" Not letting these psychopaths win , I think , is the vibe , " the comic says of celebrating Pride this year .
No, that’s notBenny Drama. That’s Brock Stockton — just look at the chin.
If you ’re on Instagram , have a cursory cognition of gay polish , and are under the years of 35 , you ’ve seen a Benny Drama video .
Benny Drama is really Benito Skinner , the mastermind behind viral sketch videos and surreal costume . Whether you call him Benny or Benito , the 29 - twelvemonth - old comedian and thespian ’s star is very much on the rise and continue far beyond Instagram .
After memorable appearance onZiwe , inBros , and onThe Kardashians(as himself but alsoas Kourtney Kardashian in a scene with Kourt ) , Benny is charge up this year with a supporting function inChelsea Peretti ’s critically acclaimed directorial debut , First Time Female Director . He ’s also working withCharli XCXon an upcoming A24 comedy serial publication , but more on that later .
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There is one more matter Benny is up to these days . He hosted a one - off game show video on YouTube and TikTok for Visible by Verizon for Pride .
InNo Straight Answers , Benny plays Brock Stockton , a ' 70s - esque biz show host with a prominent chin and an even more notable spray tan . The series finds cyberspace star The Old Gays ( Bill Lyons , Robert Reeves , Jessay Martin , and Mick Peterson ) facing off against millennian and Gen Z creators The Young Slays ( Kendahl Landreth , Jared Goldstein , Lila Jackson , and Athena Layna ) in a low - stake but gamy - vigor game of LGBTQ+ trivia . Think questions about pronouns , the Pride flag , and generational slang . It ’s adequate component an court to Pride of past and a festivity of LGBTQ+ identity operator today .
Below , Benny talked to BuzzFeed about hostingNo Straight Answers , fete Pride , and working with Charli XCX on his new show .
This audience has been edited for duration and clarity .
I just take in the first episode ofNo Straight Answers , and it ’s just so rummy . So secernate me how it all came about .
I work with Visible for theiranti – Valentine ’s Day campaignas Cupid , a spokes - deity . That was so fun , and it alert me to them support nance voice throughout the year , not just during Pride . So , immediately , I had a immense amount of respect for them , and I had visit them do that in previous years as well . They come in to me with this melodic theme of an intergenerational game show , and I immediately was like , " Can I fag a chin prosthetic ? " They aver " yes . "
I saw yourInstagramabout the chin prosthetic .
Oh my god . SoAlly McGillicuddydid that . She has twist me into alizardbefore . She turns me into a botched Los Angeles actor . She ’s been my go - to female child for a really foresighted time . She ’s a brain . I was like , if I ’m gon na do this , I really want it to be a fully formed lineament . So it ’s so laughable to be those ' 70s , somewhat sordid game show hosts . I love that he would be a little bit orange . This huge jaw , for some reason , just made so much sentience to me with coiffed hair . We spray my hairline too , so it ’s a little bit even more sleazy .
Were there any specific game show hosts you drew inhalation from ?
Not really . Maybe , slightly , toll Is good , like old - schoolPrice Is Right ? Because I used to love that as a minor , which you sleep together [ is ] interesting . I feel like that and peradventure somewhat Jay Leno , I guess , with the Kuki .
It felt really ' 70s . The name too : Brock Stockton . Did you occur up with that ?
I knew that I did n’t want it to be me because this is n’t me . God forbid anyone think that that is me acting like that or being absolutely deranged for the total skit . It ’s definitely not Benny but Brock Stockton . We had a few others . I probably ca n’t say them now because sound did n’t approve , unluckily . Brock Stockton , that to me felt he ’s real . He ’s living and respiration .
He exist in Palm Springs somewhere .
Oh , he ’s frying in Palm Springs , absolutely .
Anything else to add about the partnership with Visible and theNo Straight Answersseries ?
They gave $ 50,000 to SAGE , which I really respect in a Brobdingnagian way . Not just doing a Pride cash grab but alternatively really trying to make something meaningful . I feel like there ’s so much that we can learn from older generation , and I think unfortunately we ’re seeing that history is repeating itself in a lot of ways . That ’s true now more than ever , but that choice to me urinate this such a special movement . [ It ’s ] very biotic community - aim , which excites me .
How are you feeling this Pride ? It ’s an intense meter , to put it lightly .
There is no doubt that it is a shivery prison term to be out and peril . So I think the more public figures , companies , [ and ] brands that are championing funny citizenry and supporting us , it is definitely the time to utter the fuck up . If you are n’t , I think you ’re a part of the job . I finger a little bit fired up , clearly .
To transition , are you able to deal anything aboutOvercompensating , your serial with A24 ?
You know , we ’re write right now but not actually writing because of the WGA strike . So waiting in good order now is the proper answer there , and it ’s true . We ’re still in development , but I do desire that mass get to see it very shortly . I ’m so excited about it , but there ’s definitely been a pause because of the WGA work stoppage . Please just pay writer what they ’re owe . It ’s not that tricky .
I really am so emotional for multitude to see what I ’ve been working on because it really is so extra to me and to the people involved . The Charli music … the wench are getting fed for trusted , I assure . She played me some stuff , and I move softheaded .
Charli XCX is involve with music and produce ?
She ’s a manufacturer on it , and she ’s doing the music . Some original dozens , some euphony , and maybe some old classics . It is set in 2014 . I do n’t love if I ’ve said that anywhere , but it ’s coif in 2014 . We ’ve got like , " I Love It , " " Fancy , " " Boom Clap , " and someSuckerera . SomeTrue Romanceera . So I ’m really , really excited . It ’s all coming together .
How are you plan to fete Pride this month ?
So I almost do no planning during Pride . If a friend texts me , I go . It ’s kind of my rule . I do n’t fuck if I have anything officially in the calendar yet , but I feel like that ’s always what it is . Then I finish up at something , Ty Sunderland is DJing , and this is mythical .
This year , it does finger unlike . Not that it was less crucial in other year past , but it definitely feels poignant . Dylan Mulvaney posted [ a few weeks ago ] she [ had ] kind of been accept some clock time aside and was scared . That obviously breaks my ticker , and that makes me so sad because she ’s incredible . I was really happy to see she feel like now she can be back and have this calendar month and really be in her power . That really shake up me . I feel like that is definitely the muscularity . Not letting these sociopath win , I retrieve , is the vibration .
What — if anything — do you think your characterDeliverance Richardsis doing for Pride ?
Oh my god , well she ’s obviously an friend . She eff her gays . I did just shoot her as a hymeneals contriver , and she did a homophile wedding ceremony . I thought about also take in her on heap stops in WeHo for Pride , but some brands flummox me to the poke . She screw going to gay bars , of course . She loves her gays , her crazy homosexual . She ’ll be at [ the West Hollywood legal profession ] Beaches , in all probability . She ’ll be on a float . I palpate like she should be on a float for her fag . She make love nance . saving say “ jocund . ” We all know that .
