Billy Eichner made a great rom-com. Now its audiences’ turn.

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Published September 27, 2022 4:34 PM

By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — In the whistle-stop lead-up to the release of “Bros,” Eichner has worked tirelessly to whip audiences into a frenzy for a film unlike any Hollywood has before produced. A lot is riding on the movie, and not just because Eichner, the 44-year-old “Billy on the Street” comedian, has been working five years on what is his big-screen breakthrough. “Bros” is the first major-studio gay rom-com and the first studio movie starring and co-written by an openly gay man. In drumming up excitement, Eichner has promoted these distinctions, lamented that they’ve lasted this long, and parodied his role in trying to pitch his movie to America. “Bros” opens Friday in theaters.

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