Drag Race Recap: Enter the Oprah-Bots picture-54

No. 1 · Amber LeMay · Member · 159 comments

When Skelton commented she wanted the winner to be on her show, I beleive she was doing her own “channeling” of Oprah. In her introduction Ru mentioned that Skelton was known for her Oprah impersonation.

It’s too bad that this challenge wasn’t earlier in the competition as I think that both Victoria and Tammie would’ve been in the top three.

Next week’s sponsor should be ShamWow as it looks like all of them go on a crying jag.

Can’t wait!

Feb 17, 2009 at 9:06 am · @Reply Reply to this comment

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No. 2 · Qjersey · Member · 1260 comments

RP dissed NYC queens, but Akashia is cut from the same cloth as pier and ball queens.

Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent (CUNT), but Akashia was so serving street cunt.

Feb 17, 2009 at 9:16 am · @Reply Reply to this comment

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No. 3 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

I vote for straight roommate to be queerty’s official gay tv show live blogger!!!

It was Jade, not Rebecca who started to do blackface.

All I could think of was Hillary trying to pronounce Dmitry Medvedev during that debates when the galz were trying to say Ahmadinejad.

I’m sorry you don’t say more about Rebecca either, she is hands down the best looking boy and the best looking girl. What is straight roommates opinion of her? Straighty obvi is reading the comments, JOIN IN!!

I defo thought Shannel lost that “wig”? on purpose. She better be the next to go. I’ve never known any drag queens, but she’s the worst kind IMO.

The best line of the night was Akaisha, “you haven’t seen the last of me”.

My straight friend is obsessed with this show, he even had to show me all the videos on the website. There are ones of confessionals in their hotel rooms (cockroaches and all) with Akaisha (that’s the only one he made me watch) drunk and bitching from day one!!

Stag hags are the best of friends. Vote for straight roommate!!

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No. 4 · Olive Yurdich

Post some half-naked pics of Straight Roommate and we will comment.

Feb 17, 2009 at 9:19 am · @Reply Reply to this comment

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No. 5 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

Oh, I actually like the fact that absolut feels “obliged” to sponsor all things gay for fear that gays might forget about vodka.

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No. 6 · Michael

Japhy,

Generally great review for a trash-tastic show, minor editing quibbles aside. How many ways are there to spell Akashia? I was hoping that Asian Reporter Trisha Takanawa would have won, but I think the Lion Queen costume plus the respectable job at the news made Bebe shoe-in.

This is [Your Name]. Good night.

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No. 7 · kevin

okay, this LONG article about a really bad stupid show confirms it. Queerty has become Perez Hilton. Sad. Goodbye.

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No. 8 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

@Kevin – bye bye.

This is one of the only things worth watching for “entertainment” purposes on television right now and is sooo relevant to this site.

Again, Japhy, thank you for reviewing this and I don’t know how personally you could ignore it. Pop culture is just as much of our identity and personification as anything else written on this site.

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No. 9 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

@Kevin – I would remind you to re-read Queerty’s self description of itself.

“Queerty is the gay blog. There’s just no other way to say it. With its sharp eye for news, entertainment, shopping, fashion, and travel for the GLBT community, Queerty reaches an audience of upwardly mobile gay men and women who have long since abandoned traditional (and staid) gay media. When it comes to independent gay media, Queerty is at the top”

Feb 17, 2009 at 10:11 am · @Reply Reply to this comment

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No. 10 · Sean

This show is hysterical! And Shannel losing her wig was a great moment, planned or unplanned. Nina Flowers had the best commercial and for the first time I really enjoyed Ongina!

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No. 11 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

@Sean – I also think I appreciated Ongina for the first time last night. I’m glad we are getting to see so many different sides of the girls in the few short episodes so far.

This show is very well done and because of it I actually found and watched and enjoyed logo’s documentary Equality U which was very well done.

If one of Ru’s goals in this show was to put drag back on the radar I think he accomplished his goals. I have personally never known any drag queens with the exception of Ru on teevee and a bartender at a club in Boston who is fabulous. I wouldn’t say I was anti before, but I have a whole new understanding and respect for it personally and for those that partake in it.

Me and some friends went to a drag bar in Boston (that I didn’t even know existed) and had an awesome time after seeing this show and we will definitely be going back.

Feb 17, 2009 at 10:54 am · @Reply Reply to this comment

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No. 12 · Sunday

Rebecca should be the next to go. She’s boring as dishwater and if I wanted to see a pretty girl who can’t manage to walk in heels, I’d watch Tyra’s show.

Feb 17, 2009 at 10:56 am · @Reply Reply to this comment

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No. 13 · Faberge L'Eggs

Best episode yet!

