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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
It was a gay romantic comedy that Billy Eichner co-wrote, produced, and starred in, which was intended to be authentic and relatable, and not 'palatable' for straight people.
Now he stars in the hilarious new movie, Bros, which he also co-wrote and produced.
— Episode: Billy Eichner Returns
Episode: Billy Eichner Returns
It was a gay romantic comedy that Billy Eichner co-wrote, produced, and starred in, which was intended to be authentic and relatable, and not 'palatable' for straight people.
Now he stars in the hilarious new movie, Bros, which he also co-wrote and produced.
Bros, which is the rom-com I have coming out, produced by Judd Apatow...
But the first thing I said to Nick is even before I knew what the story of the movie would be, I said it has to be authentic, right?
You can't just make When Harry Met Sally and think you can just swap in two gay guys and have the story play out the same way because it wouldn't.
And it's just a different experience. And I think a lot of the LGBTQ characters we've seen and we're seeing way more, obviously, than we used to, especially in streaming and in indie films and on the Internet, of course. And that's fantastic.
