The Joel Kim Booster Renaissance continues: The prolific comedian is developing Trip, an “unapologetic, modern-day rom-com inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice” set on the gay mecca of Fire Island.
The series, picked up by short-form video platform Quibi, “centers around two best friends who set out to have a legendary week-long summer vacation with the help of cheap rosé and a cadre of eclectic friends,” Deadline adds.
Related: Joel Kim Booster on the pressures of being a gay Asian man with “great and gorgeous” body
“For the last couple of years, I’ve been threatening to pitch a gay Pride and Prejudice adaptation that takes place entirely on Fire Island and I finally found a platform foolish enough to do it!” Booster tweeted on September 25.
How about we take this to the next level?
Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
“This is my version of Sandler telling Netflix he has to film his next movie on the Amalfi Coast or some shit. Only I’m making all my friends wear Speedos on Long Island in April!”
In a follow-up tweet, the 31-year-old quipped: “I’m just laying the groundwork for my real passion project: Persuasion, set on an Atlantis Cruise.”
Related: ‘Love, Simon’ spin-off series is coming to a TV near you
Booster, who’s openly gay, has been rising in the comedy ranks since performing a set on Conan in 2016. He got a Comedy Central special in 2017 and released his debut comedy album, Model Minority, in November. He has also co-produced the Comedy Central series The Other Two and recurred on the Hulu comedy Shrill. These days, he’s starring on the NBC comedy Sunnyside.
With this latest project of his, though, we’re totally Trip-ping.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Speedos only should be worn by very few people. If there is any wiggling involved in donning such apparel, please do others eyeballs a huge favor and put them all the way in the back of the draw….. :-p
tjack47
I’m 6’6″ and 290lbs. If I wanted to wear a speedo, I would. I don’t desire it. If we chubs did, and you couldn’t take it, avert your eyes.
Kangol2
Don’t go to Copacabana or Ipanema beaches in Rio, then. All kinds of men walk around in Speedos there, from their late teens through 70 year olds, whether thick or thin. In general, it’s pretty hot, and I don’t just mean the temperature.
Aires the Ram
Whenever someone has written so much as a word on queerty the past few years about speedos, there’s always some queen who screams ‘eewww’, clutches her purse and runs. Always.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Certain garments are designed for a certain body type….
Just as an overweight woman shouldn’t squeeze into a bikini, same with a pair of Speedos…
Cam
And it’s always interesting that the same account that routinely defends anti-LGBT bigots on here always attacks people by calling them queens or talking about their purses.
djmcgamester
@Plays: False. That’s an American uptight attitude. It’s not shared in other parts of the world. Similarly, some say overweight people shouldn’t go naked on nude beaches. Perhaps you’re one of those people. Being naked isn’t “about” having a good body.
I don’t personally feel comfortable wearing a Speedo because of my body, that’s on me. The Speedo doesn’t care whether or not I wear it. Why do you?
pickles
It sounds like pinched, uptight Christians. Just because YOU think someone “shouldn’t” wear Speedos means nothing. Really. It doesn’t have any bearing on who wants to wear what. Enjoy the fun of different bodies.
djmcgamester
Speedos are hot. I wore one as a kid, believe it or not. Today I don’t think my body is up to the task. However, those who can should. 😉