Shannel looked like Ming the Merciless while interviewing Tori and Dean, and she looked like Ursula the Sea Witch when allowed to do whatever she wanted.

Note to Shannel: a French manicure isn’t what a sorceress of the briny deep would have. More for porn stars and girls at the prom, honey.

I think it’s going to come down to Bebe and Nina.

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No. 14 · GranDiva

Howard Bragman is teh HOT! How has that one slipped past me? I mean, I know people who know Bradley Bayou; no power bears should ever escape my attention…

And the whole Debra Wilson thing. She hasn’t been on MadTV for, what, six years now? She’s mostly famous for being in the audience at American Idol finales these days. Erica Ash (ironically enough, from the Big Gay Sketch Show, where she played Gayle King a few times) is positioned to be the new Debra Wilson in the last season of MadTV, and she’s much more amusing.

@kevin:

And yet you seem to have time to write a snarky comment about it, instead of just LEAVING. I mean, you say that as if anyone else actually CARES whether you read this (or any other) blog at all.

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No. 15 · cruiser

@Olive Yurdich: I vote for that !

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No. 16 · cruiser

@Olive Yurdich: better yet, how bout totally naked pictures of Straight Roomate?!

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No. 17 · kevin (not that one)

Really…seeing Medusa lip sync The Greatest Love of All was just awesome. And the snake wig was off the hook. This was by far my favorite episode and I was so glad to hear the other queens talk about how they missed Tammy at the beginning of the show. Tammy, other than Nina, was truly the most unique on the show.

Nina is starting to bring it home. I hope she makes it through, but I sense that she has a little problem with insecurity.

And I have to hand it to Shannel. She totally missed the mark on the Oprah thing, but she pulled out of that last bit with flying colors.

The celebrities on this one were great to see…I just wish we could’ve heard more from Deborah Wilson Skelton cause I’ve loved her on MadTV.

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No. 18 · gurlene · Member · 25 comments

@Sebbe: Hey sweetie. Since you are obviously in the know what does “squirelfriends” mean? I read that piece 5 times and still don’t understand the meaning of that slang. And please hurry. My rhumatism is acting up and I have to lie back down.

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No. 19 · atdleft

@Olive Yurdich: Hehe. I like that idea. Can Straight Roommate be the official Queerty vlogger? Oh, and can he blog shirtless? :-D

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No. 20 · atdleft

@kevin (not that one): Yeah. Some of the other gals here may not be into Shannel, but I was touched by that lip sync for her life. Come on, just being able to upstage Akashia is deserving enough of a win! Oh, and I do give her credit for looking cute as a girl AND a boy. ;-)

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No. 21 · atdleft

OK, I just finished watching online & here’s what I think. First, Bebe totally deserved to win this week! Not only did she pull off great looks, but she actually (gasp!) proved she has great talent. Some of the other queens competing still haven’t shown much talent yet.

Secondly, it was time for Akashia to go. She skated by on her attitude for far too long without showing the talent to back it up. Sorry, girlfriend, but just ‘cuz you look good in a dress and can lipsync Destiny’s Child doesn’t make you a superstar.

And finally, it’s nice to see I’m not the only one who’s really becoming an Ongina fan. If it weren’t for Bebe’s fabulous interview, I think Ongina could have pulled off a second win in a row. Her “Connie Chung tribute” kept me LMAO the whole time! :-D

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No. 22 · sparkle obama

the editor continues to get the two “latin (looking) boys” confused

and ongina compared herself to connie chung, not tricia takanwa.

and what?

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No. 23 · BobP

Yes, that Shannel works my nerves. First of all, that interview had a super high cringe factor…all those questions, jeez.
Just before she lost her head gear, she did this scary St. Vidas dance spasm, which caused the malfunction.
But, as I’ll never forget, she’s Oprah’s biggest fan. The BIGGEST, you hear?

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No. 24 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

@Gurlene – I guess thank you LOL, I’m not sure if I’m in the know, but I’m not positive about squirrel friends, I have only ever heard my west coast friends say it. I always thought it just meant your attractive friends.

@Faberge – Ming the Merciless, Ursla the Sea witch – I just LMFAO so hard. The description was right on. Ru, was right too, Shannel had an agenda in wearing that outfit.

Can I just add that I love Tori, and Dean is always up for playing along too. When I was a kid and she was on 90210 I told myself I’d marry her, WOW, shoulda known then. LOL.

It is kinda funny that Japh keeps confusing the latino boys and I have no idea where he got takanawa, ongina even said the name Connie. Oh and WTF is Tricia Takanawa?

Straighty needs to proof read the article first babe.

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No. 25 · BrianZ · Member · 316 comments

Loved the show, yet again! I will admitt to squeeling with joy when Akashia was told to go. It was more than joy when she fell: Kick the dress honey, don’t walk on it! She was never of any interest other than to exemplify what _not_ to be.

