The writer and star of the new Hulu comedy about a group of gay pals who navigate sex and love on Fire Island discusses the groundbreaking film. 'It feels like I’m watching my firstborn leave for college,' ihatejoelkim says.
starring Maya Rudolph, premiering June 24. He also has a new hour-long stand-up special premiering on Netflix calledon June 21, in addition to his recurring live shows. In the age of streaming, when a lot of art can fall through the cracks, Booster will be pretty hard to miss.dealing with impostor syndrome, and representing queer sexuality on-screen.I mean, I feel insane—all the time. It’s really intense and overwhelming to see.
I think my stand-up, especially pre-this upcoming special, I have leaned into sort of like, “Oh, I’m like a stupid, sweet boy, you know?” And that has been my stand-up persona for so long. And I did want to show more of a three-dimensional version of myself. So in a way, it was challenging because I’m so used to playing a heightened version of myself onstage as a stand-up. But in a way, this is a much more grounded, real version of myself.
This movie obviously feels special for a lot of reasons. But on a basic level, I found it refreshing to watch a summer movie where people are actually touching and having sex. When you were makingI certainly wasn’t thinking about the absence of sex in other movies. I think, for me, sex has always fascinated me. And, you know, that’s apparent in my other work and as a stand-up as well.
has to do with diversity and representation, which is obviously a positive thing. But I’m curious if you ever worry that your identity as a queer, Korean comic overshadows your work or the specificity of your voice.
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