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And I think there's a lot of people who think that's what it is. 'I was thinking it was going to be one of those, like, 'Gay people fix straight people's lives!' And it's really not that. On The Concept Of The HBO Docuseries We're Here It's like a thrift shop from some really extravagant size 14 woman.' It's kind of like the smallest and weirdest thrift shop where everything is the exact same size. So I'm in my drag closet, which is my basement.

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I also have a lot of unstyled wigs, the bins on the side are full of wigs, the bags are full of wigs. 'I'm looking at, right now, about 20, but I have way more than 20 wigs. Then, Bob takes on an Ask Me Another challenge tailored specifically to his interests, bringing together Kesha, Whoopi Goldberg, musicals, and more. Television High Heels, Small Towns: 'We're Here' Reveals The Uplifting Power Of Drag

Recorded remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, NPR's Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenberg and house musician Jonathan Coulton talk to Bob the Drag Queen about his wig-filled basement drag closet, celebrating Pride from home, and what it was like to travel across the country for We're Here.

His second comedy special, Bob the Drag Queen: Live at Caroline's was released earlier this year.

#Bob the drag queen series#

Earlier this year, Bob, along with Eureka O'Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley, starred in the HBO series We're Here, which took the drag queens around the country to help small-town residents perform in one-night-only drag performances.īob's acting career has landed him roles on HBO's High Maintenance and in the Berkeley Repertory Theater's production of Angels in America. In his other projects, Bob has stayed close to other RuPaul's Drag Race alums, including in his podcast Sibling Rivalry, which she co-hosts with Drag Race All Stars winner Monét X Change. In 2016, Bob competed on season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race, beating out 11 other contestants to be named America's Next Drag Superstar. Immersed in drag culture from a young age-his mother owned a drag bar in Columbus, Georgia-Bob moved to New York at age 22 and began dabbling in drag himself, first taking on the name 'Kitten Withawhip,' but ultimately landing on Bob the Drag Queen. Bob the Drag Queen is the alter ego of comic and actor Caldwell Tidicue (he uses both she/her and he/him pronouns).