Matt Rogers on Subverting Gay Tropes With 'I Love That for You' and Being Messy in 'Fire Island' (Exclusive)

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn today’s podcast news roundup, Will Ferrell joins with Las Culturistas’ Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers for a series showcasing up-and-coming comedy talent; Apple TV+ digs into the notorious case of the Unabomber; iHeartMedia premieres a show about NFTs hosted by… three NFT characters; and more.iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Network are set to launch “Clown Parade: An Anthological Character Piece Carefully Curated by Las Culturistas,” a comedy podcast series presented by Ferrell and Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers of the “Las Culturistas” podcast. The first episode of “Clown Parade” will premiere on iHeartRadio and all major podcast platforms on June 29.

Pride & Prejudice, the basis for the hit new movie Fire Island, I was able to view the film with a virgin eye. While I’m sure Austen aficionados would say that nothing comes close to the original iterations on page or screen, Fire Island brings all the feels.Fire Island is an American romantic comedy film directed, written by, and starring Joel Kim Booster, as Noah, and supported in the storyline by his ex-boyfriend, best buddy Howie, played by Australian-born, Canadian-raised and now American-based, Bowen Yang.

She's proven popular with Love Island viewers after she arrived later as a bombshell Islander a week ago and she's sent fans wild with her latest antics. Ekin-Su has already shaken things up in the villa by coupling-up with Manchester business owner Davide Sanclimenti before flirting with Gemma Owen's ex Jacques O'Neill.

It’s been a big month for Nick Adams and we caught up with him to learn some fun facts that fans might not know about him already!

We're a week into the latest series Love Island and one contestant is arguably the most discussed Islander in the famous villa this year. Dressage rider Gemma Owen, the daughter of former Liverpool, Manchester United and England striker Michael Owen, had viewers talking just a couple of days in after she coupled-up with Italian hunk Davide Sanclimenti who lives in Manchester.

Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, Netflix, Peacock, Discovery+ and even more streaming services, there’s no shortage of options when choosing what to binge-watch this weekend. However, sometimes the amount of great film and television available to stream can be overwhelming and lead to scrolling aimlessly — hoping to land on that perfect piece of content.  Scroll no more! To help you out, ET has rounded up the best movies and TV shows to stream this weekend, including new arrivals, nostalgia-filled favorites and titles you may have missed the (well-deserved) hype on that are worth circling back for.From the newest Marvel miniseries,  to the thrilling HBO Max show , we’ve got your content covered this week. For even more recommendations, make sure to check out our guide for everything new on Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock, Apple TV+ and more this month.Starring fan favorites including Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho, Ewan McGregor, Rose Byrne, Theo James, Vanessa Bayer, Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Tom Hiddleston, Joe Alwyn, Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield, Elisabeth Moss, Nicole Kidman and more, here are the best TV shows and movies to stream this week: +Muslim American teenager Kamala Khan is living an average teenage life in Jersey City.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDoing press for “Fire Island” has been quite an emotional experience for James Scully, who plays Bowen Yang’s love interest in director Andrew Ahn’s new queer rom-com written by and starring Joel Kim Booster.“I have had these out of body moments where I’m like, remember when you thought you were going to have to pretend to be straight your whole life?” Scully tells me. “Remember when you thought that you were just going to have to find a really patient woman and marry her and just do the best that you could to make it work?”“Fire Island” is an LGBTQ take on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” The all-queer cast also includes Matt Rogers, Margaret Cho, Conrad Ricamora, Tomás Matos, Torian Miller, Nick Adams and Zane Phillips.

Zoinks! Matthew Lillard is traveling back in time to visit the Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine 20 years after the live-action film’s 2002 release.

Matt Rogers is finally having that moment. The longtime co-host of the “Las Culturistas” podcast with Bowen Yang has popped here and there.

Love Island fans are quickly forming their opinions on the Islanders just days into the series returning. The hit ITV2 dating show burst back onto screens on Monday night (June 6) and after only two days of action, viewers are already making very big claims.

Love Island finally returned to screens on Monday night (June 6) for another summer of love but it was host Laura Whitmore who was heaping the praise. The presenter made her first appearance of the 2022 series during the launch show as she headed to the new villa for the first coupling up.

Andrew Ahn has the fall of Quibi to thank for being the director of “Fire Island.”

Bowen Yang perform a cover of Britney Spears’ “Sometimes” in the Hulu film . In true romcom fashion, the actor gets to bear all his emotions during a pivotal musical moment.While speaking to ET, writer and star Joel Kim Booster and director Andrew Ahn break down the epic moment. “It’s my favorite scene in the movie, for sure,” Booster says.As Howie, Yang takes the stage three quarters of the way through Booster’s queer, modern adaptation of to sing an unexpected version of the 1999 hit song while his friends, Luke (Matt Rogers) and Keegan (Tomás Matos), provide backup and add a little choreography to the scene. The scene comes near the end of their trip to the gay mecca as the limits of Howie and Noah’s (Booster) friendship have been tested by their unexpected and complicated romantic feelings for Charlie (James Scully) and Will (Conrad Ricamora), respectively.  When it comes to the song selection, “it was Bowen’s choice,” Booster says, explaining that the scene itself “was always written into this script [and] that Bowen would sing karaoke in that moment.” He adds, “I asked Bowen for a list of songs he’d be comfortable singing and ‘Sometimes’ was sort of the top choice.

, a queer, modern adaptation of, was first announced, it marked the first time a major film was being written and directed by as well as starring openly gay Asian people. In this case, that’s director Andrew Ahn, writer and star Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang. Later, the Hulu movie made news again when it revealed that it had filled out all the supporting roles with LGBTQ actors, including Margaret Cho, Matt Rogers and Conrad Ricamora. “Joel and I felt very committed to casting queer actors for this,” Ahn tells ET.

Michael Appler On Wednesday evening in New York City — about 60 miles and a ferry ride away from its subject— “Fire Island,” Joel Kim Booster’s romantic comedy about a weekend spent in New York’s chosen queer haven, held its premiere at the SVA Theatre.On 23rd Street in Chelsea, guests including Alok Viad-Menon, Jackie Cox, Peppermint and John Cameron Mitchell, as well as stars Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, Conrad Ricamora and James Scully assembled to celebrate the film as part of New York’s NewFest Pride. You could have lifted the premiere’s guest list from any summer weekend spent at the Pines, something to be celebrated for a new film distributed by a gatekeeper studio like Searchlight Pictures.

modernizes Jane Austen’s 1813 oft-adapted novel, relocates it to the thumping New York beach vacation spot and makes nearly every character a 30-something gay guy. Elizabeth, Mr.