May the naughty list rejoice! Emmy-award winning production company World of Wonder is bringing their viewers a bawdy holiday treat with an all-new special, “Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde Christmas.” Taped in front of a live studio audience in Los Angeles, this retro 3-camera sitcom parody was written by Emmy-winner, comedian and gay icon Bruce Vilanch and brings new life to the quintessentially campy TV Christmas specials from the 60s, 70s and 80s. The Skyy Rockett Entertainment-produced program has been exclusively licensed by World of Wonder and premieres Monday, December 12 on the WOW Presents YouTube channel.
“I adored this project. It's so rare that I get to be one of the younger cast members!” Said Lady Bunny. “Bruce Vilanch has still got the comedy chops which gave the original 1976 Hallowe'en special it's cult status. Michael Airington as Paul Lynde kept us all in stitches, David Maiocco’s “Liberace" is not to be missed, and we get the return of Girls Will Be Girls' Evie Harris. Ask Varla Jean Merman and Coco Peru, that bitch is a scene-stealer!””
“Making The Yuletide Gay” unites Michael Airington as Paul Lynde, Spencer Day as Tab Hunter, David Hernandez as Sal Mineo, David Maiocco as Liberace, Jack Plotnick as Evie Harris, and Seth Rudetsky, Jackie Beat and Lady Bunny as themselves. An outrageously funny variety special, the musical romp takes your favorite queer legends of today and yesterday on a tour de force of festive performance. Filled with Liberace piano numbers, sexual innuendo, endlessly flowing libations, and enough dirty Christmas song remakes to make your grandmother sweat, this fabulous special is sure bring the Christmas QUEER!
"Holidays are for hilarity” said Michael Pressman SVP, WOW Presents Plus. “We've been fans of this talented group for years and bringing their brand new variety special to the WOW Presents network just made sense.”
“Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde Christmas” was executive produced by Scott Rockett, Theo Sloan, Geric Frost and Kevin Frost, produced by Scott Rockett, Theo Sloan and Bruce Vilanch, co-Produced by Colleen Davis and Justin Ross, written by Bruce Vilanch with additional special material written by Michael Airington, Jackie Beat, Lady Bunny, Clark Childers, Dennis Hensley, Jack Plotnick, Scott Rockett and Seth Rudetsky. Original music and lyrics were provided by 14-time Emmy-winning composer and arranger, Dominic Messinger. World of Wonder has exclusive 3-month global licensing rights to the program.
