Michael Schulman terviews the edian Meg Stalter about her role the HBO Max show “Hacks,” fdg onle succs durg the panmic, playg Helen Keller’s mom (briefly), and the spiratn behd her “Hi, gay” vio.
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Comedian Megan Stalter om HBO's "Hacks" livers another hilar "Hi Gay" vio pokg fun at rporatns -optg LGBTQ language. * hi gay instagram *
The edian and actrs has enjoyed a breakout year, om stealg scen as a well-tentned by entled airhead of an assistant HBO Max's Hacks and appearg Kacey Mgrav' Star-Crossed: The Film, to droppg viral vios on Instagram (see: the stantly inic "Hi, Gay" openg of her parody of rporatns durg Pri month). Your "Hi, Gay" quote your parody vio June took on a life of s own. I had somebody the other day say, "Hi, Gay" to me on the street.
I never assume someone's sexualy, but sound like they were a straight woman, so felt more of an attack — bee was like they were drivg by and yellg, "Hi, Gay" at me ... It's like the only time I've ever heard where I felt, not unsafe, but a ltle b like: "Oh, I don't know if that's for you." Maybe she is gay, I have no ia, but was fely like she knew me om the vio. So that "Hi, Gay" one was scripted bee was supposed to look scripted.
“Hi, Gay! In addn to “Hi Gay!, ” probably her biggt h to date, there’s “woman who don’t realize she joed a cult, ” “woman who accintally says ‘you too’ after someone tells her to have a good flight, ” “fluencer mommy who keeps gettg terpted, ” and many others. (This boyiend was gay, but Stalter didn’t md: “We never kissed wh our mouths open but we were, like, the power uple drama club.
Wh thoands of followers, extravagant liftyl and nonstop gym selfi, Instagays are easy to envy. But their rise marks a gay cultural shift, promptg big qutns about what all those nocent snapshots might mean. * hi gay instagram *
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