Porn is notorious not for the graphic sex, but for the models' lack of acting chops. Viewers have often cringed as the "actors" attempt dramatic readings of clunky dialogue during inane set-ups that segue into sex scenes, which are what the viewers came for. The sex may be hot, but the "plots" of these films are usually absurd at best.
In Popporn, brought to us by gay actor-director Charles David in conjunction with his production company Border2Border, comedians, gay, straight, male and female, watch clips from gay porn flicks and offer their own tongue-in-cheek commentary about what they see. The results are often sidesplitting.
In the episode titled "Cockbusters," the Popporn comics have a great time roasting the horrendous acting in gay porn spoofs of mainstream Hollywood blockbusters. Drag comic Conchita notes the "underacting" in Tarzan: A Gay XXX Parody, repeating the models' poorly performed dialogue in her own breathy voice. In Star Wars: A Gay XXX Parody, Conchita notes "the elephant in the room," the previously unspoken revelation that Darth Vader's head looks like a dildo.
"The only reason this guy was on the boat was because someone promised him seamen," notes another comic as he watches Tarzan. The zingers keep coming. Actual porn clips are shown, with animated fruits and vegetables used to cover up genital and penetration shots. This series was produced for broadcast TV, after all.
"Straight2Gay" is a particularly memorable episode that pokes fun at the "gay-for-pay" phenomenon. "Gay to straight or straight to gay? It doesn't matter because it's going to end up with gay sex regardless," one comic states wryly.
The comics get enormous mileage out of a scene in which former college roommates get together to reminisce and to have a little fun, even though the jockier of the two insists that he's "really married" and "really not gay."
"Has she not got anything better to do than interrupt her husband's hot gay sex?" asks Lucy, the slutty puppet from the hit musical Avenue Q, when the "straight" dude's wife returns home from shopping.
One porn scene that's genuinely funny on its own terms features popular Lucas Entertainment star Adam Killian, who's definitely gay in real life. Adam meets with a doctor for some "conversion" therapy. He ends up boinking the doc. As the pair watches some straight porn �" strictly for therapeutic purposes, of course �" one comic informs viewers that there isn't enough pussy in the world to make Killian straight. Nothing quite like the truth!
Bold, blunt, and politically incorrect, Popporn offers a lighthearted look at the gay adult industry. It's the most fun you'll have outside of hot sex. Six episodes were produced for the freshman season. A second season is now in the works.
Episodes can now be purchased at Vimeo on Demand: vimeo.com/ondemand/popporn/203635650. Also available at Amazon and YouTube.