WHAT IS THIS SHOW?
Back in the day, a major sitcom doing a gay episode was a big deal. A proper gay episode would get headlines, but it also got the attention of two young guys who were still figuring things out — sexuality-wise and culture-wise. Gayest Episode Ever has screenwriter Glen Lakin and stay-at-home journalist Drew Mackie going through the great and not-so-great gay episodes of sitcoms past. Each week, Glen and Drew sit down to discuss one LGBT-focused episode of a classic sitcom and how it holds up or falls short all these years later.
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WHO HOSTS THIS SHOW?
Glen Lakin failed miserably at his mother’s aspirations that he become a plastic surgeon. Instead, he studied film and screenwriting at Northwestern University and the American Film Institute. Despite misplacing his diplomas, Glen enjoys developing content for movies and TV, with his first feature film, BEING FRANK, releasing in theaters in 2019. Please ask about his other unproduced scripts... Please.
Listen to “Glen Writes a Golden Girls,” the episode where we got some real life Hollywood actors to read Glen’s spec script he wrote about the sex, murder and the dark side of St. Olaf!
Once upon a time, Drew Mackie used to write for newspapers. Today, he talks instead of writes, capitalizing on a childhood spent in front of the TV, watching a lot of old movies and TV shows. He has a dog, Thurman, and also a mustache, which is not yet named. Because he believes podcasts can’t be too niche, he also hosts Singing Mountain, which is about video game music. No, really.
Watch GEE TV, a video project Drew made using old NBC sitcoms from the 80s + vintage commercials! It’s three hours long and it gets weird!
WHAT ABOUT A PATREON?
Yes, we do have a place where you can compensate us monetarily for our podcasting efforts. In addition to granting you the one-of-a-kind sparkle that comes with giving away small sums of money, supporting Gayest Episode Ever on Patreon gives you…
every episode one-week early
the ability to help us decide which episodes we do next
access to our first Patreon-exclusive series, the Shelley Longcast — a podcast dedicated to exploring the cinematic efforts of the one and only Shelley Long, coming soon to a podcast-listening app near you!
And all donors giving us $3 or more a month get an on-air compliment and a compliment from the famous Box of Compliments
We thank all of our generous supporters who justify us making this show.
This is not a hold-up, but we will accept your donations all the same.
Hi. Gayest Episode Ever is a podcast about gay TV — specifically the one-off, LGBT-themed episodes that classic sitcoms would do back in the day, when it was rare to see queer characters represented on broadcast television. The show is hosted by Drew Mackie (a journalist) and Glen Lakin (a screenwriter). It’s part of TableCakes, a Los Angeles-based, woman-owned network of podcasts.
You can listen to Gayest Episode Ever on iTunes, on Google Play, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on our Patreon. And we have some merch that doesn’t suck, we swear!
Also… do you like trailers with forced banter? Because you’re in luck!
HERE, Listen To These
“Glen Writes a Golden Girls”
Finally, the Golden Girls about murder and cannibalism that you’ve always wanted!
“I Never Ate for My Father”
Yes, Dinosaurs holds the record for the closest-to-explicitly queer TGIF episode ever.
“As the Will Turns”
A very strange, very autobiographical Fresh Prince puts Will Smith in a surprising position.
More episodes HERE
