The final Teen Selection Awards aired in 2019. MTV canceled its MTV Film & TV Awards present after 2023. It has been a tough interval for these deserving of recognition as selection hottie or finest villain.
Enter the Las Culturistas Tradition Awards, now in its fifth 12 months — and coming to tv for the primary time Tuesday. Conceived by comedians and longtime buddies Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”) and Matt Rogers (“I Love That For You”) and an outgrowth of their “Las Culturistas” podcast, this 12 months’s version was taped in July and can air on Bravo.
“The thing that’s cohesive about Bravo and our brand is the fact that we center fun and that kind of made it a really natural home for us,” Rogers mentioned lately over Zoom.
These awards give flowers to a wide range of genres. Classes this 12 months embrace most iconic constructing or construction (Lumon headquarters from “Severance” is nominated), finest title for the subsequent “Bridget Jones” (“Bridget Jones to Terabithia” is a contender) and the Lindsay Lohan in “Parent Trap” award for twins excellence (Michael B. Jordan will get a nod for “Sinners”).
Rogers’ favourite? “They’re all my babies,” he mentioned, however is most happy with finest “Batman” lady. One of many nominees: Robyn — sure, not Robin. “It’s the Riddler’s assistant,” joked Rogers. “Robyn scenes were cut from the movie.” The awards aren’t even restricted to work from the previous 12 months — the nonexistent Robyn’s opponents embrace each Michelle Pfeiffer and Anne Hathaway’s portrayal of Catwoman.
The awards are “one of the most fun things we do every year,” Rogers mentioned. The entire level is to remind folks that Hollywood — and particularly awards exhibits — are usually not that critical.
Rogers spoke with The Related Press in regards to the Las Culturistas Tradition Awards, the podcast and maintaining with popular culture. This interview has been edited for readability and brevity.
AP: Why did you and Bowen begin the Las Culturistas Tradition Awards?
ROGERS: I don’t suppose there’s something funnier than individuals who take themselves too severely. And being hosts of a popular culture podcast wherein we speak in regards to the leisure business fairly regularly, we see it as a chance to empower everybody to drop their shoulders a little bit bit. Bowen was simply nominated for his fifth (probability at an) Emmy. It nonetheless means one thing, though we’re within the means of satirizing it, which says all the things it’s worthwhile to know in regards to the place that this holds in our tradition.
AP: Do you ever discover it exhausting to maintain up with all the things that is popping within the zeitgeist?
ROGERS: Completely. We discuss this lots on the present. The loss of life of monoculture is a really actual factor, so we’re not all watching the identical stuff. It could be unimaginable to cowl all the things that everybody needs us to cowl. For instance, I can’t actually do “Love Island.” The episodes are just a bit too lengthy and, additionally, it’s not my taste of actuality present. That doesn’t imply that l don’t suppose it’s unimaginable for those who wish to watch it. I’m an Ariana Madix superfan and supporter. Having mentioned that, if we’re speaking about one thing on “Las Culturistas,” it’s sincere. I might by no means wish to simply cram for the podcast. Should you hear us speaking about it, it’s one thing we’re truly encountering.
AP: As you and Bowen every develop into busier together with your particular person careers, is there a state of affairs the place you’ll finish the podcast? (Yang did take a break in 2023 to deal with his psychological well being.)
ROGERS: The podcast shouldn’t be exhausting to do. Perhaps if it had been, or if we felt like at a sure level it was too exposing, we might possibly take a break. However the reality is, we don’t really feel that approach. If it was ever a factor of like, “Hey, we need to wind it back,” that in all probability means we might e book much less company and simply speak to one another. The power expense is after we’re on the point of host somebody that we love or that we wanna ensure that has a great time. It is an hour or no matter of me speaking to my pal.
AP: Why do you suppose there are such a lot of podcasts on the market?
ROGERS: It’s a celebration of somebody’s pursuits. I all the time say if you are interested, you will discover 15 podcasts about that factor it doesn’t matter what it’s. I feel what makes folks enthusiastic about this world is it is a spot to speak and deep dive or be too granular and too area of interest about what you like.
AP: What was the unique objective for “Las Culturistas” while you began again in 2016? You have gone on to have Michelle Obama, Woman Gaga, Sarah Jessica Parker and Chappell Roan as company.
ROGERS: The podcast began with me and Bowen sitting behind mics, very lo-fi at our pal’s residence. A mattress was within the window to maintain the sound out. It was only a playdate for me and Bowen. It wasn’t even weekly within the very starting. It was very haphazard. The sentence, “Oh, we owe them an episode,” was uttered lots. Then abruptly it grew to become this factor. And we realized it was actually not solely serving to us, but it surely was one thing we loved.
