We could all use a little good news right now, and this is pretty damn good news: Amy Poehler is going to be producing a new show about a gay couple who have fallen in love despite coming from two very different cultures. It’s called “Family Style,” and it’s about two men who run a restaurant in Miami, and their multi-generational family.
If we had heard about this a few days ago, we’d be like, “oh, that’s cute.” But today, a reminder that there are still people out there who care about queer multi-ethnic families nearly moves us to tears.
Amy’s company is also working on a musical comedy starring Carol Burnett, which is perfect. Carol has always been an icon for queer people, and we cannot get enough of her.
You may recall that a few weeks after 9/11, Carol hosted a retrospective of her old comedy show. The country was desperate for something to laugh about at the time, and it was beautiful and cathartic and wonderful even if you never thought The Carol Burnett Show was all that funny.
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The point is that now is an important time to find reasons to keep going, and Amy Poehler lending visibility to our lives is a pretty fantastic reason. Thanks to everyone involved in bringing this concept to the screen — we cannot wait to see it.
Brian
Please, no – just no. Not another comedy about gay men. There’s already too much comedy about gay men on TV. We don’t need anymore stereotypes.
By the way, what would a woman like Amy know about MHD (male homosexual desire)? Most women fear it, and thus seek to feminize it and make it funny.
Again, no – just no.
Violent Rainbow
Sounds terrible. Amy’s shows / movies are very hit and miss with me, I LOVE Broad City, loved Parks and Recreation but I’ve hated every single one of her movies especially the ones featuring Tine Fey, she’s just not funny! Why am I the only one who can see that? Amy does better on her own.
broadshoulder
Are they both heterosexual? If so, we’ve had enough of gay sitcoms run by straight people. Women look at gay people differently. They go about the minute issues ie hairstyles, little dogs but dont address the fundamental stuff of our time – ie the fact that men love men
There have been some good gay sitcoms ie Gimme gimme gimme – but they have been written by by a single man and he is queer.
Captain Obvious
God forbid it be any other drama. Can’t shovel in the stereotypes without comedy.
Do her fans still want to claim she supports us? Get ready for small guys with lisps and even smaller dogs coming next fall!
Captain Obvious
Drama = genre. Brain fart.