192: Kath Thinks Kim Is Gay (Australian Version)

“Gay” (May 23, 2002)

A smash hit in its native Australia, Kath & Kim focuses on two suburban women joined by their lack of both good taste and any sort of a clue. The second episode is just titled “Gay,” and to discuss it, we were joined by Glenn Charlie Dunks, a real-life Australian homosexual who’s spent a great deal of time thinking about art, culture and the differences between Australian and American media. He also taught us several vocabulary lessons, because as we learned, we speak English but not necessarily Australian.  

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Videos referenced in this episode:

• This episode’s gay panic montage

• Weddings, the 1994 Australian special that inspired Kath & Kim

• Fast Forward’s parody of Wilson Phillips

• Fast Forward’s straight Mardi Gras sketch

• The Big Girl’s Blouse sketch Gay Olympics

• Lord of the Rings x Kath & Kim

Episode artwork by Ian O’Phelan.