The Bootsy Boys' Blackbird

The Bootsy Boys got tired of waiting for Michael Flately to release his modern day masterpiece, action spy thriller, ‘Blackbird’, so they wrote their own version. Starring Edwin Sammon, Finbarr Doyle & The Bootsy Boys, Edited by Michael Sullivan and Directed by Mikey Fleming. The Bootsy Boys are a sketch group comprised of Steve Bennett, Victor Bible, Fionn ‘Danger’ Cleary, Jordan Daniel, Brian Garvan, Niall Johnson, Kori Schagunn, Michael Sullivan, & Richard Zimmermann. They are part of MOB Theatre Dublin. @thebootsyboys on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A humble Casablanca bar owner, Mick Blackbird, gets grilled about his mysterious past and warned about his impending future by a sinister German general. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheBootsyBoys. For super exclusive bonus content, join HeadStuff Plus at HeadStuffPodcasts.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blackbird's mysterious past re-enters his life in the form of a beautiful old flame, Isla. A suspicious gentleman named Laszlo also turns up. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheBootsyBoys. For super exclusive bonus content, join HeadStuff Plus at HeadStuffPodcasts.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evil Nazis are closing in on Blackbird's bar! Will our heroes survive? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheBootsyBoys. For super exclusive bonus content, join HeadStuff+ at HeadStuffPodcasts.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blackbird retreats to his boxing gym to recover from the destruction of his bar. Meanwhile, Isla and Laszlo may be close to more Nazi danger. (To be honest this episode is mostly just boring stuff like dialogue and character development. Blackbird hardly kills anyone.) Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheBootsyBoys. For super exclusive bonus content, join HeadStuff Plus at HeadStuffPodcasts.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The desert beckons. Blackbird, Isla and Laszlo venture into it for some reason. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheBootsyBoys. For super exclusive bonus content, join HeadStuff+ at HeadStuffPodcasts.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the musical rehearsal! Will Blackbird remember his lines? Or will he finally get laid? Why not both?  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheBootsyBoys.  For super exclusive bonus content, join HeadStuff+ at HeadStuffPodcasts.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the night of the musical! Will Blackbird be able to finally work as part of a team and single handedly save the day? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheBootsyBoys. For super exclusive bonus content, join HeadStuff Plus at HeadStuffPodcasts.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Bootsy Boy's Blackbird as it was originally intended, feature length, like a movie without any of the boring visuals. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheBootsyBoys. For super exclusive bonus content, join HeadStuff Plus at HeadStuffPodcasts.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode we hear from the director and one of the writers of the 'Bootsy Boys' Blackbird' podcast on their thoughts of the film that inspired it. Mikey Fleming and Richard Zimmermann discuss Michael Flatley's self funded ego trip, as they break down the painful dialogue, outrageous premise and what it was like to watch the film with the man himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices