Christmas Crackers with Carol and Nick

Episode 5: We need a Kondo consult on this one - EXmas The 2023 Christmas film that reminds us all to refrain from playing Ice Hockey on major holidays. Cast: Leighton Meester - Ali MoyerRobbie Amell - Graham StroopMichael Hitchcock - DennisKathryn Greenwood - JeannieVeronika Slowikowska - MindySteven Huy - ElliottThomas Cadrot - BradyDonna Benedicto - JessDaniel Bacon - Mr. TuskLucas Chadwick - Fat MikeEmily Schoen - Quinn Recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as well as the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to the all the traditional owners on the lands on which you are listening to this podcast.  Produced by your hosts Carol and Nick. Intro and outro music, The Spirit, by Scott Buckley (thank you) - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/mood/christmas/ Follow us on instagram at @christmascrackerspodcast, slide into our DMs and tell us what to watch next. Or email us at chirstmascrackerspodcast@gmail.com

Episode 4: The Insta-Gays and Jennifer Coolidge Christmas Film - Single All the Way This is THE movie that Jennifer Coolidge filmed between White Lotus season 1 and 2 . It has a B, borderline A, grade cast for this 2021 instagay classic. Cast: Michael Urie as PeterPhilemon Chambers as NickLuke Macfarlane as JamesBarry Bostwick as HaroldJennifer Robertson as LisaMadison Brydges as DanielaAlexandra Beaton as SofiaDan Finnerty as Kevin the Snow Plow GuySteve Lund as TimMelanie Leishman as AshleighGryffin Hanvelt as Simon, Ashleigh's older sonViggo Hanvelt as Sam, Ashleigh's younger sonStefano DiMatteo as Tony, Lisa's husbandVictor Andrés Trelles Turgeon as Jim, Ashleigh's husbandJennifer Coolidge as Aunt SandyKathy Najimy as Carole Recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as well as the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to the all the traditional owners on the lands on which you are listening to this podcast. Produced by your hosts Carol and Nick. Intro and outro music, The Spirit, by Scott Buckley (thank you) - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/mood/christmas/ Follow us on instagram at @christmascrackerspodcast, slide into our DMs and tell us what to watch next. Or email us at chirstmascrackerspodcast@gmail.com

Episode 3: Emma Thompson Appreciation Society - Love Actually Join Carol and Nick as they review this 2003 contemporary Christmas classic. It's a loooooong one, almost as long as this cast list. We reference a lot of stuff in this one, here is some links to some of it: Red Nose Day Actually from 2017 can be watched here. You can find out more about Gavin and Stacy ⁠here⁠. Joni Mitchell singing Both Sides Now at NEWPORT Folk Festival can be watched here. The deleted scene from Love Actually can be watched here. Cast: Alan Rickman as HarryEmma Thompson as KarenHugh Grant as David, the Prime MinisterKeira Knightley as JulietColin Firth as JamieSienna Guillory as Jamie's girlfriendLúcia Moniz as AuréliaLiam Neeson as DanielThomas Sangster as SamBill Nighy as Billy MackGregor Fisher as JoeMartine McCutcheon as NatalieChiwetel Ejiofor as PeterAndrew Lincoln as MarkLaura Linney as SarahRodrigo Santoro as KarlMichael Fitzgerald as MichaelKris Marshall as ColinAbdul Salis as TonyHeike Makatsch as MiaMartin Freeman as JohnJoanna Page as JudyOlivia Olson as JoannaBilly Bob Thornton as the U.S. PresidentRowan Atkinson as RufusClaudia Schiffer as CarolNina Sosanya as AnnieIvana Miličević as StaceyJanuary Jones as JeannieElisha Cuthbert as Carol-AnneShannon Elizabeth as HarrietDenise Richards as CarlaLulu Popplewell as DaisyMarcus Brigstocke as MikeyJulia Davis as NancyRuby Turner as JeanAdam Godley as Mr TrenchÉlisabeth Margoni as EleonoreEdward Hardwicke as Sam's grandfatherCaroline John as Sam's grandmotherMeg Wynn Owen as Mary, the PM's secretaryColin Coull as Gavin, the PM's bodyguard Recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as well as the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to the all the traditional owners on the lands on which you are listening to this podcast. Produced by your hosts Carol and Nick. Intro and outro music, The Spirit, by Scott Buckley (thank you) - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/mood/christmas/ Follow us on instagram at @christmascrackerspodcast, slide into our DMs and tell us what to watch next. Or email us at chirstmascrackerspodcast@gmail.com

Episode 2: Maybe I'll buy a Scottish castle - A Castle for Christmas Join Carol and Nick as they accompany Brooke Shields in 2021 for a snowy Christmas in Scotland. Spoiler: She does buy the castle. Cast: Brooke Shields as Sophie Brown (née McGuinty) Cary Elwes as Myles, 12th Duke of Dunbar Lee Ross as Thomas Andi Osho as Maisie Tina Gray as Helen Eilidh Loan as Rhona Stephen Oswald as Angus Vanessa Grasse as Lexi Brown Desiree Burch as Claire Antony Strachan as Eamon Drew Barrymore as herself John Stahl as solicitor Tim Barrow as barkeep Mark Fleischmann as Frank De Luca from The Princess Switch franchise Suanne Braun as Mrs. Donatelli from The Princess Switch franchise Joe McKay as Rhona's boyfriend Holly Woodhouse as Sophie's angry fan Barley the Lurcher-Cross as Hamish Recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as well as the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to the all the traditional owners on the lands on which you are listening to this podcast. Produced by your hosts Carol and Nick. Intro and outro music, The Spirit, by Scott Buckley (thank you) - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/mood/christmas/ Follow us on instagram at @christmascrackerspodcast, slide into our DMs and tell us what to watch next. Or email us at chirstmascrackerspodcast@gmail.com

Episode 1: Oh Freddie! - Christmas with You Join Carol and Nick as they travel back to 2022 into their first very Hallmark Christmas Movie review. It's a strong start for a not-so-strong film. Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr. as Miguel Aimee Garcia as Angelina Grace Dumdaw as Madison Sparks Gabriel Sloyer as Ricardo Deja Monique Cruz as Cristina Zenzi Williams as Monique Socorro Santiago as Frida Lawrence J. Hughes as Barry Nicolette Stephanie Templier as Cheri Bibi Recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as well as the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to the all the traditional owners on the lands on which you are listening to this podcast. Produced by your hosts Carol and Nick. Intro and outro music, The Spirit, by Scott Buckley (thank you) - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/mood/christmas/ Follow us on instagram at @christmascrackerspodcast, slide into our DMs and tell us what to watch next. Or email us at chirstmascrackerspodcast@gmail.com