Apr 2, 2020
We have the star of one of our favorite shows here this week, Theo Germaine. You Might Know Them From Work In Progress and The Politician. Theo is a non-binary actor from Chicago with a background in theatre, circus, and burlesque, who blew up from the Netflix series, The Politician. Theo gave us all the goods on working with Ryan Murphy, navigating Hollywood as a trans artist, and, of course, all the juice on our current favorite show, Showtime’s Work In Progress.
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Discussed this week:
Rene Russo’s Outbreak (1995)
Anne believes in the power of Duncan Hines box brownies
We hate David the Gnome
Voice of David the Gnome: Tom Bosley
Damian will give you his Showtime credentials
co-creator/star: Abby McEnany; co-creator: Tim Mason; writer: Lily Wachowski
Theo watched the following Ryan Murphy: GleeSe, Running with Scissors (2006)
AHS: Asylum w/ Sarah Paulson, Chloe Sevigny, Zachary Quinto/
Ryan Murphy is a Midwestern Catholic
Nip/Tuck was early Murphy and had gay and trans storylines
Theo’s character in The Politician is trans but it’s not part of the storyline
Theo eating fire
Doug Jones in Hellboy, Hocus Pocus, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water
Our girl Sally Hawkins
Gay content: A Leauge of Their Own, Bound, Fried Green Tomatoes, Thelma and Louise, High Art, Queer as Folk, The L Word, Clueless, Harry Potter, Mulan
Princess Zelda’s alter ego, Sheik
Heather Locklear always listed as “Special Guest Star” on Melrose Place
Is “buttmunch” homophobic? RHOA moment
Bye Bye Birdie, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Pippin revival with circus theme (dir: Diane Paulus)
Are poppers queer culture
Other stars of THe Politician: Gwyneth Paltrow, Bette Midler, Jessica Lange
Did you know about Pat?
Damian’s SNL audition: Bob Vila, Urkel, Pat