Ep 189 - The Substance Deep Dive + Top Comeback Roles

Ty & That Guy

Wes Chatham & Ty Franck

After Shows, Science Fiction, Tv & Film, Fiction

5.0 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

This week on Ty & That Guy, Wes Chatham and Ty Franck dive headfirst into the gory, glorious chaos of The Substance—a shocking and stylish descent into body horror with sharp teeth and even sharper social commentary. The guys unpack the film’s bold vision, the insane practical effects, and the fearless central performance that’s already stirring up awards-season buzz.

But what really grabs Ty and Wes is the comeback factor. With The Substance, Demi Moore storms back into the spotlight with a role that’s raw, risky, and unforgettable. That performance got the crew thinking: what are the greatest comeback roles of all time? From actors who vanished for a decade to those who reinvented themselves in one perfect part, the guys share their personal top 5 comeback performances.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Ty and that guy.
0:08.9	I'm West Chapman.
0:09.7	This is my good buddy, Ty Frank.
0:12.8	Ty, is it you or your substance doppelganger that came to work today?
0:17.8	Yeah, no, because even when I take the substance, my doppelganger is fucked up and old.
0:23.2	Like, that's how, I'm so old that even when I make a doppelganger, it's fucked up and old.
0:27.9	Like being on, on the bathroom floor, like, you know, ah, go through that and it comes out and you're like, motherfucker?
0:34.2	Why don't I go home through that shit for you?
0:36.8	Yeah, exactly.
0:39.9	What are we talking about today, Ty?
0:42.4	We're talking about laying on bathroom floors and creating doppelgangers, so obviously
0:47.1	it has to be Dean Hackman.
0:49.9	I mean, I mean, the substance.
0:52.1	The substance.
0:54.4	When did you watch it?
0:57.0	I think it was like a week after it came out.
0:59.7	I mean, I came out on streaming.
1:02.1	I didn't go to the theater.
1:03.2	I think you and I are on a role with, you know, that movie's been out for about a month now,
1:09.7	so everything interesting that could have been said has already been said about it.
1:12.6	Yeah, we're so late.
1:14.2	We like to come right in the least interesting time to say things.
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