! Podcast
99 Percent Invisible
The Power Broker Podcast with Elliott Kalan and Roman Mars
99% Invisible
Breaking Down The Power Broker with Conan O’Brien
Maximum Fun
Jordan, Jesse, Go! – Helena I’m Feeling Frisky
Variety
400 Episodes and Thriving: The Flop House Hosts Interview
Invisible Oranges
Invisible Oranges – Stuart Wellington Metal Interview
The Flop House
Flop TV Launch Announcement
Podcast Review
The Flop House: The Original Bad Movie Podcast
Goodpods
Goodpods – Top 100 Film Podcasts
Goodpods
Goodpods – Top 100 Review Podcasts
SlashFilm
SlashFilm – The Flop House 300th Episode Interview
Maximum Fun Events
The Flop House in Los Angeles
WBUR CitySpace
The Flop House Podcast Live
The Parkway Theater
SOLD OUT // The Flop House LIVE!
Isthmus
One man’s failure is this trio’s comedy gold
The A.V. Club
The two kinds of terrible movies, according to the hosts of The Flop House
The A.V. Club
The Flop House’s Dan McCoy and Stuart Wellington pick their 5 worst movies of all time
Splitsider
A Recommendation: ‘Cosmic Bowl’ from ‘The Flop House’
Twin Cities Geek
MST3K Revival Head Writer Elliott Kalan Talks Making the Leap from Superfan to Creator
Film Independent
Five More Film Podcasts You Should Already Be Listening To
The Two-Headed Nerd
Between the Balloons: The Flop House
StarWars.com
My Favorite Scene: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Two Droids Walk into a Bar
Paste Magazine
MST3k Reboot Announces Head Writer, Daily Show Veteran Elliott Kalan
The Comeback
Should I Listen To This?: The Flop House Podcast
Entertainment Weekly
15 podcasts you need to hear in 2016
Quartz
Quartz – Best Comedy Podcast of 2015
The A.V. Club
A.V. Club Reader’s Poll 2015 – #1 Best Podcast
The A.V. Club
A.V. Club Reader’s Poll 2015 – #2 Best Podcast Episode
Fast Company
We Talked with Comics Who Write Comic Books to Find Out How and Why They Do That
The Daily Beast
Daily Beast – Meet the Buddies Behind ‘Flop House’
The Washington Post
So what does a comedy show head writer do, anyway?
Heeb Magazine
‘I’m a nice guy, but ambitious as all get out.’: Elliott Kalan in Conversation
Birth. Movies. Death.
The Flop House’s Stuart Wellington Curated This Demon Rock Mixtape Just For You
The Hollywood Reporter
Intellectuals, Screenwriters and Wrestlers, Oh My: A Brief History of Marvel’s Celebrity Writers
The Hollywood Reporter
Emmy Parties: Andy Samberg Throws Tequila Bash, ‘The Daily Show’ Rages and ‘Amy Schumer’ Writer Has Purse Stolen
Entertainment Weekly
The Daily Show wins Emmy for variety show writing
Planet Money
How Marketing Machines Can Make Lousy Movies Financially Successful
LitReactor
Can Good Writing Save Spider-Man?
Splitsider
When ‘The Flop House’ Delightfully Deconstructed the Most Nightmarish Children’s Movie Ever
Parade Magazine
Parade Magazine – Four Great Podcasts for Summer Listening
Entertainment Weekly
Best podcasts this week: ‘The Flophouse,’ ‘Ugh!’ and ‘Lady to Lady’
Slate
Bad Movies, Good Podcast
Comics Alliance
Flash Gordon Is Alive with the Holiday Spirit in Surprising New Special from ‘The Daily Show’ Writers [Review]
Slate
Slate – 25 Best Podcast Episodes Ever
The A.V. Club
A.V. Club Reader’s Poll 2014 – #1 Best Podcast Episode
The A.V. Club
A.V. Club Reader’s Poll 2014 – #2 Best Podcast
Mediaite
Daily Show Correspondents Reveal the One Piece of Advice They All Got from Colbert
Slate
The City Where Grown-Ups Live
IamA Dan McCoy and Stuart Wellington of The Flop House podcast on MaxFun AMA!
Maximum Fun blog
Welcome, Destination DIY, Baby Geniuses, and The Flop House!
Comic Vine News
Interview: Elliott Kalan Talks SPIDER-MAN & THE X-MEN Series
Newsarama
THE DAILY SHOW Head Writer Takes Us Inside SPIDER-MAN & THE X-MEN
ComicBook.com
Spider-Man & The X-Men Coming in December, As Fallout From the Death of Wolverine Continues
Salon
Hear the inside story about ‘The Daily Show’s’ sexual assault coverage on its new podcast
House of SpeakEasy
Elliott Kalan Has to Be Funny Every Day
Newsarama
THE DAILY SHOW Head Writer ‘Snikts’ Into WOLVERINE ANNUAL
Invisible Oranges
Interview: Stuart Wellington (The Flop House)
Fast Company
How to Get Ahead at Your Creative Job – from a Guy Who Went from ‘Daily Show’ Intern to Head Writer
Splitsider
Talking to New ‘Daily Show’ Head Writer Elliott Kalan
Variety
‘Daily Show’ Promotes Staffers Following Showrunner Shuffle
The Guardian
The 10 best lesser-known podcasts
Smith Journal
Tune-In Tuesday: The Flop House
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly – Must List
Paste Magazine
Paste Magazine – Best Comedy Podcasts of 2013
Geek Binge
Sollie’s Jollies: The Flop House
Bill's Movie Emporium
Podcast Review: The Flop House
The A.V. Club
A.V. Club Interview – Three Favorite Episodes
Marvel.com
Famous Fanboys: Elliott Kalan
The A.V. Club
Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan, and Stuart Wellington discuss their three favorite episodes of The Flop House
BBC.com
BBC.com – Bad Movies in the Big Apple
The Circular
10 Must Listen to Podcasts
The Guardian
The Guardian – Catch-up TV Guide Feature
The New York Times
The New York Times – Box Office Duds Have a Following, Too
Laughspin
Al Madrigal, Bill Burr launch All Things Comedy network with a little help from their friends
The Denver Post
Denver’s Hallie Haglund wins Emmy for writing on ‘Daily Show’
The Huffington Post
Huffington Post – Good-Bad Movies
The Huffington Post
Good-Bad Movies with Dan, Elliott and Stuart
Cinetropolis
Interview: The Flop House Podcast
The Hairpin
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do With Dignity
Woodford County Journal
Eureka’s Dan McCoy hits it big in New York
The Onion A.V. Club
The Onion A.V. Club – “The Best of the Bunch”
MTV News
Marvel’s ‘Shame Itself’ Brings Daily Show Comedians and More To Comics
New York Observer
Daily Show Writer Would Like to be the Next Andy Rooney [Video]
Creative Loafing
Summering at The Flop House
The Hairpin
Am I Cheating on My Boyfriend With My Personal Trainer?
Slate
The Corpse Stays in the Picture
The New York Times
Danielle Friedman, Elliott Kalan
Slate
Budget Inception
Slate
Web Editor
PodSearch
The Flop House
The A.V. Club
A Daily Show writer screens movies and watches, closely
New York Magazine