Mario Cantone "Sex and the City"

What happens when one of the funniest and most outspoken stars from Sex and the City sits down with one of television’s original openly gay entertainment journalists?   In this deeply funny, brutally honest, and surprisingly emotional episode of STILL HERE HOLLYWOOD, Mario Cantone opens up to Steve Kmetko about fame, fear, gay representation in Hollywood, censorship, aging, Broadway, comedy, family, and the legacy of Anthony Marentino from Sex and the City and And Just Like That....   Mario reveals:   Why Johnny Carson canceled his appearance The truth about working with the cast of Sex and the City What really happened after Willie Garson passed away His thoughts on Kim Cattrall not returning Why he believes AIDS set gay progress back decades The line from Sex and the City he still gets recognized for His emotional meeting with Carol Burnett Why he thinks comedians can’t say what they want anymore   The conversation also dives into growing up gay in the 70s, Broadway, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, surviving Hollywood, and the cultural impact of Sex and the City.   Funny, raw, emotional, and wildly entertaining, this is Mario Cantone like you’ve never seen him before.   00:00 Intro 00:47 Mario Cantone joins the show 01:44 Johnny Carson canceled Mario over “gay material” 04:52 Becoming Anthony on Sex and the City 06:45 Why And Just Like That ending hurt 07:01 Mario reads every comment online 08:46 The explosion of Sex and the City fame 10:07 Michael Patrick King directing Mario 11:24 Willie Garson’s death changed everything 12:35 Was Mario typecast? 14:49 Fear of being openly gay in comedy clubs 17:47 Anthony & Stanford’s relationship 19:48 Will & Grace vs Sex and the City representation 21:20 Lines Mario couldn’t believe he got to say 24:14 Most iconic Anthony scenes 25:38 Steve Kmetko opens up about coming out 28:52 Being bullied as a kid 30:08 How AIDS changed gay progress 32:06 Steve reveals his father married him to a woman 34:02 Mario says he never hid who he was 35:32 George Clooney reaction to People magazine article 36:40 Straight actors playing gay characters 39:40 Chris Noth controversy 40:38 Kim Cattrall not returning 41:50 Getting in shape for nude scenes 42:35 Willie Garson storyline discussion 45:12 Mario loves cooking and baking bread 47:29 Celebrity Autobiography on Broadway 49:20 Discovering Judy Garland at age 2 50:45 Steve’s Barbra Streisand story 52:54 Mario cries meeting Carol Burnett 54:11 Mario reflects on his cultural impact 55:27 Will Sex and the City ever return? Show CreditsHost/Producer: Steve KmetkoAll things technical: Justin ZangerleExecutive Producer: Jim LichtensteinMusic by: Brian Sanyshyn  https://stillherehollywood.comhttp://patreon.com/stillherehollywoodSuggest Guests at: stillherehollywood@gmail.comAdvertise on Still Here Hollywood: jim@stillherenetwork.comPublicist: Maggie Perlich: maggie@numbertwelvemarketing.com  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.