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Spoof! (There It Is)
"Spoof! (There It Is)" is the fourth episode of the seventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. It originally aired on March 23, 2015. Jessica Alba and Lucian Piane are guest judges. Kennedy Davenport wins the episode's challenge, and Trixie Mattel is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom and losing a lip-sync against Pearl. Episode For the episode's main challenge, the contestants team up to create music video parodies to songs by RuPaul. * "Team Get Ready to Clock" (spoof of "Sissy That Walk"): Jaidynn Diore Fierce, Max, and Violet Chachki * Team I Got Paid (spoof of "Let the Music Play"): Ginger Minj, Kandy Ho, Kennedy Davenport, and Mrs. Kasha Davis * Team Tan With U (spoof of "Dance with U"): Katya, Miss Fame, Pearl, and Trixie Mattel On the runway, the category is "Green". In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews is a judge and Jessica Alba and Lucian Piane are guest judges. Jaidynn Diore Fierce, Katya, and Kennedy Davenport re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag queen, drag superstar". RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, one of four rotating judges (Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, Ts Madison, or Law Roach), as well as one or more guest judges, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme. ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' has aired for seventeen seasons and inspired the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katya Zamolodchikova
Brian Joseph McCook (born May 1, 1982), known by his drag persona Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova (), or mononymously as Katya (), is an American drag queen, actor, author, recording artist, podcaster, and comedian. is best known for placing fifth on the seventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and placing as a runner-up on the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'', as well as for appearing in the World of Wonder web series '' UNHhhh'' and the Viceland series '' The Trixie & Katya Show'' with co-host and fellow season 7 alum Trixie Mattel. Trixie and Katya often appear together as a popular comedy duo. Early life and education Brian Joseph McCook was born on May 1, 1982, to Pat (''née'' Moran) and Dan McCook. McCook is of Irish descent and was raised in a Catholic household with an older brother and a younger sister. McCook was raised in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and graduated from Marlborough High School in 2001. In a 2019 interview, McCook described gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The A
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun '' the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Wave Queens
"New Wave Queens" is the fourth episode of the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Debbie Harry and Chris Stein are guest judges, and Lucian Piane is also a guest. Episode For the main challenge, contestants are tasked with performing in new wave groups of three. The teams are: Acid Betty, Bob the Drag Queen, and Thorgy Thor; Kim Chi, Naomi Smalls, and Robbie Turner; and Chi Chi DeVayne, Derrick Barry, and Naysha Lopez. Chi Chi DeVayne and Naysha Lopez place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync. Naysha Lopez is eliminated from the competition. Reception Oliver Sava of ''The A.V. Club ''The A.V. Club'' is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media. ''The A.V. Club'' was created in ...'' gave the episode a rating of 'B'. References RuPaul's Drag Race season 8 episodes {{LGBTQ-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitch Perfect
"Bitch Perfect" is the second episode of the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. The episode's main challenge is a Rusical (musical theatre) inspired by ''Pitch Perfect''. Ester Dean and Lucian Piane are guest judges, and Jamal Sims is the guest choreographer. Episode For the mini-challenge, contestants participate in a Latin-style dance circle to music by AB Soto, wearing outfits from Out of the Closet. Chi Chi DeVayne and Cynthia Lee Fontaine are declared the winners. For the main challenge, contestants are tasked with performing choreography in a ''Pitch Perfect''-inspired sketch called ''Bitch Perfect''. Jamal Sims is the guest choreographer. Ester Dean and Lucian Piane are guest judges. Dax ExclamationPoint and Laila McQueen placed in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "I Will Survive" (1978) by Gloria Gaynor. Both contestants are eliminated. Production Sims has appeared on the show several times. He was a guest judge and choreographer on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race (season 8)
The eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' began airing on March 7, 2016. Returning judges include RuPaul and Michelle Visage, along with Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley, who shared judging responsibilities on an alternating basis. Twelve drag queens competed for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The prizes for the winner are a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. The full list of contestants was revealed during the NewNowNext Awards on February 1, 2016. The song "U Wear It Well" from RuPaul's album ''Butch Queen'' was featured in promotion for the show. On March 31, 2016, it was announced LogoTV renewed the show for a ninth season. It was the last season to solely be played on Logo, as the show moved to VH1 for its ninth season. The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "The Realness", and the song played during the closing credits was "Die Tomorrow", both songs from the album ''Realness (RuPau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divine Inspiration (RuPaul's Drag Race)
"Divine Inspiration" is the ninth episode of the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7), seventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Directed by Nick Murray, the episode originally aired on April 27, 2015. Demi Lovato and John Waters are guest judges. Lucian Piane and Our Lady J also make guest appearances, helping the contestants during rehearsals. The episode's main challenge has the contestants perform musical versions of scenes from two films by Waters: ''Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and ''Female Trouble'' (1974). Ginger Minj is the winner of the challenge, and Miss Fame is eliminated from the competition. Episode Contestants "read" (playfully insult) each other for the mini-challenge. Trixie Mattel is declared the winner. For the main challenge, three teams perform Musical theatre, musical versions of John Waters scenes made famous by Divine (performer), Divine. The teams are Ginger Minj and Trixie Mattel, Kennedy Davenport and Katya Zamolodchikova, Katya, and the trio of Miss Fame, Pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
