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Joel Kim Booster on making a queer, Asian American 'Pride and Prejudice'

Joel Kim Booster on making a queer, Asian American 'Pride and Prejudice'

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The first time Joel Kim Booster vacationed on New York's Fire
Island with his friend, comedian Bowen Yang, he brought with him
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as a beach read. Over the years,
he'd often joke with friends about making a gay version of the
novel. Today Booster is the writer and star of Hulu's Fire Island,
a queer, Asian romcom based on Austen's classic, set in the titular
gay vacation spot. Booster talks with guest host Elise Hu about how
the film honors his queer friendships, subverts hetero romcom
norms, and tells a personal story that feels universal.

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