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Hugo Grrrl

George Fowler (born 1 April 1991) better known by the stage name Hugo Grrrl, is a New Zealand drag king, comedian, and cabaret producer, best known for winning the inaugural season of House of Drag.[1] Upon entering the competition, Hugo Grrrl became the first drag king and first trans man to compete on a drag reality show.[2]

Hugo Grrrl
Born
George Fowler

(1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 33)
Christchurch, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Occupation(s)Drag king, comedian, cabaret producer
Known forHouse of Drag winner
Websitewww.hugogrrrl.com

Drag king career edit

After finishing his studies, Fowler worked nights in bars before having a gender identity crisis in his twenties and deciding to dress in drag.[3] He quit his job and started his career as a full-time drag king.[4] In 2016, Hugo Grrrl created his well known shows "Naked Girls Reading", consists of nude women reciting literature aloud,[5] and "The Pun Battle" which is generally a battle between two comedians with a play on words.[6] With the success and popularity of both shows, Hugo Grrrl decided to take the shows on tour across the country.[7]

House of Drag edit

In 2018, Hugo Grrrl entered a New Zealand reality competition television series produced by Warner Bros. International TV Production New Zealand for TVNZ OnDemand and OutTV. It debuted on 15 November 2018 on TVNZ OnDemand.[8] In the first episode, all the contestants were introduced and participated in a photoshoot challenge. Hugo entered in a Ringmaster type outfit and had a stunning photoshoot making him safe for that week.[9][10] In the second episode, the contestants participated in a comedy stand up challenge with Hugo Grrrl wearing a Pink suit. His stand up routine was about coming out as a trans man.[11][12] In the third episode Hugo began the episode wearing a boy scouts outfit. After a comedic skit of tai chi, the contestants spoke about the criticism that Hugo Grrrl and Trinity Ice received for being transgender and a drag queen. Hugo Grrrl won the challenge of the week, which was a DIY outfit challenge.[13]

In the fourth episode, it began with Hugo Grrrl reflecting his win from the previous week. In this episodes challenge the contestants did an acting challenge. Surprisingly team captain Lola Blades picked Hugo to be in his team. Their team skit was the beginning of the host Anita Wigl'it career. Hugo's team won the team challenge, making him safe for the week.[14][15] In the fifth episode, the contestants had to compete in a dance challenge. Lola Blades was randomly selected to hand out the themes of the challenges, which resulted in Lola selecting Hugo to do the Hip Hop theme. Hugo performed his dance routine successfully, receiving only positive comments. Hugo Grrrl was safe on this week's episode.[16][17] On the sixth episode, It began with Hugo talking a little on his rival Lola Blades with Bunny Holiday. In this episodes challenge, the contestants had a four-person tournament like a rap battle. Hugo defeated Leidy Lei in the Semifinals, however, lost against Lola Blades in the finals. Hugo Grrrl was safe in this week's episode.[18][19] In the season finale, the competition were down to its final three. In the final challenge, the contestants had to compete in a lipsync challenge to "Cherry Blossom" by Sal Valentine. After a successful lip sync, Hugo Grrrl won the Inaugural season of House of drag with Lola Blades coming second and Leidy Lei coming third. Hugo took home a prize of $10,000, a 55" LG Smart LED TV and one year of free Broadband.[20][21]

Personal life edit

George Fowler was born in Christchurch to two English teachers. He moved to Wellington at the age of 17.[22]

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Note
2018 TVNZ Breakfast[23] Himself
Seven Sharp[24]
House of Drag 7 Episodes, Winner

Events and tours edit

  • The Pun Battle[25]
  • Naked Girls Reading[26]

