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‘The Simpsons’ to play host to the Brits
“The Simpsons” is set to feature a few more
British accents than Springfield is used to hear-
ing. The long-running animated sitcom will wel-
come as guest stars Golden Globe winner Ricky
Gcrvais (“The Office,” “Extras”), and the come-
dy team of David Walliams and Matt Lucas,
creators of “Little Britain.” Lucas is the gay half
of the popular sketch-comedy series that airs on
BBC America, an outrageous half-hour in which
both men regularly play gay characters or end
up in frilly, old-fashioned, unconvincing drag.
Simpsons creator Matt Groening has long been
known to recruit artists he admires for guest
spots, and he’s a fan of Williams and Lucas, so
the intersection of Bart and “Britain” was bound
to happen eventually. The episodes featuring the
three actors will run during the 2006-2007 sea-
son.
Darren Star’s next top ‘Model’
Gay producer Darren Star has more queer-
friendly TV in the works.
The creator of “Melrose Place” and “Sex and
the City” has a deal with ABC to develop two
new projects, with a commitment from the net-
work to greenlight at least one for a pilot in
2006.
One of those projects, from writer Darlene
Hunt (“Good Morning, Miami”) is tentatively
titled “The Model,” and is described as an
updated "That Girl” set in New York’s fashion
Dave Williams & Matt Lucas
and modeling industries.
To add fashion cred to the fledgling sitcom,
Star is partnering pn the show with producers
Desiree Gruber arid Jane Cha, who executive-
produce Bravo’s “Project Runway.”
Sounds like a match made in synergy heaven
what better way to keep name-branding
those “Runway” winners than with guest spots
on a fashion sitcom?
Fox’s ‘Desire’ for a ‘D-List’ gay
In Latin America, “telenovelas” are a staple
of prime time viewing, the soapy dramas capti-
vating Spanish-language audiences in the mil-
lions. Now, Fox is betting that English-speaking
viewers will buy into U.S. versions of the racy,
wildly plotted, cliff-hanger-packed soaps, too.
The franchise known as “Desire” will feature
three shows that will run for 65 episodes each.
Richard Andreoli, editor of the 2004 anthology
“Mondo Homo,” is part of the writing team, and
queer viewers may find they recognize one of
the on-screen talents, too. Tony Tripoli, one of
the “Main Gays” from Bravo’s “Kathy Griffin:
My Life on the D-List,” will contribute creative
content behind the camera as well as co-star in
the first of the “Desire” series, “Table for
Three.”
Look for the shows to enter domestic syndi-
cation early in 2006.
Warhol and Hockney ‘Call It Art'
The energetic, pop-culture-impacting art
scene of 1960s-era New York is getting the full
documentary treatment in an upcoming film,
“Who Gets To Call It Art?”
Many of the main players from that era were
gay men, some openly so, and their work helped
to shape what would become the gay cultural
aesthetic of the ’70s and beyond. As seen
through the eyes of Metropolitan
Museum of Art curator Henry
Geldzahler, the documentary —
which has just been picked up
for distribution from inde-
pendent Palm Pictures —
features footage of Jasper
Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, and
Andy Warhol, as well as
interviews with Frank Stella
and David Hockney.
The film will also
include music by
Warhol-affiliated
band The Velvet
Underground.
Look for it to
play in —
where else?
— art-house
cinemas in
early
2006.
What are your plans for New Year’s
Eve?
“I have a couple of
parties to go to, but
nothing big. I will be
with my friends
bringing in the new
year.”
“I am having a Texas
hold’em party at my
house. We’re doing it
up big this year.”
“I will be designated
driver for my parents,
as usual. Other than
that, I haven’t made
any plans.”
“I won't do anything
big because I have to
work the next day. I
will probably stop by
and see my family or Daniel Delgado
some friends." Health Services
“I have to work the
day after New Year's
Eve, so unfortunately
I will not be able to
party too hard. But I
will be with my
friends when the ball
drops.”
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