Ongina is great in drag, but manages to match Shannel’s attitude out of it: C.U.N.T. all the way. I did appreciate that Shannel showed some love in missing Tammy, with everyone except Akashia agreeing.

IMO, Nina is still the girl to beat!

Oh, and as a PS to Queerty: There are many web publishing packages that spell check. I strongly suggest you invest in some licenses and make it mandatory. Seriously, even Perez manages to spell everything in the headlines correctly.

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No. 26 · REBELComx

I love this show more and more every week. This episode had me laughing my ass off at so many little things. Oh and for those of you who don’t know…Tricia Takanawa is the Japanese reporter from Family Guy, voiced by another MadTV staple, Alex Borstein. And while Ongina did refer to herself as Connie Chung (another MadTV impression done very well by Bobby Lee), she could have easily been Quahog’s Asian correspondent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krEjjx5zPDQ

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No. 27 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

ohh I’ve never seen family guy, I thought it was a real person. Borstein was awesome as Bunny Swan though? The best character on MadTv ever.

Ms. Swan at the gay bar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ4FyrSWsrc

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No. 28 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

This show better be renewed for a second season.

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No. 29 · BrianZ · Member · 316 comments

@gurlene: Oh yea, ‘squirrel’friends: What do squirrels do, especially before winter?

They hide their nuts! ;-)

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No. 30 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

@gurlene – bf tells me its anyone who likes dick gay or female, but i’m suspicious cause he rarely knows something I don’t, LOL, kidding. Maybe japhy’s str8 roommate can fill us in.

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No. 31 · Monica Roberts

I will have to admit, this is better than some of the “low sodium catfood” they try to pass off as dinner to the elderly.

I want to be like Akashiea, and don’t give a care how people think.

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No. 32 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

Why were Dean McDermott’s toenails painted? Does str8 roommate know Is this a new trend with str8 men?

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No. 33 · kf

COME ON COME ON COME: WHY HASN’T ANYONE MADE THE NINA FLOWERS/VITAMIN C COMPARISON???? I MEAN, SPITTING IMAGE. YEAH, H-I-V COMMENT HAHAHAHAHA BUT THE FACT THAT SHE CHANNELED VITAMIN C–PRICELESS. NINA FLOWERS FTW.

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No. 34 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

@KF – kindly tone down the caps so early in the morning. LOL. Who or what is vitamin C besides the nutrient.

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No. 35 · gurlene · Member · 25 comments

@Sebbe: Thank you. I have called people that I don’t even like and no one knows what it means either.

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No. 36 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

@gurlene – where is Japhy’s str8y roommate when we need him? Maybe they can send him with Cord on his next assignment. LOL

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No. 37 · Stop! Or My Daddy Will Shoot!

I think Shannel is sweet. A little over-eager and chatty, but basically a decent gal. I think you’re just stretching to say something catty, Japher. Tut tut.

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No. 38 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

@ Stop! Or My Daddy Will Shoot! – aren’t we all itching to say something “catty” in these times specifically when describing a reality show about drag queens? Seriously, how can you not? LOL

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No. 39 · Ezekiel · Member · 10 comments

How is it I’ve never heard of this show? OMG. Sounds like a riot.

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No. 40 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

@Ezekiel – watch all the episodes as soon as you can. They are available online at logo for free. You won’t be disappointed.

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No. 41 · kf

“@ SEBBE”: WHAT: VITAMIN C? “GRADUATION (FRIENDS FOREVER)”? POP STAR OF THE 2001 ERA?? CHECK IT OUT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWitXo2sgJ0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXajdHbZ5oY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuEl-Vd_XII

SORRY FOR THE ALL CAPS: MY CAPS LOCK IS BROKEN. PLUS, I THINK IN ALL CAPS, SO THATS HOW I ROLL, DAWG.

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No. 42 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

@KF – Loved her, forgot all about her. Is she still around at all?

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No. 43 · Mike

Soo Shannel, Ive seen her show in Vegas.
First off its done at the Gypsy which is about the size of my living room. Its a decent place considering but very small and definitely not the big lights of vegas people might be thinking.

However,

Her show is AMAZING! Extreamlly entertaining and hilarious.
Shannel should be doing standup, I’m not kidding or trying to float her boat. I’ve seen the show at the Gypsy about 7 times and it has been different everytime.

I’m not usually into drag shows either but every time Im in Vegas I look to see when her show is.

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No. 44 · Sebbe · Member · 1054 comments

@Mike – thanks for sharing. I assumed it was some big splashy vegas venue from the way she spoke.

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No. 45 · Tom

The only thing that could make this show any funnier is Japhy’s recap.

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