Awards edit

  • 2017 Wellington Comedy Awards Best Producer (Won)[27]
  • 2018 Wellington Comedy Awards Best Producer (Won)[28]
  • 2018 Wellington Comedy Awards Best MC (Won)
  • 2018 Wellington Comedy Awards Outstanding Achievement (Won)
  • 2018 Wellingtonian of the Year Arts Category (Nominated)[29]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "House of Drag winner Hugo Grrrl on his 'life-changing' win". The New Zealand Herald. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Wellington's Hugo Grrrl is the world's first drag king on reality TV". Stuff.co.nz. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ "MEET THE 'HOUSE OF DRAG' KING: HUGO GRRRL". Gay Express. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. ^ "KING OF THE WORLD". Gay Express. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Naked Girls Reading". Radio New Zealand. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Your cheesy puns might be good, but comedian Penny Ashton's are grater". Stuff.co.nz. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. ^ . Foodshow. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. ^ "House of Drag: New TVNZ reality series searching for the ultimate Kiwi dragstar". Stuff.co.nz. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  9. ^ "House Of Drag: Who Shantay Stayed and who Sashayed Away". Stuff.co.nz. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  10. ^ "House Of Drag – Episode 1". TVNZ. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  11. ^ "House of Drag wobbles in the man-sized heels of Drag Race". SpinOff. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  12. ^ "House Of Drag – Episode 2". TVNZ. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  13. ^ "House Of Drag – Episode 3". TVNZ. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  14. ^ "House Of Drag – Episode 4". TVNZ. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  15. ^ "House of Drag, episode four recap: A shock exit leaves us shook". Spin Off. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  16. ^ "House Of Drag – Episode 5". TVNZ. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  17. ^ "House of Drag power rankings: Let me see y'all one two step". Spin Off. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  18. ^ "House Of Drag – Episode 6". TVNZ. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  19. ^ "House of Drag power rankings: The all-white rap challenge". Spin Off. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  20. ^ "House of Drag winner George Fowler, aka Hugo Grrrl on being Kiwi television's first drag king". Womens Day. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  21. ^ "House Of Drag – Episode 7". TVNZ. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  22. ^ "RESIDENT #124: DRAG KING GEORGE FOWLER ON MAKING HUGO GRRRL". Resident. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  23. ^ "Hugo Grrrl on Breakfast TVNZ for The Pun Battle". Youtube. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  24. ^ "The Pun Battle on Seven Sharp: Hugo Grrrl". Youtube. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  25. ^ "Pun-erston North prepares to suffer a re-wording and pun night out". Stuff.co.nz. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  26. ^ "Naked Girls Reading: a phenomenon that's about to hit Christchurch". Stuff.co.nz. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  27. ^ "Naked Girls Reading is nude women as you've never seen them before". Stuff.co.nz. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  28. ^ "Carnage Comedy Show". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  29. ^ "Wellingtonian of the Year finalists revealed". Stuff.co.nz. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

