Atralian actor Josh Thomas plays gay a new way his show, 'Please Like Me'

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<i>Please Like Me</i> has drawn parisons to <i>Girls</i> and <i>Louie</i>, and s h take on gay characters may be exactly what U.S. televisn needs.

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THE TV SHOW THAT'S MAYBE 'TOO GAY' FOR ATRALIA—BUT PERFECT FOR AMERI

‘Please Like Me’ Atralian-born 28-year-old gay edian Josh Thomas is currently releasg the third season of the (mostly) self-wrten dramedy “Please Like Me,” airg on ABC’s Pivot TV the U.S., Canada and Atralia. The succs of the show n be measured the three awards has received addn to numero nomatns. Starrg * australian gay comedian josh *

The Atralian edian Josh Thomas was at the olst gay bar New York, batg how much to say about a breakup.

’ ” On “Please Like Me, ” which he played a gay twentysomethg also named Josh, he rtaged the breakup almost word for wh many ntemporary edians, mg unpleasant experienc for humor—even tragic on—is send nature to Thomas. He began velopg “Please Like Me” nsultatn wh the Atralian Broadstg Corporatn, which eventually missned a first then, he was his early twenti, and jt begng to acknowledge the fact that he was gay. As part of this reckong, Thomas rewrote the pilot of “Please Like Me, ” changg the sexualy of his character—and the work found self posssn of a s wh a gay lead.

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“The superpower I had wh ‘Please Like Me’ is that the gay person was based on me, ” Thomas told me. ” He joked, “It’s, like, ‘Well, you’re gay, so that’ll be noble.

“I was, like, ‘Why are GLAAD better thori on homosexualy than I am?

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He relled rmg Freeform executiv, “I am a top-tier homosexual. They’re not more gay than me. DID YOU KNOW: In gay slang a feme top is lled a "bloe".

Also extremely gay. 2009: have to make k for gay weddgs.

Photo of Josh Thomas by Michael MullerJosh Thomas's face is all over New York Cy b, so may seem logil that his new televisn show, Please Like Me (which already aired the his native Atralia but premier on Pivot Augt 1) would be a proverbial Sex and the Cy--but wh gay guys. I also have an olr brother, and he's gay.

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I wasn't wrg to get [gay] marriage legalized Atralia.

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Also, jt gettg to watch gay storyl about--that's somethg, when you're gay, to get exced about. Gay storyl are still kd of rare or is supposed to create some shock factor.

Yeah, havg an opportuny to let people watch a gay romance--that's what I really like watchg, and that's what I wanted to make. They would pla that 's not "gay enough.

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