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Topic Submissions for TTToTTT Ends in 5 Hours!

If you missed the announcement, this month we're having a tournament in which you can submit potential video topics, then vote on which one I have to make by the end of the year.Submissions close at 11:59pm EST today! That's less than 6 hours away!SUBMIT YOUR TOPICS HERE

SUBMIT TOPICS FOR THE TTToTTT

This is the official post for submitting potential video topics for The Topic Tournament of Twenty Twenty Three.Post your submission in a comment below.Limit one submission per person.Topics must be 10 words or less.

Finally...YOU Choose A Video Topic

Starting today (1/10) we're doing something I said we would never do...letting the fans choose a video topic.Welcome to The Topic Tournament of Twenty Twenty Three (TTToTTT)!Here's how this works: For the next five days, you can submit potential topics for future video essays. Post your subm...

Patrick Explains AMBULANCE (And Why It's Great)

also watch it ad-free on NebulaThere are only a handful of hours left in 2022 but here's one final video in just under wire!I realize this is a weird time to release a video (and it will probably be bad for views since there's zero traffic on YouTube on New Year's Eve) but hey, the spons...

The 2022 Christmas Q&A (featuring Mary Willems)

also available with no ads on NebulaNo December is complete without our annual tradition in which my sister, Mary, joins me as we sit by the Christmas tree in our parents' house as we answer a bunch of questions.I know there are a lot more Q&A videos these days with the regular Patrick Replies s...

Patrick Replies – What Is The Most 80s Movie Ever

Also available ad-free on NebulaAnd here's the new Patrick Replies, in which I'm a little grumpier than usual because every comment is some variation on "why didn't you talk about this other movie?" and I'm just very tired after making that video.But also it's festive bec...

Watch Sunday’s Livestream

If you missed the livestream a couple days ago, it’s now available to watch only for Patreon subscribers. Now you can watch all four-and-a-half hours of nonsense featuring our weird old Christmas videos, cocktail recipes, Christmas milk, a baby answering phones, and way too much yogurt.Also: we re...

Livestream Tomorrow

SUNDAY DECEMBER 18TH6PM EASTERNA big public Christmas-themed livestream! Featuring members of the team! And lots of fun surprises!Is it for a good or important cause? No! It's all to get viewers to go rate Night of the Coconut on Letterboxd so can reach 2,000 ratings and qualify for their year-i...

What Is The Most 80s Movie Ever?

Or watch the extended version on NebulaIt's done. The longest, most challenging video we've ever made. Longer than the feature film I made. This thing was a monster, it went, like, a month over schedule...and now it's done.I knew this would be a long one going in but I didn't quite a...

A Peek At The Next Episode / Production Wrap

It used to be I could easily shoot a video in a day or two and have a new one out every couple of weeks like it was no big deal. And now here I am making a Patreon post to announce "WE HAVE WRAPPED PRODUCTION ON THE NEW VIDEO" as if this is a feature film or something. To be fair, this one m...

The Viewing Guide for the Next Episode

(SPOILERS FOR THE TITLES OF MOVIES THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE NEXT EPISODE)Here it is! This took so long because I had to watch a ton of movies to narrow down the list. But it's finally here. These are the main movies that will be discussed in the next episode, "What Is The Most 80s Movie...

Update on the Next Episode

Hey everyone, just wanted to drop in with a quick update on what's happening over here (don't worry, everything is fine).The next video, entitled "What Is The Most 80s Movie Ever" is running a little bit behind schedule and will be out in early December. I never intended to have the ...

Help Us Qualify for Letterboxd's Year in Review

Hey folks, a very important announcement hereThe people at Letterboxd reached out to me to let me know that Night of the Coconut will qualify for their 2022 year in Review lists IF it can get to 2,000 ratings by December 31st!(it's currently at 776)All you need to do is go to Letterboxd and give...

Patrick Replies - The Zack Snyder Video

Also available on NebulaThis is a little late since my latest covid booster totally knocked me out for a couple days but here is the latest Patrick Replies video, covering a lot of questions and comments about the Snyder video, plus, as usual, a bunch of other nonsense.In case you're not aware, ...

