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Sounds,05 Aug 2025,45 mins,

Why Culture Is For You with Matt Rogers

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness
Contains very strong language and scenes of a sexual nature.

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Matt Rogers, comedian, actor, writer, host, half of the duo behind Las Culturistas and multi hyphenate extraordinaire is on Getting Better this week to enter our queer millennial world on all things pop culture, pride heroes, LGBTQIA+, Celine Dion, Tony Awards, Ariana Grande, Epic Universe and of course... JK Rowling. Matt Rogers is an actor, comedian, writer, podcaster and television host. Named one of Variety's Comics To Watch in 2021, he is co-host of the popular podcast “Las Culturistas” alongside SNL's Bowen Yang, which was named Time Out New York’s #1 Comedy Podcast and Time Magazine’s “50 Best Podcasts to Listen to Right Now”. Matt can be seen in SEARCH PARTY, SHRILL, AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS, OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT, the animated Netflix series Q-FORCE, and as the host of the HBO Max competition series HAUTE DOG. Matt has written for comedies such as THE OTHER TWO and Q-FORCE and co-created the short form reality series GAYME SHOW to critical acclaim. He most recently can be seen in Searchlight’s FIRE ISLAND and as a series regular in Showtime’s I LOVE THAT FOR YOU. Matt’s special HAVE YOU HEARD OF CHRISTMAS recently premiered on Showtime and has received wide acclaim, including being named by Variety as one of The Best Comedy Specials of 2022, and New York Times best comedy of 2022. For details of organisations which offer advice and support relating to sexuality or gender, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn Jonathan on Instagram @jvn Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure.

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