Ross Mathews looking back at 23 years in showbiz

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Daniel Craig on the poignant yearning of “Queer”

In his latest film, Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation of the William S. Burroughs novella “Queer,” Daniel Craig plays William Lee, an American alcoholic and heroin addict living in 1950s Mexico City, who becomes infatuated with a much younger fellow expatriate played by Drew Starkey. Craig talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about the yearning of a character that harks back to the actor’s early, grittier roles before he became James Bond; and how his mother fostered his love of acting, and his future career.

Retired soccer pro Robbie Rogers takes husband Greg Berlanti and kids back to LA Galaxy stadium

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Billy Eichner on meeting Travis Kelce at Madonna’s party and recording “Mufasa” with Seth Rogen

Billy Eichner talks with Jimmy Kimmel about meeting Travis Kelce at Madonna’s Oscars party, giving the commencement speech at Northwestern and bumping into one of the grads at a gay bar, seeing Mufasa: The Lion King by himself with a security guard watching him, recording with Seth Rogen, Lin-Manuel Miranda writing new music for the movie, and performing with Nathan Lane at the Hollywood Bowl.

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ABC News hunk Gio Benitez is learning piano: “I’m focused on … letting the music transport my soul.

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Kate McKinnon spills the tea to Stephen Colbert about the infamous “SNL” after-parties

Emmy-winning actress and author Kate McKinnon gives Stephen Colbert a behind-the-scenes peek at how the cast of “Saturday Night Live” celebrates after their weekly episodes. She is busy promoting her new book, “The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science,”

Friday Round-Up: Cher; Bob Mackie; Nick Dumont; Paul Tazewell; Bowen Yang; Todd Haynes; Jeff Lewis

Why Cher’s Iconic 1989 Music Video Look “Embarrassed” Designer Bob Mackie In Style

Oppenheimer actor Nick Dumont comes out as transmasc & nonbinary Out.com

‘Wicked’ costume designer Paul Tazewell receives his flowers for film’s fabulous fashions Queerty

Director Todd Haynes Addresses Future of NC-17 Gay Romance After Joaquin Phoenix Drops Out of Project Just Jared

Bowen Yang reveals what he splurged on with his first ‘SNL’ paycheck Queerty

Jeff Lewis gets down in the mud after RHONY star Brynn Whitfield calls him a ‘pig’ EW.com

Today’s Holiday Tune: Helen Reddy’s lovely rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

If you don’t have Helen Reddy’s holiday CD you might want to consider adding it to your collection because her voice is so well-suited to so many of our favorite Christmas songs.

I’m not sure what year this performance of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is from but it sure is pretty. My guess is it’s from the late 1990s when Miss Reddy, who died in 2020 at age 78, was starring on Broadway and on the London stage in Blood Brothers.

Omar Apollo on the shooting “Queer” sex scene with Daniel Craig: “It was really easy and fun”

Queer’s Omar Apollo chats with The Advocate’s Tracy E. Gilchrist about the importance of telling queer stories in this political moment and shooting his sex scene with Daniel Craig.

Randy Rainbow chats with Chris Cuomo about satire, Donald Trump, and the “Cuomosexual” Craze

Randy Rainbow (comedian, satirist, and author, “Low-Hanging Fruit”) joins Chris Cuomo to discuss his rise to fame through viral parodies of political figures like Donald Trump, and how humor became a tool to help audiences cope during divisive times. Rainbow shares insights on growing up in a turbulent household, the experiences that shaped his comedic instincts, and the backstory behind coining the term “Cuomosexual.” Rainbow and Cuomo explore the challenges of balancing authenticity with public expectations and why satire remains a powerful way to address uncomfortable truths.

Thursday Round-Up: Ricky Martin; Hayley Kiyoko; Jonathan Bennett; Tom E. Brown; Lance Bass & more!

Ricky Martin delivered showstopping performance for 2024 World AIDS Day Out.com

Hayley Kiyoko is taking ‘Girls Like Girls’ to the big screen in a feature length film Attitude

Jonathan Bennett on Queering Hallmark, Dancing at Michigan’s Necto and His Christmas Movie Pitch to Lindsay Lohan Pride Source

40 Years After His AIDS Diagnosis, Filmmaker Tom E. Brown Reflects on Bringing His Life and Work to Detroit Pride Source

Lance Bass got fired from a TV show after coming out: “They have to believe that you’re straight” Queerty

The 2025 Australian Firefighter Calendar is here, and it’s as hot as ever Advocate

Jodie Foster, Michael Urie, Hannah Einbinder, Andrew Scott among 2025 Critics Choice Awards nominees

The television nominations for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards were unveiled earlier today and among the LGBTQ nominees are Jodie Foster, Michael Urie, Hannah Einbinder, Andrew Scott and Richard Gadd. If I’m missing any LGBTQ nominees, please add them in the comments and I will update the post. Also, the icon Patti LuPone, my queen, is a nominee as are the great Annie Potts and Jean Smart.

The awards show celebrates both TV shows and movies, with the movie nominations expected to be unveiled one week from today on December 12. So stay tuned for those! The 2025 Critics Choice Awards will air on January 12, 2025.

Complete TV Show Nominations List:

BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Evil (Paramount+)
Industry (HBO | Max)
Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
The Old Man (FX)
Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)
Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who (Disney+)
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (Starz)
Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)
Shanola Hampton – Found (NBC)
Keira Knightley – Black Doves (Netflix)
Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Anna Sawai – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
Michael Emerson – Evil (Paramount+)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found (NBC)
Takehiro Hira – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
John Lithgow – The Old Man (FX)
Sam Reid – Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)
Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Nicole Kidman – Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+)
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)
Anna Sawai – Pachinko (Apple TV+)
Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
English Teacher (FX)
Hacks (HBO | Max)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
St. Denis Medical (NBC)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher (FX)
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO | Max)
Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale (Apple TV+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO | Max)
Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)
Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)
Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear (FX / Hulu)
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO | Max)
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher (FX)
Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along (Disney+)
Annie Potts – Young Sheldon (CBS)

BEST LIMITED SERIES
Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Masters of the Air (Apple TV+)
Mr Bates vs the Post Office (PBS)
The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Ripley (Netflix)
True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)
It’s What’s Inside (Netflix)
Música (Prime Video)
Out of My Mind (Disney+)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Colin Farrell – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Tom Hollander – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+)
Andrew Scott – Ripley (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)
Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall (HBO | Max)
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind (Disney+)
Naomi Watts – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer (HBO | Max)
Hugh Grant – The Regime (HBO | Max)
Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)
Logan Lerman – We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)
Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple (Netflix)
Treat Williams – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Dakota Fanning – Ripley (Netflix)
Leila George – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Betty Gilpin – Three Women (Starz)
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country (HBO | Max)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
Acapulco (Apple TV+)
Citadel: Honey Bunny (Prime Video)
La Máquina (Hulu)
The Law According to Lidia Poët (Netflix)
My Brilliant Friend (HBO | Max)
Pachinko (Apple TV+)
Senna (Netflix)
Squid Game (Netflix)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video)
Bluey (Disney+)
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Invincible (Prime Video)
The Simpsons (Fox)
X-Men ’97 (Disney+)

BEST TALK SHOW
Hot Ones (YouTube)
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (Netflix)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC/Syndicated)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny (Hulu)
Kevin James: Irregardless (Prime Video)
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die (HBO | Max)
Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special (Netflix)
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings (HBO | Max)

Today’s Holiday Tune: Karen Carpenter sings my all-time fave “Merry Christmas Darling”

This is, hands down, my favorite Christmas song – ever.

Merry Christmas Darling written by Richard Carpenter and Frank Pooler was made a classic by the gorgeous delivery of the late, great Karen Carpenter who died in 1983.

The single of Merry Christmas Darling went to number one on Billboard’s Christmas singles chart in 1970, and did again in 1971 and 1973. It was then included in The Carpenters 1978 Christmas Portrait album and Karen performed it on their ABC Christmas special that year.

It just doesn’t get any better than this.

Why Anderson Cooper deserves a drink this year when he hosts CNN’s “New Years Eve Live”

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper confirm that they’re allowed to drink on CNN this year when they host their annual New Year’s Eve special. Stick around for two more segments (posted below) with Anderson and Andy and watch them host “New Years Eve Live” on CNN on December 31st.

Nothing is off-limits for Andy Cohen’s social media feed, even moments on the New York City subway with a skeptical Anderson Cooper.

Anderson Cooper does not approve of his friend Andy Cohen’s casual approach to hopping in cars with strangers in the middle of New York City.

Kelly Clarkson surprises Fortune Feimster during her 10th interview on the daytime show

Fortune Feimster dishes on her new Netflix special “Crushing It,” and how she’s focusing her comedy on the balancing act between giving attention to her wife and her quirky mom. Also, in celebration of Fortune’s 10th appearance on the show, Kelly surprises her with a year’s supply of ice cream!

ACLU’s Chase Strangio becomes first out transgender person to argue before U.S. Supreme Court

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Wednesday Round-Up: Liza Minnelli; Daniel Craig; TR Knight; Rosie O’Donnell & more!

Liza Minnelli says upcoming biopic needs ‘an actress who loves to move’: ‘Honey, first, I’m a dancer’ EW.com

‘Wicked’ Wins Best Film, Daniel Craig best actor for ‘Queer’ at National Board of Review Awards Just Jared

TR Knight Returning to Broadway in ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Play, Additional Casting Revealed Just Jared

RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 cast revealed as Rate-a-Queen returns with a major twist: ‘The game is new’ EW.com

Rosie O’Donnell says daughter Chelsea has been arrested again ‘after being bailed out by her birth mother’ EW.com

Broadway dims its lights for Gavin Greel

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Today’s Holiday Tune: Steve Grand’s sweet and sexy version of ‘All I Want For Christmas’

I loved this when Steve Grand surprised us all with it in 2016.

It’s a video for his version of the holiday classic All I Want For Christmas and it features Trevor LaPaglia (“The Disappointments”) as the object of Steve’s affections.

Steve explained to us in 2015 how the video came to be: ‘I wasn’t ever too keen on the idea of doing a Holiday song, but a lot of you have requested that I do one (and I didn’t want to be a big ole’ Grinch ), so here is my little gift to you, for all your love and support.’

‘It was just days earlier that Steve decided the video ‘needed’ to be made.

‘I called up my manager and my music producer and my director and we made this all happen really fast thanks to a really, really talented group of people that I’m so grateful for.’

Cher’s full interview with Kelly Clarkson

In celebration of her new book “Cher: The Memoir, Part One,” Cher tells some incredible stories from the first half of her life, including her mom fighting to get her out of an orphanage and leaving her ex-husband Sonny Bono. Cher also reflects on her top five live performances from her early career, and dishes on being inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after being snubbed.