If 'Broadcast News' isn't a romcom... what is it? | When Rom Met Com

Jack and Nora are joined by TV writer and podcaster Phillip Iscove to discuss #14 on Vanity Fair’s list of the 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time: Broadcast News. In this episode, Nora has no scruples, Jack gets a gold star, and Phil is the biggest green flag. Floof up your hair, track down your story, and let’s make our deadline! Topics include: The friend zone The 60th Academy Awards (1988) How much we love Holly Hunter – Mysteries we still haven’t solved: Why no Best Supporting Actress nod for Joan Cusack? Is Broadcast News a romantic comedy...? – Content Warning: This episode contains brief discussions of a fictional news story about date rape (and of characters being dismissive about the topic) - all conceptual, no details or descriptions. Where to find us:   / whenrommetcom     / whenrommetcom   Support the future of the show on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/whenrommetcom Follow Jack at   / thejackgregsonshow   Follow Nora at   / norassic_park   Follow Phillip at   / pmiscove   and find his podcast here:   / podcastlikeits   Find links here to our Letterboxd, Spotify playlist, the Vanity Fair list, and more: https://linktr.ee/whenrommetcom 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 [email protected].