Tag: LGBTQ HBO

Exclusive Interview: Sort Of creator & star Bilal Baig on the third & final season of the Peabody Award-winning comedy series

Today sees the return of one the freshest, funniest, and most unassumingly revolutionary series on television, Sort Of, for its third and final season. The GLAAD Award-nominated, Canadian Screen and Peabody-winning comedy is created by its showrunners and executive producers, Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo. Baig also stars in the Toronto-set series as the endearing... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Krishnanand Kelkar & Ashleigh Warren – the queer stars of Max’s rom-doc dating series Swiping America

If you've seen the Emmy, Peabody, and GLAAD Award-winning We're Here on HBO/Max, you'll already know that its creators Johnnie Ingram and Stephen Warren do reality television differently. They're not interested in contrived drama or arguments, or endless recapping, instead they cut to the emotional core of the stories they're telling, using the genre in... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Kristen Lovell & Zackary Drucker reclaim the history of New York’s transgender sex workers with Sundance award-winning The Stroll

Following its award-winning world premiere at Sundance in January, directors Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker’s outstanding feature The Stroll went on to open London's prestigious LGBTQ+ film festival BFI Flare, and last week the filmmakers were recognized with the John Schlesinger Award for Best Director of a Documentary at the Provincetown International Film Festival. Rich,... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Mr Showbiz Murray Hill on the return of HBO’s Somebody Somewhere “it’s a slice of life for the misfits who chose our humanity”

Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen's delightfully warm and poignant comedy series Somebody Somewhere makes a welcome return to HBO for its seven-episode second season tonight, Sunday, April 23rd at 10:30pm ET/PT. As the season opens, we're reunited with Sam (Bridget Everett) who has returned to live in her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas where she's still... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: creators of HBO’s Emmy-winning We’re Here Stephen Warren & Johnnie Ingram “drag can save lives”

With the first two episodes of season three of the Emmy & GLAAD Award-winning unscripted series We’re Here now streaming on HBO Max—and new episodes airing on Fridays at 10pm ET/PT on HBO—The Queer Review’s editor James Kleinmann had an exclusive conversation with its creators and executive producers, Stephen Warren and Johnnie Ingram. They discuss the rise in anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes and the... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Bob the Drag Queen, Shangela & Eureka on We’re Here season 3 “we hope this show will ignite people to make change happen”

The Emmy & GLAAD Award-winning unscripted series We're Here, a certified The Queer Review favourite, returns to HBO tonight at 10pm ET/PT for its stunning third season. Continuing their journey across small-town USA, Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara, and Shangela Laquifa Wadley head to Texas, Mississippi, Utah, New Jersey, and Florida, helping to unite... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Ana Fabrega on Los Espookys season 2 “it’s not trying to be a queer show, it just is”

Actor, writer, and comedian Ana Fabrega is an integral part of the success of HBO's acclaimed—and very queer—Spanish language comedy series Los Espookys, which returns for its much-anticipated second season this Friday, September 16th. Not only is she the co-creator of the series, along with Fred Armisen and Julio Torres, she's also a showrunner and... Continue Reading →

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