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Showgirls, Midnight Movies & Camp Classics (w/ Peaches Christ) Oct 15, 2024

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Jess is joined by legendary drag performer PEACHES CHRIST to analyze the legacy of the cult classic SHOWGIRLS and to answer the questions of why and how did this "masterpiece of sh*t" get made. Topics: Peaches Christ's Showgirls drag theatrical extravaganzas in San Francisco, Elizabeth Berkley's personal Showgirls journey, DEATH BECOMES HER, HOCUS POCUS, Hollywood Forever cemetary screenings, YOU DON'T NOMI doc & more!

IG @jessxnyc | @thepeacheschrist

Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island

Makeup Artist Kristofer Buckle on Madonna, Mariah, Bethenny, Cher & more Sep 30, 2024

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Jess is joined by celebrity makeup artist KRISTOFER BUCKLE! Topics: discovery as a punk/goth in Penn Station, working MADONNA's SEX book party, transforming MARIAH into her post-"Butterfly" image, CHER poaching him while working XTINA for "Burlesque," BETHENNY filming him do her (drug store) face and an airline losing his makeup kit hours before doing JENNIFER LOPEZ. Plus, real talk on hair transplants, eyebrows, lashes, the "Kristofer Buckle" name origin story & more!

IG: @jessxnyc | @kristoferbuckle

L Word Rockers BETTY - Behind the Music, Sondheim & more Sep 16, 2024

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Jess is joined by pop/rock trio BETTY (known for THE L WORD theme song) as they release their 11th album "EAT." Topics: how an indie bon vivant band (composed of sisters Elizabeth Ziff & Amy Ziff, best friend Alyson Palmer) lasts for 40 years, living together in the late 80s East Village, their performance at Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, HBO's ENCYCLOPEDIA, Aly's college daughter watching THE L WORD, starring in their own Off-Broadway show "BETTY Rules" directed by RENT's Michael Greif & more!

BETTY live in NYC @ The Cutting Room - Sept 22

hellobetty.com for tour dates

IG: @jessxnyc | @bettyrules

Countess Luann de Lesseps & Assistant Roger Dawley Sep 09, 2024

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Jess is joined by COUNTESS LUANN and her right-hand man, Roger Dawley! Topics: Spending 2 nights on Fire Island over Labor Day Weekend, her summer run-in with Bethenny, tales from Luann's time as a geriatric nurse, loving cigarettes, brief thoughts on RHONY reboot, latest with Sonja Morgan, prepping to film the Housewives Bachelor show and her plan for cabaret world domination.

IG: @jessxnyc | @countessluann | @rogerdawley

Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island

Tix avail: countessluann.com

Judy Gold Returns! Gay Divorce, Writing Rosie's Talk Show, Janeane Garofalo & more Sep 03, 2024

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Jess is joined by comedian JUDY GOLD! Topics: gay divorce, loving Ozempic, meeting her partner via a Time Out New York dating ad, buying her Provincetown house in 1994, not living with a partner, separate bedrooms, writing/producing The Rosie O'Donnell Show, filming her 1995 HBO standup special with Janeane Garofalo, creating a new TV series w/ Sandra Bernhard, bonding over being very tall | petite women & more!

IG: @jessxnyc | @jewdygold

Check out Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island

NYC Restaurant Culture Deep Dive (w/ Jake Cornell) Aug 26, 2024

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Jess is joined by comedian JAKE CORNELL for a deep dive into NYC restaurant culture. Topics: asking waiters what to order, restaurant temperature and sound/music levels, tips for people on dates, best celebrity tipper, oddest celebrity group sighting, best / worst bathrooms and more. Plus, Jake's summer of Provincetown 4x, Edinburgh Fringe Fest tales + Jake's AND JUST LIKE THAT debut opposite Che Diaz.

IG: @jessxnyc | @jakewcornell

Check out Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island

Provincetown Fringe, Cape Cod Serial Killer & Hooking (w/ Ryan Landry) Aug 19, 2024

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Jess is joined by the king of Provincetown fringe performance — playwright and drag theater impresario, RYAN LANDRY! Topics: bringing JENNIFER COOLIDGE and PARKER POSEY to P-Town, setting fire to The Pyramid Club, working as a hooker, appearing in the Roy Cohn documentary, his cemetery plot with MARGARET CHO, the Cape Cod Serial Killer, hosting the long-running weekly Provincetown show, SHOWGIRLS… and more!

IG: @jessxnyc | @captryanlandry

Check out Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island

Isaac Mizrahi Returns! NYC Real Estate, Unzipped, Madonna, Sandra Bernhard Aug 05, 2024

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Inside Rosie O'Donnell's Oprah OWN Show, Election as Reality TV (w/ Page Hurwitz) Jul 22, 2024

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Jess is joined by TV producer and director PAGE HURWITZ (Netflix's Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution). Topics: exec. producing ROSIE O'DONNELL's Oprah OWN talk show, producing TABATHA TAKES OVER, Trump's mythical character on THE APPRENTICE & the parallels of the 2016 election to Paddy Chayefsky's film NETWORK. Plus: discovering Fortune Feimster and Michelle Buteau on Last Comic Standing, NYC vs. San Fran '90s comedy scenes, Page's next documentary about a lesbian cruise with Kate McKinnon, Meredith Baxter and more! Don't miss the last 10 unhinged easter egg minutes.

IG: @jessxnyc

Check out Jess' docu-pod series FINDING FIRE ISLAND about the history, mystique and lore of Cherry Grove & The Pines

John Arthur Hill on Addiction, Teeth, PTown vs. Fire Island & Countess Luann's Renaissance Jul 08, 2024

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Jess is joined by SiriusXM RadioAndy co-host, singer & comedian JOHN ARTHUR HILL. Topics: John's dental and sobriety journeys, the rehab to SoulCycle pipeline, secret Bravo smokers, Barry's Bootcamp, the Underwear Party on Fire Island, preferring Provincetown, nearly getting fired as Andy Cohen's co-host, why Countess Luann is huge at festivals, making $ in touring, John's fave lesbian music, our Sarah McLachlan live reviews & more!

IG: @jessxnyc | @johnarthurhill

Check out Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island

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