
In a world of endless sequels, prequels and extended universes, one film history / improv comedy podcast will attempt to create the most pointless cinematic spin-offs imaginable. Join comedians Sonny Yang and Rory Machell each episode as they improvise a wholly original tale about a nameless and unimportant background character from a random movie or series. 9 times out of 10, the character dies! Opening theme by Timepiece Follow us: Instagram @pointlessspinoffpodcast TikTok @pointless.spinoff Twitter @PointlessSpinff YouTube @pointlessspin-off-podcast
Episodes

Aug 7, 2024
Aug 7, 2024
53 min
Pointless Spin-Off is taking a mid-season break but we just thought we'd drop an episode for our adoring fan(s) as a token of our appreciation and to let you know we haven't forgotten about you.
Enjoy our improvised spin-off to The Whistleblower (2010) / bittersweet ode to Doug Walker the Nostalgia Critic and we'll catch you in the second half of the season!

Jun 21, 2024
Jun 21, 2024
52 min
In our very 51st episode, join us as we journey to Rory's ancestral homeland and embark on a good old fashioned hard-boiled detective caper with all the hallmarks of a classic neo-noir thriller: saxophone music, someone's bare asshole, a GameFAQs guide, etc. Inspired by the 2012 film 'Grabbers'.

Jun 7, 2024
Jun 7, 2024
1 hr 18 min
In our special extended 50th episode extravaganza, Sonny, Rory and special guest improviser Phillip Whyte journey into Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' universe to bring you a space operatic tale like no other. Suck it LucasFilm!*
* Make more of those classic LucasArts adventure games, then we'll talk.

May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024
53 min
In our long awaited Season 4 premiere, Sonny and Rory return to the studio (and then back to Rory's apartment after we got kicked out for running over time) to bring you a pointless spin-off of John Carpenter's 1980 classic 'The Fog'.

Oct 8, 2023
Oct 8, 2023
44 min
In our first of probably three Halloween special episodes for 2023, Sonny and Rory take to the skies of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes as we thankfully avoid the aforementioned hills altogether in the safety and comfort of a US Air Force fighter jet.

Aug 22, 2023
Aug 22, 2023
48 min
Go, Rory.
It's your birthday.
We're gonna party like it's your birthday.
We're gonna sip Bacardi like it's your birthday.
And you know we don't give a hoot it's not your birthday.
Look, Rory's got the X, if you're into taking drugs.
Rory's into having sex, he ain't into making love.
So come listen to Rory's 3rd Annual Birthday Spectacular Episode, if you're into getting rubbed.

Jun 29, 2023
Jun 29, 2023
1 hr 7 min
In our very forty-sixth episode, Sonny and Rory embark on a globe-trotting* adventure** with one of the background waiters from the opening scene of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as they find out if you really can teach an old dog*** new tricks****.
* in and around a single city
** series of fruitless tasks
*** some prick
**** ways to die and suffer

Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023
47 min
Sonny and Rory return from their hiatus to bring you the premiere episode of Pointless Spin-Off Season 3! Join them in their new studio space as they cook up a tasty improvised sequel to Aardman's Chicken Run.

Dec 19, 2022
Dec 19, 2022
1 hr 23 min
In our combined belated Halloween / Xmas / Season Two Finale special episode, Sonny and Rory present a spooktacular pointless spin-off to Tim Burton's and Henry Selick's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which also doubles as a prequel to our very first episode.
It's been a bumpy season, but we hope you enjoyed it nevertheless. Happy holidays and happy 2023!

Sep 22, 2022
Sep 22, 2022
57 min
You are not well. We recommend staying at home and listening to our latest Pointless Spin-Off of 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'. It's the best thing for you.
(the gag is that this episode synopsis resembles an interaction between a caretaker and a 'patient' as if it were an instance of Munchausen by-proxy syndrome)
