LOGO Announces Two All-New Comedy Specials From RuPaul's Drag Race Champion Bianca Del Rio
"Not Today Bianca " to Debut this December with Guest Stars Including RuPaul, Kristen Johnston, Tori Spelling, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Ross Mathews, Rightor Doyle and More
NEW YORK, NY – October 27, 2016 – Logo today announced that "RuPaul's Drag Race" season 6 winner and fan favorite Bianca Del Rio will star in "Not Today Bianca, " two original half-hour comedy specials that follow the drag queen superstar as she takes on Hollywood. Debuting this December, the specials will co-star Emmy® Award-winner RuPaul, comedy actress and Emmy® Award-winner Kristen Johnston; actress and New York Times bestselling author Tori Spelling; Tony® Award-winning actress and Broadway star Marissa Jaret Winkour; "RuPaul's Drag Race " Judge, Michelle Visage, TV host and personality Ross Mathews as well as Hollywood's favorite BFF Rightor Doyle. Additional guest stars include Charo, Alec Mapa, Fortune Feimster and Coco Peru.
After winning "RuPaul's Drag Race " season 6, Bianca Del Rio's career has been on fire. She has toured the world playing for sold out crowds and most recently starred in her own movie, "Hurricane Bianca. " In these two comedic specials, Del Rio takes her career to the next level and has moved to Hollywood to take on the world. In the first special, Bianca tries to flex her celebrity to go after a booking on "Jimmy Kimmel Live, " while in the second special Bianca learns the true meaning of the holidays.
"When Logo offered me my own comedy special, I said, 'Let's make it a double,' " cracked Bianca Del Rio. "Partnering with World of Wonder, the twisted minds behind RuPaul's Drag Race, we mixed our favorite '90s movies, a splash of Broad City and topped if off with a pint of cheap vodka. The results are two off-the-wall episodes of Not Today Bianca that are based on my own sad and hilarious life since moving to Los Angeles. "
"Bianca's sharp wit and hilarious sense of humor create the perfect comedy storm, " said Pamela Post, SVP of Original Programming for Logo. "Logo viewers are some of Bianca's biggest fans and we are excited to have her back to deliver more laughs to the masses. "
Viewers will get to relive the fan favorite season that saw Bianca snatch the crown with "RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 6 RuVealed, " premiering Thursday, November 3rd at 8:00 PM ET/PT on Logo. The never-before-seen look into the unforgettable season is packed with fresh reads and behind-the-scenes gossip from Ru herself. For a sneak peek of "RuVealed " head to logotv.com/video-clips/jwr0je.
"Not Today Bianca " is produced by World of Wonder Productions with RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, John Hill and Roy Haylock (Bianca Del Rio) serving as Executive Producers. Tim Palazzola is an Executive Producer for Logo.
For more information on "Not Today Bianca " go to LogoTV.com.
About Logo:
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ABOUT WORLD OF WONDER
Innovative production company World of Wonder is behind such entertaining and award-winning hit series as RuPaul's Drag Race (Logo), Million Dollar Listings (Bravo), Transcendent (Fuse) Big Freedia (Fuse), Gay For Play (Logo), Then and Now with Andy Cohen (Bravo), Island Hunters (HGTV) and the recent documentary Out of Iraq: A Love Story (Logo). Million Dollar Listing NY was a 2015 Emmy® Award nominee for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program. RuPaul's Drag Race won the 2014 TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming. Big Freedia (Fuse) won the 2014 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Reality Program. World of Wonder has also created award-winning films and documentaries such as Inside Deep Throat, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Wishful Drinking, Monica in Black and White, and The Last Beekeeper, which won an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Nature Programming. Many of their films have premiered at the Sundance Film festival including Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, Becoming Chaz and Party Monster, the documentary and feature film starring Macaulay Culkin. World of Wonder has created a substantial digital footprint with its YouTube channel WOWPresents, along with an award-winning blog, The WOW Report. With over 430,000 subscribers and over 190 million views, the channel currently airs eleven weekly original series with a new episode every day of the week. In addition to its signature channel WOWPresents, they have launched an MCN (Multi-Channel Network) comprising 120 YouTube channels with over 215 million cumulative views and over 850 thousand subscribers. The popular WOW Report blog, which can be found at www.worldofwonder.net, receives more than 1 million visitors per month and was awarded the Best Counter Culture Blog by LA Weekly. Co-founders Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey authored The World According to Wonder, celebrating 21 years of production, which can be found online at http://mkt.com/worldofwonder/.