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George Fowler born 1 April 1991 better known by the stage name Hugo Grrrl is a New Zealand drag king comedian and cabaret producer best known for winning the inaugural season of House of Drag 1 Upon entering the competition Hugo Grrrl became the first drag king and first trans man to compete on a drag reality show 2 Hugo GrrrlBornGeorge Fowler 1991 04 01 1 April 1991 age 33 Christchurch New ZealandNationalityNew ZealanderOccupation s Drag king comedian cabaret producerKnown forHouse of Drag winnerWebsitewww wbr hugogrrrl wbr com Contents 1 Drag king career 2 House of Drag 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Events and tours 6 Awards 7 See also 8 ReferencesDrag king career editAfter finishing his studies Fowler worked nights in bars before having a gender identity crisis in his twenties and deciding to dress in drag 3 He quit his job and started his career as a full time drag king 4 In 2016 Hugo Grrrl created his well known shows Naked Girls Reading consists of nude women reciting literature aloud 5 and The Pun Battle which is generally a battle between two comedians with a play on words 6 With the success and popularity of both shows Hugo Grrrl decided to take the shows on tour across the country 7 House of Drag editIn 2018 Hugo Grrrl entered a New Zealand reality competition television series produced by Warner Bros International TV Production New Zealand for TVNZ OnDemand and OutTV It debuted on 15 November 2018 on TVNZ OnDemand 8 In the first episode all the contestants were introduced and participated in a photoshoot challenge Hugo entered in a Ringmaster type outfit and had a stunning photoshoot making him safe for that week 9 10 In the second episode the contestants participated in a comedy stand up challenge with Hugo Grrrl wearing a Pink suit His stand up routine was about coming out as a trans man 11 12 In the third episode Hugo began the episode wearing a boy scouts outfit After a comedic skit of tai chi the contestants spoke about the criticism that Hugo Grrrl and Trinity Ice received for being transgender and a drag queen Hugo Grrrl won the challenge of the week which was a DIY outfit challenge 13 In the fourth episode it began with Hugo Grrrl reflecting his win from the previous week In this episodes challenge the contestants did an acting challenge Surprisingly team captain Lola Blades picked Hugo to be in his team Their team skit was the beginning of the host Anita Wigl it career Hugo s team won the team challenge making him safe for the week 14 15 In the fifth episode the contestants had to compete in a dance challenge Lola Blades was randomly selected to hand out the themes of the challenges which resulted in Lola selecting Hugo to do the Hip Hop theme Hugo performed his dance routine successfully receiving only positive comments Hugo Grrrl was safe on this week s episode 16 17 On the sixth episode It began with Hugo talking a little on his rival Lola Blades with Bunny Holiday In this episodes challenge the contestants had a four person tournament like a rap battle Hugo defeated Leidy Lei in the Semifinals however lost against Lola Blades in the finals Hugo Grrrl was safe in this week s episode 18 19 In the season finale the competition were down to its final three In the final challenge the contestants had to compete in a lipsync challenge to Cherry Blossom by Sal Valentine After a successful lip sync Hugo Grrrl won the Inaugural season of House of drag with Lola Blades coming second and Leidy Lei coming third Hugo took home a prize of 10 000 a 55 LG Smart LED TV and one year of free Broadband 20 21 Personal life editGeorge Fowler was born in Christchurch to two English teachers He moved to Wellington at the age of 17 22 Filmography editYear Title Role Note 2018 TVNZ Breakfast 23 Himself Seven Sharp 24 House of Drag 7 Episodes WinnerEvents and tours editThe Pun Battle 25 Naked Girls Reading 26 Awards edit2017 Wellington Comedy Awards Best Producer Won 27 2018 Wellington Comedy Awards Best Producer Won 28 2018 Wellington Comedy Awards Best MC Won 2018 Wellington Comedy Awards Outstanding Achievement Won 2018 Wellingtonian of the Year Arts Category Nominated 29 See also editList of drag kingsReferences edit House of Drag winner Hugo Grrrl on his life changing win The New Zealand Herald 20 December 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Wellington s Hugo Grrrl is the world s first drag king on reality TV Stuff co nz 7 December 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 MEET THE HOUSE OF DRAG KING HUGO GRRRL Gay Express 15 November 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 KING OF THE WORLD Gay Express 27 July 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Naked Girls Reading Radio New Zealand 9 March 2017 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Your cheesy puns might be good but comedian Penny Ashton s are grater Stuff co nz 13 October 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 George Fowler MC Foodshow Archived from the original on 6 October 2019 Retrieved 12 February 2019 House of Drag New TVNZ reality series searching for the ultimate Kiwi dragstar Stuff co nz 10 November 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 House Of Drag Who Shantay Stayed and who Sashayed Away Stuff co nz 15 November 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 House Of Drag Episode 1 TVNZ Retrieved 12 February 2019 House of Drag wobbles in the man sized heels of Drag Race SpinOff 16 November 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 House Of Drag Episode 2 TVNZ Retrieved 12 February 2019 House Of Drag Episode 3 TVNZ Retrieved 12 February 2019 House Of Drag Episode 4 TVNZ Retrieved 12 February 2019 House of Drag episode four recap A shock exit leaves us shook Spin Off 29 November 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 House Of Drag Episode 5 TVNZ Retrieved 12 February 2019 House of Drag power rankings Let me see y all one two step Spin Off 6 December 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 House Of Drag Episode 6 TVNZ Retrieved 12 February 2019 House of Drag power rankings The all white rap challenge Spin Off 13 December 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 House of Drag winner George Fowler aka Hugo Grrrl on being Kiwi television s first drag king Womens Day Retrieved 12 February 2019 House Of Drag Episode 7 TVNZ Retrieved 12 February 2019 RESIDENT 124 DRAG KING GEORGE FOWLER ON MAKING HUGO GRRRL Resident 7 March 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Hugo Grrrl on Breakfast TVNZ for The Pun Battle Youtube Retrieved 12 February 2019 The Pun Battle on Seven Sharp Hugo Grrrl Youtube Retrieved 12 February 2019 Pun erston North prepares to suffer a re wording and pun night out Stuff co nz 7 May 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Naked Girls Reading a phenomenon that s about to hit Christchurch Stuff co nz 18 May 2017 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Naked Girls Reading is nude women as you ve never seen them before Stuff co nz 5 August 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Carnage Comedy Show Stuff co nz Retrieved 12 February 2019 Wellingtonian of the Year finalists revealed Stuff co nz 2 November 2018 Retrieved 19 February 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugo Grrrl amp oldid 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