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How ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Cleared The Path For BBC Comedy ‘Smoggie Queens’
'Smoggie Queens', the upcoming BBC Phil Dunning comedy, was inspired by 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' & 'Derry Girls', its creator tells us.
EXCLUSIVE: Creatives behind upcoming BBC comedy Smoggie Queens have credited RuPaul’s Drag Race UK with clearing the path for more shows about queer communities across the nation. In a casting boon, the show landed a heavy hitter in Riley as support alongside Michelle Visage, who is a weekly judge on RuPaul and is adored by the queer community. The stand-up comic started penning Smoggie Queens when the pandemic struck in 2020 and live comedy shut down but initially Dunning wanted to play a rich, narcissistic character who made his millions as a child film star.
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