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Article: Kind of a Drag; Cross-dressing humor reinvents itself.(SHOW)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 21, 2006
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Byline: Christian Toto, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
They don't make 'em like "Some Like it Hot" anymore.
We're not talking about that film's crackerjack timing or Marilyn Monroe's va-va-voom silhouette.
Drag comedies have changed since their earliest incarnations, yet they remain a small but stubborn subgenre of our popular entertainment.
And every time it appears the form is about to fade to black, along comes a "White Chicks" or the forthcoming "Hairspray" featuring John Travolta in drag to recharge the dying batteries.
Last year's "White Chicks" and the "Big Momma's House" films were modest hits, but both featured twists on ...