The comedian, actor and judge of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under talks to ABC Arts about controversies from season one, starring in a new Netflix show, and his “bonanza year”.
He believes casting was the biggest problem, and that there should have been an open call.
"There are some queens this year that are wild … it is very character-driven. It's not about doing a perfect lip-sync to a Beyoncé number. It's not about getting the choreography exactly right. It's about being genuine. He first chose to wear make-up because he had bad skin; he dyed his hair red so he could be memorable on stage. The suit and tie were based on the same principle – they set him apart. Success – and more money – have meant he's been able to refine the look.
That armour has been essential in part because Nicholson's stand-up comedy is often explicit and raw, revealing intimate details about his life."Let's not dig into the irony – talking about my eating disorder on a show called The Feed — but I made that joke. We can laugh at it," he says with hindsight.
In these shows he unpacks gender labels and being non-binary — while he is still processing parts of his experience.
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