Richard LeFleur
A Phoenix-based actor with a fake accent who specializes in playing gargoyles.
Highlight Bits & Quotes
13Blynn's Starbucks Blindness
Blynn Clonesatz reveals her emotional instability and her habit of pretending to be blind at Starbucks whenever they misread her name on a cup as 'Blind,' viewing it as an 'actor's challenge.'
"Sometimes when they say 'Frappuccino for Blind,' I will pretend I'm blind."
"Peth not there. My favorite bathroom sign we have."
"I see his soon-to-be ex-wife at least four times a day."
"You said I want to be a kind of donkey. I want to be Bill Clinton."
Shakespearean Buddy Comedies and the Gargoyle Hamlet
The troupe pitches Shakespearean adaptations of modern films like 'When Harry Met Sally'. Richard LeFleur reveals his dream role is an 'evil gargoyle' version of Hamlet, leading to a physical performance of the character.
"The actor's body is a musician, it says, is the music."
"You always pitch old like buddy comedies."
"I'll haveth what she is having."
"I would love to be a little bit of a more evil Hamlet."
Blynn's Funnel Monologue and Bathroom Directing
Blynn delivers a profound, nonsensical 'funnel monologue' that ends in a spiritual discharge. Cedric is then forced to perform a monologue he was caught doing in a bathroom with a two-way mirror.
"Our lives as well become a nicker on a boy, a cut off pant."
"Out, brief candle. I got stage lights."
"Sometimes I wish I could kill your wife."
"I just wish you would end up murdered."
Cedric Busket's Groundbreaking Adaptations
Director Cedric Busket discusses his avant-garde Shakespearean visions, including 'Hamlet in a Mall' featuring Ophelia as a Hot Topic employee and a queer reimagining of 'Merchant of Venice' that managed to be both anti-Semitic and homophobic.
"Hamlet in a mall was the most groundbreaking adaptation of that show."
"I changed the text to 'To me or not to me.' You know, that suitcase store, 'To Me'?"
"I swear to God, he's about to come out. I can tell."
Richard LeFleur: The Perpetual Gargoyle
Richard LeFleur explains his 'affectation' accent and his niche for playing inanimate objects or background guards, specifically his commitment to playing a gargoyle in every production because the company already owns the costume.
"The accent is an affectation so I can really feel what it feels like to be Shakespearean in the moment."
"You always add a gargoyle to the scene, and you come out there and you stand at the edge of the stage."
"It just says Kirkland on it and I don't know why."
The Dark Place and the Scottish Play in a Diner
Cedric threatens to cancel rehearsal, causing the actors to spiral into personal revelations about their 'dark places' and family drama. They discuss a version of Macbeth set in a diner inspired by 'The Bear'.
"I'll probably go to a dark place, Cedric."
"My son is about to come out."
"He cheated on her so much."
The Tempest in Palm Springs and the Masthead Fit
Cedric announces a mid-century modern 'Tempest' set in Palm Springs. Richard LeFleur is cast as the ship's masthead, triggering a violent 'dancing fit' of artistic release that the others encourage.
"You lascivious codswallow!"
"No longer a gargoyle. Now you're a masthead."
"Let it run through your body!"
The Shakespearean Cult Dues
The group bows to Richard as their leader, while Titania reveals she is paying five thousand dollars in dues to remain part of the acting troupe.
"We bow to you, good sir."
"I know 5,000 isn't easy to get."
"You can't start rehearsal till you pay."
Exit Pursued by a Bear
The cast performs a chaotic, high-pitched vocal interpretation of the famous Shakespearean stage direction, ending the episode in a cacophony of screams.
"Exit stage left. Pursued by a bear."
"It's a nightingale!"
"It's so charming."
Carmel Bythesea and the Shakespearean Fridge Magnets
Carmel reveals she was discovered by a con man named Harry Molehill who sold Shakespeare classes door-to-door to distract the town from jukeboxes, inspired by her fridge magnet set.
"Shakespeare invented Order 73 sandwich for Order 73."
"It sounds like a con man. It sounds like the plot of The Music Man but with Shakespeare."
The Social Media Macbeth Ritual
After accidentally saying 'Macbeth', Cedric must perform a ritual involving spinning and bad words. They discuss their 'cancel culture' version of the play where the witches are social media apps.
"I was the Twitter bird because I flew."
"Screenshot apology notes app!"
Creeps vs. Crepes and Minions Summer Night's Dream
A heated debate erupts over whether a line in Macbeth is 'creeps' or 'crepes'. The group then discusses their upcoming season, including a Minions-themed Shakespeare play where actors say 'banana' if they forget lines.
"I don't think it's crepes. I don't think we're at breakfast."
"If we can't remember our lines, we can just say banana."
The Bard's Podcast Stage
The hosts introduce a troupe of Shakespearean actors who believe the podcast is the modern equivalent of the Globe Theatre, using pseudo-Elizabethan language and debating if Lin-Manuel Miranda stole the 'round robin' from them.
"If he was here these days, he would say all the world is almost sometimes a podcast."
"Thy layest the rub."
"Lin-Manuel borrows from the Bard. SpongeBob borrows from the Bard."