Noam Ash and Austin Bening’s web series My Gay Roommate has gathered a huge following on Youtube, thanks to the fun it has with its culture clash between gay and straight, and often oddly surreal touches. However, while we haven’t had any new episodes for a while (following the end of the third season), Ash and co. have big plans.
They’re hoping to reimagine and expand the show from 10-minute snippets into a half-hour sitcom format. In this new incarnation, ‘Nick and Max are roommates at Tuffet University, a classic liberal arts college complete with battalions of student groups, over-achieving freshmen, upperclassmen burnouts and the self-righteous indignation that characterizes Northeastern academia.
Nick Cohen is a newly out Jewish boy with OCD tendencies, while his roommate Max Finnegan is a broad-shouldered slob who may or may not have peaked in high school. Our unlikely duo takes on a freshman year full of firsts with a rascally band of suitemates: Rupert (an effeminate ladies man), his roommate Dom (the star linebacker) and Ernie (a techie Japanophile). They are joined by Sloane, Max’s no-bullshit upperclassman love interest, and her misanthropic roommate Mildred who become part of the crew.
‘The world of My Gay Roommate flips the social paradigm: being gay is not an issue, the football players are the underdogs while the a capella singers are the popular kids, the frat boys are the tame and rule-abiding students while the Women’s Rugby Team is the drug dealing muscle.
‘In this way, the show moves past the cliche gay-best-friend-side-kick and homophobic-straight-man relationship we see so often. My Gay Roommate presents a way of life that’s a little more 2016 – where a gay guy and straight guy are just friends. Best friends.’
A Kickstarter has been launched hoping to raise $65,000 to fund the pilot of the show, which they’re hoping will be the first of 10 new episodes. Take a look at the promo video below, and if you like what you see, head over to Kickstarter. You can also find find episodes of the web series by clicking here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xTVqsVx2QM
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