Episode 212: The 6th Annual Chubbies
Join us for the 6th Annual Chubby Awards, presenting the best of last year’s fat representation in business, community, and entertainment.
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Michael: Mean Girls (2024)
New student Cady Heron gets welcomed into the top of the social food chain by an elite group of popular girls called the Plastics, ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George. However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina's ex-boyfriend, she soon finds herself caught in their crosshairs.
Highlighting: Jaquel Spivey as Damian
Michael: Dropout
Dropout is a streaming service run by the production company of the same name (formerly CollegeHumor.) Its content is mainly composed of live play, such as Dimension 20 hosted by Brennan Lee Mulligan, and improv comedy and panel shows like Game Changer and Make Some Noise, both hosted by Dropout owner Sam Reich.
Highlighting Jacob Wysocki and Lou Wilson & More
Jacob and Lou: Improv game about men and flowers
Dan: Sugar Daddy
Sugar Daddy follows Sam as he meets his late partner at a gay bear festival, and finds hope and humour in grief after his passing.
Highlighting Sam Morrison
Sugar Daddy excerpt (Until 3:20)
Dan: Grotesquerie
Detective Lois Tryon must work with Sister Megan, a local nun, to figure out the source of a series of heinous crimes that is affecting both their community and their personal lives.
Highlighting: Raven Goodwin as Merritt Tryon
SPOILER WARNING!! Grotesquerie excerpt (Until 2:37)
Trevor: Adrianne & The Castle
Alan built a castle in rural Illinois with his late love. Facing life alone, he revisits their fantasy through musical re-enactments transporting him to the world they shared. Directed by Shannon Walsh
Highlighting:
Adrianne & Alan St. George
SLee as Fantasy Adrianne
Nathan McDonald as Fantasy Alan
Trevor: Empire Waist
Lenore is a plus-sized teenager who gets forced into the spotlight when her classmate discovers her talent for fashion. However, the fears of her image-conscious mother and Lenore's own insecurities prevent her from wearing her own designs. Directed by Claire Ayoub
Highlighting:
Mia Kaplan as Lenore
Jemina Yevu as Kayla
Jolene Purdy as Ms. Hall
Rainn Wilson as Mark
Missi Pyle as Rachel
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Don: Somebody Somewhere (Season 3)
Set in Manhattan, Kansas, the series follows Sam (Bridget Everett) as she returns to her hometown and navigates life after the death of her sister.
Highlighting: Murray Hill as Fred Rococo
Clip: Bad Bad Boy
Don: Bridgerton (Season 4)
Bridgerton follows the close-knit siblings of the noble and influential Bridgerton family as they navigate the highly competitive social season; where young marriageable nobility and gentry are introduced into society. The series is set during the early 1800s in an alternative London Regency era, in which George III established racial equality and granted many people of African descent aristocratic titles due to the African heritage of his wife, Queen Charlotte.
Highlighting: Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington
Nominees
Film
Unfrosted
Wicked
big boys*
Sweethearts
Empire Waist
Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson
Mean Girls (2024)
Adrianne and the Castle
Your Fat Friend
Drive Away Dolls
TV
Fallout
Grotesquerie
Bridgerton
Only Murders In The Building
What We do In The Shadows
South Park: The End Of Obesity
The Sticky
Hacks
Gordita Chronicles*
Matlock
Somebody Somewhere
The Daily Show
Brands
Lego
Pinterest
Biggerbash
Pokemon Go
LA’s Theater Scene
DropOut
Icons & Moments
An Unfriendly Reminder from Tigress Osborn
Never Been Small by Jennarie
William Hornby
Chris Conde
Gov. Pritzker
Dianne Shiffer
Moo Deng