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Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
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Accessible and entertaining, this book reveals how subversive queer comedy has transformed the American sitcom and how our favorite sitcoms have transformed America.
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Matt Baume
Matt Baume is a writer, podcaster, and video-maker whose work focuses on queer culture, geeks, and all things strange and wonderful. The creator of the queer interview show The Sewers of Paris, the YouTube pop-culture series Culture Cruise, and the LGBTQ news shows Weekly Debrief and Marriage News Watch, he is the co-creator of the comedy podcast and live show Queens of Adventure. He has also been nominated for a GLAAD award for journalism.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Informative, nostalgic, and well-researched. I wasn't familiar with a couple of shows discussed in this book, and it made me enjoy it even more.