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Special role model around the globe Dinah Eng Punam Patel may be a brown, curvy woman on the surface, but fans of her character Kim on Netflixs short-form comedy Special see her as a woman with a tender heart and the roar of a lion. Special, which returned for its second (and final) season on May 20, is the semi-autobiographical story of a disabled gay man – played by creator/writer Ryan OConnell – who is trying to live an independent life. Patel plays his fashion-forward, body-positive be...

We review Season 2 of 'Special,' Ryan O'Connell's semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series, which is going out on a high note.

When was the moment you wanted to become an actor? Who were early inspirations growing up? Buck Andrews: In a way, Special is my coming out party as an actor. I’ve been writing for a while, and then I started acting in my own sketches and hosted a live show with one of my best friends in college. But I never thought that acting was something I’d fully be doing. My main inspirations growing up were theatrical pop stars like Lady Gaga dressing up as Jo Calderone at the VMAs or Björk...

It was heartwarming — and very medical. It felt like we were on the set of The Good Doctor; I’d have people putting swabs up my nose all day and everyone was hidden behind a face shield. But PPE aside, I would do it all again in a heartbeat. The directors Craig [Johnson] and Anna [Dokoza] made me feel so comfortable on set and Punam [Patel], Ryan, Max [Jenkins] and the rest of the cast made it so — dare I say, special! Tell me about Henry and the impact he has on Ryan. I think o...

Ryan OConnell Ryan OConnell By In April 2020 Netflix released the first season of Special. Ryan OConnell is creator, writer and star of the series, based on his 2015 memoir Im Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves. The book and series pull directly from OConnells life of hiding his cerebral palsy behind injuries sustained from a car accident. "I moved to New York and people were like, Oh my God, your limp, its all from your accident, and I was like, Twist! It is!" OConnell told NPRs Ask Me ...

In April 2020 Netflix released the first season of Special. Ryan OConnell is creator, writer and star of the series, based on his 2015 memoir Im Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves. The book and series pull directly from OConnells life of hiding his cerebral palsy behind injuries sustained from a car accident. "I moved to New York and people were like, Oh my God, your limp, its all from your accident, and I was like, Twist! It is!" OConnell told NPRs Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenber...

“You know, when a violent mob attacked our embassy in Benghazi, Republicans in Congress investigated it eight times,” Kimmel said. “A violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol, they’re like: ‘Tourists! What are you gonna do?’”

Thursday, May 20, 2021 | “Adventure Time: Distant Lands” returns on HBO Max

Ryan O’Connell, who stars in and created the acclaimed Netflix comedy Special, wants the show’s legacy to be “lube and disabled awareness”. On Thursday (20 May), the second and final season of Speaking with Special to be synonymous. “I want my show to be known for topping, bottoming, top anxiety, lube – all those things. “I want to take the mystery and shame out of gay sex by depicting it as I’ve experienced it: erotic, humiliating, empowering, funny and intense, all within t...

Getty Images; Netflix; Jason Speakman Ryan O’Connell always has an opinion. On living in New York: “[Only] if youre 21 or you have a $21 million.” On people who love Girls: “All [Hannah Horvath] did was say like a mildly rude thing to her friend. Tony Soprano is killing someone, and youre like, yes daddy, fuck me.” And, finally, on boosting your self-esteem: “Walk around with the confidence of Rob Schneider in the late-’90s.” If you haven’t already realized, O’Connell is ...