# Screwball Comedies

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Podcast: [Loose Canon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/loose-canon-7732245)
Published: 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On the newest episode of Loose Canon Ella and Simon discuss if Hollywood should reinstate the Hays Code, the best screwball comedy of 2025 ( The Testament of Ann Lee ), what makes a good credit sequence, and the defining characteristics of screwball comedies before centering the main conversation on the two selected movies of the week: Bringing Up Baby (Ella's pick) and The Lady Eve (Simon's pick).

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