Matt Baume

With the Oscars this weekend, we’ve reached the culmination of the year’s awards season. And for this week’s Sewers of Paris podcast, we’re diving into the archives to revisit my 2017 chat with an awards show legend: Bruce Vilanch, who's been slipping sly queer comedy into our entertainment since be

Update: I've heard from a few people that the embedded video isn't working. If you get an error when trying to watch, try this link: https://youtu.be/xE0jbxYVyzc Hello there! The time has come when we must discuss the fiasco that was the 1989 Academy Awards, regarded by many as one of the more calam

Hello there! Oh wow do I have a fun clip for you in this week's bonus video. An interview with Angela Lansbury where she reveals the director who cast her because he had a THING for pretty actress' feet. Would you believe it was Cecil B. DeMille??? I guess now we know why he made all those sandal pi

Hello hello! If you're in the US, I hope you're enjoying a nice long thick holiday weekend; and if you're not in the US, sorry to gloat about having a long weekend but if it's any consolation at least you have health care. Here is a new bonus Patreon-exclusive video with some more fun stories that I

Have you ever surprised yourself with what you were able to get away with? This week's guest is writer and comedian Bruce Vilanch, who's been slipping sly queer jokes into our entertainment since before some of us were even born. Starting out as a writer for great divas of the 1970s and then moving

My guest this week started his musical career at a neighborhood friend's piano, hanging out and playing showtunes. These days he's doing pretty much the same, but he's accompanying Broadway stars and winning Tonys. Stephen Oremus worked on The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, Frozen, and 9 to 5, among many