Improvised Roundtables, Ep. 48: Costume Designers w/ Vinny Thomas
Cast & Characters (5)
Bits & Timeline (15)
The Wardrobe Roundtable Roll-Call
The panel of Hollywood wardrobe experts introduces themselves, ranging from a Disney Channel layering specialist to a Star Wars legend who was 'the garbage' of the industry.
"I am a legend... but they didn't ask me to come back for the new movies."
"They call me Thomas Two-Time because I get on, I do it twice."
The Front Lines of Nudity and Plaster Molds
Pamela Soup describes the harrowing process of casting alien actors in plaster, revealing that several actors were lost due to the use of paper straws for breathing.
"We are on the front lines of shielding people from what otherwise would be a shocking amount of nudity."
"If you don't put the straw in their nose, they're a goner."
"Paper straws are killing people."
Thomas Two-Time's Twice-Told Tales
Thomas Two-Time struggles to explain his process of costuming Game of Thrones 'twice,' leading to a confusing breakdown of his daily routine involving push-ups and coffee.
"I costumed the entire Game of Thrones twice."
"I dress them twice, it's over."
Whale Pelvises and Dinofours
Larry discusses sourcing whale pelvic bones for corsets in Los Feliz, while Lizzy Tequila reveals that Jurassic World's dinosaurs (and Bryce Dallas Howard) are actually 'Dinofours'—fake lab creations.
"I ship them from a guy in Los Feliz... he's got these whale bones in the back of his garage."
"We call them Dinofours because the 'f' is for fake."
"Bryce Dallas Howard is 100% fake. She was created in a lab."
"You're basically sitting with a computer scientist for upwards of 80 to 120 hours a week."
The Unvaccinated Wardrobe Tunnels
The panel discusses the 'Wardrobers Uncensored' Facebook group and the secret Shawshank-style tunnels used by unvaccinated costume designers to sneak onto the Radford lot for Tim Allen shows.
"There's a Shawshank style tunnel for all the unvaccinated to get onto that lot."
"I'm vehemently anti-vax. I don't like the idea of being poked or pricked."
"Those guys at Station 11... that wardrobe department is unvaccinated."
Star Wars Tournament Wrestling
Pamela Soup recalls the 'tournament style' wrestling matches on the Star Wars set, featuring George Lucas and the man inside R2-D2, and Carrie Fisher's tendency to bring a knife to a grapple.
"My favorite pairing was George Lucas and the fella who fit inside of R2-D2."
"Carrie Fisher... she always had a little knife somewhere."
"They're slipping on Starbursts. What a crazy set."
Pamela Soup's Buzzfeed Buckle Manifesto
Pamela Soup reveals she accidentally became a Buzzfeed genius after wandering into their office thinking it was a library and typing a viral manifesto ranking every buckle she hates.
"I walked into that office because I thought it was a public library."
"I hate buckles so damn much."
"It was your Goodwill Hunting moment."
Trisha Licious Dreams of Netflix YA Shows and 56-Hour Sex Marathons
Trisha Licious expresses her desire to work on a Netflix YA show where actors only wear one shirt. Larry reveals her career highlight: putting Keira Knightley in pearl pink, which led to a 56-hour sexual marathon with her husband.
"They let me put a single shirt on Cody. Nothing else. Nothing under it."
"It was the most normal shirt you could imagine."
"I would kill to be in some sort of Netflix Y.A. show where they just wear one shirt."
"I would kill to be in some sort of Netflix YA show where they just wear one shirt."
The Head Bathing Suit Scout for Blue Crush and the Origin of Yoda
Lizzy Tequila details her high-stakes scouting for Blue Crush, including buying a used bikini for $45,000. Pamela Soup counters with her 'professional' origin story for Yoda, involving a kidnapped toddler, celery, and super glue.
"I bought one bathing suit off of this girl from Tennessee... for forty-five thousand dollars."
"I grabbed the first toddler I saw... super glued celery to the sides of his head."
"I didn't euthanize the kid, are you kidding me? I'm a monster."
Pamela Soup's Buckle Trauma and the Folsom Scraps
Pamela Soup reveals her deep-seated hatred for buckles stems from her rodeo clown parents' emotional abuse. She also claims Darth Vader's costume was made from leather scraps scavenged at the Folsom Street Fair.
Thomas Two-Time's Infinity War Choice and Pamela's January 6th Club
Thomas Two-Time claims he invented the 'Snap' in Infinity War just to avoid costuming the actors a third time. Pamela Soup invites the group to a 'patriotic' club that marches at the Capitol on January 6th.
"I was the one who came up with the characters disappearing for Marvel's Infinity War... I wouldn't do it again."
"We will march in front of the Capitol sometimes... usually January 6th."
"Oh babe, okay, I take it back. I don't know if I want to come."
Blake Shelton: The Flat Paper Man
Lizzy Tequila describes meeting Blake Shelton, claiming he is literally flat like a piece of computer paper and arrived in her office via a fax machine poof.
"If you thought Katy Perry was flat, Blake Shelton is even more so."
"How did he show up? In the fax machine?"
"It was like a vvvvv-boom! There he is."
Thomas Two-Time's Numerical Refusal
Thomas explains why he turned down 'Sing 3': he only does things twice. He clarifies that his brand is strictly limited to two iterations of any project.
"They wanted me for Sing 3 but I said no."
"I do it twice. I costume two times. It's in my last name."
Trisha's Sentient Pile of Clothes Romance
Trisha reveals she is in love with a sentient pile of layered clothes that is now directing a film noir movie. She defends her romance against the panel's confusion.
"One of the pile of layered clothes that gained sentience is actually super interested in film noir."
"Are you fucking the pile of clothes?"
"No, I'm just in love!"
Leather Prom Dresses for Omaha
Pamela Soup describes her next project: making prom dresses for the young ladies of Omaha using leftover leather chaps and jockstraps from the 'Festival' movie.
"I'm making prom dresses... for the young ladies of Omaha."
"I got a lot of chaps and jockstraps in the freezer."
"They love spaghetti straps and luckily I have all the chains."