Busy Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sara Bareilles, and Paula Pell in Girls5eva
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, May 6. All times are Eastern.
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Girls5eva (Peacock, 3:01 a.m., complete first season): “The quirky humor of Peacock’s musical comedy
Girls5eva is a hallmark of series creator Meredith Scardino’s ongoing collaboration with executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. Scardino previously wrote on
Girls5eva serves up the same brand of highly specific absurdist jokes that powered the Netflix comedy, along with the rest of Fey’s oeuvre. The show’s frothiness is a welcome escape, its eight-episode first season a quick binge of amusingly ridiculous running jokes and witticisms (a hilarious one about a transparent piano named Ghislaine is an early standout).
For Christmas Sake!, actor, producer, singer, internet sensation and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” regular
Kalen Allen is ready to spread even more holiday cheer with
For Christmas Sake!: The Movie Musical. Featuring an inclusive LGBTQ+ cast of over 20, the movie musical is a fun and beautiful tribute to the LGBTQ community during the holidays. Directed by
Julian Roca-Chow and choreographed by
Jeremy Copeland (Mariah Carey, JLO, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Rihanna) the 25-minute movie musical is available on Kalen Allen’s YouTube Page.
Director and writer, Julian Roca-Chow offers, “Growing up, I never saw myself on screen except for the occasional Asian stereotype. I really wanted to create a film that felt inclusive and mainstream. It was important to both Kalen and me that we tell a beautiful holiday story that the members of the POC LGBTQ+ community could see themselves in and would bring joy and hope to young queer youth that represented all people of color that