The Best of Cannes with Richard Lawson, Plus Daniel Radcliffe on Reggie Dinkins and His Comedy Inspirations
5/19/202652 min
First, Katey catches up with Premiere Party's Richard Lawson from across town in Cannes, where they talk about festival hits like Club Kid and Hope and why this festival has been an especially weird one. Next, Katey talks to Daniel Radcliffe about his turn toward TV comedy with The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, his earliest comedy influences, and how he learned that he too could be funny. 00:00 Intro 01:09 Welcome To Cannes 01:57 Paper Tiger Leads Oscar Buzz 05:32 Adam Driver's Career-Best? 08:19 Predicting The Palme D'or 10:22 The Booing Tradition 12:50 Why Club Kid Won Cannes 15:24 Hope's Big Budget Action 17:09 Big Spectacle Vs Quiet Art 19:25 Coward Could Be A Contender 20:49 The Queer Palm 23:35 Our Favorite Films So Far 28:04 Next: Daniel Radcliffe 29:13 Why He Couldn't Say No To Reggie 32:14 Playing Arthur Tobin 34:32 The Comedies That Shaped Him 38:51 Finding His Comedic Voice 42:34 Hosting SNL At 21 47:17 Learning To Dance On Demand 49:36 The Truth About The Car Jump Subscribe today to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
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First 90 secondsKatey Rich· Host0:00
[upbeat music] It's The Prestige Junkie Podcast. I am Katie Rich, and as you may notice, I am not in my usual recording space. I am at Cannes. Still, it is Monday, uh, as of Cannes time, and I am here to talk about what I've seen at my first ever Cannes with someone who has taught me much of what I know about Cannes, Richard Lawson of Premier Party newsletter and the Critical Darlings podcast. Richard, let's talk about Cannes. You ready? [laughs] You've been here for a while. I feel like you gotta be.
Richard Lawson· Guest0:26
Yep, I'm ready. I'm holding a mic like, uh, they do on TikTok. [laughs] Um, I've got the Mediterranean Sea behind me, if you can see that.
Katey Rich· Host0:34
Oh, that's right. I forgot you had your sea view.
Richard Lawson· Guest0:35
Mm-hmm.
Katey Rich· Host0:36
Yeah, um- Yeah ... Cannes turns us into different people. We hold TikTok mics. We sit by the ocean. It's, uh- [laughs] ... it's quite a place, as I've learned.
Richard Lawson· Guest0:42
[laughs] Yeah. We, we put on formal wear, which I don't tend to do in my normal life.
Katey Rich· Host0:46
[laughs] Uh, it's been, it's been an adventure for me. We'll talk about all of it. So Richard and I will talk about what's premiered at Cannes so far, what we're still expecting come next, and then after that, you will see my conversation that I had a few weeks ago with Daniel Radcliffe, who is the star of the incredibly funny The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins. It's a lovely conversation. All of that coming up and more. Welcome to the show. Okay, Richard, I feel like I've been run over by eight French trucks at this point in the festival. This is normal for Cannes, right?
Richard Lawson· Guest1:15
Mm-hmm.
Katey Rich· Host1:15
Like, you're supposed to kinda wanna die but then go see three more movies [laughs] instead anyway.
Richard Lawson· Guest1:20
Oh, yeah. Yeah, this is, uh, standard. Um, you know, you somehow just muster the energy, um, and then, I mean, you're leaving soon, but I'm staying here through the end, and so