Filmmaker Kevin Smith returning to Englert, Iowa City

Kevin Smith, the popular independent movie director behind films such as "Clerks" and "Dogma," is returning to The Englert Theatre to tape an episode of his popular podcast.

According to Englert's website, Kevin Smith and longtime radio host Ralph Garman will record an episode of their podcast "Hollywood Babble-On" at 7 p.m. April 29 at the Englert.

Tickets for the event are $36.50 and $56.50. According to a Facebook post from Englert, tickets will go on sale to the general public at 12:30 p.m. Friday.

Smith shot to fame in the 1990s as a writer and director.

In 2016, Smith came to Iowa City for a Mission Creek Festival event. The evening featured Smith telling stories and taking audience questions for more four hours while on stage.

The event comes just weeks after Smith suffered a heart attack.

The Des Moines Register reported earlier Monday that Smith and Garman will also be taping their podcast at Wooly's in Des Moines two days before the Iowa City show. According to Sam Summer, owner of First Fleet Concerts, the promotion company behind the events, the podcast has proven to be popular in Iowa.

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