{"id":32249,"date":"2026-08-08T10:29:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32249"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:29:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:29:56","slug":"super-troopers-3s-jay-chandrasekhar-on-reviving-the-r-rated-comedy-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32249","title":{"rendered":"Super Troopers 3&#8217;s Jay Chandrasekhar on Reviving the R-Rated Comedy: Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jay-Chandrasekhar-super-troopers-3-kyle-meredith-with-podcast-interview.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1616590\" data-title=\"Jay Chandrasekhar on Super Troopers 3, Reviving R-Rated Comedy, and Brown Supremacist: Podcast\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/super-troopers-3-jay-chandrasekhar-interview\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"embedPlayer\" class=\"no-resize\" style=\"border: 0px; border-radius: 12px; width: 100%; height: 175px; max-width: 660px;\" title=\"Media player\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/jay-chandrasekhar-on-super-troopers-3-bringing-back\/id1381546475?i=1000780415441&amp;itscg=30200&amp;itsct=podcast_box_player&amp;ls=1&amp;mttnsubad=1000780415441&amp;at=1001l36gv&amp;theme=auto\" width=\"100%\" height=\"175\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen via:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/kyle-meredith-with\/id1381546475?itsct=podcast_box&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;at=1001l36gv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4GiQLBlq0j0ZhZBwGL4bZI?si=P64n2TfPSWGUyRyM8EsUmg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/200d8c03-cf26-4eb8-a99b-f833c7b2c740\/kyle-meredith-with\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Amazon Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/KyleMeredithW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">More Platforms<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nearly 25 years after <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/broken-lizard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Broken Lizard<\/a> first pulled over unsuspecting motorists, the Vermont highway patrolmen are back for <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/04\/super-troopers-3-trailer-broken-lizard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Super Troopers 3<\/em><\/a>, this time with Farva preparing to marry Thorny\u2019s sister amid an elaborate Indian wedding and another drug investigation. <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/Jay-Chandrasekhar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jay Chandrasekhar<\/a> spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/category\/consequence-podcast-network\/kyle-meredith-with\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyle Meredith<\/a> about making the third film more personal, protecting the franchise from sequel fatigue, and why theaters still need big, unapologetically silly comedies. Listen above or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/KyleMeredithW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wherever you get your podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Super-Troopers-2\/dp\/B07D5153FL?crid=383O7N029T6KX&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mnkj5f1D2eyOZJKduWcgQxv1C1KrjMC2z84zQTW_L1hXPzE8wbTbpt1T-8iL-e-BHE7qBzZhGaQnQ3kD9bqyJFpyt46eOZ_tZMkkNndSgPOb07iWOEvqT1MEJkaEhB1SQ91kXYJnv9LJJ64O4SWyMw.jMuiuGcPwq1cUzADgC5F7gebQlgYmIHgDNj3FF9rpgA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=super+troopers+1+and+2+4k&amp;qid=1786121892&amp;sprefix=super+troopers+1+and+2+4k%2Caps%2C120&amp;sr=8-2&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=conseofsound-20&amp;linkId=0d73f43c89ba10f33fb06ef79e06c11b&amp;language=en_US&amp;gaOptInStatus=true&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get <em>Super Troopers<\/em>\u00a0 2-Movie Collection on Blu-ray\/DVD<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>Chandrasekhar describes the premise as \u201c<em>Meet the Parents<\/em> meets <em>Super Troopers<\/em>,\u201d with Thorny doing everything possible to derail Farva\u2019s wedding plans. The director also explains why the movie steers clear of current politics. \u201cI don\u2019t care who you\u2019re for,\u201d he says. \u201cYou\u2019re going to escape for two hours.\u201d For Chandrasekhar, the ideal Broken Lizard audience remains a room where stoners, soldiers, and cops can all laugh at the same joke.<\/p>\n<p>That shared theatrical experience is also why Chandrasekhar resisted taking the franchise directly to streaming. \u201cWe have to bring back the R-rated theatrical comedy,\u201d he says, pointing to the particular electricity of \u201claughing with strangers.\u201d He also discusses the movie\u2019s creek-jumping homage to <em>The Dukes of Hazzard<\/em> and <em>Smokey and the Bandit<\/em>, Mac\u2019s maple-syrup spin on Han Solo\u2019s carbonite prison, and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/08\/jay-chandrasekhar-special-brown-supremacist-premiere-date-1237018665\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>Brown Supremacist<\/em><\/a>, his first full solo standup special. After decades onstage, Chandrasekhar says it was finally time to \u201cturn on the camera\u201d and show audiences the other side of what he does.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Jay Chandrasekhar talk about <em>Super Troopers 3<\/em>, <em>Brown Supremacist<\/em>, and more in the new episode above or by watching the video below. Keep up on all the latest episodes by following\u00a0<em>Kyle Meredith With\u2026\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/KyleMeredithW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">your favorite podcast platform<\/a>; plus, check out all the series on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/category\/consequence-podcast-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consequence Podcast Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kyle Meredith with... 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