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’LOUD WHITE MEN FOR KAMALA’

Will Ferrell Joins Billy Eichner to Troll Donald Trump

Two years since his last “Billy on the Street” episode, Eichner brought Ferrell on his mission to turn out the vote for Harris.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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‘MISFIRED’

Why Did ‘Bros’ Bomb at the Box Office?

The Billy Eichner-led comedy’s $4.8 million opening is “a head-scratcher,” one analyst says, but rom-coms have struggled for years.

Adam Manno

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HOW IT GOT MADE

The Straight Guy Behind Gay Rom-Com ‘Bros’

When director and co-writer Nicholas Stoller first approached Billy Eichner about making “Bros,” he never imagined the debates it would spark. He tells us what he’s learned.

Kevin Fallon

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ALLYSHIP

Straight People, I Beg of You: Go See ‘Bros’ in Theaters

There were so many demands and expectations for what Billy Eichner’s “Bros,” the first studio gay rom-com, needed to be. That it’s this funny and this enlightening is a miracle.

Kevin Fallon

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CHECK IT OUT HERE FIRST

See Amy Schumer and David Letterman’s Favorite Rising Comics

Watch exclusive clips from the inaugural Netflix Is a Joke stand-up comedy fest featuring the likes of Amy Schumer, David Letterman, Billy Eichner, and a number of younger stars.

Marlow Stern

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THE DAILY BEAST’S OBSESSED

Billy Eichner’s Very Gay ‘Bros’ Trailer Has Radicalized Me

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

Kevin Fallon

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CHARACTER STUDY

How Billy Eichner Became Matt Drudge in ‘Impeachment’

Eichner talks about the surprising things he and Drudge have in common, the right-wing media figure’s caginess about his sexuality, and channeling the man beneath the fedora.

Kevin Fallon

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BONUS PODCAST

Trump Is Pushing Even the Quietest Celebs to Speak Out

In this bonus episode of The New Abnormal, Billy Eichner talks about his sympathy for Taylor Swift, why he doesn’t give a shit about his haters and how much Lindsey Graham sucks.

The Daily Beast

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BRUTAL

Billy Eichner Roasts Lindsey Graham With His Dem Opponent

Jimmy Kimmel’s guest host compared Lindsey Graham to Meghan Trainor and Kylie Jenner, and invoked the “Golden Girls.”

Matt Wilstein

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THE SAGA

Billy Eichner to Play Matt Drudge in ‘American Crime Story’

Matt Drudge founded the Drudge Report, which was the first news source to break the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair to the public.

Emma Tucker

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CYCLERS BEWARE

Equinox Owner to Host Trump Fundraiser in Hamptons

Tickets to the event are going for as high as $250,000.

Marianne Dodson

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