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In order to get the word out as much as possible about Billy Eichner‘s first studio feature film, Bros, and a very highly anticipated gay rom com with an entirely queer cast, coming out Sept. 30th, Billy has returned to his roots of yelling at people at the street, giving them a chance to win $1.

Eichner took to the streets of NYC once more, this time with beloved straight man Paul Rudd, to enlist as many straights to watch Bros this month as possible. Per usual, Billy on the Street doesn’t disappoint and Billy Eichner yelling is timeless and it should be a series once again somewhere (maybe PlutoTV wants to hop on original programming?)

In the meantime, enjoy the results of the latest Billy on the Street here.

The Trailer for Billy Eichner & Nicholas Stoller’s Bros Promises the Kind of Rom Com We’ve Been Waiting For

May 18, 2022

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For all the gripes that people have justifiably had about romantic comedies over the last, let’s face it, decades, there is still an undeniable attraction and desire to see an unlikely couple come together, no matter how cheesy it might be. There is, with that in mind, still plenty of gold to be mined from rom coms.

Cue Billy Eichner and Nicholas Stoller‘s Bros, which has been billed as the first big all gay R-rated rom com from a major studio. While a more genuine, raunchy gay rom com has been due for a long time (unlike the very family friendly Single All the Way on Netflix), Bros sees that and raises us all the sharp the razor sharp comedic minds behind Difficult People and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Just take a gander for yourself in the trailer and know that we’re more un-ironically excited for Bros than we’ve been for a romantic comedy in a long, long, very long time. We won’t be surprised if this is the sort of long-standing, quotable rom com that people talk about like they did Bridesmaids.

Then, mark down Sept. 30th on your phone for Bros‘ release date so you can buy tickets in advance.

Billy Eichner Sets New Precedent with All LGBTQ+ Billed Cast for “Bros”

September 23, 2021

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(via Deadline)

For the entirety of cinema history, an overwhelming majority of roles have gone to heterosexual talent no matter if they are playing a character that is anywhere on the sexuality and/or gender spectrum.

Billy Eichner is flipping the narrative with his Universal Pictures rom com Bros by having the entire main cast all made up of queer talent even if they’re playing straight people. That’ll include Eichner himself, Luke MacFarlane, TS Madison, Symone, Miss Lawrence, Guillermo Diaz, and Guy Branum.

An entire LGBTQ+ main cast, apparently, has never been done at the major motion picture/studio release level. This could be a step forward when it comes to representation, both in comedy and in entertainment in general, but time will only truly tell if that’ll be the case. Movies like Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians show that there is plenty of money to be made in telling stories that speak to underrepresented groups, but will that be enough to keep moving the needle forward in regards to seeing more diversity and inclusion in entertainment?

The worthiness of having stories and talent from all over the several spectrums identity shouldn’t come down to whether it will promise a certain profit margin. There is inherent value in hearing and seeing stories from any and all. The alternative, of course, is hearing and seeing the same perspective over and over, not unlike endless reruns of the same show on a deeply buried cable channel. Also, that repetition will offer diminishing returns over a long enough period of time.

So, with that in mind, we can’t wait to see what Billy and co-writer/director Nicholas Stoller have cooked up both because Eichner is one of the funniest people around and it ought to be wonderfully subversive to see an all-queer cast at your local multiplex for once.

Billy on the Street Returns for Bros (and Honestly Should Be a Show Again)

The Trailer for Billy Eichner & Nicholas Stoller’s Bros Promises the Kind of Rom Com We’ve Been Waiting For

Billy Eichner Sets New Precedent with All LGBTQ+ Billed Cast for “Bros”