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Amends for playing the character and perpetuating harm. At times, the two seasons of Work in Progress are hilariously awkward — not unlike Curb Your Enthusiasm — but the show is also radical in terms of the stories it gives voice to, even amongst other queer shows.Feel Good 2020–21Mae Martin co-created, co-wrote and starred in the comedy-drama series Feel Good, which features a fictionalized version of Martin. The on-screen Mae is also a comedian, and its at a standup show that Mae meets George Charlotte Ritchie, a repressed English woman whos never been in a queer relationship.At first, things seem out-of-this-world amazing. But then George learns that.
Mae lives with substance use disorder and has been in and out of rehab and group therapy Germany WhatsApp Number Data pretty consistently for the last decade. While in recovery, Mae chases the feel-good high of dating George, while the latter is reluctant to come out. Mae Martin and Charlotte Ritchie in Feel Good. Photo Courtesy NetflixEverett CollectionIt all feels like a pretty authentic encapsulation of the push and pull you feel while trying to weather a deeply personal storm with or alongside a partner — of grappling with knowing when you need to step away for the good of you both.

In the second season, Mae explores gender a bit more, struggling to put a term to it all, and is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. With its offbeat dark comedy, sharp writing and a standout supporting performance from Lisa Kudrow The Comeback as Maes mom, Feel Good is one of those must-watch queer shows that we wish was longer than just two seasons.Vida 2018–20In the pilot of Tanya Sarachos GLAAD Media Award-winning show, estranged Mexican American sisters Emma Mishel Prada and Lyn Melissa Barrera return home
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