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The delightful Parvesh Cheena (Connecting, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Shining Vale) joins us to discuss the queer (mostly) Asian romcom that sets star/writer Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, and friends as the Bennett Sisters, and Conrad Ricamora as Mr. Darcy. Sex, party drugs, judgy gays, and emotional catharsis – you can find it all on FIRE ISLAND.

What’s Good Mentions
Alonso - Ms. Marvel
Drea - mending clothes
Parvesh - using your professional tools
Ify - MaxFunCon 2022

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Hall of Excellence Nominees
Clueless (Emma)
West Side Story (2021) (Romeo & Juliet)
O(Othello)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (The Odyssey)

Staff Picks:
Drea - Watcher
Alonso -Hustle
Ify - O
Parvesh - Being BeBe

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With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Parvesh Cheena

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher