On this episode of GoodOnePodcast, Matt Rogers talks about how the songs in 'Have You Heard of Christmas?' came together, his longtime partnership with Bowen Yang, and the power of drag
was at a personal and professional low point after a breakup and not getting hired on. But then, like a phoenix from the ashes, he emerged as the prince of Christmas with a one-person show called. With songs co-written with Henry Koperski, the person Rogers had broken up with in 2018, Rogers performs as “Matt Rogers,” a version of himself that takes himselfseriously as a pop star, despite, you know, not actually being one. The songs are so good, and the jokes are so funny. It is a gift.
with Bowen, because I don’t think I understood that I, myself, could be a valid comedic voice. I didn’t see any stand-ups that were like me talking about the things that I was interested in. The comedians I was really identifying with were women, but then the men that I sort of “had to” listen to were like the Dane Cooks —there’s the idea of “You’re all born naked and the rest is drag.” You create your own rules and reality.
There are a few parts in the special where the line between you and the persona really blurs. One is where you acknowledge that you used to date Henry to set up the song “Rockefeller Center,” saying he never would take you there. How did you decide you wanted to approach that? That Rockefeller Center stuff about him not going there with me is not actually something he did. That was just an excuse for me to sing the song “Rockefeller Center,” which really was just me taking back that part of town for myself.at the same time as Bowen but ultimately not getting it. I remember when that happened, this show was where you put a lot of your focus and energy.Bowen actually texted me the day I recorded it … [] God, I’m literally sobbing. I’m inconsolable.
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