It's time for the Christmas episode! In which Rowan and Jazza discuss how Hallmark went from banning gay ads to making their own queer movies in three years flat.  Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thequeermoviepodcast for as little as $5 per month to gain access to perks like queer movie recommendations, Discord access, and watch-a-longs. Thank you for supporting us! We're a serious podcast and have a serious sponsor, Squarespace support us! Help make the podcast profitable by going to squarespace.com/queermovie, and by using the code 'queermovie' at checkout. We are also supported by Dipsea. For audio stories to spice up your alone (or not-so-alone) time, go to dipseastories.com/queermovie for a 30 day free trial. This is a queer movie watch party for your ears, hosted by Rowan Ellis and Jazza John. Join us as we take a look at the queer film canon, one genre at a time. From rom-coms to slashers, contemporary arthouse cinema to comedy classics - Queer Movie Podcast is a celebration of all things queer on the silver screen! New episodes every other Thursday. Find Us on the Internet Super Highway - Twitter: https://twitter.com/QueerMoviePod  - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thequeermoviepodcast - Website: http://www.queermoviepodcast.co.uk/  - Multitude: @MultitudeShows Production - Hosts: Rowan Ellis and Jazza John - Editor: Julia Schifini - Executive Producer: Multitude - Artwork: Jessica E. Boyd   JAZZA:  Before we kick off this episode, just want to say a quick thank you so much to Jennifer and Toby who support us at the highest level of the rainbow parent on our Patreon. We love you um with the podcast. [theme] JAZZA:  Welcome to the Queer Movie Podcast, celebrating the best— ROWAN:  And worst— JAZZA:  —in LGBTQ plus cinema one glorious genre at a time. ROWAN:  I'm Rowan Ellis. JAZZA:  And I—I am JAZZA: John. ROWAN:  In each episode we discuss a movie from a different genre of cinema. JAZZA:  This episodes genre is— JAZZA AND ROWAN: Queer Hallmark.  JAZZA:  Ho.Ho.Ho. Today we are going to be talking about how Hallmark, the company that does greeting cards, but also for some reason, also does movies have gone from banning gay ads, to producing queer movies of their own in three years flat? Also, the movie itself, which is called The Holiday Sitter. ROWAN:  But before we get triggered by the mere mention of pancakes as the lead does in this movie, which is a scene. We will be going in. I'm so glad that Jazza has mentioned this in the intro, because we will be diving deep into that particular choice by the director and actor. Jazza, what's the gayest thing that you've done since the last episode? JAZZA:  Rowan, I may actually have had the gayest month of my life. ROWAN:  Oh, tell me everything. JAZZA:  So I— ROWAN:  Except like, like, tell me everything in about 60 seconds. Yeah, we got to get them on the episode. JAZZA:  Yeah, I could tell you about the fact that I went to a Sugababes concert. And now wear their merch all of the time. I could tell you about the fact that I have moved to New York. But don't worry, there'll be lots of other opportunities— ROWAN:  Stunning. JAZZA:  —to us to be able to do that. I could tell you about the fact that in the last two weeks, I have gone on seven days.  ROWAN:  Oh my. JAZZA:  And I'm going on my eighth one this— ROWAN:  With the same— JAZZA:  —Evening. ROWAN:  —person or seven different boy? JAZZA:  No different types of students. ROWAN:  All the—all the dwarfs. ROWAN:  Snow White. JAZZA:  I'm Snow White.  JAZZA:  Yeah. But I'm instead going to tell you about the—one of the most embarrassing celebrity encounters I've ever had. When I was saying goodbye to London, one of my final nights out with friends was at the Glory Pub, which is in North London. And we were watching this drag show, and who happens to be beside me, but Bowen Yang from— ROWAN:  No. JAZZA:  SNL and— ROWAN:  No. JAZZA:  —And ROWAN:  You're lying.  JAZZA:  And—and Fire Island. Uh no. ROWAN:  I can't believe JAZZ