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How Billy Eichner's trailblazing 'Bros' puts a brilliant spin on the LGBTQ+ rom-com
With “Bros,” Billy Eichner is taking a hatchet to the bumper-sticker slogan of #LoveisLove.
The film (streaming on Peacock) stars the actor-comedian, established for "Billy on the Street" and "Parks and Recreation," and Luke Macfarlane and marks the first romantic comedy from a major studio centering on two gay men. Eichner and Macfarlane compete Bobby Leiber and Aaron Shepard, a pair of “emotionally unavailable” men who gracelessly find themselves in a whirlwind romance after a chance meeting at a nightclub.
For Eichner, 44, who co-produced “Bros” with Judd Apatow, the film was an opportunity to dismantle “oversimplified” perceptions of LGBTQ+ relationships, while also breaking new basis with a decidedly homosexual mainstream rom-com.
“We’re seeing a romantic comedy that contains elements of the rom-coms that we all understand and love but from a unique perspective,” Eichner says. “(Viewers) are getting all the laugh-out-loud moments of a Judd Apatow movie that they await, the jokes and the physical comedy, but
I&#;m not gonna lie, after seeing Fire Island earlier this year, I scurried into the theatre with a skeptic hat and pen in hand. I mean this is coming from the dude who hilariously and unapologetically runs after people on the streets of New York literally screaming in their faces. Well, baby, I&#;m hear to tell you this insightful rom-com about a witty, cynical podcaster navigating romance with a handsome lawyer is a pitch-perfect portrait of gender non-conforming New York in all its glory! Billy Eichner worked it all the way out with Bros. I hollered, laughed and was talking back to the screen&#;for real though it was just that fantabulous.
Part satire, part rom-com, yet brilliantly disguised as anti-rom-com, Bros is outrageous, insightful, and a celebratory collaboration between director and co-writer Nicholas Stoller and Eichner giving is a laugh-out-loud good time that jumps into the most cynical of hearts. If I&#;m being honest my two favorite moments were the boardroom scenes and an iconic scene with Will and Grace Emmy Award-winner Debra Messing.&n
There’s nothing quite appreciate a good affectionate comedy. This genre has been one enjoyed across generations, with quotable lines that end up piercing the pop culture lexicon forever. Many of the greatest rom-coms from the last decade and change hold come from producer Judd Apatow – from Knocked Up to Bridesmaids. And his latest R-rated entry into the genre comes in the form of director Nicholas Stoller’s Bros, starring Billy Eichner and Hallmark leading man Luke Macfarlane.
Bros focuses on Eichner’s protagonist Bobby Lieber, who is a successful podcaster living in Fresh York City. Despite his professional and interpersonal fulfillment, he's never had a significant relationship, and we learn the various reasons behind this include his childhood, body image issues, and the overall difficulty of trying to meet in the age of hook-up apps like Grindr.
But when Bobby meets Aaron (Luke Macfarlane) at a club, they have a surprising, instant connection. The story of their romance is far from an uncomplicated one, making way for plenty of hilarious and awkward m
I thought rom-coms would never show my experiences. Until Billy Eichner's Bros
I recently sat in a cinema and watched, open-mouthed, as history was made.
It's remarkable that, in , I'm typing this sentence — but there had never been a mainstream, theatrically-released-on-the-big-screen, gay romantic comedy. Until Bros, written by and starring American comedian/actor Billy Eichner.
Of course, gay romances have featured in mainstream films (Happiest Season and Fire Island, anyone?)
But Bros is the first studio rom-com co-written by and starring an openly gay guy and the first studio production with a majority LGBTQIA+ cast.
It's a moment that has had a surprisingly poignant impact on me.
I'm finally where I've longed to be: Sitting in a cinema, watching a Hollywood production and being encouraged to giggle at my lifestyle by those from within my own community.
A more equal society is one more comfortable being lampooned in this way.
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