Word: rupaul
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that end, Miller has tried to develop her own trademark features. She hopes to interview "offbeat celebrities you may not see elsewhere." Her guests on the first week, however, were the sort of offbeat celebrities TV has managed to overexpose thoroughly, like RuPaul and Roger Clinton. Miller's real twist on the late-night formula is to employ a trio of sketch players who perform three or four skits each night. So far, the material has been topical and clever: one sharp sketch featured a Woody Allen impersonator directing a teenage girl in a Calvin Klein...
...more interesting cultural developments of the '90s is America's fascination with drag queens. Stemming from the blond wig and impossibly long legs of ubiquitous model-cum-disco diva, Rupaul, and the popularity of last year's fantastic, flip-flop-dress-filled Australian import, "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," the popularity of drag now includes huge numbers of non-traditional (i.e. straight) fans...
...teen-ager with middle-child disorder. She steals every scene she's in. "Everything's always Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" she yells several times. Cox's bizarrely contorted face perfectly communicates the warring voices in Jan's head. At one point, she seeks help from a school counselor (played by Rupaul), who advises her to change her image. The result is Afro-sized. Every head-bouncing exit she makes draws hysterics...
Hirasaki, who described his appearance as "a la Uma Thurman style," started dancing on a table to music of RuPaul. Occasionally, he would jump to another table and continue the dance...
Still, you've go to give these guys credit. How many women do you know who can walk in high heels without tottering, never mind dance to complex choreography? And how many men do you know who would don the heels, squeeze into costumes that would put RuPaul to shame, and still come out smiling...