Boyle's Pun Makes Jake Die Inside is the cold open for the Season Four episode, The Overmining.
Synopsis
Charles Boyle mentions he got sick due to the movie Bullets Over Broadway being on television. Making a pun on the Academy Award Winning actress Dianne Wiest's (pronounced weest) name and the common feminine infection known as a yeast infection, he says he came down with a Dianne Wiest infection. Jake only gives Boyle a deadpan look in response, followed by several beats of awkward silence to show his displeasure at the joke.
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Cultural References
- Bullets Over Broadway is a 1994 American black comedy crime film directed by Woody Allen, written by Allen and Douglas McGrath, and starring an ensemble cast including John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri and Jennifer Tilly. Set in 1920s New York, the film centers around a struggling playwright who is urged to cast the talentless girlfriend of a notorious mobster in his newest play in order to get it produced.[1]
- Dianne Wiest is an extremely successful american actress. Among her accolades, she won an academy award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the film Bullets Over Broadway.[2]
Trivia
- When asked about who came up with the Dianne Wiest running gag, Joe Lo Truglio credited the shows writers for it, saying, "Charles very much enjoys theatrics and great actors, musicals," he said. "I think Dianne Wiest encompasses all of those things."
- Dianne Wiest recorded a personal message for Charles Boyle that aired during their last interview on The Late Night With Seth Meyer's show. She told him she could shampoo her hair anytime.[3]