OUTSTANDING: A COMEDY REVOLUTION is probably the most joyous celebration of the queer community we will see on our screens this Pride Month. Directed by filmmaker/comedian Paige Hurwitz, the producing partner of queer comic Wanda Sykes, this Netflix documentary very incisively explores the contributions that stand up comics have made to the growth and recognition of the LGBTQ+ community over the years.
With the help of an unprecedented array of some extraordinary talented queer comedians, Hurwitz allows her cast to share their stories about how their personal and professional ‘coming outs’ shaped their work. Which in turn shaped how our community evolved.
Love Fire Island, the Ocean Barrier Island off Long Island, which is such a queer mecca and want to know more about it? Then you are in luck as there is rather a fab brand new docu-podcast series “Finding Fire Island” . In this, you will hear how a sleepy, 19th-century beach town became THE hot … Continue reading
Joel Kim Booster is really having fun this summer, and all of us at Queerguru are loving it all (and we must admit, him too) First he wrote and starred in Andrew Ahn’s delightful and intoxicating FIRE ISLAND which is THE queer rom-com of the summer. It was actually based on Joel Kim’s own … Continue reading
Right after seeing the preview trailer of Fire Island and before we talked with director Andrew Ahn we knew this was a no-brainer. This delightful and intoxicating film written by (and starring) Joel Kim Booster is without question THE queer rom-com of the summer. Borrowing heavily from (the unwed) Jane Austen and her … Continue reading
Award-winning queer filmmaker ANDREW AHN (Driveways, Spa Nght) has just released stills from his highly anticipated new movie FIRE ISLAND. This modern-day rom-com inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set in Fire Island Pines centers around two best friends who set out to have a legendary week-long summer vacation with the help of … Continue reading
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