Jack Jerry and Nora Norason are joined by actor, writer, producer, and TikTok sensation occasionally known as “Olive Oil Girl” Megan Chacalos to discuss #24 on Vanity Fair’s list of the 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time: How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days. In this episode, Nora goes to bat for Kathryn Hahn, Jack advocates for mixed-gender friendships, and Megan actually watched 27 Dresses. Cancel poker night, water your love fern, and let’s get to lost!

Topics include:

• Movie taglines
• Dawson’s Creek
• Why Megan has a lifetime ban from Tinder

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Mysteries we still haven’t solved:

• Where is Stanley Tucci right now?

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Where to find us:

• Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Letterboxd at @whenrommetcom
• Follow Jack at @thejackgregsonshow
• Follow Nora at @norassic_park
• Follow Megan on TikTok at @meganchacalos or Instagram at @meganchacalos (or her podcast at @midnightoilwithmegan)

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Find links to our Spotify playlist, the Vanity Fair list, and more here.

Join the conversation! Give us your take on the films we cover, which romcoms you think should be on the list, or your best “would do/ wouldn’t do/ have done” stories on socials or at mail@whenrommet.com.

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Jack and Nora are joined by actor, comedian, and writer Charlie Vero Martin to discuss #25 on Vanity Fair’s list of the 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time: The Apartment. In this episode, Jack finally gets to talk about his favorite romcom, Charlie insists that every drama is really just a bad comedy, and if Mr. Sheldrake has zero haters, then Nora is dead. Hide your spare key, grab a strainer and/or tennis racquet, and let’s find out if that’s the way it crumbles (cookie-wise)!

Topics include:

• Rental prices in New York City
• “Baxters” in romcom writing
• The ins and outs of spaghetti preparation

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Mysteries we still haven’t solved:

• Who would we cast if The Apartment was being made today?

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Content Warning: A quick heads up from us— there are several brief references to (but no actual discussions of) a plot point involving attempted suicide, and one mention of abortion.

Where to find us:

• Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Letterboxd at @whenrommetcom
• Follow Jack at @thejackgregsonshow
• Follow Nora at @norassic_park
• Follow Charlie at @charlievmartin (and check out her upcoming work-in-progress stand-up show, Poltergeist, at Leicester Comedy Festival!)

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Find links to our Spotify playlist, the Vanity Fair list, and more here.

Join the conversation! Give us your take on the films we cover, which romcoms you think should be on the list, or your best “would do/ wouldn’t do/ have done” stories on socials or at mail@whenrommet.com.

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Jack and Nora are joined by animator Hannah Roza Fisher and musical theatre writer Helen Arney to discuss #26 on Vanity Fair’s list of the 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time: Enchanted. In this episode, Jack gets creative with pronunciations, Helen is secretly a Disney executive, and Hannah and Nora are co-CEOs of the James Marsden Fan Club. Push up your poofy sleeves, summon a flock of pigeons, and let’s sing a happy little working song!

Topics include:

• How animation and musicals (and animated musicals) fit into the world of romcoms
• Where the one f-bomb should go in this family-friendly film
• Patrick Dempsey’s hair

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Mysteries we still haven’t solved:

• Why is Pip from the Bronx?
• Has anyone ever given a better performance than James Marsden as Prince Edward?
• Are lips the only thing that touch?

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Where to find us:

• Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Letterboxd at @whenrommetcom
• Support the future of the show on Ko-fi
• Follow Jack at @thejackgregsonshow
• Follow Nora at @norassic_park
• Follow Hannah at @hanroza (and check out her animation portfolio at www.hannahroza.com)
• Follow Helen at @helenarneycomedy (and her new musical at @firebrigademusical orwww.firebrigademusical.com)

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Find links to our Spotify playlist, the Vanity Fair list, and more here.

Join the conversation! Give us your take on the films we cover, which romcoms you think should be on the list, or your best “would do/ wouldn’t do/ have done” stories on socials or at mail@whenrommet.com.

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