Hey qween hot tea mostrecent episode5/8/2023 Obviously the show looks better than ever. What should we be looking forward to in the upcoming season? I think ‘queer’ is something we can all hold onto, and it’s more of a spirit. I think especially today when people are not wanting to be labeled one thing, ‘queer’ has a little rock n’ roll behind it. But I think there’s something about ‘queer’ that’s a little more generous. Everyone’s dealing with internalized homophobia. But I think we’re in a universe where people are writing things like ‘masc 4 masc’ on their Grindr profile. I love glitter, I love rainbows, I love crowns and bright colors, that’s what I’m all about. Sometimes people find gay limiting, because of their own experience of what ‘gay’ has been portrayed as in pop culture. Sometimes people, just because of their own baggage, are like ‘oh, I don’t know if I want to be gay,” which somehow means in their minds that you have to go to this disco and wear a tanktop. I think ‘queer’ is something that can just encompass all of us in that rainbow. What, to you, is the difference between gay and queer? Even though the show’s about fun and escapism, we know where we’re coming from. We spend a lot of time talking about Trump on that, and about the power to make change is really in the hands of the people who watch the show. We all know that everybody who comes on the show is on the right side, so we don’t address it so much, but we do address the audience on one of our other shows called “Hot T,” which is about hot topics. Have things changed for the show since the start of the Trump administration? Lady Gaga, I’m talking to you! Madonna, I’m talking to you! So I think we’re ready for the biggest stars of them all. Dita von Teese came on and afterward hired me to be the host of her tour. Jackée Harry from “Sister Sister” was a part of a lot of our childhoods, so that was amazing. I have had some of my childhood favorites on the show, obviously RuPaul being the first. But hearing gay artists’ stories is what we’ve been about from the beginning.ĭo you have any dream guests that you’re hoping to get on the show? The show hasn’t changed, the accoutrements have gotten bigger. Yeah, now we’re airing on broadcast TV in Canada, which is really exciting. People started wanting to be on it, and it got bigger and bigger. So suddenly what seemed like an experiment about me talking to gay artists for six or seven episodes took on a life of its own. But then, when the show came out, RuPaul ended up being our first guest. So we did it that way, and the show was very simple to begin with. But then when I thought about what I wanted the show to be, I knew if my co-host Lady Red Couture, aka the largest drag queen in captivity, was involved, we could have fun and the guests wouldn’t throw me any shade because she’s mean and tough. The original show was a Charlie Rose-style format (without the harassment) where it was just a table and we’d both say “Hey Qween!” and have a chat. So I really wanted to do a show where I sat down and did that. So part of what I love to do, along with comedy and music videos, is trying to talk to other artists and hear their stories. The show started because I had a podcast for going on 11 years. Jonny McGovern: It’s been a journey of persistence, of stick-to-itivness. The Pride: Let’s talk about your journey from being a DIY operation to entering the 6th season in style. I spoke with McGovern about the evolution of “Hey Qween” from YouTube channel to international sensation on the eve of the show’s 6th season premiere on StreamTV. Needless to say, it was thrilling, life-affirming, and serves as the setting for McGovern’s talk show-cum-bitchfest where drag queens and performers spill tea, throw shade, and talk about artistry. Exhibit A: A needlepoint sign on McGovern’s desk – in between a ceramic head of the Queen and a pair of lorgnettes – reading “Every Boner is a Blessing,” a collection of G-Strings on the coffee table in the waiting area, and a go-go boy ready to give the show’s next dragtastic guest a lap dance. On a set described as “‘The Wiz’ meets the “Facts of Life” gift shop” by the show’s creator and host, Jonny McGovern, I found no shortage of signposts to show me that I was in blazingly queer territory. On a Saturday in West Hollywood, I found myself entering the pink-and-purple sequined glory hole that is the “Hey Qween” soundstage.
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