HE'S INTELLECTUAL, HE'S HOMOSEXUAL!

You may have already heard of and seen Queer Duck. It's the very witty and raunchy cartoon that has been on the Internet now for a few years. Originally on a small website called Icebox.com that promoted independent animators with a twisted sense of humor, Showtime noticed the cartoon and then started playing it along with its hit show Queer As Folk. The cartoon has become sort of a cult favorite, especially amongst gay men of course, who can relate to its central character and his many friends and adventures, although some may be offended by its stereotypes.

Now comes the DVD called Queer Duck: The Movie, which I just finished watching this weekend, and I must say, it is pretty funny. Like the original small shorts, the film pokes fun at all things gay and is a non-stop endless assault on Hollywood celebrities. Conan O'Brien, David Duchovny, Tim Curry, and even Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) do guest spots on the new DVD. It's worth a look. Interestingly and hilariously enough, I was told by my beloved bud that he's seen the DVD mistakenly placed in the kids' section at many stores. Parents who buy this unknowingly for their children are in for a big gay crude surprise; certainly animated, but not for the kiddies!

The voice actors (which have been doing the shorts since the very beginning), are pretty first rate including Jim J. Bullock (of Too Close for Comfort fame) as Queer Duck, and a slew of other fine talented people who give this small little queer cartoon lots of life.

Not as big as The Simpsons or South Park of course, but check out one of the shorts.

Each is only about four minutes long:

http://www.sho.com/site/queerduck/home.do

http://queerduck.icebox.com/