The New Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Get on the bus loser, we’re going to the Australian Outback in drag, again! It’s the 30 year anniversary of The Adventures Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the groundbreaking film that shook the world as three queens on a road trip across the Australian desert.  The groundbreaking film won an Oscar for fiercest costumes ever and helped drag go mainstream. Now, three decades later after Priscilla, the big pink bus drove across the desert and into our hearts, the original cast is back for a highly anticipated sequel.  Today we take a look at how the world changed in the short time from the documentary Paris is Burning scandalized movie screens to The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert becoming an international  hit, leading to an appetite for similar films like Too Wong Foo, Trick and Girls Will Be Girls.  Feast of Fun is made possible because of listeners like you, thank you! Check out Shameless Care: shamelesscare.com/feasts  Plus--  • A group of professional German rugby players plan on coming out as gay on May 17 to celebrate International Day Against Homophobia. • Once a drag queen, always a drag queen: ousted Republican Rep George Santos brings back his drag queen alter ego Kitara Ravache to make Cameo videos for “charity.”  • Comedian Jerry Seinfeld once again complains about cancel culture making comedians too risk averse to try to make audiences laugh.