Ep. 306: English Teacher

Steffan and Gavia review (and recommend!) the buzzy new sitcom English Teacher, created by Brian Jordan Alvarez, who you may know from the cult-popular webseries The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo. Alvarez stars as a gay teacher working at a Texas high school, in a comedy that satirizes the chaos of American politics and the generational divide between elder millennials and Gen-Z.

Among other topics, we discuss the show’s handling of hot-button political topics, its relationship with cosy liberal sitcoms like Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Parks and Rec, and Brian Jordan Alvarez’s background as a Very Online comedian.

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Links:

“Brian Jordan Alvarez’s English Teacher Finds the Humor in Hot-Button Issues,” Max Gao, W Magazine

“Brian Jordan Alvarez Sees the ‘English Teacher’ Gun Club Episode as ‘Timeless Enough to Be Timely’,” Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter