'American Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe is denying Paula Abdul's sexual assault allegations in her recent lawsuit, calling the complaint 'deeply offensive.'
of all other reality competition shows. we put it all in the pot. it s kind of like a drag queen, really. we slap it all on and out comes this show, rupaul s drag race. and, of course, rupaul is a huge you know, without rupaul, there would be no drag race. randy and i knew rupaulfor. ..we ve known him for a long time and we managed him early on in his career and we sat down with him once and said, you know, we really should do a show with you . and it was tom campbell, our chief creative officer, who said, you know what you should really do? what about a reality competition show? , and ru was like, no. i will do anything but a reality competition show . so, off we went and followed up lots of different ideas and pitched them to him, and he said, you know what? we should do a reality competition show. and that s rupaul s drag race. there it is. and it debuted pretty quietly in 2009. it did. ..on the lgbtq+ focused logo tv network. mmm.
the next drag superstar, and that s how it began. so, it s a reality competition elimination show. but drag race, really, is a parody at once, a celebration and a send up of all other reality competition shows. we put it all in the pot. it s kind of like a drag queen, really. we slap it all on and out comes this show, rupaul s drag race. and, of course, rupaul is a huge you know, without rupaul, there would be no drag race. randy and i knew rupaulfor. we ve known him for a long time and we managed him early on in his career and we sat down with him once and said, you know, we really should do a show with you . and it was tom campbell, our chief creative officer, who said, you know you should really do what about a reality competition show? , and ru was like, no, i will do anything but a reality competition show . so, off we went and followed up lots of different ideas
kind of almost unseen or unacknowledged, tv has totally transformed our lives. and ifound that, actually, it s the least respected genres in what i think is a pretty unrespected medium, television, that have had the most impact like commercials and infomercials and televangelism and home shopping and public access tv, which is basically do it yourself television. and we re going to come back to all of that, but i wanted to talk to you first about rupaul s drag race, because you re probably best known for that. it s a hugely successful show that s become, you know, a franchise, an empire. just for people who might not have watched it, just sum it up, how it works. it s a competition show to find the next drag superstar, and that s how it began. so it s a reality competition elimination show. but drag race, really, is a parody. at once, a celebration and a send up of all other reality competition shows.
so it s a reality competition elimination show. but drag race, really, is a parody. at once, a celebration and a send up of all other reality competition shows. we put it all in the pot. it s kind of like a drag queen, really. we slap it all on, and out comes this show, rupaul s drag race. and of course, rupaul is a huge, you know, without rupaul, there would be no drag race. randy and i knew rupaulfor. we ve known him for a long time, and we managed him early on in his career. and we sat down with him once and said, you know, we really should do a show with you . and it was tom campbell, our chief creative officer, who said, you know you should really do what about a reality competition show? , and ru was like, no, i will do anything but a reality competition show . so off we went and followed up lots of different ideas and pitched them to him, and he said, you know what? we should do a reality competition show .