JOY Breakfast

11 Feb 2025

Breakfast with Friends of Dorothy – A Retro Queer Sitcom Comes to Life!

Arts, Comedy, Health, Music, Performing Arts, Sexuality, Society & Culture

With Melbourne’s Midsumma in full swing and Sydney’s Mardi Gras just around the corner, there’s another dazzling event lighting up the queer community—a brand-new sitcom podcast, Friends of Dorothy!

This nostalgic, laugh-out-loud audio series takes us back to a time before mobile phones, before social media, and before marriage equality—celebrating the resilience, humour, and heart of a generation who paved the way for us today.

We’re joined by the brilliant mind and voices behind Friends of Dorothy, David Rector and River (Simon), as they take us behind the scenes of this glittering new comedy, share the inspirations behind the show, and reveal how they brought a vintage queer world to life through podcasting.

What makes a great queer sitcom?
How does comedy help us explore LGBTQIA+ history?
And who guest stars on Friends of Dorothy?

Tune in now for a joyful, nostalgic, and hilariously camp chat—because everyone needs a little frivolous laughter in their life!

David RectorRiver Stevens

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