About this episode

Bridie Connell discusses her musical F*ccbois, a satire on boy bands and modern dating.

What do boy bands, modern dating and unhealthy masculinity have in common? According to today's guest - comedian, writer and performer Bridie Connell - more than you think. In this hilarious conversation, Bridie joins me to talk about her wildly original musical F*ccbois: Live In Concert  — a sharp, affectionate and very funny satire about a fictional boy band, performed entirely by a female and non-binary cast in drag. Bridie shares how years of observing modern dating culture, “love bombing”, gaslighting and the strange choreography of bad male behaviour inspired the show. And how what began as a desire to write about “f*ck boys” eventually became a full-scale musical and a love letter to the boy bands of the ’90s and 2000s, like Backstreet Boys, *NSync and Westlife. The show is hilarious - if you get the chance to see it, you won't regret it! LINKS   Catch F*ccbois: Live In Concert at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Follow F*ccbois: Live in Concert for future show announcements Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube Watch full stories recorded live at Story…

People in this episode

Hosts: Osher Günsberg, Osher

Guest: Bridie Connell

Topics covered

• boy bands
• modern dating
• unhealthy masculinity
• satire
• musical theatre
• female empowerment

Keywords

• boy bands
• F*ccbois
• Bridie Connell
• musical
• satire
• modern dating
• unhealthy masculinity
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Books & works: F*ccbois: Live In Concert

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