The Zack Snyder Video (Justice Is Gray Edition)

Because I am a man who commits to the bit, here is the Snyder video, but in black & white and a 4:3 aspect ratio.(it's a Nebula exclusive because if I put this on the youtube channel it would get zero views and screw up my standing with the algorithm)

The Zack Snyder Video

Or watch the extended cut on NebulaWell, it's here. 2 years, 1 month, 27 days after we reached the Patreon goal. A little late, so, uh, sorry about that. Hopefully it's worth the wait.This one was a monster. Like, it's by far the longest video essay we've ever made. Could we have spl...

Viewing Guide for the Zack Snyder Video

We’re hard at work here on the Snyder video. The essay is being edited and we’re shooting the narrative segments this week. I’ve gotta say, I really like how this one is shaping up. I don’t think it’s what most people are expecting.It’s also probably going to end up being the longest vid...

A New Q&A Show

Here's a new recurring show we're adding for the new season. After each regular episode, we'll release one of these: where I respond to questions and comments about the video (as selected by Emma Logsdon, who has come on board as our community manager, since I refuse to read the comments...

SEASON PREMIERE - The Secret Ingredient That Makes Sam Raimi's Spider-Man So Great

Or watch the extended ad-free version on NebulaWe're back! Finally! A new season! The dawn of the post-coconut era!I didn't realize until I uploaded this and checked the dates that it's been two months since the last video, and almost FOUR months since the last proper video essay. In bet...

A New Video About Last Season + ...NEXT SEASON???

Also available on NebulaHello! I can't believe I forgot to post this here for so long, and I apologize for that. We shot this video at the end of June, then took our time editing it (I've mostly been on a break for the past month), and by the time it was done I wasn't sure if anyone stil...

Night of the Coconut Soundtrack on VINYL

No joke, I'm as excited about this as I am about the movie itself. I've been a massive fan of MONDO for years - I have three of their posters hanging on my walls, I buy an unhealthy amount of their vinyl soundtracks. I just love what they do. And now I'm so happy to say they're relea...

The Movie, Merch, and the Next Video

Hey everyone! I'm writing this post on my first day off in a few months. The movie is finally out (and people seem to like it, thank god), and I'm done with podcast appearances for a few days. And good thing, because I am exhausted and my voice is completely gone.There's no huge news, bu...

NIGHT OF THE COCONUT IS OUT NOW

It took a year, but it's here. We made a movie. It's very silly. We worked really, really hard on it. We hope you enjoy it.Talk more soon.

Want to Attend the NIGHT OF THE COCONUT Premiere in NYC?

As you probably know, NIGHT OF THE COCONUT (the feature-length season finale we've been working on for a year) premieres on Nebula in 1 week.But next Tuesday, June 14th, we're doing a whole fancy world premiere at the IFC Center in NYC.We're releasing a set number of tickets to the publi...

THE SEASON FINALE TRAILER

HERE IT ISWE MADE A REAL MOVIEIT COMES OUT IN 15 DAYS

A New Video! Finally! About Sam Raimi! Also...THE FINALE TRAILER!!!!!

(The video is already out on Nebula with no ads)(it premieres on YouTube at 1pm eastern)Okay here we go.We've got a new video, finally, and since everyone has been talking about the big return of Sam Raimi recently, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to join in the fun but also talk about ...

NIGHT OF THE COCONUT

(artwork by Colin Murdoch)We have a title. And a poster. And a release...month.I know it's been a long wait, and this turned out to be much bigger and more complicated than I expected, but we're almost there.We locked picture on the movie yesterday. Now we're focusing on finishing the so...

RRR - The Biggest Blockbuster You've Never Heard Of

Also available ad-free on NebulaFinally another new video!If you follow me on twitter or know me in person you're well aware that for the past month or so I have been completely obsessed with the new Indian blockbuster RRR. It's all I talk about.And even though this is one of the biggest Ind...

Want to be in the season finale?

Hey folks! The season finale is almost done, but we need some more footage for one montage. This is where you come in.Basically, the scene needs to cut to a bunch of shots of different people all watching something on TV, so the goal here is for people to submit shots and have the montage seem way b...