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Big Boys: Izuka Hoyle on Corinne’s “nonchalant” bisexual journey

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Big Boys star Izuka Hoyle speaks with GAY TIMES about Corinne’s “unapologetic” approach to coming out, cultivating a 20 foot Devil’s Ivy and why she ‘wants to tell stories that are going to help minorities sitting at home’. WORDS BY ALICE MOREY PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOSEPH SINCLAIR HEADER DESGIN BY YOSEF PHELAN STYLING BY BRILLIANT NYANSAGO HAIR BY DAVINIA HAZELWOOD MAKE-UP BY JOY ADENUGA The chaotic and often jarring realities of second year uni is back on our screens with Big Boys season two, with even more splashes of camp, cultural…

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Big Boys: Jack Rooke and Jon Pointing on season 2, a decade of friendship and ‘big gay awakenings’

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Creator of Big Boys Jack Rooke and leading actor Jon Pointing speak with GAY TIMES about the second season of the hit comedy, why 2014 was a “big old gay year” and why Pointing may just be the “UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ ally”. WORDS BY ALICE MOREY HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN IMAGES CHANNEL 4 From the ice bucket challenge to the importance of chosen families, the second season of Big Boys has it covered. “It’s what you want from a second series,” star Jon Pointing tells GAY TIMES. “It’s got more…

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Channel 4 renews Jack Rooke’s comedy series Big Boys for season 2

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Big Boys has been confirmed to return for a second season. Released to widespread critical acclaim earlier this year, the British sitcom stars Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as Jack and Danny, respectively, first-year university students who live together in a disused shed on campus. Set in 2013, Jack is a shy, closeted journalism student coming to terms with his father’s death and Danny is a confident “lad”-type who tries to drag Jack out of his comfort zone, while dealing with his own mental health issues. Llewellyn’s character is a…

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Penguin Pride celebrates queer stories with intimate literature event

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On Wednesday evening (20 July), Penguin Pride in association with GAY TIMES invited a selection of queer writers to discuss the stories that have most “changed and shaped” them to a beautifully intimate audience at Above the Stag in Vauxhall. Broadcaster and Celebrity Masterchef champion Riyadh Khalaf hosted the event.  Warming the crowd up with his charm, Riyadh recommended Alan Downs’ The Velvet Rage before introducing comedian and author of Cheer the F**K Up: How to Save Your Best Friend and creator of the hit autobiographical comedy Big Boys, Jack…

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