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What happens when one of the funniest and most outspoken stars from Sex and the City sits down with one of television’s original openly gay entertainment journalists?
In this deeply funny, brutally honest, and surprisingly emotional episode of STILL HERE HOLLYWOOD, Mario Cantone opens up to Steve Kmetko about fame, fear, gay representation in Hollywood, censorship, aging, Broadway, comedy, family, and the legacy of Anthony Marentino from Sex and the City and And Just Like That....
Mario reveals:
Why Johnny Carson canceled his appearance
The truth about working with the cast of Sex and the City
What really happened after Willie Garson passed away
His thoughts on Kim Cattrall not returning
Why he believes AIDS set gay progress back decades
The line from Sex and the City he still gets recognized for
His emotional meeting with Carol Burnett
Why he thinks comedians can’t say what they want anymore
The conversation also dives into growing up gay in the 70s, Broadway, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, surviving Hollywood, and the cultural impact of Sex and the City.
Funny, raw, emotional, and wildly entertaining, this is Mario Cantone like you’ve never seen him before.
Intro
Mario Cantone joins the show
Johnny Carson canceled Mario over “gay material”
Becoming Anthony on Sex and the City
Why And Just Like That ending hurt
Mario reads every comment online
The explosion of Sex and the City fame
Michael Patrick King directing Mario
Willie Garson’s death changed everything
Was Mario typecast?
Fear of being openly gay in comedy clubs
Anthony & Stanford’s relationship
Will & Grace vs Sex and the City representation
Lines Mario couldn’t believe he got to say
Most iconic Anthony scenes
Steve Kmetko opens up about coming out
Being bullied as a kid
How AIDS changed gay progress
Steve reveals his father married him to a woman
Mario says he never hid who he was
George Clooney reaction to People magazine article
Straight actors playing gay characters
Chris Noth controversy
Kim Cattrall not returning
Getting in shape for nude scenes
Willie Garson storyline discussion
Mario loves cooking and baking bread
Celebrity Autobiography on Broadway
Discovering Judy Garland at age 2
Steve’s Barbra Streisand story
Mario cries meeting Carol Burnett
Mario reflects on his cultural impact
Will Sex and the City ever return?
Show Credits
Host/Producer: Steve Kmetko
All things technical: Justin Zangerle
Executive Producer: Jim Lichtenstein
Music by: Brian Sanyshyn
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